Elite League Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. Real Madrid (Sun Aug 16)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Real Madrid
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 A
                        James Houston  |  Gareth Williams
                                       |
                         S_T_Perry GK  |  GK J_Reina
                         A_Pereira DF  |  DF W_Lavezzi
                            Baresi DF  |  DF K_Tierney
                     A_Wan_Bissaka DF  |  DF D_Carvajal
                       B_Chillwell DF  |  DF Marcelo
                       B_Bjorksson MF  |  MF F_Ravanelli
                      Shane_Botwin MF  |  MF R_LoftusCheek
                       Raul_Hierra MF  |  MF Platini
                          Christie MF  |  MF Juan_Callejon
                         J_Greaves FW  |  FW Matej_Vydra
                          D_Purvis FW  |  FW K_Benzema
                                       |
                           M_Vesic SUB |  SUB L_Dita
                      G_v_der_Wiel SUB |  SUB Beckenbauer
                       Sven_Bender SUB |  SUB W_A_Glen
                         S_Gerrard SUB |  SUB Jose_Callejon
                           L_Massu SUB |  SUB M_Ball

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 1  :(sao) B_Bjorksson is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Greaves
          ...  D_Carvajal plays the back pass
          ...  J_Reina can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by B_Bjorksson
          ...  D_Purvis makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  J_Reina is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  J_Reina holds his head in his hands!
          ...  That's given Sao Paulo FC the advantage!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-0 Real Madrid ...
Min. 2  :(sao) Raul_Hierra unselfishly heads the ball back to A_Pereira
          ...  A_Pereira has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  J_Reina watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 3  :(rmd) R_LoftusCheek pulls it back to K_Benzema
          ...  K_Benzema with the shot !
          ...  But S_T_Perry palms it behind
          ...  C_Cakir has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 4  :(rmd) W_Lavezzi knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  W_Lavezzi with a powerful downward header!
          ...  S_T_Perry falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 6  :(rmd) Matej_Vydra with the diagonal pass K_Benzema
          ...  A cracking drive from K_Benzema !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
          ...  Real Madrid are back level!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-1 Real Madrid ...
Min. 7  :(rmd) Juan_Callejon looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Matej_Vydra
          ...  B_Chillwell tackles cleanly
Min. 10 :(sao) D_Purvis has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past W_Lavezzi!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Purvis with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  J_Reina makes a good save
Min. 11 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra plays the early ball across the box to find D_Carvajal in space
          ...  D_Carvajal has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 12 :(sao) Baresi with a 50-yard pass to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves goes for goal !
          ...  But J_Reina comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 13 :(rmd) Juan_Callejon with the first time pass to Matej_Vydra
          ...  But A_Pereira wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 14 :(sao) A_Wan_Bissaka looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to Shane_Botwin
          ...  A glorious effort by Shane_Botwin !
          ...  But J_Reina makes a fine save
Min. 15 :(sao) B_Bjorksson sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  B_Bjorksson cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 16 :(sao) D_Purvis sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  J_Greaves runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  J_Greaves drives it towards goal !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  J_Reina pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Christie drives it into the box!
          ...  Raul_Hierra gets a shot in
          ...  But J_Reina pulls out a save of the game
Min. 18 :(rmd) K_Tierney with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past A_Wan_Bissaka
          ...  He knocks it to K_Benzema!
          ...  But Baresi wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 18 :(sao) A_Pereira plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Purvis decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Matej_Vydra with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  James Houston looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 20 :(sao) B_Bjorksson unselfishly heads the ball back to D_Purvis
          ...  D_Purvis with the drive!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 20 :(rmd) D_Carvajal takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  D_Carvajal from 20 yards !
          ...  S_T_Perry with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 23 :(sao) B_Bjorksson finds the run of D_Purvis
          ...  A left-footer by D_Purvis !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 24 :(rmd) Juan_Callejon has it now
          ...  He takes on A_Pereira
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Matej_Vydra!
          ...  But B_Chillwell slides in
Min. 28 :(rmd) Platini has it now
          ...  He takes on A_Wan_Bissaka
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in K_Tierney!
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 33 :(sao) J_Greaves with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from K_Tierney
          ...  J_Greaves with the punt towards goal!
          ...  J_Reina gets up well to catch that one
Min. 35 :(rmd) K_Benzema drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Matej_Vydra
          ...  Matej_Vydra with the header !
          ...  S_T_Perry gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Real Madrid go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-2 Real Madrid ...
Min. 37 :(sao) A_Pereira knocks it past K_Tierney and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  K_Tierney goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 39 :(rmd) K_Benzema holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Platini
          ...  Platini tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 42 :(rmd) K_Tierney picks out R_LoftusCheek with the cross
          ...  Driven towards goal by R_LoftusCheek !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(sao) Raul_Hierra finds J_Greaves in the box
          ...  J_Greaves with the drive!
          ...  But J_Reina punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 45 :(rmd) Juan_Callejon hoofs it up field to find K_Benzema
          ...  B_Chillwell takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 46 :(rmd) Juan_Callejon turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to F_Ravanelli
          ...  F_Ravanelli tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  Brilliant save from S_T_Perry
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 48 :(sao) A_Pereira with an in swinging cross to J_Greaves
          ...  Platini with an awful challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  J_Greaves drives it under the wall
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sao Paulo FC 1-2 Real Madrid

