Sky Sports Elite Premier League Match, Arsenal vs. Sao Paulo FC (Sun Mar 16)


                              Arsenal  |  Sao Paulo FC
                              4-4-2 P  |  5-4-1 C
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Gary Hill
                                       |
                          T_Macedo GK  |  GK J_Pavlenka
                             Ramos DF  |  DF Danilo
                            M_Manz DF  |  DF J_Nasazzi
                       O_Zinchenko DF  |  DF Omar_Little
                          W_Saliba DF  |  DF J_Bolton
                          D_OLeary MF  |  DF J_Fitzwater
                       Ronaldinhio MF  |  MF L_Matthaus
                            M_Ozil MF  |  MF H_Stoichkov
                          J_Murphy MF  |  MF R_Gullit
                          N_Anelka FW  |  MF Thoresen
                         H_Sanchez FW  |  FW K_Benzema
                                       |
                             Boruc SUB |  SUB Marius_Muller
                           M_Keown SUB |  SUB J_Jesus
                           P_Erras SUB |  SUB Roy_Kent
                         R_Parlour SUB |  SUB J_Colquhoun
                      G_Martinelli SUB |  SUB Kvaratskhelia

Referee: M_Matosa (Slovenia)


Min. 4  :(arn) J_Murphy plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  J_Murphy curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  J_Pavlenka saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 4  :(arn) Curled in dangerously from M_Ozil to H_Sanchez
          ...  Danilo with an awful challenge
Min. 5  :(sao) R_Gullit with a glorious 60-yard pass to K_Benzema
          ...  Fine tackle by Ramos
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 6  :(arn) N_Anelka sidesteps Thoresen
          ...  A cheeky lob from N_Anelka !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  J_Pavlenka moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  J_Pavlenka catches it with style!
Min. 10 :(arn) J_Murphy plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  J_Fitzwater makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Murphy swings it in!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by Thoresen
Min. 13 :(arn) Ramos finds his way through
          ...  A left-footer by Ramos !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 13 :(sao) Thoresen with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Danilo
          ...  Danilo with the punt towards goal!
          ...  T_Macedo makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 15 :(arn) J_Murphy is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  M_Manz latches onto the ball
          ...  M_Manz must beat J_Pavlenka!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 16 :(sao) J_Bolton with a 40-yard pass to Thoresen
          ...  Thoresen fires a shot at goal !
          ...  The shot slips through T_Macedo's hands
          ...  But T_Macedo recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 21 :(sao) H_Stoichkov lays the ball back to K_Benzema
          ...  The ball hits O_Zinchenko in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 22 :(sao) K_Benzema with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  W_Saliba with an over the top challenge
          ...  M_Matosa calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 24 :(sao) K_Benzema has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  W_Saliba brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 26 :(arn) J_Murphy works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  J_Pavlenka is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 26 :(sao) K_Benzema looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  L_Matthaus receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  L_Matthaus is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round T_Macedo
          ...  He dinks it over T_Macedo
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That s put Sao Paulo FC in front!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 27 :(sao) K_Benzema with a smart turn
          ...  O_Zinchenko with the block
Min. 28 :(sao) H_Stoichkov holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Thoresen in space!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from O_Zinchenko
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Gullit plays it into the danger area!
          ...  O_Zinchenko wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 28 :(arn) H_Sanchez flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  L_Matthaus with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Arsenal players
Min. 31 :(sao) K_Benzema with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  K_Benzema could have let it bounce!
          ...  It floats over T_Macedo
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  Arsenal 0-2 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 32 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC switch to playing A
Min. 32 :(arn) J_Murphy is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to H_Sanchez
          ...  H_Sanchez with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  The shot slips through J_Pavlenka's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 32 :(sao) The ball goes loose!
          ...  K_Benzema gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Manz
Min. 33 :(arn) N_Anelka pushes it past the defender
          ...  Omar_Little takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 34 :(arn) M_Ozil controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs J_Nasazzi
          ...  He puts in Ronaldinhio!
          ...  Omar_Little wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 35 :(arn) M_Ozil with a smart pass to Ronaldinhio
          ...  Ronaldinhio with the side footed shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 35 :(sao) Thoresen slides it through the middle to K_Benzema
          ...  K_Benzema with the drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Sao Paulo FC fans go wild!
          ...  Arsenal 0-3 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 37 :(sao) H_Stoichkov moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Benzema
          ...  K_Benzema rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  T_Macedo never had a chance!
Min. 38 :(arn) M_Manz dribbles it into the box
          ...  J_Bolton brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 38 :(sao) Omar_Little looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Benzema
          ...  K_Benzema from 20 yards !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  T_Macedo is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Thoresen hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It is cleared by M_Manz
Min. 40 :(sao) Thoresen kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  L_Matthaus gets on the end of the pass
          ...  L_Matthaus carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  The Sao Paulo FC fans chant his name!
          ...  Arsenal 0-4 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(arn) N_Anelka runs at Danilo
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  N_Anelka belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  He was offside by 2-3 yards
Min. 46 :(arn) Arsenal will now play A after the order comes from the dugout

