Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 4, Arsenal vs. Sao Paulo FC (Wed Sep 04)


                              Arsenal  |  Sao Paulo FC
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Gary Hill
                                       |
                          T_Macedo GK  |  GK J_Pavlenka
                        C_Chambers DF  |  DF Omar_Little
                             Ramos DF  |  DF McKenna
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF J_Nasazzi
                       O_Zinchenko DF  |  DF Vikram
                          D_OLeary MF  |  MF Christie
                         R_Parlour MF  |  MF Suz_Nakamoto
                            M_Ozil MF  |  MF Roy_Kent
                       Ronaldinhio MF  |  MF Robinho
                          N_Anelka FW  |  FW A_Hunter
                         H_Sanchez FW  |  FW Kvaratskhelia
                                       |
                          R_Zieler SUB |  SUB Adrian
                           M_Layun SUB |  SUB J_Bolton
                        F_Valverde SUB |  SUB Exe_Palacios
                         S_Wiltord SUB |  SUB A_McGeady
                        N_Bendtner SUB |  SUB Sobhi

Referee: A_Colombo (Italy)


Min. 4  :(sao) Suz_Nakamoto takes advantage of a mistake by Ramos
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  The shot slips through T_Macedo's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 4  :(sao) A_Hunter kicks Ronaldinhio!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  N_Anelka fires it towards the goal
          ...  J_Pavlenka makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 7  :(arn) C_Chambers threads the through ball to D_OLeary
          ...  D_OLeary controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  J_Pavlenka has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  J_Pavlenka is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That s put Arsenal in front!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 8  :(arn) It seems Arsenal are making a tactical change to C
Min. 8  :(sao) Christie back heels to find Suz_Nakamoto in space
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from M_Keown
Min. 11 :(sao) Roy_Kent with a burst of pace
          ...  C_Chambers gathers up the loose ball
Min. 14 :(arn) D_OLeary brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Keown gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Keown tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  J_Pavlenka parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 15 :(arn) M_Ozil with a smart pass to N_Anelka
          ...  But McKenna sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 19 :(arn) Ronaldinhio cuts the ball back to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  J_Pavlenka has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  J_Pavlenka is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 22 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia beats M_Keown
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves A_Colombo
          ...  Kvaratskhelia launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 27 :(arn) M_Ozil skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  But Vikram will cut out the threat
Min. 27 :(sao) Omar_Little takes possession
          ...  Omar_Little with a bicycle kick !
          ...  T_Macedo gets up well to catch that one
Min. 29 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  A thundering drive by Kvaratskhelia !
          ...  T_Macedo guesses right
Min. 30 :(sao) J_Nasazzi finds Kvaratskhelia with a ball over the defence
          ...  Kvaratskhelia unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 31 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Ramos!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A cheeky lob from Kvaratskhelia !
          ...  T_Macedo is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 32 :(arn) N_Anelka runs into space
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Vikram and it had to be
Min. 32 :(sao) Suz_Nakamoto finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  O_Zinchenko lunges in with two feet!!
          ...  And play is brought to a halt by A_Colombo
          ...  A_Colombo calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 35 :(sao) The Sao Paulo FC manager shouts at them from the touchline to play P
Min. 38 :(arn) R_Parlour is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to H_Sanchez
          ...  H_Sanchez tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But J_Pavlenka reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 38 :(sao) Christie drives it forward to Suz_Nakamoto
          ...  D_OLeary gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 39 :(arn) M_Ozil lobs it over Roy_Kent
          ...  M_Ozil tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  J_Pavlenka tips it round the post
          ...  Well saved
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_OLeary!
          ...  Ramos tries to place the shot!
          ...  It's beaten J_Pavlenka
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 48 :(arn) R_Parlour takes advantage of a mistake by J_Nasazzi
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Roy_Kent plays the back pass
          ...  J_Pavlenka can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_OLeary drives it into the box!
          ...  C_Chambers gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Pavlenka is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka looks very relieved!
Min. 48 :(sao) Robinho takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Suz_Nakamoto
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto with the header !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  But it hits off T_Macedo's back!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Very unlucky!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC are back level!
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 49 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC will now play C after the order comes from the dugout

