Division Two League Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. Manchester City (Tue Oct 21)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Manchester City
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-5-1 N
                         Daniel Perry  |  Scott Matthews
                                       |
                            R_Ceni GK  |  GK P_Shilton
                      Ciaran_Clark DF  |  DF Efe_Sodje
                          Henrique DF  |  DF T_Roberts
                         P_Swanson DF  |  DF M_Hummels
                         P_Miranda DF  |  DF P_Zabaleta
                      Song_Billong MF  |  MF A_Ross
                          Denilson MF  |  MF Y_Hussein
                              Jese MF  |  MF Jinky
                     Adnan_Januzaj MF  |  MF S_Nasri
                            H_Kane FW  |  MF Craige
                         L_Fabiano FW  |  FW R_Palazuelos
                                       |
                          Porcaria SUB |  SUB P_Out
                           Douglas SUB |  SUB J_Stam
                         A_Johnson SUB |  SUB G_Clichy
                            G_Glen SUB |  SUB T_Kunert
                        Joao_Paiva SUB |  SUB Nathan_Dyer

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 4  :(mnc) T_Roberts sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  R_Palazuelos runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  R_Palazuelos with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The net moves!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  Manchester City have snatched the lead!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 5  :(mnc) Y_Hussein sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Y_Hussein tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But R_Ceni punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 6  :(sao) Henrique with a probing pass to Song_Billong
          ...  Jinky with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Daniel Perry looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  Jese knocks it forward
          ...  Henrique gets on the end of it
          ...  Henrique hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  P_Shilton is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Denilson drives it into the box!
          ...  It comes to Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  P_Shilton makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 7  :(sao) Ciaran_Clark with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows P_Zabaleta a clean set of heals
          ...  P_Zabaleta does well to get the tackle in
Min. 7  :(mnc) Y_Hussein flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  L_Fabiano with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  Y_Hussein swings it in
          ...  Jinky takes control of it!
          ...  Cleaned up by Henrique
Min. 7  :(mnc) T_Roberts is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 8  :(sao) A defence splitting pass from Jese to L_Fabiano
          ...  L_Fabiano sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  P_Shilton saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 9  :(sao) Adnan_Januzaj retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Song_Billong gets on the end of it
          ...  Song_Billong aims for the top right corner !
          ...  P_Shilton with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 10 :(mnc) S_Nasri with the mazy run
          ...  Ciaran_Clark wins the ball
Min. 12 :(sao) Adnan_Januzaj looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane must beat P_Shilton!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  P_Shilton was beaten there!
Min. 14 :(mnc) Craige looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Y_Hussein
          ...  Y_Hussein has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Hummels chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  R_Ceni fists it away!
Min. 16 :(mnc) Jinky takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  Song_Billong with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Manchester City players
          ...  He received a good talking to from S_Youri
Min. 16 :(mnc) Craige takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Palazuelos
          ...  R_Palazuelos drives the ball low !
          ...  R_Ceni with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 22 :(sao) L_Fabiano knocks it past M_Hummels and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  But P_Zabaleta comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 22 :(sao) L_Fabiano beats his man
          ...  Efe_Sodje with a bad challenge
Min. 25 :(mnc) A_Ross passes the ball to Jinky
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Jinky !
          ...  But R_Ceni punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 27 :(sao) Henrique takes advantage of a mistake by T_Roberts
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Intercepted by P_Zabaleta
Min. 28 :(sao) Adnan_Januzaj sprints past P_Zabaleta
          ...  Good sliding challenge from T_Roberts
Min. 28 :(mnc) Jinky plays a long ball to T_Roberts
          ...  Jese fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 31 :(sao) Jese bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to L_Fabiano
          ...  P_Zabaleta seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 33 :(sao) Denilson with a penetrating pass to L_Fabiano
          ...  L_Fabiano fires a shot at goal !
          ...  P_Shilton with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 37 :(mnc) R_Palazuelos takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  But Ciaran_Clark slides in two footed.
          ...  S_Youri has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 41 :(sao) Adnan_Januzaj with the through ball to H_Kane
          ...  But Efe_Sodje puts it in row Z!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(sao) Henrique runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to L_Fabiano
          ...  L_Fabiano fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort

