June Ridout Memorial Cup 2nd Round Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. Manchester City (Wed Apr 03)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Manchester City
                              4-4-2 P  |  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 Thiago_Luiz
                          C_Soares DF  |  DF S_Nemeth
                        L_Matthaus MF  |  MF Leda_Cygnus
                          Christie MF  |  MF Aparichit
                          Roy_Kent MF  |  MF Endo
                        Dani_Alves MF  |  MF Jamie_Tartt
                          A_Hunter FW  |  MF Rodrygo
                             Keane FW  |  FW E__Unal
                                       |
                            Adrian SUB |  SUB Cloisten
                          A_Mateju SUB |  SUB Varane
                        P_McNamara SUB |  SUB Sancho
                          T_Partey SUB |  SUB D_Albertini
                       Jak_Siemasz SUB |  SUB T_Carthy

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 2  :(sao) Christie with a 50-yard pass to Keane
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 2  :(mnc) Rodrygo is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  A thundering drive by Bohte_Daisuke !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 5  :(sao) J_Nasazzi has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Aparichit
          ...  He puts in Keane!
          ...  Keane aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But A_Zaratta punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 7  :(sao) Christie whips the ball across to A_Hunter
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from A_Hunter !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 7  :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Aparichit
          ...  J_Nasazzi forces him off the ball
Min. 10 :(sao) Roy_Kent holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Hunter
          ...  A_Hunter launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But A_Zaratta smothers the ball.
Min. 10 :(mnc) Aparichit pulls it back to E__Unal
          ...  C_Soares wins the ball
Min. 12 :(mnc) Endo finds E__Unal with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  J_Nasazzi with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 13 :(sao) McKenna is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Keane
          ...  But S_Nemeth sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 14 :(mnc) Jamie_Tartt skips the challenge from Danilo
          ...  L_Matthaus tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Rodrygo chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  J_Nasazzi gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 15 :(mnc) E__Unal takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  E__Unal tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  J_Pavlenka never had a chance!
Min. 17 :(sao) Keane finds the space intelligently
          ...  Keane with a stunning strike !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  Lets see if Sao Paulo FC can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 18 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 19 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka tries to beat J_Pavlenka from outside the area!
          ...  J_Pavlenka just watches float over the bar!
Min. 21 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  Leda_Cygnus aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  J_Pavlenka saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 23 :(sao) Christie looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Hunter
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke with a nasty foul
          ...  J_Eriksson will want to speak to him
Min. 24 :(mnc) E__Unal beats his marker
          ...  A_Hunter muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
Min. 25 :(mnc) Aparichit with the first time flick to E__Unal
          ...  E__Unal curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  J_Pavlenka with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 26 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds E__Unal
          ...  C_Soares with the tackle
Min. 30 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke takes advantage of a mistake by Danilo
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  C_Soares brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 36 :(sao) Christie 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 A_Hunter
          ...  A_Hunter hits a crisp volley!
          ...  A_Zaratta saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 39 :(mnc) Aparichit lobs it over the defender
          ...  J_Nasazzi reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sao) Roy_Kent is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Christie latches onto the ball
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 44 :(sao) Danilo sprints forward with the ball
          ...  Danilo with the side footed shot!
          ...  A_Zaratta won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!

