Division Two League Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. Chelsea (Sun Aug 13)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Chelsea
                            4-1-3-2 E  |  3-5-2 P
                         Daniel Perry  |  James Houston
                                       |
                         S_T_Perry GK  |  GK Rafael
                         A_Britton DF  |  DF Doria
                        A_Barzagli DF  |  DF G_Burdisso
                        D_Carvajal DF  |  DF Varane
                          D_Abdoun DF  |  MF C_Keyworth
                           M_Barry DM  |  MF Drexler
                        C_Makelele MF  |  MF Park
                          Li_Chung MF  |  MF B_Stancu
                          L_Holtby MF  |  MF M_Kikuchi
                           L_Massu FW  |  FW M_Vucinic
                          Geminiho FW  |  FW Y_Mizuno
                                       |
                          P_Bonner SUB |  SUB J_Bond
                           K_Fasan SUB |  SUB M_Madl
                         S_Warwick SUB |  SUB M_Izzet
                       Luis_Garcia SUB |  SUB S_Berghuis
                         C_Bellamy SUB |  SUB S_Aguero

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 1  :(sao) Li_Chung with a 50-yard pass to Geminiho
          ...  Geminiho hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 4  :(sao) L_Holtby looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_Massu
          ...  A wicked drive by L_Massu !
          ...  Rafael was lucky there
Min. 4  :(chs) C_Keyworth slides the ball across to M_Vucinic
          ...  M_Vucinic tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  S_T_Perry parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And S_T_Perry recovers to save!!
Min. 7  :(chs) C_Keyworth turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Vucinic
          ...  But D_Carvajal sweeps up the threat
Min. 9  :(sao) D_Carvajal with a simple pass to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu hits the ball first time!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 12 :(chs) Doria moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Varane
          ...  A_Barzagli with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 13 :(chs) B_Stancu looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Y_Mizuno
          ...  D_Carvajal fouls badly
          ...  B_Kuipers will want to speak to him
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  Drexler plays it short to Y_Mizuno
          ...  Y_Mizuno fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 14 :(sao) M_Barry finds the run of A_Britton
          ...  G_Burdisso forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Makelele plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It comes to L_Massu
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But Rafael parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 16 :(sao) C_Makelele floats the ball in to find A_Britton
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by A_Britton !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Sao Paulo FC ahead!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 17 :(sao) L_Massu turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  A left-footer by L_Massu !
          ...  Rafael makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 18 :(sao) A_Britton finds the run of L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But Rafael stops that one easily
Min. 19 :(chs) C_Keyworth looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Vucinic
          ...  Intercepted by A_Britton
Min. 20 :(sao) Li_Chung pulls it back to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu is clean through, he is one on one with Rafael
          ...  He nutmegs Rafael
          ...  Rafael does well to save it !!
Min. 20 :(chs) Drexler with a precise pass to M_Vucinic
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Vucinic !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  He has notched up his 10th of the season with that goal!!
          ...  Chelsea are back level!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 22 :(sao) C_Makelele plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Geminiho decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Geminiho with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But Rafael tips it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Barry curls it into the box!
          ...  It is cleared by Varane
Min. 23 :(chs) Park with a glorious 60-yard pass to Y_Mizuno
          ...  Y_Mizuno hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  S_T_Perry plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 24 :(chs) B_Stancu is first to the ball
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Carvajal
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 29 :(sao) Li_Chung drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to M_Barry
          ...  A vicious shot by M_Barry !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 32 :(sao) M_Barry finds A_Barzagli with a ball over the defence
          ...  A_Barzagli hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season!
          ...  That's put Sao Paulo FC in front!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 2-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 33 :(sao) Geminiho sidesteps Varane
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Geminiho !
          ...  But Rafael punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 33 :(chs) M_Kikuchi holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Doria
          ...  A_Barzagli with the block
Min. 35 :(sao) A_Barzagli finds C_Makelele with a ball over the defence
          ...  But Doria wins the tackle
Min. 37 :(sao) D_Carvajal runs at C_Keyworth
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  D_Carvajal with a little chip!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rafael was left standing
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 3-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 38 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 39 :(sao) Rafael miskicks!
          ...  D_Carvajal is takes control of the ball!
          ...  D_Carvajal belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 41 :(chs) Y_Mizuno finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  Y_Mizuno with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  S_T_Perry saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 42 :(sao) A_Barzagli is unmarked!
          ...  A_Barzagli with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sao) L_Massu runs forward
          ...  C_Keyworth had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  B_Kuipers reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 46 :(sao) L_Massu knocks it past Varane and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  L_Massu with a terrific drive !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sao Paulo FC 3-1 Chelsea