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

Min. 47 :(arn) H_Sanchez flicks it over Vikram and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  H_Sanchez strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  J_Pavlenka falls over
          ...  But J_Pavlenka is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 47 :(arn) D_OLeary crosses into the box, finding H_Sanchez
          ...  Omar_Little with a clumsy challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 48 :(arn) Ronaldinhio looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Chambers
          ...  Roy_Kent takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 48 :(sao) Suz_Nakamoto finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto with the header !
          ...  T_Macedo with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 50 :(arn) The Arsenal manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 50 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  Kvaratskhelia shapes up for a shot!
          ...  T_Macedo makes a good save
Min. 52 :(arn) D_OLeary backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  M_Ozil gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Ozil with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 54 :(sao) Robinho jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  An audacious effort from Kvaratskhelia !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 55 :(arn) M_Ozil sidesteps Roy_Kent
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Vikram
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ronaldinhio chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  J_Nasazzi reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 59 :(arn) M_Ozil pushes it past the defender
          ...  M_Ozil belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  J_Pavlenka tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 60 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC's manager orders his side to play P
Min. 63 :(arn) N_Anelka with a smart turn
          ...  N_Anelka has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  J_Pavlenka has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  J_Pavlenka is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 63 :(sao) J_Nasazzi takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_Nasazzi tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  T_Macedo was lucky there
Min. 64 :(sao) Roy_Kent runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  Roy_Kent throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  A_Colombo talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
          ...  The Sao Paulo FC fans celebrate though!
          ...  That s given Sao Paulo FC the advantage!
          ...  Arsenal 1-2 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 65 :(arn) N_Bendtner is coming on and Ronaldinhio is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 65 :(sao) A_McGeady is ready to come on to replace Suz_Nakamoto
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 65 :(sao) J_Bolton is coming on for Kvaratskhelia and will play DF
Min. 65 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC switch to playing D
Min. 65 :(arn) N_Anelka sprints past McKenna
          ...  N_Anelka drives it towards goal !
          ...  J_Pavlenka has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  J_Pavlenka is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Arsenal are back level!
          ...  Arsenal 2-2 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 66 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC altered their play to a P strategy
Min. 70 :(sao) Roy_Kent works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Robinho
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Ramos hits it out for a throw
Min. 73 :(arn) R_Parlour with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  R_Parlour with the punt towards goal!
          ...  J_Pavlenka is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 73 :(arn) H_Sanchez beats McKenna
          ...  Omar_Little stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a rash challenge!!
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
Min. 75 :(arn) D_OLeary beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But J_Nasazzi sweeps up the threat
Min. 80 :(arn) F_Valverde is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Ozil is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(arn) S_Wiltord is coming on for R_Parlour and will play MF
Min. 80 :(arn) S_Wiltord passes the ball to N_Bendtner
          ...  N_Bendtner hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  J_Pavlenka manages to turn it behind
Min. 82 :(arn) M_Layun is coming on for Ramos and will play DF
Min. 84 :(arn) S_Wiltord has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_OLeary gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Vikram
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 86 :(arn) N_Anelka sidesteps Vikram
          ...  Christie with an ugly foul
          ...  A_Colombo will want to speak to him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  N_Bendtner bends it round the wall
          ...  But J_Pavlenka tips it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Valverde crosses it in!
          ...  J_Nasazzi heads it away
Min. 87 :(sao) Christie beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  D_OLeary rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) M_Layun boots it towards D_OLeary
          ...  D_OLeary rifles it to the far post !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 91 :(arn) H_Sanchez with a smart turn
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Christie hits it out for a throw
Min. 92 :(arn) D_OLeary has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past McKenna
          ...  He knocks it to N_Bendtner!
          ...  N_Bendtner leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But J_Pavlenka is equal to it
Min. 92 :(sao) J_Bolton with a glorious 60-yard pass to Robinho
          ...  Robinho fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  T_Macedo with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 93 :(arn) N_Anelka finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  N_Anelka with the strike !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 139,700
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : D_OLeary (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_OLeary (7), N_Anelka (65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Zinchenko (32), D_OLeary (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : Roy_Kent
Scorers              : Suz_Nakamoto (48), Roy_Kent (64)
Sent Off             : A_Hunter (4), Omar_Little (73)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Arsenal      |  Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       13
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :          11        |       8
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       2
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       7
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Final Score          : Arsenal 2 - 2 Sao Paulo FC
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Macedo       GK  38   3   3   3  42 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  37   9   9  22 |  97   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Ramos          DF   1  36   9   8  22 |  86   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Keown        DF   2  35   9   4  11 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  32   5   5  37 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
D_OLeary       MF   1   6  34  10  11 |  97   0   1   4   0   2   1   1   0   0  18  38  23
R_Parlour      MF   2   5  32  11  27 |  84   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Ozil         MF   1   8  31  19  31 |  84   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Ronaldinhio    MF   1   4  31  13  28 |  69   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  12  35  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   7  30  31 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Layun        DF   1  35  13   7  33 |  11   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Valverde     MF   1   3  31   2  10 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  12  29   9  41 |  13   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
N_Bendtner     FW   1   2   4  27  26 |  28   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15

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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J_Pavlenka     GK  39   3   1   2  21 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
Omar_Little    DF   1  33   9   3  44 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -5
McKenna        DF   1  32  17   1  26 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  32   9   6  41 |  97   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   5
Vikram         DF   2  32   3   1  27 |  97   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Christie       MF   3   9  33   6  32 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Suz_Nakamoto   MF   1   1  32  23  33 |  69   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
Roy_Kent       MF   1  13  32   6  23 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  40  10  25
Robinho        MF   1   8  32   9  23 |  97   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
A_Hunter       FW   3   9   7  32  42 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Kvaratskhelia  FW   2   4   1  32  16 |  69   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Adrian         GK  29   1   2   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bolton       DF   1  31   9   3  32 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Exe_Palacios   DF   1  31   7   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_McGeady      MF   1  19  32  13  29 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sobhi          FW   2   7   7  28  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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