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

Min. 47 :(sao) Denilson lays the ball back to Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 48 :(sao) Denilson sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Henrique
          ...  Henrique belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 49 :(sao) L_Fabiano sidesteps his marker
          ...  Efe_Sodje with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 50 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC changed their strategy to play P
Min. 51 :(sao) L_Fabiano takes advantage of a mistake by T_Roberts
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  L_Fabiano cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 53 :(sao) Jese with a clever shimmy
          ...  A left-footer by Jese !
          ...  P_Shilton makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 55 :(sao) L_Fabiano picks up the pass
          ...  L_Fabiano hits a curling shot!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 56 :(sao) Adnan_Januzaj floats the ball in to find H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane drives the ball low !
          ...  But P_Shilton punches it away
Min. 56 :(mnc) T_Roberts breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on R_Ceni!
          ...  Song_Billong brings him down!
          ...  S_Youri calls him over
          ...  S_Youri tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Efe_Sodje floats it forward
          ...  S_Nasri latches onto the end of it
          ...  S_Nasri with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  R_Ceni dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had R_Ceni beaten!
Min. 60 :(mnc) T_Kunert will replace the useless Jinky and will play MF
Min. 60 :(mnc) J_Stam comes on for M_Hummels and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 61 :(sao) L_Fabiano gains control of the loose ball
          ...  L_Fabiano tries to chip the ball over P_Shilton!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 62 :(sao) Adnan_Januzaj runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 63 :(mnc) A_Ross skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to T_Roberts
          ...  Henrique makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 64 :(sao) Douglas is going to be brought on
          ...  Ciaran_Clark is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(sao) A_Johnson is being brought on
          ...  Denilson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer is being brought on
          ...  R_Palazuelos is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 68 :(sao) Adnan_Januzaj off the woodwork.
          ...  Henrique picks up the deflection
          ...  Henrique fires a shot at goal !
          ...  P_Shilton makes a fine save
Min. 69 :(mnc) T_Roberts knocks the ball past Henrique
          ...  T_Roberts with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  R_Ceni moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  R_Ceni catches it with style!
Min. 70 :(sao) Joao_Paiva is going to be brought on
          ...  H_Kane is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(sao) P_Swanson crosses into the box, finding L_Fabiano
          ...  L_Fabiano hits the ball first time!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 78 :(sao) Adnan_Januzaj cuts the ball back to Jese
          ...  Jese with a thundering drive!
          ...  What agility from P_Shilton
Min. 79 :(sao) Adnan_Januzaj gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside J_Stam!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Efe_Sodje
Min. 80 :(sao) Song_Billong chips the ball over the defence and finds L_Fabiano
          ...  But Efe_Sodje sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 81 :(sao) Jese controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  A_Johnson gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Efe_Sodje wins the ball
Min. 86 :(sao) A_Johnson finds Joao_Paiva on the edge of the box
          ...  Joao_Paiva hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 87 :(mnc) A_Ross looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the chance !
          ...  R_Ceni watches it sail wide!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sao) L_Fabiano with a precise pass to Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  J_Stam reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 89 :(sao) Song_Billong looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Johnson
          ...  A_Johnson with the overhead !
          ...  P_Shilton gathers it easily
Min. 93 :(mnc) Craige heads the ball back to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer hits a great shot !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Craige drives it into the box!
          ...  It comes to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  R_Ceni gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by T_Kunert!
          ...  P_Miranda wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Cicero Pompeu de Toledo
Attendance           : 47,669
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : Adnan_Januzaj
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Jese (28), Song_Billong (56)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : T_Roberts (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Palazuelos (4)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Jinky (6)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sao Paulo FC  |  Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       10
Off target           :          11        |       4
On target            :           9        |       6
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       6
Key Tackles          :           4        |       11
Key Passes           :          19        |       8
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 0 - 1 Manchester City
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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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R_Ceni         GK  28   2   2   7  30 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  25   8   8  24 |  66   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Henrique       DF   1  23  10   8  29 |  96   0   2   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0 -13
P_Swanson      DF   2  23  10   6  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
P_Miranda      DF   2  23   9   7  36 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Song_Billong   MF   3   6  24  17  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18   3
Denilson       MF   1  14  24   2  18 |  67   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Jese           MF   2   4  24   7  41 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  28   8
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  11  23   9  23 |  96   0   0   6   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  60   7
H_Kane         FW   1   7   9  25  33 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
L_Fabiano      FW   1   4  10  24  18 |  96   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
Porcaria       GK  15   5   1   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Douglas        DF   2  23   9   8  18 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Johnson      MF   2   6  23  17  27 |  29   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
G_Glen         MF   2   6  23  12  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joao_Paiva     FW   1   9   6  23  28 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Shilton      GK  29   6   5   3  18 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  25   4   2  28 |  96   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
T_Roberts      DF   2  24  11   9  27 |  96   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  25   5
M_Hummels      DF   1  24   6   3  20 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
P_Zabaleta     DF   2  22   4   1  27 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
A_Ross         MF   1   3  26   2  36 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Y_Hussein      MF   2   8  25   9  39 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Jinky          MF   3   8  25   7  41 |  62   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8   3
S_Nasri        MF   2   7  23   8  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Craige         MF   1   1  23   1  27 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Palazuelos   FW   2   5  11  23  26 |  67   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  23   7   6  29 |  34   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
G_Clichy       DF   1  21   9   8  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Kunert       MF   1   7  24   2  21 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  10  24  31 |  29   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
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