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

Min. 47 :(sao) Keane sidesteps S_Nemeth
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  S_Nemeth does well to get the tackle in
Min. 51 :(sao) L_Matthaus sidesteps S_Nemeth
          ...  L_Matthaus with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 56 :(sao) Christie has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  He puts in Dani_Alves!
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka gets to the ball first
Min. 57 :(sao) L_Matthaus looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Hunter
          ...  But Thiago_Luiz wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but J_Eriksson has none of it.
Min. 58 :(mnc) E__Unal leaves McKenna standing
          ...  C_Soares with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 58 :(mnc) Aparichit plays in Mikio_Fujioka with a beautiful ball
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  J_Pavlenka is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka looks very relieved!
Min. 59 :(sao) C_Soares with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 62 :(sao) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  J_Nasazzi is through!
          ...  J_Nasazzi with the punt towards goal!
          ...  A_Zaratta blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 63 :(sao) McKenna punches Leda_Cygnus off the ball
          ...  Well spotted by J_Eriksson
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 65 :(sao) a big roar from the crowd as A_Mateju comes on for Dani_Alves to play DF
Min. 65 :(sao) P_McNamara takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Keane
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 66 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 66 :(sao) P_McNamara has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Hunter collects the loose ball!
          ...  A_Hunter with the attempt at goal!
          ...  A_Zaratta with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 70 :(mnc) Varane is being brought on
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Sancho is being brought on
          ...  Jamie_Tartt is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) T_Carthy replaces E__Unal to play as a FW
Min. 70 :(sao) Christie is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  S_Nemeth cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 75 :(sao) L_Matthaus brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Hunter gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Hunter hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 75 :(mnc) Aparichit is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Leda_Cygnus latches onto the ball
          ...  Leda_Cygnus is clean through!
          ...  He tries to take it round J_Pavlenka
          ...  He tries to slide it past J_Pavlenka
          ...  J_Pavlenka smothers the ball !!
Min. 77 :(sao) A_Hunter plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  S_Nemeth takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 81 :(mnc) Sancho sidesteps Roy_Kent
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  A glorious effort by Sancho !
          ...  J_Pavlenka gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Aparichit plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Christie reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 82 :(sao) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  C_Soares is through!
          ...  Aparichit recovers to win the ball back
Min. 82 :(sao) Curled in dangerously from Christie to A_Hunter
          ...  Endo is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
Min. 83 :(sao) L_Matthaus watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  T_Carthy with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 85 :(mnc) Sancho floats the ball in to find Aparichit
          ...  Aparichit tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 87 :(sao) A defence splitting pass from C_Soares to A_Hunter
          ...  A_Hunter attempts the shot!
          ...  But A_Zaratta tips it behind
          ...  J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sao) Roy_Kent beats Thiago_Luiz
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Endo takes the player down!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 93 :(mnc) Endo sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  Leda_Cygnus with the attempt at goal!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 94 :(sao) Roy_Kent with the dribble
          ...  Varane is easily beaten
          ...  S_Nemeth with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again

*************  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          : J_Nasazzi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Keane (17)
Sent Off             : McKenna (63)
Booked               : J_Nasazzi (12), C_Soares (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Leda_Cygnus
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Endo (89), S_Nemeth (94)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Sao Paulo FC   | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       10
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :           7        |       4
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       10
Key Passes           :          12        |       11
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 1 - 0 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   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
Danilo         DF   2  34   8   8  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
McKenna        DF   1  31  17   1  26 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  31   9   6  41 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   1   0   0 118  28  23
C_Soares       DF   2  29   7  11  28 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  58   8  -2
L_Matthaus     MF   1  10  33  10  20 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Christie       MF   3   9  32   6  32 |  95   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
Roy_Kent       MF   1  12  31   6  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Dani_Alves     MF   2   1  30  11  12 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hunter       FW   3   9   7  31  42 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
Keane          FW   1   3   4  31  35 |  66   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
Adrian         GK  29   1   2   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mateju       DF   2  29   9   8  30 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_McNamara     MF   2   8  30   7  33 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Partey       MF   1   3  29   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jak_Siemasz    FW   1   3   2  27  28 |   0   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   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  37  12   6  31 |  71   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  37   8  10  41 |  95   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Thiago_Luiz    DF   2  30   1   1  33 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Nemeth       DF   1  29   4   1   9 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  78  -2  -2
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1  10  33  20  22 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
Aparichit      MF   3   5  33  19  12 |  95   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
Endo           MF   1  18  29   5  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22  -2 -22
Jamie_Tartt    MF   1   8  29  14  14 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rodrygo        MF   2   3  29   2  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E__Unal        FW   1   6   5  30  38 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sancho         MF   2   8  28  12  30 |  24   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
D_Albertini    MF   1   5  27   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Carthy       FW   1   1   4  29  38 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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