Division One League Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. Tottenham (Sun Nov 25)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Tottenham
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  5-1-0-2-2 A
                         Daniel Perry  |  Levi Stephen
                                       |
                       Dante_Silva GK  |  GK R_Ceni
                         A_Pereira DF  |  DF A_Wisdom
                            Baresi DF  |  DF A_Hinkel
                           R_Delap DF  |  DF A_R_Essien
                         A_Britton DF  |  DF S_Howey
                          K_Mizuno MF  |  DF Doriva
                       B_Bjorksson MF  |  DM P_Henrique
                          Li_Chung MF  |  AM A_Johnson
                         S_Gerrard AM  |  AM Hugo_Sanchez
                           L_Massu FW  |  FW G_Weah
                         J_Greaves FW  |  FW R_Sharp
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB C_Poenaru
                          G_Hanley SUB |  SUB G_Pique
                      Shane_Botwin SUB |  SUB T_Manniman
                           M_Barry SUB |  SUB R_Pires
                           F_Totti SUB |  SUB J_Vardy

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 4  :(sao) L_Massu 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!
          ...  L_Massu could have let it bounce!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 6  :(tth) R_Sharp leaves L_Massu standing
          ...  R_Sharp fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  Dante_Silva collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 7  :(tth) Hugo_Sanchez with a Cruyff turn
          ...  R_Delap reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 9  :(sao) Baresi sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  L_Massu runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  S_Howey with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He is warned by G_Poll
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 13 :(tth) P_Henrique lays the ball back to Hugo_Sanchez
          ...  Hugo_Sanchez hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But Dante_Silva parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 16 :(sao) R_Delap plays a first time ball through the defence to J_Greaves
          ...  P_Henrique with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 16 :(tth) Hugo_Sanchez hits a hard pass to A_Wisdom
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Baresi hits it out for a throw
Min. 19 :(tth) P_Henrique with a 50-yard pass to A_Johnson
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Baresi
Min. 20 :(tth) R_Sharp with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  R_Sharp with a little chip!
          ...  Dante_Silva won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 21 :(tth) G_Weah with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from A_Britton
          ...  J_Greaves with a bad challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  P_Henrique swings it in
          ...  A_Johnson gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Johnson throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  Dante_Silva parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Henrique floats the ball in!
          ...  Dante_Silva easily claims the ball!
Min. 21 :(sao) B_Bjorksson slides it through the middle to L_Massu
          ...  G_Weah with an awful challenge
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 25 :(tth) R_Sharp flicks it over R_Delap and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  R_Delap tackles from behind
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  G_Poll calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 29 :(tth) A_Wisdom gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  A_Johnson is unmarked
          ...  A_Johnson controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 30 :(sao) K_Mizuno with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Doriva
          ...  He knocks it to A_Britton!
          ...  A_Britton rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  R_Ceni with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 35 :(sao) J_Greaves steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs A_Wisdom
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  A glorious effort by J_Greaves !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  R_Ceni plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 35 :(sao) Li_Chung brings it under control
          ...  He takes on P_Henrique
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Greaves!
          ...  A_Hinkel with a superb challenge
          ...  G_Poll has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He received a good talking to from G_Poll
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  A_Pereira bends it in
          ...  R_Ceni tips it round the post
          ...  Well saved
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Mizuno drives it into the box!
          ...  S_Howey gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 38 :(sao) L_Massu changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Gerrard
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  S_Gerrard beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has R_Ceni to beat
          ...  He nutmegs R_Ceni
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 39 :(sao) R_Delap hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  K_Mizuno collects the loose ball!
          ...  K_Mizuno fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  R_Ceni with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 39 :(tth) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  G_Weah seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Li_Chung takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 40 :(sao) A_Pereira pushes it past the defender
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  A_Hinkel looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 41 :(tth) A_Wisdom boots it towards Doriva
          ...  Doriva drives it low !
          ...  Brilliant save from Dante_Silva
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sao) B_Bjorksson with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past A_R_Essien
          ...  He knocks it to K_Mizuno!
          ...  K_Mizuno hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But R_Ceni reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 44 :(tth) G_Weah with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  G_Weah with the header !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_R_Essien!
          ...  Dante_Silva easily claims the ball!
Min. 45 :(tth) R_Pires comes on for Hugo_Sanchez and takes up a AM role
Min. 45 :(tth) G_Weah picks up a loose ball
          ...  G_Weah attempts a chip!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 46 :(tth) G_Weah sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  L_Massu fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 46 :(tth) A_Johnson sidesteps A_Britton
          ...  Intercepted by R_Delap