Min. 48 :(sao) Geminiho takes on Varane
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  From long range Geminiho bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 4-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 60 :(sao) Luis_Garcia is being prepared to come on
          ...  L_Holtby is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 61 :(sao) A_Barzagli with the kinky dribble
          ...  M_Vucinic gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 61 :(sao) L_Massu takes advantage of a mistake by G_Burdisso
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  G_Burdisso with a nasty foul
          ...  B_Kuipers wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Li_Chung plays it short to Geminiho
          ...  Doria hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Geminiho drives it into the box!
          ...  Rafael catches it!
Min. 63 :(sao) C_Bellamy is being prepared to come on
          ...  Geminiho is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 65 :(sao) K_Fasan is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Abdoun is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(chs) Chelsea changed their strategy to play L
Min. 70 :(chs) M_Madl replaces an unhappy Varane and will play as a DF
Min. 75 :(sao) C_Bellamy breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Rafael!
          ...  M_Madl brings him down!
          ...  B_Kuipers calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 77 :(chs) Drexler brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  C_Keyworth gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Britton wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Stancu swings it in!
          ...  M_Barry clears the corner
Min. 80 :(chs) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  M_Izzet will come on for B_Stancu and play MF
Min. 80 :(chs) S_Aguero is going to be brought on
          ...  Y_Mizuno is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sao) C_Bellamy with electric pace
          ...  He eases past M_Madl
          ...  A powerful shot by C_Bellamy !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 91 :(chs) C_Keyworth plays in M_Kikuchi with a beautiful ball
          ...  But A_Britton sweeps up the threat

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Cicero Pompeu de Toledo
Attendance           : 109,420
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : A_Britton (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Britton (16), A_Barzagli (32), D_Carvajal (37), Geminiho (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Carvajal (13)
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : M_Vucinic
Scorers              : M_Vucinic (20)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Keyworth (43), M_Madl (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sao Paulo FC  |    Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       5
Off target           :           7        |       1
On target            :          11        |       4
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       4
Key Passes           :          11        |       10
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 4 - 1 Chelsea
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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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S_T_Perry      GK  29   2   2   2  22 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
A_Britton      DF   2  28   9   8  15 |  97   0   3   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  60  10  20
A_Barzagli     DF   2  27   8  10  20 |  97   0   2   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  40  10  21
D_Carvajal     DF   1  26   8  10  32 |  97   0   2   1   0   2   1   1   0   0  38   8  19
D_Abdoun       DF   3  25   9   7  30 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Barry        DM   2  16  26   7  32 |  97   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  35   1
C_Makelele     MF   2  11  27   9  30 |  97   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
Li_Chung       MF   3   8  27   7  11 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
L_Holtby       MF   2   8  27   8  21 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Massu        FW   1   7  10  27  13 |  97   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  27
Geminiho       FW   3  10  10  25  31 |  66   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
P_Bonner       GK  27   1   3   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Fasan        DF   3  23  10   6  13 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Warwick      FW   2   8   8  25  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Luis_Garcia    MF   2   7  28   5  11 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  25  33 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  21

Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Rafael         GK  29   2   2   2  20 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Doria          DF   3  26   7   5  32 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -10 -20
G_Burdisso     DF   2  24   5   9  39 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Varane         DF   2  23   9   6  10 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Keyworth     MF   2  12  27   7  22 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
Drexler        MF   3   8  27   9  12 |  97   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
Park           MF   1   6  27   9  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
B_Stancu       MF   2   7  26  17  34 |  83   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  14  26   8  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Vucinic      FW   2   8   8  25  14 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20   0  25
Y_Mizuno       FW   2   6   6  25  23 |  83   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
J_Bond         GK  27   3   3   3  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Madl         DF   3  23   8   6  22 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
M_Izzet        MF   2  11  26   7  25 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Berghuis     MF   2   4  23  16  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Aguero       FW   2   9   8  25  20 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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