Division One League Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. Tottenham (Sun Mar 11)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Tottenham
                              5-3-2 P  |  3-2-4-1 C
                         Daniel Perry  |  Levi Stephen
                                       |
                       Dante_Silva GK  |  GK R_Ceni
                       C_Kickaball DF  |  DF A_Wisdom
                         A_Britton DF  |  DF W_Morgan
                           R_Delap DF  |  DF I_Hack
                        D_Carvajal DF  |  DM T_Manniman
                        D_Sinclair DF  |  DM Doriva
                              Zico MF  |  MF R_Pires
                          Li_Chung MF  |  MF E_Gabor
                          L_Holtby MF  |  MF M_James
                       Fabinhioski FW  |  MF C_McGregor
                           L_Massu FW  |  FW R_Sharp
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB C_Poenaru
                      G_v_der_Wiel SUB |  SUB X_Alonso
                           F_Franz SUB |  SUB D_McHale
                           M_Barry SUB |  SUB T_Hurlock
                         S_Warwick SUB |  SUB Hugo_Sanchez

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 3  :(sao) Fabinhioski with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  Fabinhioski tries to chip the ball over R_Ceni!
          ...  R_Ceni gets up well to catch that one
Min. 4  :(sao) Zico pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  L_Massu is clean through!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from E_Gabor
Min. 7  :(tth) T_Manniman gets possession in his own half
          ...  T_Manniman with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 17 :(sao) Li_Chung looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Massu
          ...  W_Morgan takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 19 :(sao) A_Britton with a 40-yard pass to Zico
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  M_James hits it out for a throw
Min. 22 :(tth) I_Hack breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Dante_Silva!
          ...  Fabinhioski brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
Min. 22 :(tth) C_McGregor plays in W_Morgan with a beautiful ball
          ...  But R_Delap wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but M_Stadio has none of it.
Min. 28 :(sao) L_Holtby is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to A_Britton
          ...  W_Morgan with a nasty foul
          ...  M_Stadio will want to speak to him
          ...  M_Stadio calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Levi Stephen looks relieved
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  L_Holtby passes to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 33 :(sao) L_Massu runs towards the goal
          ...  R_Pires is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 35 :(tth) R_Sharp takes advantage of a mistake by D_Carvajal
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  L_Holtby brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 36 :(sao) A_Britton runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  A_Britton aims for the top right corner !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(sao) Zico kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  L_Massu gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by T_Manniman
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 48 :(sao) Li_Chung holds the ball up
          ...  He sees L_Massu in space!
          ...  L_Massu tries to beat R_Ceni from outside the area!
          ...  The net moves!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  That's put Sao Paulo FC ahead!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 48 :(tth) Tottenham altered their play to a E strategy
Min. 48 :(tth) T_Manniman squares it to W_Morgan
          ...  W_Morgan hits the ball first time!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!

