Elite Divisional Play Off Final Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. Juventus (Sun Sep 23)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Juventus
                              4-3-3 A  |  5-3-2 C
                         Daniel Perry  |  Gary Hill
                                       |
                       Dante_Silva GK  |  GK Savic
                           R_Delap DF  |  DF H_Berg
                         A_Britton DF  |  DF D_E_Boyata
                          G_Hanley DF  |  DF Beckenbauer
                         J_Zanetti DF  |  DF T_Gemmell
                          Li_Chung MF  |  DF C_Ferrara
                         S_Gerrard MF  |  MF S_Niguez
                           M_Barry MF  |  MF Paas_De_Boll
                           L_Massu FW  |  MF J_Fleck
                           F_Totti FW  |  FW G_Puciato
                         J_Greaves FW  |  FW W_Jose
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB Manuel_Neuer
                          M_Britos SUB |  SUB S_Prodl
                       M_Hornschuh SUB |  SUB M_Kikuchi
                       Raul_Hierra SUB |  SUB L_Macleod
                         S_Warwick SUB |  SUB A_Lombardo

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 3  :(sao) M_Barry comes up lame after the wicked challenge.
          ...  He's unable to continue
Min. 3  :(sao) Raul_Hierra is coming on and M_Barry is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 6  :(jvt) Paas_De_Boll drives it forward to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose goes for goal !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 7  :(jvt) Paas_De_Boll beats R_Delap
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_Zanetti plays the back pass
          ...  Dante_Silva can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Gemmell curls it into the box!
          ...  Dante_Silva catches it!
Min. 8  :(sao) F_Totti gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past D_E_Boyata!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But H_Berg will cut out the threat
Min. 10 :(jvt) Paas_De_Boll sidesteps G_Hanley
          ...  J_Zanetti plays the back pass
          ...  Dante_Silva can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Niguez plays it towards the near post!
          ...  G_Puciato with the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
          ...  That puts Juventus ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 0-1 Juventus ...
Min. 11 :(jvt) D_E_Boyata picks up the pass
          ...  J_Zanetti with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 13 :(sao) J_Greaves skips the challenge from Beckenbauer
          ...  Beckenbauer reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 17 :(jvt) S_Niguez with a first time pass
          ...  H_Berg runs onto it!
          ...  H_Berg carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  Dante_Silva acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Fleck drives it into the box!
          ...  Dante_Silva easily claims the ball!
Min. 20 :(jvt) Paas_De_Boll pass splits open the defence and finds J_Fleck
          ...  J_Fleck hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 21 :(sao) L_Massu with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  L_Massu drives it low !
          ...  But Savic parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 21 :(jvt) Paas_De_Boll gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  Dante_Silva saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 21 :(sao) Li_Chung with an inch perfect pass to S_Gerrard
          ...  T_Gemmell with a clumsy challenge
          ...  P_Graham ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Gary Hill looks relieved
Min. 25 :(jvt) S_Niguez kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  W_Jose gets on the end of the pass
          ...  W_Jose gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But Dante_Silva smothers the ball.
Min. 27 :(jvt) S_Niguez looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Dante_Silva makes a difficult save
Min. 32 :(jvt) W_Jose finds himself in acres of space
          ...  Raul_Hierra takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 33 :(jvt) Beckenbauer flicks the ball through
          ...  C_Ferrara runs onto it!
          ...  F_Totti with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 34 :(jvt) S_Niguez flicks the ball through
          ...  G_Puciato runs onto it!
          ...  G_Hanley takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 35 :(jvt) Beckenbauer is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Gemmell
          ...  J_Zanetti with an awful challenge
          ...  P_Graham will want to speak to him
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  P_Graham calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 40 :(jvt) Juventus will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(jvt) G_Puciato could get a shot on goal here
          ...  G_Puciato with a terrific drive !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Dante_Silva dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Dante_Silva beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Paas_De_Boll curls it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Dante_Silva
Min. 44 :(jvt) Paas_De_Boll works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Fleck
          ...  But R_Delap spotted the danger and cleans up the play

