Division Two League Match, Arsenal vs. Sao Paulo FC (Mon Apr 04)


                              Arsenal  |  Sao Paulo FC
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  5-3-2 P
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK J_Reina
                       G_Griffiths DF  |  DF A_Barzagli
                          S_Proedl DF  |  DF G_Fotheringam
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF D_Carvajal
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF Seb_Ferrira
                         M_Dembele DM  |  DF D_Abdoun
                        Seitaridis MF  |  MF J_Gandolfini
                        H_Munculus MF  |  MF M_Barry
                           Adriano MF  |  MF Rocket
                          D_Murphy FW  |  FW Sheringham
                           H_Sabry FW  |  FW C_Bellamy
                                       |
                          I_Lawlor SUB |  SUB H_Manzoni
                       B_Hangeland SUB |  SUB Ricadio
                          B_Harley SUB |  SUB K_Commons
                           D_Prime SUB |  SUB J_Molby
                          A_Little SUB |  SUB Geminiho

Referee: M_de_Vries (Holland)


Min. 4  :(sao) C_Bellamy takes advantage of a mistake by K_Rekik
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  S_Proedl with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He is warned by M_de_Vries
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 7  :(arn) H_Munculus plays in H_Sabry with a beautiful ball
          ...  H_Sabry with his head down lets it go !
          ...  J_Reina parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And J_Reina recovers to save!!
Min. 12 :(arn) S_Proedl nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  S_Proedl with the punt towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through J_Reina's hands
          ...  But J_Reina recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 12 :(sao) M_Barry with a slide rule pass to C_Bellamy
          ...  A wicked drive by C_Bellamy !
          ...  D_James narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 14 :(sao) J_Gandolfini with a well-controlled run
          ...  J_Gandolfini launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  D_James saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 17 :(sao) C_Bellamy knocks it past G_Griffiths and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  C_Bellamy aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  D_James gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 19 :(sao) M_Barry finds the run of J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 23 :(arn) S_Ramos turns past G_Fotheringam
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  But J_Gandolfini slides in
Min. 35 :(arn) Adriano jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  D_Carvajal brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But M_de_Vries waves play on!!!
Min. 38 :(arn) G_Griffiths runs towards the goal
          ...  M_Barry wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 40 :(sao) G_Fotheringam with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Sheringham gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Sheringham aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  D_James won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Excellent strike!!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 40 :(arn) M_Dembele is now playing as a MF
Min. 40 :(arn) H_Sabry breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Reina!
          ...  M_Barry brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 41 :(arn) Seitaridis 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!
          ...  But J_Gandolfini puts it in row Z!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(sao) J_Gandolfini has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Proedl
          ...  He puts in C_Bellamy!
          ...  C_Bellamy with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 47 :(sao) M_Barry runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Sheringham latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  G_Griffiths intercepts the pass

