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Sao Paulo FC 4 - 1 Werder Bremen

Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 4, Sao Paulo FC vs. Werder Bremen (Wed Apr 02)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Werder Bremen
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-2-1-2 N
                            Gary Hill  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                     Marius_Muller GK  |  GK M_Backhaus
                         L_Amoruso DF  |  DF Maya_Yoshida
                           J_Jesus DF  |  DF M_Veljkovic
                          J_Bolton DF  |  DF H_Odoffin
                       J_Fitzwater DF  |  DF H_Maguire
                        L_Matthaus MF  |  DM Blind
                       H_Stoichkov MF  |  MF Dunga
                          R_Gullit MF  |  MF S_Veron
                       J_Colquhoun MF  |  AM N_Valsic
                         K_Benzema FW  |  FW L_Riva
                     Kvaratskhelia FW  |  FW Y_Osako
                                       |
                        J_Pavlenka SUB |  SUB T_Courtois
                            Danilo SUB |  SUB Jerzinho_Jnr
                          Thoresen SUB |  SUB M_Mount
                          Roy_Kent SUB |  SUB B_Towell
                        M_Rashford SUB |  SUB D_Kownacki

Referee: M_Oliver (England)


Min. 2  :(wbn) H_Odoffin runs at J_Bolton
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  H_Odoffin with the crafty shot!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 4  :(sao) K_Benzema is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  Kvaratskhelia launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  M_Backhaus narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 10 :(sao) J_Colquhoun looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  A thundering drive by Kvaratskhelia !
          ...  M_Backhaus gets his fingertips to it
Min. 10 :(wbn) N_Valsic is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Blind
          ...  Blind with a bicycle kick !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  Marius_Muller palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Valsic hits it towards the far post!
          ...  J_Bolton wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 15 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows H_Odoffin a clean set of heals
          ...  Kvaratskhelia with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But M_Backhaus makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 17 :(wbn) Dunga unselfishly heads the ball back to Y_Osako
          ...  Kvaratskhelia with a clumsy challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  L_Riva hits it hard
          ...  But Marius_Muller just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  M_Oliver has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 20 :(sao) J_Jesus finds R_Gullit on the edge of the box
          ...  H_Maguire gets to the ball first
Min. 21 :(wbn) L_Riva is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  J_Colquhoun with a nasty foul
          ...  M_Oliver will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 23 :(wbn) L_Riva jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  L_Riva rifles it to the far post !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 24 :(wbn) S_Veron with a measured pass to L_Riva
          ...  J_Fitzwater gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 27 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia barges Maya_Yoshida off the ball
          ...  Kvaratskhelia pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  M_Backhaus will be disappointed he did not save that!
          ...  And Sao Paulo FC are leading in the game now
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 27 :(sao) K_Benzema runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  M_Backhaus is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  H_Stoichkov plays it short to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  Blind dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 30 :(sao) L_Matthaus with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Kvaratskhelia gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Maya_Yoshida goes in studs first
Min. 33 :(sao) H_Stoichkov plays in K_Benzema with a beautiful ball
          ...  K_Benzema shoots towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!!
          ...  The fans go wild!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 2-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 34 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 34 :(sao) R_Gullit with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  R_Gullit drives the shot in!
          ...  M_Backhaus parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 41 :(sao) L_Amoruso hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Kvaratskhelia latches onto it!
          ...  Kvaratskhelia has a dig at goal!
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 3-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 41 :(wbn) L_Riva has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Bolton!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  L_Riva bears down on goal!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 42 :(wbn) N_Valsic runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  N_Valsic aims for the top right corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The crowd goes wild !
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 3-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sao) J_Colquhoun hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  K_Benzema latches onto it!
          ...  M_Veljkovic takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 45 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Dunga tackles from behind
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  M_Oliver warns him
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  H_Stoichkov swings it in
          ...  L_Amoruso gets on the end of it
          ...  L_Amoruso fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 46 :(sao) J_Colquhoun has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  K_Benzema collects the loose ball!
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from K_Benzema !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 47 :(wbn) S_Veron finds Y_Osako on the edge of the box
          ...  But J_Bolton puts the ball out of play