Min. 46 :(sao) B_Chillwell plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Greaves decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  K_Tierney fouls badly
          ...  C_Cakir will want to speak to him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  J_Greaves hits it over the wall
          ...  J_Reina falls over
          ...  But J_Reina is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 48 :(rmd) K_Benzema takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  K_Benzema fires a shot at goal !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 49 :(sao) Raul_Hierra with the diagonal pass J_Greaves
          ...  D_Carvajal fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  C_Cakir just wants to lecture him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  J_Greaves drives it in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  J_Reina was caught out there
          ...  That takes his tally to 10 for the season!!
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 2-2 Real Madrid ...
Min. 52 :(rmd) K_Tierney with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Carvajal
          ...  Raul_Hierra is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  James Houston looks relieved
          ...  Gareth Williams is far from happy with that decision
Min. 53 :(sao) Shane_Botwin has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Pereira gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A_Pereira throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  J_Reina turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Baresi swings it in!
          ...  J_Reina catches it!
Min. 53 :(rmd) Platini is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  F_Ravanelli latches onto the ball
          ...  F_Ravanelli with a powerful header !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 54 :(rmd) Marcelo with a measured ball to D_Carvajal
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka with the tackle
Min. 55 :(rmd) K_Benzema looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Matej_Vydra
          ...  Matej_Vydra with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  S_T_Perry gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Lavezzi chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  S_T_Perry makes the catch!
Min. 56 :(rmd) R_LoftusCheek looks in some pain. He'll have to come off
Min. 56 :(rmd) Jose_Callejon takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace R_LoftusCheek as MF
Min. 61 :(rmd) Platini with the through ball to K_Benzema
          ...  K_Benzema hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But S_T_Perry with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jose_Callejon hits it into the box!
          ...  Baresi belts it clear
Min. 62 :(sao) Christie takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Greaves
          ...  The cross hits J_Greaves on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 63 :(sao) Baresi with a short pass to find D_Purvis
          ...  D_Carvajal with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 64 :(sao) J_Greaves with the dribble
          ...  Marcelo is easily beaten
          ...  Marcelo with a nasty foul
          ...  C_Cakir shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 68 :(rmd) Juan_Callejon has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Pereira!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Juan_Callejon could have let it bounce!
          ...  S_T_Perry with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 73 :(sao) B_Bjorksson with electric pace
          ...  He eases past Marcelo
          ...  B_Bjorksson tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  J_Reina is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 74 :(sao) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  D_Purvis is through!
          ...  D_Purvis has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 75 :(sao) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Sao Paulo FC will now be playing L
Min. 78 :(rmd) W_A_Glen will replace the useless K_Tierney and will play DF
Min. 79 :(rmd) Beckenbauer is being prepared to come on
          ...  W_Lavezzi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 80 :(sao) G_v_der_Wiel is being prepared to come on
          ...  Baresi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 80 :(sao) S_Gerrard will replace the useless B_Bjorksson and will play MF
Min. 80 :(sao) There's going to be a change
          ...  L_Massu will come on for D_Purvis and play FW
Min. 84 :(sao) S_Gerrard has it on the edge of the box
          ...  But D_Carvajal wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Shane_Botwin crosses it in!
          ...  It comes to J_Greaves
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(rmd) Jose_Callejon gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Marcelo is unmarked
          ...  Raul_Hierra read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 91 :(rmd) Platini takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Beckenbauer
          ...  Beckenbauer with the strike !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  S_T_Perry never had a chance!

*************  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_Greaves
Scorers              : D_Purvis (1), J_Greaves (49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : K_Benzema (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Benzema (6), Matej_Vydra (35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Matej_Vydra (18), Platini (48), Marcelo (64)
Injured              : R_LoftusCheek (56)
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Match Statistics
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                            Sao Paulo FC  |  Real Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       15
Off target           :           9        |       7
On target            :          11        |       8
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           3        |       12
Key Tackles          :           8        |       3
Key Passes           :          13        |       20
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 2 - 2 Real Madrid
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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  33   2   2   2  22 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  33  13   8  14 |  96   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
Baresi         DF   1  33  11   8  21 |  83   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   3  28   9   5  21 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
B_Chillwell    DF   2  25  12   8  31 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
B_Bjorksson    MF   2  11  32   7  31 |  83   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Shane_Botwin   MF   2   7  30   9  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Raul_Hierra    MF   1   9  29   9  31 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  10
Christie       MF   3   8  28   6  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Greaves      FW   3   8   7  31  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   9   1   0   0   0   0   0  85
D_Purvis       FW   2   7  10  29  21 |  83   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  10  45
M_Vesic        GK  19   3   2   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  32   7   4  23 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sven_Bender    MF   2  11  25  12  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gerrard      MF   2   6  29  18  21 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Massu        FW   1   7  11  30  13 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Real Madrid
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_Reina        GK  39   2   3   1  18 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
W_Lavezzi      DF   2  36  15   7  45 |  82   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Tierney      DF   3  33  12   7  32 |  81   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  31   9  10  32 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
Marcelo        DF   1  30   9   7  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
F_Ravanelli    MF   3  11  34   9  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
R_LoftusCheek  MF   2   7  31   8  23 |  59   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Platini        MF   3   4  31   7  32 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
Juan_Callejon  MF   2   6  28   7  23 |  96   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50  10
Matej_Vydra    FW   1  11   7  32  13 |  96   0   0   2   1   2   1   1   0   0  -2  33  43
K_Benzema      FW   3   7   6  30  23 |  96   0   0   3   1   4   1   0   0   0   0  45  55
L_Dita         GK  29   3   1   1  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Beckenbauer    DF   2  31   9   8  21 |  14   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_A_Glen       DF   2  30   7   8  31 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_Callejon  MF   3   5  28   8  21 |  37   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Ball         MF   2  12  27   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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