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

Min. 48 :(tth) P_Henrique with the heel pass to R_Sharp
          ...  R_Sharp drives the ball low !
          ...  Dante_Silva makes a good save
Min. 49 :(sao) S_Gerrard takes advantage of a mistake by A_Hinkel
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  S_Gerrard tries the shot !
          ...  R_Ceni gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 50 :(sao) Baresi finds K_Mizuno with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  K_Mizuno has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 54 :(sao) L_Massu has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  L_Massu with a powerful header !
          ...  R_Ceni was lucky there
Min. 55 :(sao) J_Greaves is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  A_Johnson with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 58 :(tth) A_Johnson controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Baresi
          ...  He puts in S_Howey!
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  S_Howey beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has Dante_Silva to beat
          ...  He nutmegs Dante_Silva
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  Dante_Silva recovers to save it !!
Min. 59 :(tth) P_Henrique with a measured pass to R_Sharp
          ...  R_Sharp aims for the top right corner !
          ...  Dante_Silva heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 60 :(tth) R_Sharp runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  A_Britton wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 61 :(sao) K_Mizuno controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs S_Howey
          ...  He puts in J_Greaves!
          ...  But A_R_Essien wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but G_Poll has none of it.
Min. 61 :(tth) A_Hinkel runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Henrique
          ...  A cheeky lob from P_Henrique !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 63 :(sao) M_Barry is ready to come on to replace Li_Chung
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 65 :(sao) There's going to be a change
          ...  G_Hanley will come on for Baresi and play DF
Min. 65 :(sao) K_Mizuno is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Greaves
          ...  A_Wisdom cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 67 :(sao) F_Totti takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace L_Massu as FW
Min. 67 :(tth) R_Sharp takes advantage of a mistake by G_Hanley
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  R_Sharp could have let it bounce!
          ...  Dante_Silva makes a good save
Min. 68 :(sao) M_Barry retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  G_Hanley latches onto the end of it
          ...  A powerful shot by G_Hanley !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 69 :(sao) R_Delap with a neat pass into J_Greaves
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_R_Essien takes possession
Min. 69 :(tth) S_Howey plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  G_Weah decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  A_Britton with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 70 :(tth) T_Manniman replaces A_Hinkel to play as a DM
Min. 75 :(tth) G_Pique is coming on for G_Weah and will play DF
Min. 77 :(tth) R_Sharp takes advantage of a mistake by A_Britton
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  F_Totti with a superb challenge
          ...  G_Poll has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 77 :(tth) R_Sharp beats his man
          ...  R_Sharp curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 78 :(sao) A_Pereira cuts inside T_Manniman
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  A_Pereira keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  R_Ceni makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 85 :(sao) R_Delap beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A glorious effort by R_Delap !
          ...  R_Ceni with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sao) K_Mizuno holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Greaves
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_R_Essien
Min. 88 :(tth) P_Henrique backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  R_Sharp latches onto the end of it
          ...  But M_Barry sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 89 :(tth) A_Johnson runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Pires
          ...  G_Hanley is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  G_Poll tells him to calm his game down a bit
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  A_Wisdom passes to G_Pique
          ...  G_Pique with a thundering shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Dante_Silva dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Dante_Silva beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Doriva plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Dante_Silva catches it!

*************  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          : R_Delap (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Delap (25)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : R_Ceni
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Sao Paulo FC   |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       15
Off target           :           4        |       7
On target            :           9        |       8
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       12
Key Tackles          :           8        |       6
Key Passes           :          14        |       12
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 0 - 0 Tottenham
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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  37   1   7   3  22 |  92  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  30  12   7  14 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Baresi         DF   1  30  11   7  21 |  66   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
R_Delap        DF   2  30   9  10  34 |  92   0   2   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  78  28   3
A_Britton      DF   2  30   9   8  15 |  92   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
K_Mizuno       MF   1   9  33  10  28 |  92   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  40  11
B_Bjorksson    MF   2  11  30   7  31 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Li_Chung       MF   3   8  29   7  11 |  64   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
S_Gerrard      AM   2   6  27  17  21 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
L_Massu        FW   1   7  11  28  13 |  68   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
J_Greaves      FW   3   8   7  28  23 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   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 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Shane_Botwin   MF   2   7  28   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Barry        MF   2  17  26   7  32 |  28   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
F_Totti        FW   2   6  11  28  42 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Ceni         GK  34   2   2   7  30 |  92   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
A_Wisdom       DF   2  28  22   8  34 |  92   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
A_Hinkel       DF   1  25  10  10  44 |  71   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
A_R_Essien     DF   1  23  20   1  23 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
S_Howey        DF   2  22  19   5  36 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
Doriva         DF   2  22  23  10  21 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_Henrique     DM   1  18  24   7  18 |  92   0   1   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  50   1
A_Johnson      AM   2   6  25  18  27 |  92   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
Hugo_Sanchez   AM   2   9  16  24  27 |  45   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
G_Weah         FW   1   9   7  26  22 |  76   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  11  25  22 |  92   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
C_Poenaru      GK  20   2   3   3  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Pique        DF   2  25   9   6  22 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
T_Manniman     DM   2  18  24   5  25 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Pires        AM   3   9  25  17  31 |  47   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vardy        FW   1   6   7  25  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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