Elite League Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. Barcelona (Mon Jul 22)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Barcelona
                              5-4-1 A  |  4-1-4-1 C
                            Gary Hill  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                        J_Pavlenka GK  |  GK T_McGill
                         J_Nasazzi DF  |  DF Marco_Rojo
                       Omar_Little DF  |  DF D_Burn
                           J_Jesus DF  |  DF J_James
                          J_Bolton DF  |  DF Arthur
                            Vikram DF  |  DM P_Erras
                         A_McGeady MF  |  MF Tabbatta
                          Roy_Kent MF  |  MF Taliyah_Jnr
                           Robinho MF  |  MF F_Rijkaard
                      Suz_Nakamoto MF  |  MF Amine_Harit
                          A_Hunter FW  |  FW K_Mbappe
                                       |
                            Adrian SUB |  SUB J_Cranky
                           McKenna SUB |  SUB T_Haas
                          Christie SUB |  SUB Ho_Ming_Wong
                         F_Slegers SUB |  SUB S_Mannsverk
                     Marcus_Linder SUB |  SUB P_B_E_Dybala

Referee: F_Zwayer (Germany)


Min. 1  :(sao) Suz_Nakamoto boots it towards A_Hunter
          ...  Marco_Rojo read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 9  :(sao) Robinho flicks it over D_Burn's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Marco_Rojo tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Omar_Little plays it into the danger area!
          ...  T_McGill easily claims the ball!
Min. 10 :(sao) A_McGeady holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Nasazzi
          ...  J_Nasazzi sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  T_McGill makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 11 :(brc) Amine_Harit brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  An audacious effort from Amine_Harit !
          ...  J_Pavlenka gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 12 :(brc) Tabbatta turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  J_Jesus tackles cleanly
Min. 14 :(brc) Amine_Harit spots F_Rijkaard who is in acres of space
          ...  Robinho with an ugly foul
Min. 14 :(brc) Amine_Harit with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past J_Jesus
          ...  J_Nasazzi intercepts the pass
Min. 15 :(brc) Tabbatta is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  J_Jesus clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 16 :(sao) A_McGeady controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Marco_Rojo
          ...  He puts in Suz_Nakamoto!
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 18 :(sao) Roy_Kent turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_McGeady
          ...  A_McGeady with the shot on net !
          ...  But T_McGill punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 21 :(sao) Roy_Kent gets to the by line and finds A_Hunter with a beautiful cross
          ...  Marco_Rojo gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 26 :(sao) Roy_Kent backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  A_Hunter latches onto the end of it
          ...  A_Hunter shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It floats over T_McGill
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 30 :(brc) J_James puts in Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  Omar_Little dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 30 :(sao) Suz_Nakamoto finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  Arthur with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 37 :(brc) P_Erras with the first time pass to Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  J_Bolton brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 40 :(brc) Tabbatta drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe goes for the top corner !
          ...  It's beaten J_Pavlenka
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 41 :(sao) A_McGeady finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  J_James wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sao) Robinho runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Hunter
          ...  Marco_Rojo reads the play well
Min. 44 :(sao) Roy_Kent is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Hunter
          ...  A_Hunter with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But T_McGill punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sao Paulo FC 0-0 Barcelona

