Elite League Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. Schalke 04 (Sun Sep 22)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Schalke 04
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-3-2 P
                            Gary Hill  |  Andy Banks
                                       |
                        J_Pavlenka GK  |  GK G_Bailey
                       Omar_Little DF  |  DF B_Williams
                           McKenna DF  |  DF A_Wan_Bissaka
                         J_Nasazzi DF  |  DF Klaus_Fichtel
                            Vikram DF  |  DF Maya_Yoshida
                          Christie MF  |  DM Suat_Serdar
                         A_McGeady MF  |  MF Luis_Palma
                          Roy_Kent MF  |  MF Marcos_Acuna
                           Robinho MF  |  MF D_Baboescu
                     Kvaratskhelia FW  |  FW E_Collamarini
                          A_Hunter FW  |  FW Tatanka
                                       |
                          K_Ridouy SUB |  SUB D_Dropsy
                          J_Bolton SUB |  SUB D_Epureanu
                       H_Stoichkov SUB |  SUB Eberechi_Eze
                         D_Dunstan SUB |  SUB M_Mount
                             Sobhi SUB |  SUB Steve_Brown

Referee: M_Matosa (Slovenia)


Min. 4  :(sao) Kvaratskhelia sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  D_Baboescu seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 5  :(shk) Suat_Serdar with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Tatanka gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Tatanka with a thundering drive!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 8  :(sao) Roy_Kent has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Williams
          ...  He puts in A_Hunter!
          ...  But B_Williams wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  McKenna curls it into the box!
          ...  G_Bailey fists it away!
Min. 9  :(sao) A_Hunter loses A_Wan_Bissaka
          ...  A_Hunter attempts a lob!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 11 :(sao) A_Hunter takes advantage of a bad back pass from Luis_Palma
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Wan_Bissaka
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Omar_Little crosses it in!
          ...  G_Bailey comes out and claims it!
Min. 12 :(sao) A_McGeady holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to A_Hunter
          ...  From long range A_Hunter bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  G_Bailey parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 15 :(sao) A_Hunter skips the challenge from B_Williams
          ...  A_Hunter keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  Lets see if Sao Paulo FC can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 15 :(shk) Schalke 04 are switching their playing style to E
Min. 15 :(shk) D_Baboescu with a glorious long pass to E_Collamarini
          ...  A_Hunter fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  M_Matosa just wants to lecture him
Min. 18 :(shk) Luis_Palma knocks the ball past the lunge of Roy_Kent
          ...  Luis_Palma tries the shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  J_Pavlenka dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had J_Pavlenka beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Baboescu swings it in!
          ...  McKenna clears the danger
Min. 20 :(shk) Suat_Serdar runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  E_Collamarini latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  But J_Nasazzi comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 25 :(shk) Suat_Serdar controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Vikram
          ...  He puts in Tatanka!
          ...  But A_McGeady reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 29 :(shk) Marcos_Acuna with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_McGeady
Min. 31 :(sao) Christie knocks it forward
          ...  E_Collamarini slips
          ...  Kvaratskhelia gets to it!
          ...  Kvaratskhelia drives it towards goal !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 33 :(shk) Luis_Palma pulls it back to E_Collamarini
          ...  E_Collamarini tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 35 :(sao) McKenna looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_McGeady
          ...  A_McGeady aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  The Sao Paulo FC fans chant his name!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 2-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 36 :(sao) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Sao Paulo FC will now be playing A
Min. 36 :(shk) Tatanka gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Christie!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Hunter with a clumsy challenge
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  Tatanka drives it in
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 38 :(sao) Christie with a one-touch layoff to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  Kvaratskhelia takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just G_Bailey is between him and the goal
          ...  He slips it underneath G_Bailey
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 3-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 38 :(shk) Tatanka plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  Fine tackle by Omar_Little
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 40 :(sao) A_Hunter pushes it past A_Wan_Bissaka
          ...  A_Hunter with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 4-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 42 :(sao) Christie runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  Kvaratskhelia has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But G_Bailey punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 42 :(shk) E_Collamarini breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Pavlenka!
          ...  Omar_Little brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  M_Matosa reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 42 :(shk) E_Collamarini slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  E_Collamarini with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia barges Maya_Yoshida off the ball
          ...  Kvaratskhelia tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  G_Bailey takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 45 :(shk) Marcos_Acuna lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  E_Collamarini latches on to it
          ...  A_McGeady fouls badly
          ...  M_Matosa will want to speak to him
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 47 :(sao) Christie with a Cruyff turn
          ...  Christie unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 48 :(shk) Tatanka takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Vikram forces him off the ball

