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Season 26 Archive: Division 1, Week 22

Sao Paulo FC 1 - 2 Valencia

Division One League Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. Valencia (Sun Sep 09)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Valencia
                              5-3-2 A  |  4-4-1-1 C
                         Daniel Perry  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                       Dante_Silva GK  |  GK Valdivia
                           R_Delap DF  |  DF C_Smalling
                         A_Britton DF  |  DF W_Van_Boer
                          G_Hanley DF  |  DF Fazio
                          M_Britos DF  |  DF M_Friedrich
                      G_v_der_Wiel DF  |  MF P_Niemeyer
                       Luis_Garcia MF  |  MF T_Huddlestone
                          Li_Chung MF  |  MF K_El_Ahmadi
                         S_Gerrard MF  |  MF Kak
                           F_Totti FW  |  AM J_R_Riquelme
                         J_Greaves FW  |  FW D_Rortugal
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB Kamikaze
                       M_Hornschuh SUB |  SUB P_Senderos
                       Raul_Hierra SUB |  SUB B_Ivanovic
                           M_Barry SUB |  SUB Saddam_H
                           L_Massu SUB |  SUB Christinoa

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(vla) W_Van_Boer has space to run with the ball
          ...  W_Van_Boer drives the shot in!
          ...  Dante_Silva has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Dante_Silva reacts well to save!!!
Min. 4  :(sao) Li_Chung is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to R_Delap
          ...  Kak with a clumsy challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 5  :(vla) Kak chests it down
          ...  From long range Kak bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  Dante_Silva pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Huddlestone chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Dante_Silva jumps well to claim it!
Min. 8  :(vla) T_Huddlestone with the dribble
          ...  T_Huddlestone with the shot on net !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 9  :(vla) J_R_Riquelme runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off R_Delap back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  Valencia have snatched the lead!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 12 :(sao) Luis_Garcia with a 50-yard pass to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  Valdivia never had a chance!
Min. 16 :(sao) S_Gerrard threads the through ball to F_Totti
          ...  Kak beats him to the ball
Min. 17 :(vla) M_Friedrich beats A_Britton
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But R_Delap wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 18 :(sao) S_Gerrard holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to F_Totti
          ...  F_Totti shapes up for a shot!
          ...  Valdivia just watches float over the bar!
Min. 19 :(sao) R_Delap jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  A thundering drive by R_Delap !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-1 Valencia ...
Min. 19 :(sao) Luis_Garcia lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  F_Totti latches on to it
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 22 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  J_R_Riquelme hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  Dante_Silva falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 26 :(sao) S_Gerrard drives it across the face of the goal F_Totti
          ...  F_Totti rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But Valdivia palms it behind
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 31 :(sao) M_Britos is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to S_Gerrard
          ...  C_Smalling takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 33 :(vla) P_Niemeyer finds M_Friedrich in acres of space
          ...  M_Friedrich with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Looks like it should be Dante_Silva's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Dante_Silva looks embarrassed!
          ...  And Valencia are leading in the game now
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-2 Valencia ...
Min. 34 :(vla) D_Rortugal runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs M_Britos
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  R_Delap looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 35 :(sao) F_Totti finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  F_Totti aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But Valdivia smothers the ball.
Min. 36 :(sao) Luis_Garcia miskicks!
          ...  He finds J_Greaves though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  J_Greaves with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  Valdivia falls over
          ...  But Valdivia is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 38 :(sao) F_Totti takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  F_Totti with the overhead !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Valencia fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) T_Huddlestone with the first time pass to Fazio
          ...  But G_Hanley puts the ball out of play
Min. 44 :(sao) Luis_Garcia retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Li_Chung latches onto the end of it
          ...  A glorious effort by Li_Chung !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 45 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme knocks the ball past the lunge of G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  J_R_Riquelme flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  Dante_Silva never had a chance!
Min. 46 :(sao) Luis_Garcia lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  A_Britton latches on to it
          ...  Fazio read the danger and stops the pass

