Elite Divisional Play Off 1st Leg Match, Arsenal vs. Sao Paulo FC (Sun Sep 16)


                              Arsenal  |  Sao Paulo FC
                              4-4-2 A  |  5-3-2 P
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK Dante_Silva
                         E_Johnson DF  |  DF R_Delap
                         G_Collins DF  |  DF A_Britton
                         R_Holding DF  |  DF G_Hanley
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF M_Britos
                          I_Falque MF  |  DF G_v_der_Wiel
                     N_Ben_Khalifa MF  |  MF Luis_Garcia
                          T_Cruise MF  |  MF Li_Chung
                        D_Rocastle MF  |  MF S_Gerrard
                           Taliyah FW  |  FW L_Massu
                          D_Murphy FW  |  FW J_Greaves
                                       |
                         V_Mannone SUB |  SUB J_Hart
                         C_Blewitt SUB |  SUB M_Hornschuh
                          R_Savage SUB |  SUB Raul_Hierra
                        A_Mitrovic SUB |  SUB M_Barry
                            T_Inui SUB |  SUB F_Totti

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 1  :(sao) Sao Paulo FC's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 1  :(sao) Li_Chung moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Britos
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 3  :(arn) D_Murphy runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  M_Britos slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 6  :(arn) The ball is passed in from D_Rocastle, he finds Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah attempts a chip!
          ...  Dante_Silva falls over
          ...  But Dante_Silva is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 7  :(arn) D_Rocastle looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to I_Falque
          ...  I_Falque sees Dante_Silva off his line !
          ...  Dante_Silva falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Arsenal fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  That's given Arsenal the lead!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 8  :(arn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Arsenal will now be playing C
Min. 9  :(sao) Luis_Garcia 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. 10 :(arn) G_Collins leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to P_Evra
          ...  M_Britos with the block
Min. 15 :(sao) J_Greaves with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Li_Chung
          ...  Li_Chung uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  D_James parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 16 :(arn) D_Murphy skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  D_Murphy curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  Dante_Silva makes a difficult save
Min. 19 :(arn) G_Collins bursts forward
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  Dante_Silva misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Cruise drives it into the box!
          ...  Dante_Silva fists it away!
Min. 20 :(arn) D_Murphy sidesteps M_Britos
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  J_Greaves gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 26 :(sao) L_Massu jumps over G_Collins's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  E_Johnson looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 34 :(arn) G_Collins with a precise pass to T_Cruise
          ...  A delicate header from T_Cruise !
          ...  It's beaten Dante_Silva
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 35 :(sao) L_Massu jumps over I_Falque's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  L_Massu has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Arsenal fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 35 :(arn) G_Collins can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to I_Falque
          ...  R_Delap stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(sao) A_Britton moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Greaves
          ...  A cracking drive from J_Greaves !
          ...  But D_James with the difficult save
Min. 47 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa chests it down
          ...  G_Hanley seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward

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

Min. 46 :(arn) I_Falque jumps over J_Greaves's challenge
          ...  I_Falque hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 48 :(sao) G_Hanley pulls up
          ...  That looks like his knee gave in!
          ...  He won't be able to continue!
Min. 48 :(sao) M_Hornschuh replaces G_Hanley to play as a DF
Min. 52 :(sao) Luis_Garcia knocks the ball past the lunge of G_Collins
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Luis_Garcia !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  D_James is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Luis_Garcia hits it into the box!
          ...  E_Johnson wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 58 :(sao) L_Massu plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  G_Collins is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
Min. 63 :(arn) D_Murphy jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  R_Delap gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 64 :(arn) T_Cruise runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off G_v_der_Wiel back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  T_Cruise rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But Dante_Silva palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 66 :(arn) G_Collins finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 66 :(sao) S_Gerrard breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_James!
          ...  D_Murphy brings him down!
          ...  S_Farina ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks relieved
Min. 68 :(arn) I_Falque looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 69 :(sao) S_Gerrard nutmegs the defender
          ...  D_Rocastle gets to the ball first
Min. 70 :(arn) R_Savage comes on for D_Murphy and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(sao) M_Barry replaces S_Gerrard and will play MF
Min. 72 :(sao) Li_Chung controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  L_Massu gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  T_Cruise intercepts the pass
Min. 80 :(sao) F_Totti takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace J_Greaves as FW
Min. 81 :(arn) P_Evra cuts inside R_Delap
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  P_Evra hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  The shot slips through Dante_Silva's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 82 :(sao) Li_Chung takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past I_Falque
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  I_Falque is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
Min. 84 :(sao) Luis_Garcia reads the run of L_Massu
          ...  But R_Holding slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sao) M_Barry with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu with a terrific drive !
          ...  Brilliant save from D_James
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 90 :(arn) I_Falque with a probing pass to N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's S_Farina going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 91 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  I_Falque gets on the end of it
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel slices it
          ...  Dante_Silva moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Taliyah curls it into the box!
          ...  Dante_Silva fists it away!
Min. 92 :(sao) M_Britos holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Hornschuh
          ...  M_Hornschuh attempts a lob!
          ...  D_James parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 125,000
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : I_Falque (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : I_Falque (7)
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          : J_Greaves
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : G_Hanley (48)
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |  Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       6
Off target           :           4        |       2
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       2
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :           7        |       7
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Final Score          : Arsenal 1 - 0 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  33   2   2   3  26 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  30   9   6  31 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
G_Collins      DF   2  28   9   7  19 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
R_Holding      DF   1  28   8   6  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  27  11  10  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  21
I_Falque       MF   3  15  28   9  19 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  20  36
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  12  28  12  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  28   9  39 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  11
D_Rocastle     MF   2   7  27  10  21 |  96   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  35   0
Taliyah        FW   2   7   7  28  44 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  27  37 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
V_Mannone      GK  27   5   3   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Blewitt      DF   3  27   7   6  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Savage       MF   2   7  27   6  15 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mitrovic     FW   3   5  11  25  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Inui         FW   3   6   8  25  22 |   0   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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Dante_Silva    GK  37   1   7   3  22 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
R_Delap        DF   2  29   9  10  34 |  96   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   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Hanley       DF   2  28  12   7  41 |  50   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
M_Britos       DF   2  28   6   8  22 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  28   7   4  23 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Luis_Garcia    MF   2   7  29   5  11 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Li_Chung       MF   3   8  28   7  11 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
S_Gerrard      MF   2   6  27  17  21 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Massu        FW   1   7  11  28  13 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
J_Greaves      FW   3   8   7  28  23 |  82   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hornschuh    DF   1  25   4   5  42 |  46   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Raul_Hierra    MF   1   9  27   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Barry        MF   2  17  26   7  32 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Totti        FW   2   6  11  28  42 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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