Division One League Match, Manchester City vs. Sao Paulo FC (Wed Oct 31)


                      Manchester City  |  Sao Paulo FC
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                        Tony McCleary  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK Dante_Silva
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF A_Pereira
                            W_Reid DF  |  DF Baresi
                      M_A_Nastasic DF  |  DF R_Delap
                            M_Rojo DF  |  DF A_Britton
                           L_Diame MF  |  DM M_Barry
                          M_Scholl MF  |  MF K_Mizuno
                       Caoimhin_Og MF  |  MF B_Bjorksson
                        S_Nakamoto MF  |  AM S_Gerrard
                           G_Botti FW  |  FW L_Massu
                           M_Skiba FW  |  FW J_Greaves
                                       |
                          J_A_Hart SUB |  SUB J_Hart
                      La_Huntellio SUB |  SUB G_Hanley
                          D_Boyata SUB |  SUB Shane_Botwin
                           Eduardo SUB |  SUB Li_Chung
                            JobLot SUB |  SUB F_Totti

Referee: D_Skomina (Slovenia)


Min. 8  :(sao) K_Mizuno boots it towards B_Bjorksson
          ...  B_Bjorksson hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  N_Winneke guesses right
Min. 12 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards S_Nakamoto
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Barry
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Diame swings it in!
          ...  R_Delap reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 14 :(mnc) S_Nakamoto finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  S_Nakamoto with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  Manchester City go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 15 :(mnc) M_Skiba boots it towards G_Botti
          ...  G_Botti rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  Dante_Silva won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 15 :(sao) S_Gerrard puts in J_Greaves
          ...  Fine tackle by M_A_Nastasic
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 20 :(mnc) L_Diame finds C_Fuchs in the box
          ...  C_Fuchs swings in the shot!
          ...  Dante_Silva with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 20 :(sao) L_Massu with a first time pass
          ...  S_Gerrard runs onto it!
          ...  S_Nakamoto anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 22 :(sao) J_Greaves is through on goal
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Rojo
Min. 23 :(sao) J_Greaves takes on M_A_Nastasic
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  But C_Fuchs wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but D_Skomina has none of it.
Min. 29 :(mnc) L_Diame picks out M_Skiba with the cross
          ...  M_Skiba drives the ball low !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 37 :(mnc) M_Scholl slides it through the middle to M_Skiba
          ...  M_Skiba with a thundering shot!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 39 :(mnc) L_Diame with a precise ball to W_Reid
          ...  W_Reid is clean through!
          ...  He rounds Dante_Silva
          ...  He dinks it over Dante_Silva
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 39 :(sao) L_Massu runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs M_Rojo
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  L_Massu tries to beat N_Winneke!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 2-0 Sao Paulo FC

Min. 47 :(mnc) M_Scholl sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_Nakamoto
          ...  S_Nakamoto unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  What agility from Dante_Silva
Min. 52 :(mnc) L_Diame brings it under control
          ...  He takes on A_Pereira
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in W_Reid!
          ...  W_Reid with the drive!
          ...  Dante_Silva goes down well to save
Min. 55 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og picks out G_Botti with the cross
          ...  G_Botti has a dig at goal!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 57 :(mnc) L_Diame has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past M_Barry
          ...  He knocks it to M_Scholl!
          ...  M_Scholl has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through Dante_Silva's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 58 :(sao) M_Barry retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  L_Massu gets on the end of it
          ...  M_A_Nastasic with a clumsy challenge
          ...  D_Skomina calls him for a talk
Min. 58 :(sao) L_Massu stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  C_Fuchs with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 65 :(sao) G_Hanley will replace A_Pereira and play DF
Min. 68 :(sao) J_Greaves beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds L_Massu
          ...  M_Scholl catches his opponent late!!
          ...  That's an awful tackle!
          ...  D_Skomina just wants to lecture him
Min. 69 :(sao) K_Mizuno hoofs it up field to find L_Massu
          ...  G_Botti with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from D_Skomina
Min. 70 :(mnc) La_Huntellio is being brought on
          ...  W_Reid is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Eduardo is coming on for M_Scholl and playing MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) JobLot is being prepared to come on
          ...  G_Botti is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 70 :(sao) Li_Chung is being brought on
          ...  B_Bjorksson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(sao) The ball is passed in from G_Hanley, he finds J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  N_Winneke makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 72 :(mnc) JobLot with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from A_Britton
          ...  G_Hanley dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 73 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og with a smart pass to JobLot
          ...  JobLot with a stunning strike !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Nakamoto chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Eduardo gets a shot in
          ...  Dante_Silva gathers it easily
Min. 73 :(sao) S_Gerrard back heels to find R_Delap in space
          ...  An audacious effort from R_Delap !
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 74 :(mnc) S_Nakamoto gains control of the loose ball
          ...  S_Nakamoto attempts a chip!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 75 :(mnc) Eduardo passes the ball to M_Skiba
          ...  R_Delap wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 80 :(sao) F_Totti is being brought on
          ...  J_Greaves is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 82 :(mnc) Eduardo has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past A_Britton
          ...  He knocks it to L_Diame!
          ...  L_Diame with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 83 :(sao) S_Gerrard with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  S_Gerrard strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Sao Paulo FC a glimmer of hope!
          ...  Manchester City 2-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 85 :(mnc) S_Nakamoto with an in swinging cross to Eduardo
          ...  Eduardo with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  Dante_Silva goes down well to save
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(sao) Baresi looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to L_Massu
          ...  A left-footer by L_Massu !
          ...  N_Winneke with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 91 :(mnc) Eduardo finds M_Skiba with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  M_Skiba fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But Dante_Silva makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 92 :(mnc) JobLot plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  L_Massu takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  L_Diame plays it short to C_Fuchs
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Hanley
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 112,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : L_Diame (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Nakamoto (14), M_Skiba (29)
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          : S_Gerrard
Scorers              : S_Gerrard (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Massu (92)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |  Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       6
Off target           :           8        |       1
On target            :           8        |       5
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       4
Key Passes           :          15        |       9
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Final Score          : Manchester City 2 - 1 Sao Paulo FC
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Winneke      GK  31   2   2   3  20 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  28   8   9  32 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
W_Reid         DF   2  27   7   9  41 |  73   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  26
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  27   2   2  45 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Rojo         DF   1  26   6   8  20 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Diame        MF   1  10  31   5  32 |  96   0   0   5   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  65   1
M_Scholl       MF   2  10  29  10  22 |  73   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  29   8  32 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   4  26  16  32 |  96   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  40  30  56
G_Botti        FW   1   8   9  29  32 |  73   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   8  24  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  36
J_A_Hart       GK  21   3   3   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
La_Huntellio   DF   2  26   7   9  20 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Boyata       DF   2  24   6  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Eduardo        MF   2   7  29   8  21 |  23   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
JobLot         FW   3   5  11  26  30 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  30  12   7  14 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Baresi         DF   1  30  11   7  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Delap        DF   2  29   9  10  34 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
A_Britton      DF   2  29   9   8  15 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Barry        DM   2  17  26   7  32 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
K_Mizuno       MF   1   9  33  10  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
B_Bjorksson    MF   2  11  30   7  31 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Gerrard      AM   2   6  27  17  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  30
L_Massu        FW   1   7  11  28  13 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0 -22 -12 -16
J_Greaves      FW   3   8   7  28  23 |  83   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Hanley       DF   2  28  12   7  41 |  28   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Shane_Botwin   MF   2   7  28   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Li_Chung       MF   3   8  28   7  11 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Totti        FW   2   6  11  28  42 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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