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Season 23 Archive: Division 2, Week 1

Arsenal 2 - 2 Sao Paulo FC

Division Two League Match, Arsenal vs. Sao Paulo FC (Mon Oct 10)


                              Arsenal  |  Sao Paulo FC
                            4-3-2-1 A  |  4-3-3 A
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK Rafael
                       G_Griffiths DF  |  DF A_Barzagli
                          J_Valera DF  |  DF D_Carvajal
                             Doria DF  |  DF G_Fotheringam
                      L_Gasparotto DF  |  DF Marco_Rojo
                           C_Baker MF  |  MF M_Barry
                        R_Radinski MF  |  MF J_Molby
                          B_Harley MF  |  MF Robinho
                          S_Parker AM  |  FW Geminiho
                        Freddy_Abu AM  |  FW M_McKay
                           H_Sabry FW  |  FW C_Bellamy
                                       |
                          D_de_Gea SUB |  SUB H_Manzoni
                        D_Sinclair SUB |  SUB Seb_Ferrira
                           K_Rekik SUB |  SUB D_Abdoun
                         J_Butland SUB |  SUB Rocket
                          D_Murphy SUB |  SUB N_Piere

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 2  :(arn) R_Radinski puts in H_Sabry
          ...  H_Sabry sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 3  :(arn) B_Harley puts in L_Gasparotto
          ...  L_Gasparotto carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  Rafael tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 5  :(sao) J_Molby looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Geminiho
          ...  Geminiho with the side footed shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC have snatched the lead!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 7  :(arn) C_Baker takes advantage of a mistake by Marco_Rojo
          ...  A_Barzagli wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 8  :(arn) R_Radinski with a flicked pass to H_Sabry
          ...  H_Sabry hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But Rafael palms it behind
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 8  :(sao) J_Molby has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Gasparotto
          ...  He puts in Marco_Rojo!
          ...  J_Valera with the block
Min. 12 :(sao) The ball goes loose!
          ...  Marco_Rojo seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Doria
Min. 13 :(arn) G_Griffiths nutmegs G_Fotheringam, he continues to run forward
          ...  G_Griffiths tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 13 :(arn) H_Sabry knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Barzagli
          ...  M_Barry with the tackle
          ...  G_Reddy will want to speak to him
          ...  G_Reddy called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 14 :(arn) S_Parker with a well-controlled run
          ...  Marco_Rojo wins the ball
Min. 15 :(sao) C_Bellamy hoists the ball across to Geminiho
          ...  Geminiho tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  D_James gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by D_James !!
Min. 21 :(arn) S_Parker is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Sabry
          ...  C_Bellamy with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  B_Harley shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to H_Sabry instead
          ...  The cross hits H_Sabry on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  Rafael parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And Rafael recovers to save!!
Min. 22 :(sao) J_Molby with a short pass to find M_McKay
          ...  What a shot from M_McKay !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  D_James parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Fotheringam lofts the ball in!
          ...  D_James makes the catch!
Min. 23 :(sao) Geminiho jumps over G_Griffiths's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  G_Griffiths recovers to win the ball back
Min. 24 :(arn) C_Baker looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Sabry
          ...  H_Sabry with the shot on net !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Rafael looks relieved there!
Min. 26 :(arn) H_Sabry runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  H_Sabry hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But Rafael makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 28 :(arn) B_Harley looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Griffiths
          ...  G_Griffiths with the overhead !
          ...  Rafael was lucky there
Min. 28 :(arn) S_Parker cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Freddy_Abu
          ...  Rafael with a well timed tackle
          ...  G_Reddy didn't like it though
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  There can only be one outcome!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Freddy_Abu is the man who takes it
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 Sao Paulo FC...
Min. 29 :(arn) B_Harley with the heel pass to Freddy_Abu
          ...  A delicate header from Freddy_Abu !
          ...  But Rafael comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 30 :(arn) Freddy_Abu sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Freddy_Abu with a powerful diving header!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 30 :(sao) J_Molby unselfishly heads the ball back to Marco_Rojo
          ...  Marco_Rojo has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that D_James got a touch
Min. 33 :(arn) S_Parker kills the ball dead
          ...  S_Parker aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  Rafael makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 37 :(sao) M_McKay turns past G_Griffiths
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  M_McKay hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  D_James beats the ball away
Min. 38 :(arn) S_Parker with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past G_Fotheringam
          ...  He knocks it to Freddy_Abu!
          ...  A delicate chip from Freddy_Abu !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  The Arsenal fans chant his name!
          ...  That's put Arsenal ahead!
          ...  Arsenal 2-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 39 :(arn) The Arsenal manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C
Min. 39 :(arn) Freddy_Abu gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Freddy_Abu with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 40 :(arn) R_Radinski slides the ball across to Freddy_Abu
          ...  A_Barzagli stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 41 :(arn) S_Parker looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Doria
          ...  Doria with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 42 :(arn) B_Harley looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Freddy_Abu
          ...  Freddy_Abu with the side footed shot!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 46 :(arn) R_Radinski knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Carvajal
          ...  R_Radinski tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Harley plays it into the danger area!
          ...  S_Parker with the shot!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Rafael looks relieved there!
Min. 47 :(arn) S_Parker crosses into the box, finding Doria
          ...  Doria breaks clear!
          ...  He tries to take it round Rafael
          ...  He slips it underneath Rafael
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  wide!!
Min. 52 :(arn) H_Sabry with electric pace
          ...  He eases past D_Carvajal
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by G_Fotheringam
Min. 52 :(sao) Geminiho with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  Doria with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  G_Reddy lectures him
