Division Two League Match, Arsenal vs. Sao Paulo FC (Sun May 07)


                              Arsenal  |  Sao Paulo FC
                              4-4-2 N  |  6-3-1 L
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK S_T_Perry
                          A_Hansen DF  |  DF I_Garde
                         C_Blewitt DF  |  DF A_Carlos
                        Marco_Rojo DF  |  DF A_Britton
                            D_Burn DF  |  DF A_Barzagli
                              Zico MF  |  DF D_Carvajal
                         J_Butland MF  |  DF D_Abdoun
                      S_Malbranque MF  |  MF C_Makelele
                           C_Baker MF  |  MF L_Holtby
                           Taliyah FW  |  MF Luis_Garcia
                       D_Trezeguet FW  |  FW D_Rommedahl
                                       |
                          D_de_Gea SUB |  SUB P_Bonner
                         G_Collins SUB |  SUB D_Ulululululu
                          G_Cooper SUB |  SUB K_Fasan
                          D_Murphy SUB |  SUB Li_Chung
                        Freddy_Abu SUB |  SUB L_Massu

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 2  :(arn) S_Malbranque runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  C_Blewitt latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by D_Carvajal
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Zico hits it towards the far post!
          ...  A_Carlos gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 3  :(arn) C_Baker reads the run of S_Malbranque
          ...  D_Abdoun plays the back pass
          ...  S_T_Perry can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Malbranque hits it into the box!
          ...  A_Britton reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 3  :(sao) D_Rommedahl beats D_Trezeguet
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  D_Burn with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 9  :(sao) Luis_Garcia with the first time pass to A_Britton
          ...  A_Britton hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But D_James is equal to it
Min. 11 :(arn) Taliyah with a burst of pace
          ...  D_Carvajal read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 18 :(arn) D_Burn sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  D_Burn hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 18 :(arn) Taliyah cuts through the defence
          ...  D_Rommedahl with a well timed tackle
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere didn't like it though
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 19 :(sao) L_Holtby finds D_Rommedahl in acres of space
          ...  Cleared by S_Malbranque
Min. 26 :(arn) S_Malbranque holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Taliyah
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Britton
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 30 :(arn) Taliyah runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off A_Carlos back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from I_Garde
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Burn swings it in!
          ...  S_T_Perry easily catches it!
Min. 41 :(arn) J_Butland looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to C_Blewitt
          ...  I_Garde beats him to the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(sao) A_Britton with a slick pass to A_Carlos
          ...  A_Carlos is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round D_James
          ...  He rounds D_James
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes over!!

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

Min. 56 :(arn) S_Malbranque drives it forward to A_Hansen
          ...  Blocked by A_Carlos
Min. 61 :(sao) D_Ulululululu is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Barzagli is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 61 :(arn) A_Hansen runs at C_Makelele
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Luis_Garcia
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Malbranque drives it into the box!
          ...  It is kicked away by A_Britton
Min. 62 :(arn) J_Butland whips the ball across to S_Malbranque
          ...  I_Garde takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 63 :(sao) K_Fasan replaces A_Carlos and will play DF
Min. 63 :(arn) Zico times his run well
          ...  But C_Makelele spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 63 :(sao) Luis_Garcia with the heel pass to D_Rommedahl
          ...  C_Blewitt reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 65 :(sao) Li_Chung takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace C_Makelele
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 65 :(arn) S_Malbranque with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Luis_Garcia
          ...  He knocks it to Marco_Rojo!
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by D_Ulululululu !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 69 :(sao) L_Holtby feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  D_Rommedahl runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But J_Butland slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 71 :(sao) Li_Chung finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled D_Burn
          ...  Li_Chung tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_James will be disappointed he did not save that!
          ...  That's given Sao Paulo FC the advantage!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 72 :(arn) D_Murphy is being brought on
          ...  C_Baker is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 72 :(arn) The Arsenal manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 72 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 75 :(arn) Zico plays in J_Butland with a beautiful ball
          ...  The defender plays it back to S_T_Perry
          ...  J_Butland intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy S_T_Perry
          ...  He tries to slide it past S_T_Perry
          ...  S_T_Perry smothers the ball !!
Min. 75 :(sao) D_Rommedahl runs at the defence
          ...  But C_Blewitt will cut out the threat
Min. 81 :(sao) Li_Chung steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs C_Blewitt
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Zico with an ugly foul
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere will want to speak to him
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere will just give him a speaking to
Min. 82 :(sao) K_Fasan plays a first time ball through the defence to Li_Chung
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by C_Blewitt !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 83 :(arn) G_Collins is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Hansen is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 86 :(arn) C_Blewitt with a precise ball to Taliyah
          ...  I_Garde with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(arn) D_Murphy runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from L_Holtby
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Butland chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  I_Garde heads it away
Min. 93 :(arn) D_Murphy with electric pace
          ...  He eases past D_Carvajal
          ...  But I_Garde wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Malbranque hits it into the box!
          ...  Luis_Garcia clears the corner
Min. 94 :(arn) C_Blewitt takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  D_Abdoun with a nasty foul
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere will want to speak to him
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere will just give him a speaking to

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 125,000
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : S_Malbranque
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : I_Garde (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Li_Chung (71)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Rommedahl (18)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |  Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :           2        |       3
Off target           :           1        |       1
On target            :           1        |       2
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           6        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       13
Key Passes           :           8        |       6
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 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  30   2   2   3  26 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
A_Hansen       DF   3  27   6  10  19 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Blewitt      DF   3  25   7   6  22 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  24  10   7  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  23   9  11  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
Zico           MF   1  10  28  12  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Butland      MF   2   9  26  11  41 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
S_Malbranque   MF   3   8  26  10  33 |  95   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20
C_Baker        MF   2   5  26   6  13 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  27  44 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   6   9  26  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_de_Gea       GK  27   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Collins      DF   2  26   9   7  19 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cooper       MF   4   8  27  14  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  26  37 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Freddy_Abu     FW   3   8  10  24  42 |   0   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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S_T_Perry      GK  28   2   2   2  22 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
I_Garde        DF   2  29  11   6  32 |  95   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
A_Carlos       DF   1  28  12   8  42 |  64   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
A_Britton      DF   2  28   9   8  15 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   5
A_Barzagli     DF   2  27   8  10  20 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  26   8  10  32 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Abdoun       DF   3  24   9   7  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Makelele     MF   2  11  27   9  30 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Holtby       MF   2   7  27   8  21 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  40  20
Luis_Garcia    MF   2   7  27   5  11 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   6   9  27  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
P_Bonner       GK  27   1   3   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ulululululu  DF   3  25   9   8  41 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Fasan        DF   3  23  10   6  13 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Li_Chung       MF   3   8  27   7  11 |  29   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
L_Massu        FW   1   7  10  26  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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