Elite FA Cup Group Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. Inter Milan (Wed Nov 17)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Inter Milan
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  4-5-1 E
                        Neil Stockley  |  Dragan Lobozinski
                                       |
                         S_T_Perry GK  |  GK S_Rossi
                            I_Hart DF  |  DF Eirik_Silva
                           McKenna DF  |  DF R_Carlos_Jr
                        L_Palmieri DF  |  DF Carr
                          F_Benali DF  |  DF D_Abdoun
                          Christie MF  |  MF G_Zola
                             Gomes MF  |  MF B_Costacurta
                          Turnbull MF  |  MF Sancho
                              Kaka AM  |  MF A_Popeti
                           E__Unal FW  |  MF M_Marchisio
                           Carbone FW  |  FW L_Riva
                                       |
                          D_Marino SUB |  SUB G_Ochoa
                     A_Wan_Bissaka SUB |  SUB G_Angella
                             DUNGA SUB |  SUB P_Naldini
                           P_Foden SUB |  SUB G_Zolla
                          D_Purvis SUB |  SUB J_Cummings

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 1  :(irm) G_Zola sidesteps McKenna
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  G_Zola drives it towards goal !
          ...  S_T_Perry with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 2  :(sao) Kaka with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  Kaka hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  S_Rossi makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Gomes plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The ball comes to Carbone
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 2  :(irm) G_Zola jumps over F_Benali's challenge
          ...  G_Zola with the punt towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air
          ...  And Inter Milan are leading in the game now
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 0-1 Inter Milan ...
Min. 3  :(irm) Inter Milan altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 3  :(irm) B_Costacurta bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to L_Riva
          ...  L_Riva gets up high for the header !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 4  :(irm) Sancho plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  McKenna with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 6  :(sao) Gomes holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Kaka
          ...  D_Abdoun gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 8  :(sao) Carbone with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past D_Abdoun
          ...  Carr tackles cleanly
Min. 8  :(irm) B_Costacurta brings it under control
          ...  He takes on F_Benali
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in L_Riva!
          ...  L_Riva curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Marchisio crosses it in!
          ...  S_T_Perry comes out and claims it!
Min. 14 :(sao) Turnbull runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Kaka latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Kaka hits a crisp volley!
          ...  S_Rossi takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 14 :(sao) E__Unal finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Carr
          ...  G_Zola goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 16 :(irm) R_Carlos_Jr nutmegs L_Palmieri
          ...  L_Palmieri with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  He is warned by S_Youri
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 22 :(irm) G_Zola beats Turnbull
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Youri
          ...  G_Zola with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  S_T_Perry makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 28 :(sao) Carbone gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Eirik_Silva!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  L_Riva with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 34 :(irm) M_Marchisio with the diagonal pass A_Popeti
          ...  But McKenna wins the ball
Min. 40 :(sao) I_Hart with an intelligent ball to Carbone
          ...  But Carr wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(sao) Turnbull races into the box
          ...  He sees Christie lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Christie runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  Looks like it should be S_Rossi's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  S_Rossi looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Christie hits it into the box!
          ...  L_Palmieri makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  S_Rossi goes down well to save
Min. 48 :(irm) Eirik_Silva looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Carr
          ...  Carr drives the shot in!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Sao Paulo FC fans laugh at him

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sao Paulo FC 0-1 Inter Milan

Min. 49 :(sao) Turnbull crosses to Carbone
          ...  G_Zola rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 50 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC made the switch to a P strategy
Min. 50 :(sao) E__Unal takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Blocked by D_Abdoun
Min. 53 :(irm) A_Popeti changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Marchisio
          ...  L_Palmieri plays it back
          ...  S_T_Perry slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr floats the ball in!
          ...  S_T_Perry makes the catch!
Min. 55 :(irm) A_Popeti with a probing through ball L_Riva
          ...  McKenna anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 62 :(irm) D_Abdoun leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to L_Riva
          ...  L_Riva carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  S_T_Perry with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 68 :(irm) Carr runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Zola
          ...  But L_Palmieri spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 70 :(sao) D_Purvis is coming on and Carbone is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 71 :(irm) Eirik_Silva has it on the edge of the box
          ...  F_Benali with an awful challenge
          ...  S_Youri warned him
Min. 77 :(irm) B_Costacurta has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Palmieri
          ...  He puts in Sancho!
          ...  L_Palmieri goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 78 :(sao) D_Purvis runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off R_Carlos_Jr back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  D_Purvis tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  S_Rossi is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 79 :(irm) B_Costacurta is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to G_Zola
          ...  L_Palmieri slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 80 :(irm) L_Riva picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  L_Palmieri rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  S_Youri calls him over
          ...  S_Youri tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Sancho swings it in
          ...  L_Riva gets on the end of it
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  L_Palmieri hits it out for a throw
Min. 84 :(irm) G_Angella is going to be brought on
          ...  Eirik_Silva is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 84 :(irm) P_Naldini will replace G_Zola and play MF
Min. 85 :(irm) D_Abdoun controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  L_Riva gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  McKenna gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Riva!
          ...  S_T_Perry reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 86 :(irm) J_Cummings takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace L_Riva as FW
Min. 86 :(irm) P_Naldini plays a first time ball through the defence to G_Angella
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by I_Hart
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Naldini!
          ...  McKenna wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 87 :(sao) F_Benali takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  The ball hits G_Angella in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Cicero Pompeu de Toledo
Attendance           : 115,000
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : L_Palmieri
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Palmieri (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : G_Zola (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Zola (2)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Riva (28)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sao Paulo FC  |  Inter Milan
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       7
Off target           :           3        |       3
On target            :           3        |       4
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :          10        |       5
Key Passes           :           4        |       12
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 0 - 1 Inter Milan
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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  35   2   2   2  22 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Hart         DF   3  30   7   6  23 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
McKenna        DF   1  28  15   1  26 |  95   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
L_Palmieri     DF   1  27   8  10  42 |  95   0   5   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  98  -2   3
F_Benali       DF   3  25  10   9  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Christie       MF   3   8  29   6  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gomes          MF   1   7  27  11  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
Turnbull       MF   1   1  27   1  40 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Kaka           AM   1   1  27  16  15 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
E__Unal        FW   1   5   5  28  38 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Carbone        FW   1  15  16  27  28 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Marino       GK  29   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   3  30  10   5  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
DUNGA          DM   2  12  27   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Foden        MF   3   9  25   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Purvis       FW   2   7  11  30  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Inter Milan
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_Rossi        GK  36   5   4   1  10 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
Eirik_Silva    DF   3  32   7   9  13 |  87   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Carlos_Jr    DF   3  30   6   5  41 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Carr           DF   2  29   9   8  11 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
D_Abdoun       DF   3  28  10   7  30 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20   0
G_Zola         MF   2  11  31   4  13 |  87   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
B_Costacurta   MF   2   6  28   7  32 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  60  20
Sancho         MF   2   7  27  11  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Popeti       MF   1   4  27   4  41 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Marchisio    MF   1   1  27   1  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Riva         FW   1  10   6  28  42 |  89   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
G_Ochoa        GK  29   2   3   3  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Angella      DF   1  31  13  11  21 |   8   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Naldini      MF   1   4  30   9  20 |   8   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Zolla        MF   2  23  29   1  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cummings     FW   3   5   9  31  32 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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