June Ridout Memorial Cup Groug Stage Match 2, Sao Paulo FC vs. Aberdeen (Wed Feb 19)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Aberdeen
                            4-4-1-1 N  |  5-4-1 C
                            Gary Hill  |  Dan Haldane
                                       |
                        J_Pavlenka GK  |  GK M_Neuer
                            Danilo DF  |  DF G_McQueen
                       Omar_Little DF  |  DF M_Desailly
                          J_Bolton DF  |  DF L_DeDoorn
                            Vikram DF  |  DF K_Raikonnen
                        L_Matthaus MF  |  DF C_Jullien
                          Christie MF  |  MF J_Cuadrado
                          Roy_Kent MF  |  MF M_Overmars
                          Thoresen MF  |  MF Dani_Alves
                          R_Gullit AM  |  MF Gio_Staricco
                     Kvaratskhelia FW  |  FW R_Bentley
                                       |
                          K_Ridouy SUB |  SUB V_Mannone
                         J_Nasazzi SUB |  SUB K_Sansom
                           J_Jesus SUB |  SUB M_Ghost
                       H_Stoichkov SUB |  SUB Ridoutski
                         K_Benzema SUB |  SUB E__Unal

Referee: C_Vergetis (Greece)


Min. 3  :(abn) Dani_Alves finds M_Desailly with a ball over the defence
          ...  Omar_Little with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 6  :(abn) C_Jullien watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  Omar_Little beats him to the ball
Min. 7  :(abn) Dani_Alves whips the ball across to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  J_Pavlenka gathers it comfortably
Min. 8  :(sao) L_Matthaus cuts the ball back to R_Gullit
          ...  An audacious effort from R_Gullit !
          ...  M_Neuer gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Roy_Kent chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It comes to Thoresen
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 20 :(sao) R_Gullit sidesteps G_McQueen
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  R_Gullit with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But M_Neuer with the difficult save
Min. 21 :(sao) Roy_Kent finds Kvaratskhelia in acres of space
          ...  Kvaratskhelia fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  M_Neuer beats the ball away
Min. 22 :(abn) Gio_Staricco with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Omar_Little
          ...  He knocks it to R_Bentley!
          ...  Christie tackles from behind
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  C_Vergetis calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 23 :(sao) R_Gullit flicks it over M_Overmars's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  M_Desailly reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 23 :(abn) R_Bentley with the Cruyff turn
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Omar_Little hits it out for a throw
Min. 25 :(sao) Roy_Kent plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  M_Desailly with the tackle
Min. 25 :(sao) Roy_Kent is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Danilo
          ...  M_Desailly with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  C_Vergetis gave him a strong warning
Min. 26 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia takes on C_Jullien
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Kvaratskhelia hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 27 :(sao) Roy_Kent finds L_Matthaus with a ball over the defence
          ...  But L_DeDoorn wins the ball
Min. 32 :(sao) Vikram comes up lame after the wicked challenge.
          ...  He's unable to continue
Min. 32 :(sao) J_Nasazzi comes on for Vikram and takes up a DF role
Min. 36 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia flicks it past K_Raikonnen
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Kvaratskhelia with the shot !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 37 :(abn) M_Desailly latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  M_Desailly with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(sao) Thoresen sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  G_McQueen robs him of the ball
Min. 44 :(abn) J_Cuadrado looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_DeDoorn
          ...  Blocked by J_Nasazzi
Min. 47 :(abn) Dani_Alves hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  R_Bentley latches onto it!
          ...  But Danilo spotted the danger and cleans up the play

