Intercontinental Cup 1st Round 1st Leg, Sao Paulo FC vs. Chelsea (Sun Aug 28)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Chelsea
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-2-0-3-1 P
                        Neil Stockley  |  Ian McNamara
                                       |
                         S_T_Perry GK  |  GK J_Ridout
                     A_Wan_Bissaka DF  |  DF A_Mateju
                            I_Hart DF  |  DF Fikayo_Tomori
                        L_Palmieri DF  |  DF Jo_Rankin_Cos
                         J_Nasazzi DF  |  DF Adam_Young
                        L_Matthaus MF  |  DM D_Menga
                              Kaka MF  |  DM Ethan_Ampadu
                             Dunga MF  |  AM Zeuz
                             Gomes MF  |  AM N_Barella
                          D_Purvis FW  |  AM Mason_Mount
                           E__Unal FW  |  FW D_Milodovic
                                       |
                          D_Marino SUB |  SUB C_Freamon
                           McKenna SUB |  SUB F_Hierro
                          F_Benali SUB |  SUB B_Dack
                           Carbone SUB |  SUB F_Ravenalli
                        T_Llorente SUB |  SUB Sobhi

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 3  :(sao) I_Hart with a smart turn
          ...  Jo_Rankin_Cos knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But S_Youri just turns away!
Min. 6  :(chs) Zeuz picks out D_Milodovic with the cross
          ...  L_Palmieri with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 7  :(chs) Mason_Mount with a 40-yard pass to N_Barella
          ...  N_Barella attempts to drive it home!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 8  :(chs) Zeuz cuts through the defence
          ...  Zeuz curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  S_T_Perry is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  S_T_Perry looks very relieved!
Min. 14 :(chs) Zeuz breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_T_Perry!
          ...  D_Purvis brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 15 :(sao) Kaka is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to L_Palmieri
          ...  L_Palmieri controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Matthaus plays it into the danger area!
          ...  E__Unal with the shot!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  J_Ridout saves it !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka chips the ball into the area!
          ...  J_Ridout catches it!
Min. 18 :(sao) Kaka plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  Kaka has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  J_Ridout blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 18 :(sao) D_Purvis dribbles it into the box
          ...  Adam_Young with the foul
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 19 :(chs) N_Barella looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Milodovic
          ...  D_Milodovic with a thundering shot!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 21 :(chs) Fikayo_Tomori breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_T_Perry!
          ...  L_Palmieri brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  S_Youri calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 24 :(chs) A_Mateju with a precise ball to Jo_Rankin_Cos
          ...  Jo_Rankin_Cos with a stunning strike !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 28 :(sao) D_Purvis runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Kaka
          ...  Kaka with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Matthaus chips the ball into the area!
          ...  I_Hart with the shot!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 29 :(chs) Ethan_Ampadu has it now
          ...  He takes on I_Hart
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Jo_Rankin_Cos!
          ...  But A_Wan_Bissaka wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 31 :(chs) N_Barella has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Wan_Bissaka!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  N_Barella with his head down lets it go !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman raised his flag
          ...  That looked like a very bad decision
Min. 32 :(sao) L_Matthaus with a probing pass to D_Purvis
          ...  D_Purvis with his head down lets it go !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  That's given Sao Paulo FC the lead!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 33 :(chs) Chelsea's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 34 :(chs) N_Barella beats I_Hart
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  N_Barella cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  S_T_Perry gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 39 :(sao) L_Matthaus jumps over Fikayo_Tomori's challenge
          ...  L_Matthaus tries to chip the ball over J_Ridout!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  J_Ridout pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kaka swings it in!
          ...  The ball comes to L_Palmieri
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But J_Ridout is equal to it
Min. 40 :(sao) Kaka with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to E__Unal
          ...  E__Unal is through on goal!
          ...  The defender was caught napping
          ...  He just has J_Ridout to beat
          ...  He dinks it over J_Ridout
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 2-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 41 :(chs) D_Menga cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Zeuz
          ...  A glorious effort by Zeuz !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Sao Paulo FC fans taunt him!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(sao) E__Unal skips the challenge from Jo_Rankin_Cos
          ...  A_Mateju clears with a diving header
Min. 47 :(chs) A_Mateju has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Palmieri!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Mateju goes for goal !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sao Paulo FC 2-0 Chelsea

Min. 47 :(sao) Kaka brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Purvis gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Purvis curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  J_Ridout was lucky there
Min. 48 :(sao) J_Nasazzi knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  J_Nasazzi tries the shot !
          ...  But J_Ridout makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 49 :(chs) Ethan_Ampadu with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Gomes
          ...  He knocks it to Jo_Rankin_Cos!
          ...  A cracking drive from Jo_Rankin_Cos !
          ...  S_T_Perry makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 53 :(chs) Mason_Mount with the first time pass to D_Milodovic
          ...  L_Matthaus is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 57 :(sao) Dunga looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Purvis
          ...  Fikayo_Tomori with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 57 :(chs) D_Menga with the nod to N_Barella
          ...  N_Barella tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 58 :(sao) Gomes lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  E__Unal latches on to it
          ...  E__Unal with the header !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  J_Ridout tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kaka curls it into the box!
