June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Stage, Sao Paulo FC vs. Valencia (Wed Nov 11)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Valencia
                            4-2-1-3 A  |  5-4-1 P
                        James Houston  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                         S_T_Perry GK  |  GK D_Van_Don_Bur
                         A_Pereira DF  |  DF D_E_Boyata
                            Baresi DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                      G_v_der_Wiel DF  |  DF J_Stam
                          C_Irvine DF  |  DF E_Herbert
                      Shane_Botwin MF  |  DF M_Salah
                          Christie MF  |  MF Eusebio
                         S_Gerrard AM  |  MF L_Macleod
                         J_Greaves FW  |  MF R_Tabatta
                           L_Massu FW  |  MF H_Higuim
                          D_Purvis FW  |  FW M_Bombarda
                                       |
                           M_Vesic SUB |  SUB W_Hunt
                     A_Wan_Bissaka SUB |  SUB A_Nouri
                           McKenna SUB |  SUB M_Kikuchi
                          S_Niguez SUB |  SUB M_Barry
                            V_Bayo SUB |  SUB D_Trezeguet

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 1  :(vla) B_Ivanovic with a 50-yard pass to M_Bombarda
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 5  :(sao) S_Gerrard nutmegs B_Ivanovic, he continues to run forward
          ...  S_Gerrard has a dig at goal!
          ...  It floats over D_Van_Don_Bur
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  That's put Sao Paulo FC ahead!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 6  :(vla) It seems Valencia are making a tactical change to A
Min. 8  :(vla) H_Higuim makes himself available
          ...  H_Higuim with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  S_T_Perry dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had S_T_Perry beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Tabatta swings it in!
          ...  A_Pereira gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 9  :(vla) M_Bombarda with a perfectly timed run
          ...  M_Bombarda with his head down lets it go !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was unfortunate
          ...  That's pulled Valencia level!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-1 Valencia ...
Min. 12 :(vla) J_Stam takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past J_Greaves
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  J_Stam with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But S_T_Perry punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 13 :(vla) R_Tabatta is too quick for the defence
          ...  R_Tabatta with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But S_T_Perry is equal to it
Min. 17 :(sao) Christie runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Purvis
          ...  D_Purvis with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And D_Van_Don_Bur reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Irvine plays it towards the near post!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur catches it!
Min. 18 :(sao) Shane_Botwin can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Stam steals the ball of off him
Min. 18 :(vla) M_Salah knocks it forward
          ...  Baresi slips
          ...  M_Bombarda gets to it!
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Bombarda !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the bench
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Andie Glen
          ...  Valencia go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-2 Valencia ...
Min. 19 :(vla) Valencia's manager orders his side to play C
Min. 19 :(vla) It appears R_Tabatta is playing as a DM
Min. 21 :(vla) Eusebio with the cross-field pass to M_Bombarda
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 23 :(sao) Christie crosses to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Shane_Botwin lofts the ball in!
          ...  It comes to J_Greaves
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 25 :(sao) S_Gerrard 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
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Greaves !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 27 :(sao) L_Massu has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past M_Salah
          ...  He knocks it to D_Purvis!
          ...  D_Purvis rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Sao Paulo FC fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 2-2 Valencia ...
Min. 28 :(vla) R_Tabatta moves to MF
Min. 28 :(vla) M_Bombarda loses A_Pereira
          ...  M_Bombarda gets up high for the header !
          ...  S_T_Perry with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Eusebio drives it into the box!
          ...  B_Ivanovic gets a shot in
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into S_T_Perry's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 29 :(vla) M_Salah leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to H_Higuim
          ...  H_Higuim aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  S_T_Perry gathers it easily
Min. 31 :(vla) R_Tabatta cuts inside C_Irvine
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  From long range R_Tabatta bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  S_T_Perry makes a fine save
Min. 33 :(sao) D_Purvis plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  D_Purvis looks to see where D_Van_Don_Bur is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 37 :(vla) R_Tabatta knocks it forward
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel slips
          ...  M_Bombarda gets to it!
          ...  Baresi wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Ivanovic floats the ball in!
          ...  S_T_Perry makes the catch!
Min. 39 :(sao) D_Purvis runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu gets up high for the header !
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 40 :(sao) Christie brings it under control
          ...  He takes on J_Stam
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in S_Gerrard!
          ...  S_Gerrard with a blistering shot !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 41 :(vla) Eusebio takes advantage of a mistake by G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Eusebio has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  S_T_Perry with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(vla) Eusebio with a slick pass to M_Bombarda
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Baresi
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Eusebio floats the ball in!
          ...  B_Ivanovic swings a leg at it!
          ...  S_T_Perry with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 46 :(vla) Eusebio takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Bombarda
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Pereira

