Division One League Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. Valencia (Sun Sep 01)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Valencia
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-1-4-1 C
                        James Houston  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                       Dante_Silva GK  |  GK Kamikaze
                         A_Pereira DF  |  DF D_E_Boyata
                         A_Britton DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                      G_v_der_Wiel DF  |  DF E_Herbert
                     A_Wan_Bissaka DF  |  DF J_Stam
                          Li_Chung MF  |  DM P_Niemeyer
                         S_Gerrard MF  |  MF T_Huddlestone
                       Raul_Hierra MF  |  MF M_Barry
                         J_Greaves FW  |  MF M_Kikuchi
                           L_Massu FW  |  MF S_Winzor
                      P_Aubameyang FW  |  FW W_Jose
                                       |
                        Brad_Viner SUB |  SUB Q_Atoo
                            Baresi SUB |  SUB O_Price
                       B_Bjorksson SUB |  SUB A_Nouri
                      Shane_Botwin SUB |  SUB K_El_Ahmadi
                          R_Savage SUB |  SUB Christinoa

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 1  :(sao) Sao Paulo FC restructured their strategy to N
Min. 6  :(sao) S_Gerrard pulls it back to J_Greaves
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Winzor and it had to be
Min. 7  :(vla) W_Jose sidesteps A_Britton
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  W_Jose curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But Dante_Silva makes an easy save
Min. 8  :(sao) L_Massu with a glorious 60-yard pass to P_Aubameyang
          ...  D_E_Boyata takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 8  :(vla) M_Barry sidesteps G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  An audacious effort from M_Barry !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 9  :(sao) Raul_Hierra is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Greaves
          ...  M_Kikuchi steals the ball of off him
Min. 11 :(sao) L_Massu nutmegs J_Stam
          ...  P_Niemeyer with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Sao Paulo FC players
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 14 :(vla) T_Huddlestone holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to W_Jose
          ...  But A_Britton wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 15 :(sao) Li_Chung runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Aubameyang
          ...  W_Jose reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 20 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with an incisive pass to D_E_Boyata
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel beats him to the ball
Min. 23 :(sao) Raul_Hierra is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 26 :(sao) P_Aubameyang sidesteps P_Niemeyer
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  S_Winzor with an ugly foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 27 :(vla) D_E_Boyata takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  D_E_Boyata goes for the top corner !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Sao Paulo FC fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 28 :(sao) Raul_Hierra with a pinpoint pass to G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel with the side footed shot!
          ...  Kamikaze parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And Kamikaze recovers to save!!
Min. 28 :(vla) T_Huddlestone with a clever shimmy
          ...  A_Britton gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 29 :(vla) M_Kikuchi is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  W_Jose latches onto the ball
          ...  But L_Massu spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 33 :(vla) T_Huddlestone sidesteps A_Wan_Bissaka
          ...  T_Huddlestone keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 34 :(vla) M_Barry looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to T_Huddlestone
          ...  P_Aubameyang with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from P_Graham
Min. 37 :(sao) Raul_Hierra can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu hits a curling shot!
          ...  Kamikaze blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 39 :(sao) Li_Chung plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  D_E_Boyata gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sao) Raul_Hierra with the towering header to L_Massu
          ...  Intercepted by E_Herbert
Min. 46 :(sao) Raul_Hierra with the heel pass to S_Gerrard
          ...  But B_Ivanovic barges him off the ball

