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Season 27 Archive: Division 1, Week 17

Sao Paulo FC 2 - 1 Benfica

Division One League Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. Benfica (Sun Mar 10)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                         Daniel Perry  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                       Dante_Silva GK  |  GK F_Foster
                            Baresi DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                         A_Pereira DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                         A_Britton DF  |  DF M_Zeffane
                          G_Hanley DF  |  DF S_Mannaerts
                          Li_Chung MF  |  MF J_Plasil
                      Shane_Botwin MF  |  MF J_Wilshere
                           M_Barry MF  |  MF E_Knave
                         S_Gerrard MF  |  MF W_Dustice
                         J_Greaves FW  |  FW T_Erak
                           L_Massu FW  |  FW B_Dugnutt
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB Z_Alomerovic
                      G_v_der_Wiel SUB |  SUB Yann_M_Vila
                         M_Elliott SUB |  SUB E_Spence
                           F_Totti SUB |  SUB R_Fraser
                         S_Warwick SUB |  SUB Stefano

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 6  :(sao) Li_Chung holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 7  :(sao) M_Barry with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Greaves
          ...  S_Mannaerts slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 8  :(sao) L_Massu with a probing through ball Baresi
          ...  Baresi fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
          ...  That's given Sao Paulo FC the lead!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 11 :(bfa) J_Plasil takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Dugnutt
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  G_Hanley hits it out for a throw
Min. 12 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts sidesteps G_Hanley
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  G_Hanley goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 14 :(sao) Li_Chung with a short pass to find J_Greaves
          ...  J_Foyth fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Daniel Perry looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 17 :(bfa) W_Dustice gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past L_Massu!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A skilful effort from W_Dustice !
          ...  Dante_Silva parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 18 :(sao) Li_Chung beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds L_Massu
          ...  E_Knave with an over the top challenge
Min. 19 :(sao) G_Hanley spits at R_Tomassi
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 20 :(bfa) J_Wilshere with a 50-yard pass to B_Dugnutt
          ...  Shane_Botwin takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 20 :(sao) L_Massu takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  J_Wilshere with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  J_Greaves bends it round the wall
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Barry curls it into the box!
          ...  Shane_Botwin gets his head on it
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  F_Foster is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Baresi hits it into the box!
          ...  F_Foster fists it away!
Min. 25 :(bfa) J_Wilshere off the woodwork.
          ...  T_Erak picks up the deflection
          ...  A_Britton with a clumsy challenge
          ...  N_Alexander called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 26 :(bfa) E_Knave leaves Baresi standing
          ...  What a shot from E_Knave !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  Dante_Silva just watches float over the bar!
Min. 27 :(sao) Shane_Botwin with the diagonal pass J_Greaves
          ...  A delicate chip from J_Greaves !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 2-0 Benfica ...
Min. 28 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC's manager orders his side to play D
Min. 31 :(sao) L_Massu runs forward
          ...  But R_Tomassi puts it in row Z!
Min. 34 :(sao) L_Massu could get a shot on goal here
          ...  S_Mannaerts takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 38 :(sao) A_Britton has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  S_Gerrard collects the loose ball!
          ...  But R_Tomassi slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 48 :(bfa) W_Dustice is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Sao Paulo FC fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 54 :(bfa) E_Knave with a probing pass to R_Tomassi
          ...  Cleaned up by L_Massu
Min. 56 :(bfa) E_Knave spits at M_Barry
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 57 :(bfa) W_Dustice punches Baresi off the ball
          ...  N_Alexander calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 60 :(bfa) Stefano is going to be brought on
          ...  W_Dustice is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 60 :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 65 :(sao) Shane_Botwin hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  A_Britton latches onto it!
          ...  R_Tomassi with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 67 :(sao) J_Greaves nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  J_Greaves goes for goal !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 70 :(sao) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  M_Elliott will come on for Shane_Botwin and play MF
Min. 70 :(bfa) J_Plasil cuts inside A_Pereira
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  J_Plasil with the overhead !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Benfica fans go wild!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 2-1 Benfica ...
Min. 75 :(sao) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  S_Warwick will come on for J_Greaves and play FW
Min. 75 :(sao) M_Barry catches M_Zeffane with an elbow!
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 76 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila is being brought on
          ...  R_Tomassi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 83 :(sao) L_Massu takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Yann_M_Vila reacts to stop the move going any further
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                : Cicero Pompeu de Toledo
Attendance           : 110,000
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : Shane_Botwin (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Baresi (8), J_Greaves (27)
Sent Off             : G_Hanley (19), M_Barry (75)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : J_Plasil
Scorers              : J_Plasil (70)
Sent Off             : E_Knave (56)
Booked               : W_Dustice (57), R_Tomassi (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sao Paulo FC  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       4
Off target           :           4        |       2
On target            :           2        |       2
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           2        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       5
Key Passes           :           7        |       6
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 2 - 1 Benfica
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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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Dante_Silva    GK  38   1   7   3  22 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
Baresi         DF   1  31  11   8  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
A_Pereira      DF   2  30  12   7  14 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
A_Britton      DF   2  30   9   8  15 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Hanley       DF   2  29  12   7  41 |  19   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  30 -10 -10
Li_Chung       MF   3   8  29   7  11 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
Shane_Botwin   MF   2   7  28   9  20 |  72   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  35   1
M_Barry        MF   2  17  27   7  32 |  77   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
S_Gerrard      MF   2   6  27  17  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Greaves      FW   3   8   7  29  23 |  77   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
L_Massu        FW   1   7  11  28  13 |  94   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  25   1
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  29   7   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Elliott      MF   1  25   7   5  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Totti        FW   2   6  11  28  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Warwick      FW   2   8   8  25  24 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Foster       GK  39   2   4   4  16 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  30   8   7  37 |  78   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
J_Foyth        DF   1  29  12   6  42 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  29  10   7  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  28   9   5  12 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  31  10  19 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0 -20 -10  10
J_Wilshere     MF   2  20  30  12  19 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E_Knave        MF   3   7  24  10  21 |  58   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10   0  -9
W_Dustice      MF   1  12  23   6  42 |  62   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8   3
T_Erak         FW   2   6   6  27  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   6  24  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Alomerovic   GK  29   1   1   1  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  32  14   8  22 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
E_Spence       MF   2   9  28   9  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Fraser       MF   1   9  14   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Stefano        AM   2   9   8  30  39 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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