Division One League Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. FC Porto (Wed Mar 27)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  FC Porto
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-3-2-1 P
                           Care Taker  |  Roberto Ciccotelli
                                       |
                       Dante_Silva GK  |  GK P_Lattuada
                            Baresi DF  |  DF C_Barr
                         A_Pereira DF  |  DF C_Obasi
                         A_Britton DF  |  DF Maxi
                          G_Hanley DF  |  DF S_Bradley
                       B_Bjorksson MF  |  MF D_Pereira
                          Li_Chung MF  |  MF R_Neves
                      Shane_Botwin MF  |  MF G_Fofana
                         S_Gerrard MF  |  AM S_Winzor
                         J_Greaves FW  |  AM M_James
                           L_Massu FW  |  FW A_Langlitz
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB B_Trautmann
                      G_v_der_Wiel SUB |  SUB T_Stavos
                           M_Barry SUB |  SUB L_Jones
                        D_Bandanto SUB |  SUB F_Alvares
                           F_Totti SUB |  SUB J_Garner

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 2  :(sao) Baresi is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to L_Massu
          ...  Driven towards goal by L_Massu !
          ...  P_Lattuada makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 6  :(fcp) M_James barges the defender off the ball
          ...  G_Hanley cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 9  :(sao) Li_Chung passes the ball to L_Massu
          ...  But C_Obasi comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 9  :(fcp) M_James curls the ball out wide to C_Barr
          ...  A great volley from C_Barr !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 12 :(sao) A_Pereira feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  J_Greaves runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  J_Greaves chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 13 :(sao) Shane_Botwin holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Massu
          ...  C_Barr clears with a diving header
Min. 13 :(fcp) R_Neves skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Langlitz
          ...  But L_Massu barges him off the ball
Min. 14 :(sao) B_Bjorksson plays it forward to G_Hanley
          ...  G_Hanley tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  P_Lattuada with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 14 :(fcp) M_James runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off Baresi back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  M_James rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 16 :(sao) L_Massu with a well-controlled run
          ...  Driven towards goal by L_Massu !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 27 :(sao) J_Greaves cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Fine tackle by S_Winzor
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 29 :(fcp) M_James lays the ball back to A_Langlitz
          ...  Shane_Botwin fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Daniel Perry looks relieved
          ...  Roberto Ciccotelli is far from happy with that decision
Min. 32 :(fcp) C_Obasi with a one-touch layoff to C_Barr
          ...  G_Hanley with the block
Min. 33 :(sao) L_Massu with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from C_Obasi
          ...  A cracking drive from L_Massu !
          ...  P_Lattuada gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 33 :(fcp) C_Obasi finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  B_Bjorksson with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from F_Brych
Min. 35 :(fcp) S_Winzor takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  S_Winzor rifles it to the far post !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Dante_Silva dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And Dante_Silva tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by C_Barr
          ...  Dante_Silva easily catches it!
Min. 36 :(fcp) D_Pereira lays the ball back to A_Langlitz
          ...  G_Hanley forces him off the ball
Min. 40 :(fcp) M_James with a probing pass to A_Langlitz
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Langlitz !
          ...  Dante_Silva parries it
Min. 41 :(fcp) D_Pereira is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to C_Barr
          ...  C_Barr heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  Dante_Silva collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 42 :(sao) A_Pereira with a first time pass
          ...  Shane_Botwin runs onto it!
          ...  Shane_Botwin hits a curling shot!
          ...  P_Lattuada with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(sao) Shane_Botwin runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  Shane_Botwin tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  P_Lattuada gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 45 :(sao) Shane_Botwin breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Lattuada!
          ...  A_Langlitz brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  B_Bjorksson knocks it forward
          ...  J_Greaves gets on the end of it
          ...  C_Barr dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!