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

Min. 48 :(sao) R_Gullit takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  J_Cuadrado with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Sao Paulo FC players
          ...  C_Vergetis shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 49 :(sao) Thoresen is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Omar_Little latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Overmars with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 57 :(sao) Christie runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Matthaus
          ...  L_Matthaus rifles it to the far post !
          ...  M_Neuer parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The referee spotted a handball
Min. 57 :(abn) J_Cuadrado looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Bentley
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Omar_Little picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 59 :(sao) Thoresen lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Roy_Kent latches on to it
          ...  But C_Jullien wins the tackle
Min. 59 :(abn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  Dani_Alves gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  Kvaratskhelia wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 60 :(abn) M_Overmars off the woodwork.
          ...  R_Bentley picks up the deflection
          ...  Roy_Kent with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 63 :(abn) M_Desailly finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  Omar_Little knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But C_Vergetis just turns away!
Min. 67 :(sao) L_Matthaus with a short pass to find J_Nasazzi
          ...  A cheeky lob from J_Nasazzi !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 70 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC changed their strategy to play E
Min. 73 :(abn) J_Cuadrado moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Jullien
          ...  Danilo seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 74 :(sao) Thoresen with the nod to R_Gullit
          ...  R_Gullit with a thundering shot!
          ...  M_Neuer makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 75 :(abn) There's going to be a change
          ...  K_Sansom will come on for G_McQueen and play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) M_Ghost replaces M_Desailly to play as a DF
Min. 75 :(abn) Ridoutski takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Overmars
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(abn) Up goes the substitution board - E__Unal on for R_Bentley as a FW
Min. 83 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Kvaratskhelia has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  Saved by M_Neuer
Min. 83 :(abn) Gio_Staricco with a probing pass to E__Unal
          ...  Danilo wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 84 :(sao) H_Stoichkov replaces Christie to play as a MF
Min. 84 :(sao) K_Benzema is coming on for Kvaratskhelia and playing FW
Min. 84 :(abn) E__Unal takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  The ball hits J_Nasazzi in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 86 :(abn) E__Unal spits at Roy_Kent
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  C_Vergetis reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sao) K_Benzema 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!
          ...  K_Benzema leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  The shot slips through M_Neuer's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Cicero Pompeu de Toledo
Attendance           : 130,708
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : Omar_Little (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Christie (22)
Injured              : Vikram (32)
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : M_Desailly
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Cuadrado (48), M_Overmars (49), E__Unal (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Sao Paulo FC   |    Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       2
Off target           :           5        |       1
On target            :           6        |       1
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :          11        |       9
Key Tackles          :          10        |       5
Key Passes           :          10        |       7
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 0 - 0 Aberdeen
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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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J_Pavlenka     GK  39   3   1   2  21 |  93   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
Danilo         DF   2  36   8   8  32 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
Omar_Little    DF   1  33   9   3  44 |  93   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 140   0   0
J_Bolton       DF   1  32   9   3  32 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Vikram         DF   2  32   3   1  27 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Matthaus     MF   1  10  34  10  20 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Christie       MF   3   9  34   6  32 |  86   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -2
Roy_Kent       MF   1  13  32   6  23 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Thoresen       MF   1  13  31  10  29 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
R_Gullit       AM   2   1  32  17  31 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15  15
Kvaratskhelia  FW   2   4   1  33  16 |  86   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  25   0  10
K_Ridouy       GK  31   3   2   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  33   9   6  41 |  61   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
J_Jesus        DF   1  33   9   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Stoichkov    MF   1   1  33   2  18 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Benzema      FW   2   3   5  34  32 |   7   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aberdeen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Neuer        GK  34   2   5   5  31 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
G_McQueen      DF   2  35   1   9  30 |  77   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
M_Desailly     DF   1  35   8   4  47 |  77   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  90   0   0
L_DeDoorn      DF   2  33   1   3  43 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
K_Raikonnen    DF   2  31   1   3  43 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Jullien      DF   1  30   7   5  29 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
J_Cuadrado     MF   2   2  33   2  30 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  43  -2
M_Overmars     MF   2   5  32   2  47 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Dani_Alves     MF   2   1  31  12  12 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Gio_Staricco   MF   1   3  31   3  21 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Bentley      FW   3   9   9  32  21 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
V_Mannone      GK  28   2   5   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Sansom       DF   2  28   5   3  19 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ghost        DF   1  27  11   7  22 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ridoutski      MF   2   1  27   5  17 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E__Unal        FW   1   6   6  31  38 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
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