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sao Paulo FC 2-2 Valencia

Min. 46 :(vla) R_Tabatta hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  M_Bombarda latches onto it!
          ...  M_Bombarda has a dig at goal!
          ...  The shot slips through S_T_Perry's hands
          ...  But S_T_Perry recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 50 :(sao) Christie takes advantage of a mistake by B_Ivanovic
          ...  Christie with the overhead !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  Lets see if Sao Paulo FC can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 3-2 Valencia ...
Min. 50 :(vla) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Valencia will now be playing A
Min. 50 :(vla) L_Macleod plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  R_Tabatta decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A powerful shot by R_Tabatta !
          ...  S_T_Perry gets up well to catch that one
Min. 54 :(vla) R_Tabatta jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  R_Tabatta swings in the shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 55 :(vla) A_Nouri is going to be brought on
          ...  D_E_Boyata is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(vla) M_Barry takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace H_Higuim as MF
Min. 58 :(vla) B_Ivanovic chips the ball over the defence and finds Eusebio
          ...  S_Gerrard is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  J_Hunye will just give him a speaking to
Min. 58 :(vla) R_Tabatta flicks it past G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  But C_Irvine wins the ball
Min. 59 :(sao) S_Gerrard is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur reacts well to save!!!
Min. 61 :(sao) Shane_Botwin with an intelligent ball to Baresi
          ...  Baresi with the overhead !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 63 :(vla) M_Barry with a smart pass to M_Salah
          ...  A_Pereira steals the ball of off him
Min. 65 :(vla) D_Trezeguet is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Bombarda is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 65 :(sao) Shane_Botwin with the through ball to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 67 :(sao) Christie plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  L_Massu decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  L_Massu has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 67 :(vla) Eusebio with a first time pass
          ...  J_Stam runs onto it!
          ...  A delicate header from J_Stam !
          ...  But S_T_Perry reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 68 :(sao) D_Purvis sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_Stam fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  J_Hunye gave him a strong warning
Min. 70 :(vla) A_Nouri moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Herbert
          ...  E_Herbert with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  S_T_Perry makes a good save
Min. 72 :(sao) Christie turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  What agility from D_Van_Don_Bur
Min. 72 :(vla) R_Tabatta knocks the ball past G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  R_Tabatta with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by R_Tabatta!
          ...  C_Irvine clears the corner
Min. 73 :(vla) M_Barry beats the defender
          ...  M_Barry with a powerful diving header!
          ...  S_T_Perry turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Eusebio plays it towards the near post!
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets to it!
          ...  S_T_Perry can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  S_T_Perry makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 77 :(vla) Eusebio miskicks!
          ...  He finds M_Barry though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Baresi takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 78 :(sao) D_Purvis with a penetrating pass to J_Greaves
          ...  Cleared by B_Ivanovic
Min. 80 :(sao) A_Wan_Bissaka is going to be brought on
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 80 :(sao) McKenna takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Shane_Botwin as MF
Min. 80 :(sao) Up goes the substitution board - V_Bayo on for J_Greaves as a FW
Min. 82 :(sao) L_Massu gains control of the loose ball
          ...  B_Ivanovic with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 85 :(vla) J_Stam holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to B_Ivanovic
          ...  A_Pereira with the tackle
Min. 86 :(sao) L_Massu breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_Van_Don_Bur!
          ...  M_Salah brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Hunye reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  L_Massu passes to D_Purvis
          ...  M_Salah wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 87 :(sao) D_Purvis gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by J_Stam !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sao) S_Gerrard backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  L_Massu gets on the end of it
          ...  L_Massu has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by D_Van_Don_Bur !!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Cicero Pompeu de Toledo
Attendance           : 112,739
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : Christie
Scorers              : S_Gerrard (5), D_Purvis (27), Christie (50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : M_Bombarda (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Bombarda (9,18)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Salah (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sao Paulo FC  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       19
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :          11        |       14
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           2        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           9        |       4
Key Passes           :          14        |       15
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 3 - 2 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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S_T_Perry      GK  33   2   2   2  22 |  95  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  33  13   8  14 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Baresi         DF   1  33  11   8  21 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  32   7   4  23 |  84   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Irvine       DF   2  28  10   7  33 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Shane_Botwin   MF   2   7  30   9  20 |  84   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
Christie       MF   3   8  28   6  32 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  50  25
S_Gerrard      AM   2   6  29  18  21 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  30  25
J_Greaves      FW   3   8   7  31  23 |  84   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
L_Massu        FW   1   7  11  30  13 |  95   0   0   1   1   4   0   0   0   0  20  45  35
D_Purvis       FW   2   7  10  30  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  20  30
M_Vesic        GK  19   3   2   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   3  28  10   5  21 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
McKenna        MF   1  26  15   1  26 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Niguez       MF   2   7  28   5  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Bayo         FW   2  10   8  26  12 |  11   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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D_Van_Don_Bur  GK  36   2   7   5  23 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  32  11   9  11 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  31  11   7  22 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
J_Stam         DF   2  30   9   7  29 |  95   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10  10
E_Herbert      DF   1  29   7  11  41 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Salah        DF   2  29   8   9  22 |  95   0   1   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  18  33  -2
Eusebio        MF   1   5  29  11  21 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  28  11  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
R_Tabatta      MF   2  22  27  16  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  20  15
H_Higuim       MF   2   7  27  10  42 |  59   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  29  22 |  69   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  60
W_Hunt         GK  29   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  29  12   6  21 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  16  29   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Barry        MF   2  18  28   7  32 |  36   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  29  21 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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