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

Min. 47 :(wbn) N_Valsic crosses to L_Riva
          ...  L_Matthaus with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 50 :(sao) H_Stoichkov curls the ball out wide to K_Benzema
          ...  Dunga stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a rash challenge!!
          ...  M_Oliver calls him over
          ...  M_Oliver tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 51 :(sao) J_Colquhoun looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Fitzwater
          ...  J_Fitzwater with a thundering volley!
          ...  M_Backhaus was lucky there
Min. 53 :(sao) L_Amoruso with an in swinging cross to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  Kvaratskhelia has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 54 :(sao) H_Stoichkov with the heel pass to K_Benzema
          ...  K_Benzema has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  M_Backhaus makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 57 :(sao) H_Stoichkov looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on
          ...  He seems to be ok
Min. 58 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  Kvaratskhelia has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  M_Backhaus plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 59 :(wbn) Blind sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Blind with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  Marius_Muller makes a good save
Min. 60 :(wbn) It looks as though Werder Bremen is now playing A
Min. 62 :(wbn) L_Riva takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past J_Colquhoun
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  L_Riva hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But Marius_Muller smothers the ball.
Min. 63 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia knocks it past Blind and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  H_Maguire with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  J_Jesus passes to J_Fitzwater
          ...  J_Fitzwater tries to chip the ball over Marius_Muller!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 66 :(wbn) Dunga kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  N_Valsic gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But J_Jesus wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but M_Oliver has none of it.
Min. 67 :(sao) L_Matthaus with a glorious 60-yard pass to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  Kvaratskhelia tries to chip the ball over M_Backhaus!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 70 :(sao) a big roar from the crowd as Danilo comes on for K_Benzema to play DF
Min. 70 :(sao) The Sao Paulo FC manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C
Min. 70 :(sao) L_Matthaus with an in swinging cross to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  Kvaratskhelia launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. There was a foul on the defender
Min. 72 :(sao) Up goes the substitution board - Thoresen on for R_Gullit as a MF
Min. 72 :(sao) J_Bolton takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  Kvaratskhelia with the attempt at goal!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has completed his hat trick!!
          ...  The defenders have been run ragged!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 4-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 73 :(sao) J_Bolton hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  J_Jesus latches onto it!
          ...  H_Odoffin makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 75 :(sao) J_Pavlenka will come on for Marius_Muller and play GK
Min. 75 :(wbn) D_Kownacki is being prepared to come on
          ...  L_Riva is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 77 :(sao) Danilo is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Kvaratskhelia latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Veljkovic with an awful challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  M_Oliver calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  M_Oliver signals that it is indirect
          ...  H_Stoichkov shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Thoresen instead
          ...  But Maya_Yoshida sweeps up the threat
Min. 81 :(wbn) D_Kownacki jumps over Danilo's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Danilo goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 83 :(sao) L_Matthaus with the header on
          ...  He finds L_Amoruso in space
          ...  L_Amoruso from 20 yards !
          ...  M_Backhaus won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 84 :(sao) a big roar from the crowd as Roy_Kent comes on for H_Stoichkov to play MF
Min. 84 :(wbn) N_Valsic sidesteps J_Jesus
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  J_Bolton stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 86 :(sao) M_Rashford replaces Kvaratskhelia to play as a FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sao) M_Rashford sidesteps H_Maguire
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  M_Rashford tries to chip the ball over M_Backhaus!
          ...  M_Backhaus makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 88 :(wbn) N_Valsic takes advantage of a mistake by Roy_Kent
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Jesus belts it clear
Min. 92 :(sao) L_Amoruso takes advantage of a bad back pass from H_Odoffin
          ...  L_Amoruso with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Cicero Pompeu de Toledo
Attendance           : 125,132
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : Kvaratskhelia (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Kvaratskhelia (27,41,72), K_Benzema (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Kvaratskhelia (17), J_Colquhoun (21), L_Matthaus (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : N_Valsic
Scorers              : N_Valsic (42)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Backhaus (27), Dunga (50), H_Maguire (63), M_Veljkovic (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sao Paulo FC  |  Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       8
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :          13        |       5
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       4
Subs Used            :           5        |       1
Fouls                :          11        |       13
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :          17        |       6
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 4 - 1 Werder Bremen
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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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Marius_Muller  GK  33   5   1   4  33 |  78   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
L_Amoruso      DF   1  35   7   4  23 |  95   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
J_Jesus        DF   1  33   9   3  26 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  70  35  20
J_Bolton       DF   1  32   9   3  32 |  95   0   3   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  75  50   0
J_Fitzwater    DF   2  32   4   4  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  25   0   5
L_Matthaus     MF   1  10  34  11  20 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  63  18
H_Stoichkov    MF   1   1  33   2  18 |  87   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
R_Gullit       MF   2   1  32  17  31 |  75   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Colquhoun    MF   2   3  32   1  35 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  58  -2
K_Benzema      FW   2   3   5  34  32 |  73   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  15  30
Kvaratskhelia  FW   2   4   1  33  16 |  89   0   0   0   0  10   3   1   0   0  -2  -2  98
J_Pavlenka     GK  39   3   1   2  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Danilo         DF   2  36   8   8  32 |  22   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
Thoresen       MF   1  13  32  10  29 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Roy_Kent       MF   1  13  32   6  23 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Rashford     FW   2   8   9  27  23 |   6   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Backhaus     GK  31   4   1   4  38 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  38   0   0   0
Maya_Yoshida   DF   1  31   1   2  47 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
M_Veljkovic    DF   1  30   8   1  41 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -2  -2
H_Odoffin      DF   2  27   8  10  12 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
H_Maguire      DF   1  27   7   1  12 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   3 -22 -22
Blind          DM   1  15  25   5  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  25   0  10
Dunga          MF   2  13  30   6  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
S_Veron        MF   2   3  30   5  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Valsic       AM   2   9  29  18  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  25
L_Riva         FW   1  10   6  31  42 |  78   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Y_Osako        FW   2   1   6  31  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Courtois     GK  30   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jerzinho_Jnr   DF   1  31   7   1  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Mount        MF   1   1  29  12  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Towell       MF   2   4  27  15  45 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Kownacki     FW   2   4   5  27  23 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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