Division One League Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. Manchester City (Wed Apr 24)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Manchester City
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-5-1 P
                            Gary Hill  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                        J_Pavlenka GK  |  GK A_Zaratta
                            Danilo DF  |  DF Bohte_Daisuke
                           McKenna DF  |  DF Mikio_Fujioka
                         J_Nasazzi DF  |  DF Aoyama_Hideki
                          A_Mateju DF  |  DF Thiago_Luiz
                        L_Matthaus MF  |  MF Leda_Cygnus
                         A_McGeady MF  |  MF Aparichit
                          Christie MF  |  MF Endo
                           Robinho MF  |  MF Jamie_Tartt
                          A_Hunter FW  |  MF Rodrygo
                             Keane FW  |  FW S_Bergwijn
                                       |
                            Adrian SUB |  SUB Cloisten
                           J_Jesus SUB |  SUB Varane
                          Roy_Kent SUB |  SUB Sancho
                        P_McNamara SUB |  SUB A_Popeti
                       Jak_Siemasz SUB |  SUB T_Carthy

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 1  :(sao) L_Matthaus back heels to find A_Hunter in space
          ...  A_Hunter with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But A_Zaratta punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Robinho!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by Aoyama_Hideki
Min. 6  :(mnc) Aparichit retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  S_Bergwijn latches onto the end of it
          ...  S_Bergwijn tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 12 :(sao) A_McGeady sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Keane runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 13 :(mnc) S_Bergwijn kills the ball dead
          ...  S_Bergwijn with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  J_Pavlenka moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  J_Pavlenka catches it with style!
Min. 15 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  S_Bergwijn decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  S_Bergwijn tries the shot !
          ...  J_Pavlenka parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 17 :(sao) McKenna plays the early ball across the box to find A_McGeady in space
          ...  A_McGeady shoots towards goal !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 17 :(sao) L_Matthaus slumps to the ground!
          ...  He gets up again though
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue
Min. 17 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki crosses into the box, finding Aparichit
          ...  Aparichit hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 19 :(mnc) Aparichit with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Danilo behind
          ...  Keane reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 24 :(sao) Robinho runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Christie
          ...  Christie with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  A_Zaratta moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  A_Zaratta catches it with style!
Min. 25 :(mnc) Aparichit knocks it past L_Matthaus and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A_McGeady with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Rodrygo swings it in
          ...  S_Bergwijn takes control of it!
          ...  A_Mateju makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jamie_Tartt chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  S_Bergwijn gets his head on it
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka was well beaten there!
          ...  Manchester City go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 27 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki knocks it past McKenna and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  McKenna with an over the top challenge
Min. 28 :(sao) McKenna has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Endo
          ...  He knocks it to A_Hunter!
          ...  A_Hunter attempts the shot!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Manchester City fans laugh at him
Min. 28 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn fires a shot at goal !
          ...  J_Pavlenka gets up well to catch that one
Min. 30 :(sao) Keane beats his man
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 32 :(sao) J_Nasazzi sidesteps Leda_Cygnus
          ...  J_Nasazzi aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Robinho curls it into the box!
          ...  Endo clears the corner
Min. 33 :(sao) Robinho looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Hunter
          ...  Driven towards goal by A_Hunter !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(mnc) The ball runs loose!
          ...  S_Bergwijn seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  S_Bergwijn hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  J_Pavlenka falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Manchester City fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 0-2 Manchester City ...

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

Min. 46 :(mnc) Rodrygo works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Bergwijn
          ...  McKenna fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 50 :(mnc) Rodrygo miskicks!
          ...  He finds Endo though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Endo unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 51 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  J_Pavlenka with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 53 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn with a powerful downward header!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  J_Pavlenka moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It s beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 55 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC will now play E
Min. 56 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke cuts inside J_Nasazzi
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  McKenna steals the ball of off him
Min. 57 :(sao) Up goes the substitution board - Jak_Siemasz on for Christie as a FW
Min. 63 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki 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!
          ...  S_Bergwijn receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  S_Bergwijn hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But J_Pavlenka reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 69 :(mnc) Endo flicks the ball through
          ...  S_Bergwijn runs onto it!
          ...  S_Bergwijn sees J_Pavlenka off his line !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 70 :(mnc) Sancho is coming on and Jamie_Tartt is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 70 :(sao) Danilo spits at Sancho
          ...  K_Ippi called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 79 :(sao) P_McNamara is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_McGeady is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(sao) Roy_Kent replaces L_Matthaus to play as a MF
Min. 80 :(mnc) Varane is being prepared to come on
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 80 :(mnc) A_Popeti is going to be brought on
          ...  Rodrygo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 82 :(sao) J_Jesus will come on for McKenna and play DF
Min. 82 :(sao) Keane gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Thiago_Luiz!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  An audacious effort from Keane !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 82 :(mnc) Sancho plays a long ball to S_Bergwijn
          ...  But J_Nasazzi barges him off the ball
Min. 84 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A_Hunter with a pull on the shirt
Min. 85 :(sao) P_McNamara has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Thiago_Luiz
          ...  He knocks it to A_Mateju!
          ...  Varane pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 87 :(mnc) Endo is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Aparichit
          ...  Aparichit attempts to drive it home!
          ...  The shot slips through J_Pavlenka's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) Sancho has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Danilo!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Sancho hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  J_Pavlenka gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 91 :(sao) P_McNamara with the cross-field pass to J_Nasazzi
          ...  Endo knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But K_Ippi just turns away!

*************  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          : Robinho
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : S_Bergwijn (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Bergwijn (25,46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sao Paulo FC  | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       14
Off target           :           5        |       6
On target            :           2        |       8
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       3
Key Tackles          :           4        |       4
Key Passes           :           8        |       11
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 0 - 2 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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J_Pavlenka     GK  39   3   1   2  21 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Danilo         DF   2  34   8   8  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
McKenna        DF   1  32  17   1  26 |  85   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  32   9   6  41 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Mateju       DF   2  30   9   8  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Matthaus     MF   1  10  33  10  20 |  83   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_McGeady      MF   1  19  32  13  29 |  82   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Christie       MF   3   9  32   6  32 |  60   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Robinho        MF   1   8  31   9  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Hunter       FW   3   9   7  31  42 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
Keane          FW   1   3   4  31  35 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Adrian         GK  29   1   2   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Jesus        DF   1  32   9   3  26 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Roy_Kent       MF   1  12  31   6  23 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_McNamara     MF   2   8  30   7  33 |  13   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Jak_Siemasz    FW   1   3   2  27  28 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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A_Zaratta      GK  36   3   3   1  21 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  37  12   6  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  37   8  10  41 |  83   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  36   7   9  20 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Thiago_Luiz    DF   2  30   1   1  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1  10  33  20  22 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  60  20
Aparichit      MF   3   5  33  19  12 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Endo           MF   1  18  30   5  26 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
Jamie_Tartt    MF   1   8  30  14  14 |  73   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Rodrygo        MF   2   3  29   2  22 |  83   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  10   8  35  10 |  95   0   0   0   0   9   2   0   0   0   0   0  70
Cloisten       GK  19   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Varane         DF   2  30  10   7  10 |  12   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Sancho         MF   2   8  28  12  30 |  22   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  25
A_Popeti       MF   1   4  28   4  41 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Carthy       FW   1   1   4  29  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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