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

Min. 47 :(arn) J_Murphy lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Ronaldinhio latches on to it
          ...  Omar_Little reads the play well
Min. 47 :(sao) H_Stoichkov hits a hard pass to R_Gullit
          ...  Ramos reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 51 :(sao) K_Benzema flicks it past M_Manz
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  K_Benzema with the goal bound shot!
          ...  T_Macedo is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!
          ...  Yes he does it!!
          ...  He grabs his hat trick!
          ...  Arsenal 0-5 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 53 :(arn) J_Murphy holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_OLeary
          ...  From long range D_OLeary bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 53 :(sao) K_Benzema is on the ground motionless!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 53 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia is ready to come on to replace K_Benzema
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 54 :(sao) H_Stoichkov pulls it back to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  Kvaratskhelia sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 55 :(sao) J_Jesus replaces Danilo and will play DF
Min. 55 :(sao) Roy_Kent is being brought on
          ...  H_Stoichkov is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 58 :(arn) H_Sanchez looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on
          ...  He seems to be ok
Min. 59 :(arn) J_Murphy controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs J_Jesus
          ...  He puts in N_Anelka!
          ...  N_Anelka is through on goal!
          ...  The defender was caught napping
          ...  He just has J_Pavlenka to beat
          ...  He slips it underneath J_Pavlenka
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  wide!!
Min. 60 :(arn) G_Martinelli is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Murphy is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 60 :(sao) Marius_Muller comes on for J_Pavlenka and takes up a GK role
Min. 60 :(sao) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Sao Paulo FC will now play D
Min. 63 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia skips the challenge from M_Manz
          ...  But O_Zinchenko reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 64 :(arn) D_OLeary has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Jesus
          ...  He puts in G_Martinelli!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Jesus
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Ozil swings it in!
          ...  J_Jesus heads it away
Min. 66 :(arn) D_OLeary looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards N_Anelka
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Nasazzi
Min. 66 :(arn) D_OLeary pulls it back to H_Sanchez
          ...  Omar_Little with a terrible tackle
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 67 :(sao) J_Bolton gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Kvaratskhelia
          ...  Kvaratskhelia strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  Looks like it should be T_Macedo's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  T_Macedo looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Roy_Kent chips the ball into the area!
          ...  O_Zinchenko reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 70 :(arn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  M_Keown will come on for Ramos and play DF
Min. 70 :(arn) G_Martinelli takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Fitzwater
          ...  G_Martinelli looks to see where Marius_Muller is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 77 :(arn) P_Erras is being brought on
          ...  D_OLeary is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(arn) P_Erras runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of N_Anelka
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  N_Anelka tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  Marius_Muller gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 81 :(sao) Thoresen slides the ball across to J_Nasazzi
          ...  M_Manz wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 84 :(sao) J_Colquhoun is coming on for L_Matthaus and will play MF
Min. 85 :(arn) M_Keown runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to H_Sanchez
          ...  J_Nasazzi read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sao) Thoresen with a measured ball to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  Kvaratskhelia attempts to nutmeg T_Macedo!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 142,499
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : J_Murphy
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Saliba (22)
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : K_Benzema (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Matthaus (26,40), K_Benzema (31,35,51)
Sent Off             : Omar_Little (66)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : K_Benzema (53)
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |  Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       12
Off target           :           9        |       5
On target            :           3        |       7
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       5
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :           9        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       15
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 5 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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T_Macedo       GK  38   3   3   3  42 |  92   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  37   9   8  22 |  71   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
M_Manz         DF   2  32   8   5  32 |  92   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  32   5   5  37 |  92   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 150   0   0
W_Saliba       DF   2  29   1   5  26 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -2  -2
D_OLeary       MF   1   6  34  10  11 |  78   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Ronaldinhio    MF   1   4  32  13  28 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
M_Ozil         MF   1   8  31  19  31 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Murphy       MF   1   9  31  11  26 |  61   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  90   5
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  12  35  21 |  92   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   7  31  31 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Boruc          GK  18   5   3   2  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   2  35  10   4  11 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
P_Erras        MF   2  18  32   1  25 |  14   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
R_Parlour      MF   2   5  32  11  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Martinelli   FW   1   3   5  34  10 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   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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J_Pavlenka     GK  39   3   1   2  21 |  61   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
Danilo         DF   2  36   8   8  32 |  56   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  33   9   6  41 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70  20  20
Omar_Little    DF   1  33   9   3  44 |  67   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  65   5 -10
J_Bolton       DF   1  32   9   3  32 |  92   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  65  30   0
J_Fitzwater    DF   2  32   4   4  28 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
L_Matthaus     MF   1  10  34  10  20 |  85   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  50
H_Stoichkov    MF   1   1  33   2  18 |  56   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0
R_Gullit       MF   2   1  32  17  31 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Thoresen       MF   1  13  32  10  29 |  92   0   1   5   2   1   0   0   0   0  25 115   5
K_Benzema      FW   2   3   5  34  32 |  54   0   0   1   1   5   3   0   0   0   0  35  75
Marius_Muller  GK  33   5   1   4  33 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Jesus        DF   1  33   9   3  26 |  36   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
Roy_Kent       MF   1  13  32   6  23 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Colquhoun    MF   2   3  31   1  35 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kvaratskhelia  FW   2   4   1  33  16 |  38   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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