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sao Paulo FC 1-2 Valencia

Min. 51 :(vla) Fazio 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!
          ...  From long range Fazio bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kak plays it towards the near post!
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel clears the danger
Min. 53 :(sao) G_Hanley is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Valdivia gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 55 :(vla) P_Senderos is going to be brought on
          ...  W_Van_Boer is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(vla) Kak with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  M_Britos gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 57 :(vla) P_Niemeyer loses his marker!
          ...  P_Niemeyer aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  Dante_Silva with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 57 :(sao) Luis_Garcia has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  F_Totti collects the loose ball!
          ...  C_Smalling with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  K_Clark shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 64 :(sao) J_Greaves with the dribble
          ...  P_Senderos is easily beaten
          ...  P_Senderos recovers to win the ball back
Min. 64 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  G_Hanley robs him of the ball
Min. 64 :(sao) F_Totti uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  Fazio tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  J_Greaves drives it in
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 65 :(sao) a big roar from the crowd as M_Hornschuh comes on for A_Britton to play DF
Min. 65 :(vla) Saddam_H is ready to come on to replace K_El_Ahmadi
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 65 :(sao) Li_Chung looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Gerrard
          ...  M_Friedrich cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 65 :(sao) F_Totti turns past J_R_Riquelme
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Kak leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
Min. 69 :(vla) Saddam_H sprints past G_Hanley
          ...  Saddam_H with a powerful diving header!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rortugal chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Dante_Silva catches it!
Min. 70 :(sao) M_Barry will replace Li_Chung and play MF
Min. 70 :(sao) F_Totti has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Saddam_H!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  P_Senderos gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Li_Chung floats the ball in!
          ...  P_Senderos wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 75 :(vla) Christinoa is coming on for D_Rortugal and will play FW
Min. 75 :(sao) S_Gerrard takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past P_Senderos
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  P_Senderos tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
Min. 77 :(vla) Kak knocks it forward
          ...  M_Britos slips
          ...  Saddam_H gets to it!
          ...  Saddam_H tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But Dante_Silva with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Huddlestone crosses it in!
          ...  Dante_Silva catches it!
Min. 80 :(sao) L_Massu is coming on and J_Greaves is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 80 :(vla) Christinoa finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled R_Delap
          ...  R_Delap moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 81 :(vla) Kak beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds J_R_Riquelme
          ...  A great volley from J_R_Riquelme !
          ...  But Dante_Silva makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 83 :(vla) Saddam_H with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past L_Massu
          ...  He knocks it to Christinoa!
          ...  Christinoa hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  Dante_Silva won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 85 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme takes advantage of a bad back pass from G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  Christinoa seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A well-placed shot from Christinoa !
          ...  Dante_Silva makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Senderos chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Dante_Silva fists it away!
Min. 91 :(vla) Saddam_H hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Christinoa latches onto it!
          ...  Christinoa has a dig at goal!
          ...  Dante_Silva tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_R_Riquelme!
          ...  Dante_Silva jumps well to claim 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
Scorers              : R_Delap (19)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : J_R_Riquelme (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_R_Riquelme (9), M_Friedrich (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Kak (4), C_Smalling (57)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Sao Paulo FC   |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       16
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :           5        |       9
Possession           :          33        |       67
Corners              :           1        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           3        |       13
Key Tackles          :           6        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       6
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 1 - 2 Valencia
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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 |  97  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
R_Delap        DF   2  29   9  10  34 |  97   0   3   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  60   0  30
A_Britton      DF   2  29   9   8  15 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Hanley       DF   2  28  12   7  41 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Britos       DF   2  28   6   8  22 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  28   7   4  23 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Luis_Garcia    MF   2   7  29   5  11 |  97   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Li_Chung       MF   3   8  28   7  11 |  73   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
S_Gerrard      MF   2   6  27  17  21 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
F_Totti        FW   2   6  11  28  42 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
J_Greaves      FW   3   8   7  28  23 |  83   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hornschuh    DF   1  25   4   5  42 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Raul_Hierra    MF   1   9  27   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Barry        MF   2  17  26   7  32 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Massu        FW   1   7  11  28  13 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Valdivia       GK  38   2   2   1  42 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  30   8   6  29 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  18  18
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  30   6   6  32 |  58   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
Fazio          DF   2  29   8  10  41 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
M_Friedrich    DF   2  28  11  10  29 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  30
P_Niemeyer     MF   1  17  28   5  22 |  97   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25   5
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  28  11  19 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  10  28   7  15 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kak            MF   2  16  27   9  41 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  18   3
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   6  28  21  34 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  38
D_Rortugal     FW   3  10   9  29  21 |  78   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kamikaze       GK  35   7   2   2  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Senderos     DF   1  31  13   5  31 |  39   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  27  11   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Saddam_H       MF   2  20  29  25  27 |  29   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
Christinoa     FW   3   9   7  26  42 |  19   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
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