Min. 55 :(arn) Doria can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  D_Carvajal knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But G_Reddy just turns away!
Min. 57 :(sao) Geminiho with a perfectly timed run
          ...  Geminiho with the cheeky shot!
          ...  D_James won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 58 :(arn) H_Sabry makes himself available
          ...  A well-placed shot from H_Sabry !
          ...  But Rafael hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 60 :(sao) D_Abdoun is being brought on
          ...  Marco_Rojo is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 60 :(arn) G_Griffiths runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Freddy_Abu
          ...  Freddy_Abu with the chance !
          ...  But Rafael punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Rafael got a touch
Min. 60 :(sao) M_Barry finds M_McKay with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  L_Gasparotto clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 61 :(sao) J_Molby looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Geminiho
          ...  Geminiho hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But D_James reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 62 :(arn) J_Valera kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  J_Valera drives it low !
          ...  The shot slips through Rafael's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 65 :(sao) Rocket takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_Molby
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 65 :(arn) H_Sabry finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  H_Sabry with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 65 :(sao) Geminiho has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Geminiho looks to see where D_James is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great effort!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC are back level!
          ...  Arsenal 2-2 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 66 :(sao) N_Piere will replace C_Bellamy and play MF
Min. 67 :(arn) H_Sabry runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Rocket
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  H_Sabry runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  Rafael with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 68 :(sao) M_McKay runs at L_Gasparotto
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Baker
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_McKay plays it towards the near post!
          ...  D_James easily claims the ball!
Min. 70 :(arn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  J_Butland will come on for R_Radinski and play MF
Min. 72 :(sao) D_Carvajal with an in swinging cross to G_Fotheringam
          ...  G_Fotheringam heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 73 :(arn) B_Harley looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Baker
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Abdoun takes possession
Min. 75 :(arn) D_Murphy is coming on for H_Sabry and playing FW
Min. 76 :(arn) J_Butland with the through ball to Freddy_Abu
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Barzagli
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 77 :(arn) D_Sinclair is being brought on
          ...  J_Valera is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 77 :(arn) J_Butland nutmegs D_Abdoun
          ...  D_Abdoun with a nasty foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 80 :(arn) S_Parker knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Barzagli
          ...  S_Parker hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Rafael with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 87 :(arn) C_Baker looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to J_Butland
          ...  J_Butland rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 121,850
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : Freddy_Abu (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Freddy_Abu (28 pen,38)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : Geminiho
Scorers              : Geminiho (5,65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Bellamy (21), Rafael (28), D_Abdoun (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |  Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :          26        |       9
Off target           :          13        |       2
On target            :          13        |       7
Possession           :          66        |       34
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          17        |       8
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Final Score          : Arsenal 2 - 2 Sao Paulo FC
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
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_James        GK  29   2   2   3  26 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
G_Griffiths    DF   2  26  11   3  33 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   6
J_Valera       DF   2  26   8   9  39 |  79   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
Doria          DF   3  24   7   4  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   2
L_Gasparotto   DF   3  23   8   6  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
C_Baker        MF   2   5  26   6  13 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
R_Radinski     MF   1  11  25   6  29 |  72   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
B_Harley       MF   1   6  24   6  33 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
S_Parker       AM   1  10  27  12  30 |  94   0   0   5   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  65  11
Freddy_Abu     AM   3   7  10  23  42 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0  53
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  26  25 |  77   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
D_de_Gea       GK  27   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sinclair     DF   3  26   8   7  41 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  24   7   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Butland      MF   2   9  25  11  41 |  22   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  26  37 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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Rafael         GK  28   2   2   2  20 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  33   0   0   0
A_Barzagli     DF   2  26   8  10  20 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  25   8  10  32 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  24   8  11  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  23  10   6  30 |  62   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
M_Barry        MF   2  16  25   7  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Molby        MF   2   8  24   9  31 |  67   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
Robinho        MF   1   7  23   8  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Geminiho       FW   3  10  10  24  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0  51
M_McKay        FW   3   7   9  24  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  24  33 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
H_Manzoni      GK  16   1   3   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Seb_Ferrira    DF   2  23   8   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Abdoun       DF   3  23   9   7  30 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Rocket         MF   2  10  24  10  33 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Piere        MF   1   6  23   7  30 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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