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sao Paulo FC 4-0 Schalke 04

Min. 48 :(sao) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Kvaratskhelia is through!
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 50 :(sao) Roy_Kent sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  Kvaratskhelia tries to chip the ball over G_Bailey!
          ...  But G_Bailey makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 50 :(shk) Suat_Serdar with the cross-field pass to Tatanka
          ...  Tatanka hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Luis_Palma swings it in!
          ...  E_Collamarini makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 52 :(shk) Tatanka makes the tackle
          ...  A_Hunter with a superb challenge
          ...  M_Matosa has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  His 2nd yellow card, that's an early shower for him !
Min. 57 :(sao) Christie sidesteps Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  Christie sees G_Bailey off his line !
          ...  What agility from G_Bailey
Min. 58 :(sao) A_McGeady with the first time pass to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 58 :(shk) D_Baboescu sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Marcos_Acuna runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Marcos_Acuna shoots towards goal !
          ...  J_Pavlenka gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 59 :(sao) Robinho is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  Kvaratskhelia with a powerful header !
          ...  But G_Bailey palms it behind
          ...  M_Matosa has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 63 :(shk) Tatanka makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  But Vikram wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 65 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC will now play D
Min. 69 :(shk) Tatanka jumps over J_Nasazzi's challenge
          ...  Tatanka gets up high for the header !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 71 :(shk) D_Epureanu is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 71 :(shk) Eberechi_Eze replaces D_Baboescu and will play MF
Min. 72 :(shk) M_Mount is being brought on
          ...  Suat_Serdar is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 77 :(sao) J_Bolton replaces McKenna and will play DF
Min. 77 :(shk) Steve_Brown comes on for Tatanka and takes up a FW role
Min. 77 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia finds a hole in the defence
          ...  But B_Williams puts it in row Z!
Min. 82 :(sao) H_Stoichkov is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_McGeady is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 82 :(shk) M_Mount takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Collamarini
          ...  J_Nasazzi wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 83 :(sao) J_Nasazzi with a first time pass
          ...  Kvaratskhelia runs onto it!
          ...  Kvaratskhelia with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Roy_Kent lofts the ball in!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by D_Epureanu
Min. 83 :(shk) Steve_Brown with a flicked pass to M_Mount
          ...  J_Pavlenka muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  M_Matosa reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  Surely a Penalty!
          ...  The ref consults VAR !!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  E_Collamarini is the man who takes it
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That takes his tally to 10 for the season!!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC must have put the brakes on!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 4-1 Schalke 04...
Min. 84 :(sao) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Kvaratskhelia is through!
          ...  Kvaratskhelia hits a great drive!
          ...  G_Bailey with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 87 :(sao) Christie brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Robinho gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Williams
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 87 :(shk) M_Mount holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Steve_Brown
          ...  J_Bolton with the tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(shk) Steve_Brown knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Vikram with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 90 :(sao) Christie turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  Kvaratskhelia rifles it at the goal !
          ...  G_Bailey with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Cicero Pompeu de Toledo
Attendance           : 125,000
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : Kvaratskhelia (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Hunter (15,40), A_McGeady (35), Kvaratskhelia (38)
Sent Off             : A_Hunter (52)
Booked               : Omar_Little (42), A_McGeady (45), J_Pavlenka (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : E_Collamarini
Scorers              : E_Collamarini (83 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Sao Paulo FC   |    Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       10
Off target           :           4        |       8
On target            :          12        |       2
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       4
Fouls                :          13        |       10
Key Tackles          :           9        |       7
Key Passes           :          12        |       11
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 4 - 1 Schalke 04
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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 |  97   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7   0   0   0
Omar_Little    DF   1  33   9   3  44 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
McKenna        DF   1  32  17   1  26 |  80   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  32   9   6  41 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Vikram         DF   2  32   3   1  27 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Christie       MF   3   9  33   6  32 |  97   0   0   5   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  90  25
A_McGeady      MF   1  19  32  13  29 |  85   0   2   2   0   1   1   1   0   0  38  18  23
Roy_Kent       MF   1  13  32   6  23 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Robinho        MF   1   8  32   9  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Kvaratskhelia  FW   2   4   1  33  16 |  97   0   0   0   0   9   1   0   0   0  20  20  75
A_Hunter       FW   3   9   7  32  42 |  55   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   1   0 -10 -10  45
K_Ridouy       GK  31   3   2   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bolton       DF   1  31   9   3  32 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
H_Stoichkov    MF   1   1  32   2  18 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Dunstan      MF   1   4  23   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sobhi          FW   2   7   7  28  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Bailey       GK  34   1   5   5   9 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
B_Williams     DF   3  35  11   7  43 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   3  34  11   5  21 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
Klaus_Fichtel  DF   2  31  23   5  41 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Maya_Yoshida   DF   1  30   1   2  47 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Suat_Serdar    DM   2  25  32   1  15 |  75   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Luis_Palma     MF   2   9  33  16  39 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Marcos_Acuna   MF   2   3  32   2  11 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
D_Baboescu     MF   1  16  30   6  27 |  74   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
E_Collamarini  FW   1   5  10  34  31 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
Tatanka        FW   3   7  10  31  32 |  80   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Dropsy       GK  30   3   4   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Epureanu     DF   1  34   9   9  33 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Eberechi_Eze   MF   1   6  30  18  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Mount        MF   1   1  29  12  28 |  22   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Steve_Brown    FW   1  17  24  29  29 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
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