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

Min. 47 :(vla) D_E_Boyata volleys it forward. He finds M_Barry
          ...  M_Barry with the overhead !
          ...  Dante_Silva is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  Dante_Silva looks very relieved!
Min. 50 :(sao) Li_Chung plays the early ball across the box to find P_Aubameyang in space
          ...  P_Aubameyang tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into Kamikaze's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 53 :(vla) E_Herbert plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  E_Herbert aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  Dante_Silva makes a fine save
Min. 55 :(vla) J_Stam runs into space
          ...  J_Stam with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  Dante_Silva collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 56 :(sao) J_Greaves with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Stam
          ...  J_Stam does well to get the tackle in
Min. 58 :(sao) G_v_der_Wiel runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs D_E_Boyata
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  Kamikaze makes a difficult save
Min. 59 :(sao) A_Britton finds himself in a good position
          ...  P_Niemeyer cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 63 :(sao) Li_Chung spots J_Greaves who is in acres of space
          ...  B_Ivanovic with the block
Min. 65 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace S_Winzor as MF
Min. 68 :(sao) S_Gerrard has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past D_E_Boyata
          ...  He knocks it to J_Greaves!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from P_Niemeyer
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Li_Chung curls it into the box!
          ...  Kamikaze easily catches it!
Min. 68 :(vla) M_Barry is first to the ball
          ...  L_Massu forces him off the ball
Min. 70 :(vla) T_Huddlestone turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Stam
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  P_Graham signals that it is indirect
          ...  M_Barry swings it in
          ...  T_Huddlestone takes control of it!
          ...  S_Gerrard wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 72 :(sao) Raul_Hierra has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Stam
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in P_Aubameyang!
          ...  P_Aubameyang with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But Kamikaze makes a fine save
Min. 73 :(sao) A_Wan_Bissaka finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  P_Niemeyer hits it out for a throw
Min. 73 :(vla) P_Niemeyer is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose fires a shot at goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Dante_Silva moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  Dante_Silva tips it wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Niemeyer plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Dante_Silva easily claims the ball!
Min. 75 :(sao) Baresi is coming on and A_Britton is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 75 :(sao) B_Bjorksson is coming on for Raul_Hierra and will play MF
Min. 75 :(sao) R_Savage is being brought on
          ...  L_Massu is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(vla) O_Price comes on for E_Herbert and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 85 :(vla) Christinoa takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace W_Jose
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 86 :(sao) Li_Chung with an incisive pass to P_Aubameyang
          ...  O_Price takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 87 :(sao) J_Greaves with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Wan_Bissaka
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka drives the shot in!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sao) S_Gerrard with a one-touch layoff to P_Aubameyang
          ...  P_Aubameyang heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Kamikaze is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Gerrard chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  M_Kikuchi reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 88 :(vla) A defence splitting pass from K_El_Ahmadi to Christinoa
          ...  Christinoa with the shot on net !
          ...  But Dante_Silva punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 89 :(sao) Li_Chung with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to P_Aubameyang
          ...  D_E_Boyata clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 92 :(sao) P_Aubameyang plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  D_E_Boyata with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  James Houston looks annoyed that there was no card there

*************  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          : G_v_der_Wiel
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : D_E_Boyata (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Niemeyer (11), S_Winzor (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sao Paulo FC  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       9
Off target           :           3        |       4
On target            :           4        |       5
Possession           :          33        |       67
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       5
Key Tackles          :           6        |       14
Key Passes           :          17        |       7
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 0 - 0 Valencia
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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  39   1   7   3  22 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  31  12   7  14 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Britton      DF   2  31  10   8  15 |  78   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  30   7   4  23 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   3  27   9   5  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
Li_Chung       MF   3   8  30   7  11 |  95   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
S_Gerrard      MF   2   6  28  17  21 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Raul_Hierra    MF   1   9  28   9  31 |  78   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
J_Greaves      FW   3   8   7  29  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Massu        FW   1   7  11  28  13 |  78   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
P_Aubameyang   FW   2   6   8  26  38 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
Brad_Viner     GK  26   3   3   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Baresi         DF   1  31  11   8  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bjorksson    MF   2  11  31   7  31 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Shane_Botwin   MF   2   7  29   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Savage       MF   2   8  28   6  15 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Kamikaze       GK  37   7   2   2  20 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  29  11   8  11 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   1
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  29  11   7  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  28   7  11  41 |  78   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
J_Stam         DF   2  28   8   7  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
P_Niemeyer     DM   1  18  29   5  22 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  58   8  -2
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  29  11  19 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
M_Barry        MF   2  17  27   7  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  15  27   8  30 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
S_Winzor       MF   3  21  25  11  22 |  68   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  28  10 |  88   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
Q_Atoo         GK  30   3   7   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  30  12   8  26 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  28  12   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  11  29   7  15 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Christinoa     FW   3   9   7  26  42 |   7   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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