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

Min. 48 :(fcp) M_James with a glorious long pass to A_Langlitz
          ...  J_Greaves fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 59 :(sao) S_Gerrard turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Bjorksson
          ...  A_Langlitz robs him of the ball
Min. 59 :(fcp) S_Winzor gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds A_Langlitz
          ...  A_Pereira clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 60 :(fcp) D_Pereira knocks it past A_Britton and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A_Britton recovers to win the ball back
Min. 64 :(fcp) A_Langlitz bursts forward
          ...  A_Pereira takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 65 :(sao) G_v_der_Wiel comes on for A_Britton and takes up a DF role
Min. 65 :(sao) L_Massu lobs it over Maxi
          ...  L_Massu with the shot !
          ...  P_Lattuada with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 66 :(sao) S_Gerrard can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Baresi
          ...  Baresi rifles it at the goal !
          ...  P_Lattuada parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 67 :(fcp) D_Pereira plays a first time ball through the defence to S_Bradley
          ...  S_Bradley with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 69 :(fcp) R_Neves with a precise ball to A_Langlitz
          ...  Baresi cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 70 :(sao) M_Barry replaces an unhappy S_Gerrard and will play as a MF
Min. 70 :(fcp) J_Garner takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Langlitz
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(fcp) G_Fofana turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_Garner
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  J_Garner takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just Dante_Silva is between him and the goal
          ...  He nutmegs Dante_Silva
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  Dante_Silva recovers to save it !!
Min. 75 :(sao) Up goes the substitution board - F_Totti on for J_Greaves as a FW
Min. 75 :(fcp) Up goes the substitution board - T_Stavos on for Maxi as a DF
Min. 75 :(sao) L_Massu kills the ball dead
          ...  What a shot from L_Massu !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  P_Lattuada parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 76 :(sao) F_Totti finds the space intelligently
          ...  F_Totti with the crafty shot!
          ...  P_Lattuada parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And P_Lattuada recovers to save!!
Min. 77 :(fcp) S_Winzor slides it through the middle to J_Garner
          ...  The cross hits J_Garner on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Dante_Silva had no chance!
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 0-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 79 :(fcp) J_Garner with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 80 :(sao) G_Hanley heads the ball back to Baresi
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  S_Bradley hits it out for a throw
Min. 81 :(fcp) M_James chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Pereira
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Hanley and it had to be
Min. 84 :(sao) B_Bjorksson plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel gets up high for the header !
          ...  P_Lattuada with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(fcp) D_Pereira is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  J_Garner latches onto the ball
          ...  G_Hanley fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

*************  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          : L_Massu
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Greaves (48), G_Hanley (89)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : S_Winzor (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Garner (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Langlitz (45)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Sao Paulo FC   |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       8
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           8        |       5
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :          10        |       6
Key Passes           :          10        |       15
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 0 - 1 FC Porto
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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 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
Baresi         DF   1  31  11   8  21 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
A_Pereira      DF   2  30  12   7  14 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
A_Britton      DF   2  30   9   8  15 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Hanley       DF   2  29  12   7  41 |  93   0   4   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  78   8   3
B_Bjorksson    MF   2  11  30   7  31 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Li_Chung       MF   3   8  29   7  11 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Shane_Botwin   MF   2   7  28   9  20 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -14
S_Gerrard      MF   2   6  27  17  21 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Greaves      FW   3   8   7  29  23 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
L_Massu        FW   1   7  11  28  13 |  93   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0 -20   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 |  27   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
M_Barry        MF   2  17  27   7  32 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bandanto     MF   2   9  25   8  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Totti        FW   2   6  11  28  42 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - FC Porto
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Lattuada     GK  30   3   2   1  42 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  33  13  10  27 |  93   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   6
C_Obasi        DF   2  29  12   8  39 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Maxi           DF   1  29   8   8  22 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bradley      DF   2  28  13   7  21 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  20  21
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  29   7  32 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
R_Neves        MF   2   5  29   4  33 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Fofana       MF   1  17  28   7  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Winzor       AM   3  20  25  11  22 |  93   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  35   5
M_James        AM   2  11  25  14  21 |  93   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  70  21
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  11  28  32 |  71   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2   3
B_Trautmann    GK  29   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  28  12   5  10 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Jones        DF   3  28   7   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Alvares      AM   1   9  28   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Garner       FW   3   7   8  28  11 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
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