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

Min. 46 :(sao) J_Greaves brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  The cross hits J_Greaves on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 47 :(sao) S_Gerrard plays a first time ball through the defence to L_Massu
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  H_Berg picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 50 :(sao) L_Massu has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Ferrara!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  From long range L_Massu bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  Savic collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 51 :(sao) L_Massu beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But Paas_De_Boll will cut out the threat
Min. 54 :(sao) A_Britton looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  L_Massu receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  D_E_Boyata forces him off the ball
Min. 55 :(sao) F_Totti gains control of the loose ball
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  D_E_Boyata picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 60 :(jvt) M_Kikuchi is going to be brought on
          ...  W_Jose is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DM
Min. 61 :(sao) J_Greaves jumps over D_E_Boyata's challenge
          ...  Beckenbauer gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 64 :(sao) Li_Chung with the through ball to F_Totti
          ...  D_E_Boyata slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 64 :(jvt) M_Kikuchi with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Berg
          ...  J_Zanetti seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 65 :(sao) a big roar from the crowd as M_Britos comes on for A_Britton to play DF
Min. 67 :(jvt) G_Puciato breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Dante_Silva!
          ...  G_Hanley brings him down!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 67 :(jvt) Paas_De_Boll brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  S_Niguez gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Zanetti gathers up the loose ball
Min. 69 :(jvt) S_Niguez knocks it forward
          ...  M_Britos slips
          ...  G_Puciato gets to it!
          ...  G_Puciato aims for the top right corner !
          ...  What agility from Dante_Silva
Min. 72 :(jvt) S_Niguez kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  G_Puciato gets on the end of the pass
          ...  G_Puciato with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  Dante_Silva makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 79 :(jvt) M_Kikuchi is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to T_Gemmell
          ...  T_Gemmell must beat Dante_Silva!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 80 :(sao) Up goes the substitution board - S_Warwick on for J_Greaves as a FW
Min. 80 :(sao) S_Gerrard looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to F_Totti
          ...  T_Gemmell gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 82 :(jvt) Paas_De_Boll with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  C_Ferrara gets on the end of the pass
          ...  C_Ferrara has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Dante_Silva with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(sao) Raul_Hierra plays a long ball to S_Warwick
          ...  H_Berg wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 91 :(jvt) Paas_De_Boll runs forward
          ...  L_Massu pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 94 :(sao) Li_Chung with the diagonal pass S_Gerrard
          ...  But M_Kikuchi comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 94 :(sao) L_Massu gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  T_Gemmell with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Sao Paulo FC players
          ...  P_Graham reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Elite Arena
Attendance           : 172,954
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : J_Zanetti
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : G_Hanley (67)
Booked               : F_Totti (33), J_Zanetti (35), L_Massu (91)
Injured              : M_Barry (3)
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : G_Puciato (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Puciato (10)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Gemmell (94)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Sao Paulo FC   |    Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       12
Off target           :           1        |       4
On target            :           2        |       8
Possession           :          35        |       65
Corners              :           0        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       11
Key Passes           :           7        |       16
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 0 - 1 Juventus
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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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Dante_Silva    GK  37   1   7   3  22 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
R_Delap        DF   2  29   9  10  34 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
A_Britton      DF   2  29   9   8  15 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Hanley       DF   2  28  12   7  41 |  69   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
J_Zanetti      DF   1  28  11  10  41 |  96   0   5   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  98  -2  -2
Li_Chung       MF   3   8  28   7  11 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Gerrard      MF   2   6  27  17  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Barry        MF   2  17  26   7  32 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Massu        FW   1   7  11  28  13 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  18
F_Totti        FW   2   6  11  28  42 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -22
J_Greaves      FW   3   8   7  28  23 |  82   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Britos       DF   2  28   6   8  22 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hornschuh    DF   1  25   4   5  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Raul_Hierra    MF   1   9  27   9  31 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Warwick      FW   2   8   8  25  24 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Juventus
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Savic          GK  36   2   7   3  10 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
H_Berg         DF   1  28  11   7  21 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0  10
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  28  10   8  11 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20  20
Beckenbauer    DF   2  28   9   7  21 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
T_Gemmell      DF   2  27   4  10  42 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -1
C_Ferrara      DF   2  27   8   6  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
S_Niguez       MF   2   7  27   5  22 |  96   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0
Paas_De_Boll   MF   2   9  26   9  31 |  96   0   1   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  60   0
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  26   7  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  29  42 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  76
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  27  10 |  62   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Manuel_Neuer   GK  26   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Prodl        DF   2  22  12  12  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kikuchi      DM   1  15  27   8  30 |  34   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  27  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Lombardo     FW   3   5   9  27  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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