Min. 49 :(sao) A_Hunter with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past Marco_Rojo
          ...  A_Hunter drives the shot in!
          ...  But T_McGill stops that one easily
Min. 50 :(brc) F_Rijkaard rushes through the defence
          ...  Omar_Little is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 53 :(sao) Robinho with a neat pass into A_Hunter
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_James
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 53 :(brc) The ball goes loose!
          ...  K_Mbappe seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A thundering drive by K_Mbappe !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 54 :(sao) Roy_Kent slides it through the middle to Omar_Little
          ...  A powerful shot by Omar_Little !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_McGeady curls it into the box!
          ...  D_Burn reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 54 :(brc) J_James plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A thundering drive by Taliyah_Jnr !
          ...  J_Pavlenka goes down well to save
Min. 55 :(brc) There's going to be a change
          ...  T_Haas will come on for Arthur and play DF
Min. 56 :(sao) Suz_Nakamoto plays a long ball to Roy_Kent
          ...  Marco_Rojo clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 56 :(brc) Tabbatta chips the ball over the defence and finds K_Mbappe
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by K_Mbappe !
          ...  J_Pavlenka gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Tabbatta hits it towards the far post!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by J_Jesus
Min. 58 :(brc) F_Rijkaard looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Mbappe
          ...  J_Jesus slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 60 :(brc) There's going to be a change
          ...  S_Mannsverk will come on for Amine_Harit and play MF
Min. 61 :(sao) Omar_Little with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past T_Haas
          ...  He knocks it to A_Hunter!
          ...  A_Hunter curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 61 :(brc) Tabbatta with an intelligent ball to S_Mannsverk
          ...  What a shot from S_Mannsverk !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 65 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_Mbappe is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 66 :(sao) The Sao Paulo FC manager shouts at them from the touchline to play P
Min. 66 :(sao) Robinho knocks it forward
          ...  D_Burn slips
          ...  A_Hunter gets to it!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  P_Erras hits it out for a throw
Min. 68 :(sao) Roy_Kent brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Marco_Rojo with the block
Min. 69 :(brc) Tabbatta with a precise ball to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  J_Jesus with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Barcelona players
          ...  F_Zwayer will just give him a speaking to
Min. 71 :(brc) J_James slides the ball across to D_Burn
          ...  J_Bolton wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 72 :(sao) McKenna replaces an unhappy Vikram and will play as a DF
Min. 73 :(sao) Christie is coming on for A_McGeady and playing MF
Min. 74 :(sao) Roy_Kent with the nod to A_Hunter
          ...  What a shot from A_Hunter !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  T_McGill makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 76 :(brc) F_Rijkaard controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  McKenna gathers up the loose ball
Min. 81 :(sao) McKenna with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to A_Hunter
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 85 :(brc) P_Erras looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  Christie robs him of the ball
Min. 86 :(brc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala is through!
          ...  But Roy_Kent puts the ball out of play
Min. 86 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr kicks Suz_Nakamoto off the ball
          ...  Well spotted by F_Zwayer
          ...  F_Zwayer tries to calm him down
Min. 87 :(sao) Marcus_Linder is coming on and A_Hunter is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(sao) Marcus_Linder loses J_James
          ...  T_Haas brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But F_Zwayer waves play on!!!

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Cicero Pompeu de Toledo
Attendance           : 125,000
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : Roy_Kent
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Omar_Little (50)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Marco_Rojo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Arthur (30)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Sao Paulo FC   |   Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       6
Off target           :           4        |       4
On target            :           5        |       2
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       10
Key Tackles          :          10        |       11
Key Passes           :          16        |       12
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 0 - 0 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Sao Paulo FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pavlenka     GK  39   3   1   2  21 |  93   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  32   9   6  41 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Omar_Little    DF   1  32   9   3  44 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
J_Jesus        DF   1  32   9   3  26 |  93   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
J_Bolton       DF   1  31   8   3  32 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Vikram         DF   2  31   3   1  27 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_McGeady      MF   1  19  32  13  29 |  75   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Roy_Kent       MF   1  13  32   6  23 |  93   0   1   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  70   0
Robinho        MF   1   8  32   9  23 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Suz_Nakamoto   MF   1   1  31  23  33 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Hunter       FW   3   9   7  31  42 |  89   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
Adrian         GK  29   1   2   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
McKenna        DF   1  32  17   1  26 |  19   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Christie       MF   3   9  33   6  32 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
F_Slegers      MF   1   1  22   3  47 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marcus_Linder  FW   2   5   3  25  28 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Barcelona
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_McGill       GK  38   2   3   1  31 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  36  12   8  30 |  93   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  35  11  13  21 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_James        DF   2  32  24   1  28 |  93   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
Arthur         DF   1  31  17   1  21 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
P_Erras        DM   2  18  31   1  25 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Tabbatta       MF   2   2  34  16  11 |  93   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Taliyah_Jnr    MF   1   5  32  24  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
F_Rijkaard     MF   2   1  31  23  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Amine_Harit    MF   2  10  31  18  28 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   8  40  12 |  67   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Cranky       GK  30   3   3   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Haas         DF   2  32  14   8  11 |  36   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ho_Ming_Wong   DF   2  31   2   1  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mannsverk    MF   1  16  31  11  11 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   7   9  35  22 |  26   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
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