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-1 Sao Paulo FC

Min. 49 :(arn) S_Proedl looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Adriano
          ...  M_Barry gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 49 :(sao) Seb_Ferrira pushes it past S_Proedl
          ...  Seb_Ferrira heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  D_James heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 49 :(sao) Rocket 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. 50 :(arn) The Arsenal manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 54 :(arn) Seitaridis cuts the ball back to S_Ramos
          ...  S_Ramos aims for the top right corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  J_Reina was left standing
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 57 :(arn) H_Sabry with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  D_Abdoun with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
Min. 58 :(sao) Ricadio replaces an unhappy A_Barzagli and will play as a DF
Min. 58 :(sao) K_Commons comes on for M_Barry and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 58 :(arn) D_Murphy flicks it over Seb_Ferrira and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  D_Murphy hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 58 :(sao) D_Abdoun with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  K_Rekik leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 59 :(sao) Geminiho replaces Sheringham and will play FW
Min. 59 :(sao) A defence splitting pass from K_Commons to Ricadio
          ...  S_Proedl wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 60 :(arn) A_Little will replace S_Ramos and play DF
Min. 60 :(sao) Geminiho with the header on
          ...  He finds C_Bellamy in space
          ...  C_Bellamy carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But D_James palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 62 :(sao) Rocket brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  K_Commons gets on the end of the pass
          ...  K_Commons could have let it bounce!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Rocket swings it in!
          ...  Seb_Ferrira gets a shot in
          ...  D_James makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 63 :(arn) H_Munculus uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  Ricadio with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 66 :(sao) Ricadio drives it forward to C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  D_James goes down well to save
Min. 68 :(arn) D_Murphy has space to run with the ball
          ...  Fine tackle by D_Carvajal
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 69 :(arn) D_Murphy sidesteps D_Carvajal
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  D_Murphy hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  J_Reina makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 70 :(arn) Adriano retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  H_Sabry latches onto the end of it
          ...  Cleared by Seb_Ferrira
Min. 72 :(sao) Seb_Ferrira crosses into the box, finding K_Commons
          ...  G_Griffiths clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 75 :(arn) B_Harley will come on for H_Munculus and play MF
Min. 75 :(sao) Ricadio heads the ball back to Geminiho
          ...  Geminiho unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 77 :(arn) M_Dembele gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds H_Sabry
          ...  A cheeky lob from H_Sabry !
          ...  But J_Reina makes a fine save
Min. 78 :(arn) M_Dembele controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  H_Sabry gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  H_Sabry tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  J_Reina makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 79 :(arn) B_Harley has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past G_Fotheringam
          ...  He knocks it to H_Sabry!
          ...  Blocked by Ricadio
Min. 81 :(sao) Seb_Ferrira finds Geminiho in acres of space
          ...  Geminiho gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Rocket chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  G_Griffiths wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 85 :(arn) G_Griffiths runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  G_Griffiths keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  J_Reina makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 87 :(sao) Geminiho has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  G_Griffiths wins the ball with ease
          ...  M_de_Vries saw something no-one else did
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sao) Rocket with a neat pass into Geminiho
          ...  M_Dembele with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
Min. 89 :(sao) D_James miss-kicks!
          ...  Rocket is through!
          ...  Rocket has a go!
          ...  D_James makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 91 :(arn) M_Dembele catches J_Gandolfini with an elbow!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 108,341
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : S_Ramos
Scorers              : S_Ramos (54)
Sent Off             : M_Dembele (91)
Booked               : K_Rekik (58), G_Griffiths (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : J_Gandolfini (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Sheringham (40)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Barry (40), Ricadio (63)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |   Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       14
Off target           :           1        |       5
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       8
Key Tackles          :           3        |       8
Key Passes           :           7        |       13
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Final Score          : Arsenal 1 - 1 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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D_James        GK  28   2   2   3  26 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
G_Griffiths    DF   2  25  11   3  33 |  93   0   3   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  58  -2   3
S_Proedl       DF   2  25   5   6  37 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
S_Ramos        DF   2  24   7   7  40 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
K_Rekik        DF   1  23   6   2  12 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
M_Dembele      MF   1  11  24   6  42 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10  10 -10
Seitaridis     MF   2   8  24  16  27 |  93   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
H_Munculus     MF   2   6  23  13  31 |  77   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Adriano        MF   1   8  23  11  43 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  25  37 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  25  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
I_Lawlor       GK  20   2   5   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  23  11   5  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Harley       MF   1   6  24   6  33 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Prime        MF   2   8  23  13  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Little       DF   2   7   7  24  21 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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_Reina        GK  30   2   3   1  18 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
A_Barzagli     DF   2  25   7  10  20 |  60   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  24   8  11  30 |  93   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  24   7   9  32 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Seb_Ferrira    DF   2  23   8   9  20 |  93   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
D_Abdoun       DF   3  23   9   7  30 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Gandolfini   MF   3   8  24  19  12 |  93   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  20   6
M_Barry        MF   2  16  24   6  32 |  60   0   2   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  28  -2
Rocket         MF   2   9  23  10  33 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Sheringham     FW   2   5   8  27  21 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  23  33 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
H_Manzoni      GK  16   1   3   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ricadio        DF   3  23   7   6  32 |  33   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
K_Commons      MF   1   7  23   9  32 |  33   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
J_Molby        MF   2   7  23   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Geminiho       FW   3   9  10  23  31 |  32   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
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