          ...  It is cleared by A_Mateju
Min. 60 :(sao) F_Benali is being prepared to come on
          ...  Gomes is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 63 :(chs) Zeuz steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs D_Purvis
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Intercepted by I_Hart
Min. 65 :(sao) There's going to be a change
          ...  McKenna will come on for J_Nasazzi and play DF
Min. 65 :(chs) Zeuz runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Jo_Rankin_Cos
          ...  Dunga with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  S_Youri warns him
Min. 66 :(sao) Dunga moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Kaka
          ...  Kaka keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 66 :(chs) Zeuz breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_T_Perry!
          ...  Kaka brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  S_Youri calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 68 :(chs) N_Barella hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  D_Milodovic latches onto it!
          ...  Cleared by A_Wan_Bissaka
Min. 69 :(chs) Zeuz hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  D_Milodovic latches onto it!
          ...  D_Purvis gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 70 :(chs) C_Freamon will come on for J_Ridout and play GK
Min. 70 :(chs) F_Hierro is being brought on
          ...  Adam_Young is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(chs) F_Ravenalli will replace Ethan_Ampadu and play DM
Min. 70 :(chs) a big roar from the crowd as B_Dack comes on for Zeuz to play AM
Min. 70 :(chs) Sobhi is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Milodovic is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(chs) F_Ravenalli floats the ball in to find B_Dack
          ...  Cleaned up by A_Wan_Bissaka
Min. 71 :(chs) Mason_Mount kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  F_Hierro gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Dunga gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 72 :(sao) McKenna looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards D_Purvis
          ...  D_Purvis lobs C_Freamon!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  C_Freamon got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 3-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 73 :(chs) D_Menga flicks it past I_Hart
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  D_Menga tries to chip the ball over S_T_Perry!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Barella chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Jo_Rankin_Cos gets a shot in
          ...  S_T_Perry saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 74 :(sao) Kaka runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Purvis
          ...  D_Purvis fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 76 :(chs) N_Barella controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  B_Dack gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  B_Dack shoots towards goal !
          ...  But S_T_Perry punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 80 :(sao) It looks as though Sao Paulo FC is now playing D
Min. 86 :(chs) F_Ravenalli finds Fikayo_Tomori on the edge of the box
          ...  Fikayo_Tomori with the header !
          ...  S_T_Perry with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 87 :(sao) Dunga drives it forward to D_Purvis
          ...  D_Purvis aims for the top right corner !
          ...  C_Freamon can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  C_Freamon has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 87 :(chs) F_Ravenalli holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Sobhi
          ...  Sobhi with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  S_T_Perry with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(sao) D_Purvis turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  D_Purvis with a terrific drive !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 92 :(chs) Sobhi plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  E__Unal slices it
          ...  S_T_Perry moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Dack swings it in!
          ...  S_T_Perry reads it well, and claims it!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Cicero Pompeu de Toledo
Attendance           : 109,193
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : D_Purvis (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Purvis (32,72), E__Unal (40)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Purvis (14), L_Palmieri (21), L_Matthaus (53), Kaka (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : N_Barella
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sao Paulo FC  |    Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       15
Off target           :           7        |       8
On target            :          10        |       7
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       5
Fouls                :          11        |       5
Key Tackles          :           8        |       3
Key Passes           :          11        |       17
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 3 - 0 Chelsea
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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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S_T_Perry      GK  37   2   2   2  22 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   3  31  10   5  21 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
I_Hart         DF   3  31   7   6  23 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Palmieri     DF   1  29   8  10  42 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  -2   3
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  29   9   5  41 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
L_Matthaus     MF   1   9  30  10  20 |  95   0   0   1   1   1   0   1   0   0  18  48  23
Kaka           MF   1   1  28  17  15 |  95   0   0   4   1   3   0   1   0   0  -2  58   3
Dunga          MF   2  12  28   6  23 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Gomes          MF   1   7  27  11  26 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Purvis       FW   2   7  11  31  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   6   2   1   0   0  18   8  53
E__Unal        FW   1   5   5  29  38 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  20   0  35
D_Marino       GK  29   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
McKenna        DF   1  29  16   1  26 |  28   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
F_Benali       MF   3  25  10   9  22 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Carbone        FW   1  16  16  27  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Llorente     FW   2   3   4  26  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Chelsea
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_Ridout       GK  37   5   5   2  30 |  72   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
A_Mateju       DF   2  27   8   8  30 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Fikayo_Tomori  DF   3  26   8  10  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Jo_Rankin_Cos  DF   2  25  12  10  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
Adam_Young     DF   1  25   1   6  25 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Menga        DM   3   9  27   7  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Ethan_Ampadu   DM   3   9  25   8  21 |  72   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Zeuz           AM   1   1  27  15  29 |  72   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Barella      AM   1   9  26   9  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
Mason_Mount    AM   2   7  26   7  12 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Milodovic    FW   2   6   7  25  13 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
C_Freamon      GK  29   1   3   1  33 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
F_Hierro       DF   2  25   9   8  31 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Dack         AM   1   8  28  10  20 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
F_Ravenalli    DM   2   8  27   5  31 |  23   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
Sobhi          FW   2   7   7  27  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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