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

Min. 50 :(tth) X_Alonso is going to be brought on
          ...  I_Hack is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 50 :(tth) R_Pires finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  D_Carvajal pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 50 :(sao) L_Holtby with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  E_Gabor fouls badly
          ...  M_Stadio will want to speak to him
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 52 :(tth) M_James with a probing pass to R_Pires
          ...  But C_Kickaball reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 53 :(sao) Zico gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  L_Massu is unmarked
          ...  X_Alonso goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 55 :(tth) Hugo_Sanchez is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Sharp is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 56 :(sao) Zico with the dribble
          ...  W_Morgan is easily beaten
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  X_Alonso picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 56 :(tth) W_Morgan jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Li_Chung !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 57 :(tth) T_Manniman is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to R_Pires
          ...  R_Pires with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But Dante_Silva punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 63 :(sao) L_Massu pushes it past the defender
          ...  T_Manniman plays the back pass
          ...  R_Ceni can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Britton floats the ball in!
          ...  R_Ceni easily claims the ball!
Min. 65 :(sao) G_v_der_Wiel replaces C_Kickaball and will play DF
Min. 65 :(sao) Li_Chung holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  R_Ceni moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  R_Ceni catches it with style!
Min. 65 :(tth) C_McGregor spits at G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 67 :(sao) L_Holtby kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  L_Massu gets on the end of the pass
          ...  L_Massu has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  R_Ceni manages to turn it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Carvajal chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  R_Ceni comes out and claims it!
Min. 69 :(tth) M_James can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Hugo_Sanchez
          ...  Hugo_Sanchez with a bicycle kick !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 70 :(sao) L_Massu is unmarked!
          ...  R_Pires pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 71 :(sao) L_Massu has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Manniman!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  L_Massu curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  R_Ceni guesses right
Min. 72 :(sao) M_Barry replaces Zico and will play MF
Min. 72 :(tth) X_Alonso skips the challenge from R_Delap
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Sinclair takes possession
Min. 74 :(sao) R_Delap drives it forward to L_Massu
          ...  T_Manniman takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 75 :(sao) A_Britton leaves Doriva standing
          ...  Good sliding challenge from T_Manniman
Min. 76 :(tth) R_Pires finds the run of Doriva
          ...  Doriva with the header !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_James drives it into the box!
          ...  It comes to R_Pires
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 77 :(sao) M_Barry beats T_Manniman
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves M_Stadio
          ...  But X_Alonso wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 78 :(sao) F_Franz takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace R_Delap as DF
Min. 78 :(tth) There's going to be a change
          ...  T_Hurlock will come on for M_James and play MF
Min. 79 :(sao) L_Massu beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  T_Hurlock slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 81 :(sao) L_Holtby turns past Doriva
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  E_Gabor with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from M_Stadio
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  L_Massu bends it round the wall
          ...  But R_Ceni just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  M_Stadio has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 82 :(sao) G_v_der_Wiel with a glorious long pass to F_Franz
          ...  F_Franz with the overhead !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 82 :(tth) Hugo_Sanchez with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves A_Britton behind
          ...  But D_Sinclair with the fine tackle
Min. 84 :(sao) G_v_der_Wiel has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past X_Alonso
          ...  He puts in L_Massu!
          ...  Doriva pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  M_Stadio has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by M_Stadio!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 87 :(tth) R_Pires pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  R_Pires with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It's beaten Dante_Silva
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(tth) C_McGregor hoofs it up field to find X_Alonso
          ...  L_Massu reads the game well and cuts out the pass!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Cicero Pompeu de Toledo
Attendance           : 110,000
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : L_Massu (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Massu (48)
Sent Off             : Fabinhioski (22)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : T_Manniman
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Gabor (50), C_McGregor (65), Doriva (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sao Paulo FC  |   Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       7
Off target           :           3        |       6
On target            :           6        |       1
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       12
Key Passes           :          12        |       7
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 1 - 0 Tottenham
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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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Dante_Silva    GK  36   1   7   3  22 |  96   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
C_Kickaball    DF   1  29   7  10  32 |  69   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Britton      DF   2  29   9   8  15 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
R_Delap        DF   2  28   9  10  34 |  82   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  28   8  10  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Sinclair     DF   3  27   8   7  41 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Zico           MF   1  10  29  12  23 |  76   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Li_Chung       MF   3   8  28   7  11 |  96   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  45   0
L_Holtby       MF   2   8  28   8  21 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Fabinhioski    FW   2   7  12  27  33 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -5
L_Massu        FW   1   7  11  27  13 |  96   0   1   0   0   6   1   0   0   0  20   0  51
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  27   7   4  23 |  27   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
F_Franz        DF   3  23  15   9  30 |  14   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Barry        MF   2  17  26   7  32 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
S_Warwick      FW   2   8   8  25  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Tottenham
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  33   2   2   7  30 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
A_Wisdom       DF   2  27  22   8  34 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  24  11   6  10 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -19
I_Hack         DF   2  23   8  10  20 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Manniman     DM   2  17  23   5  25 |  96   0   4   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  20   1
Doriva         DM   2  21  22  10  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
R_Pires        MF   3   9  25  17  31 |  96   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10   7
E_Gabor        MF   2  17  25   5  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
M_James        MF   2  11  24  14  21 |  82   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
C_McGregor     MF   3  14  24   8  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  10  24  22 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Poenaru      GK  20   2   3   3  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Alonso       DF   2  23  16  13  21 |  42   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -20
D_McHale       DM   2  16  23  12  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Hurlock      MF   1   8  23  19  37 |  14   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Hugo_Sanchez   FW   2   9  16  23  27 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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