Elite League Match, Barcelona vs. Sao Paulo FC (Mon Oct 14)


                            Barcelona  |  Sao Paulo FC
                            4-1-4-1 E  |  4-1-3-2 N
                           Andie Glen  |  Gary Hill
                                       |
                          T_McGill GK  |  GK J_Pavlenka
                            D_Burn DF  |  DF J_Nasazzi
                        Marco_Rojo DF  |  DF McKenna
                          D_Aitken DF  |  DF J_Bolton
                       M_Cucurella DF  |  DF Vikram
                           J_James DM  |  DM A_McGeady
                        F_Rijkaard MF  |  MF Christie
                          N_Stiles MF  |  MF H_Stoichkov
                       S_Mannsverk MF  |  MF Robinho
                         J_Musiala MF  |  FW Kvaratskhelia
                          K_Mbappe FW  |  FW A_Hunter
                                       |
                          J_Cranky SUB |  SUB K_Ridouy
                            T_Haas SUB |  SUB Ruben_Semedo
                        S_D_Gibson SUB |  SUB Denilson
                       Taliyah_Jnr SUB |  SUB F_Slegers
                      P_B_E_Dybala SUB |  SUB Sobhi

Referee: D_Kos (Poland)


Min. 1  :(brc) J_James retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  K_Mbappe latches onto the end of it
          ...  K_Mbappe with the attempt at goal!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  The Barcelona fans chant his name!
          ...  That s put Barcelona in front!
          ...  Barcelona 1-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 3  :(sao) Christie curls the ball out wide to A_Hunter
          ...  But D_Aitken barges him off the ball
Min. 4  :(brc) Marco_Rojo brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  S_Mannsverk gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Robinho is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  D_Kos will just give him a speaking to
Min. 5  :(brc) D_Aitken with a slick pass to K_Mbappe
          ...  A_McGeady takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 7  :(brc) J_James plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  F_Rijkaard decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  McKenna cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 10 :(brc) The ball runs loose!
          ...  K_Mbappe seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  J_Nasazzi gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Rijkaard plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Vikram clears the corner
Min. 12 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  Kvaratskhelia uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  T_McGill with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 15 :(brc) J_Musiala retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  K_Mbappe latches onto the end of it
          ...  K_Mbappe strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  What agility from J_Pavlenka
Min. 16 :(brc) N_Stiles pass splits open the defence and finds J_Musiala
          ...  A great volley from J_Musiala !
          ...  It flies in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  Barcelona 2-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 17 :(sao) Christie has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Marco_Rojo
          ...  He knocks it to A_McGeady!
          ...  A_McGeady with a bicycle kick !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 18 :(brc) A defence splitting pass from S_Mannsverk to F_Rijkaard
          ...  J_Bolton wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Rijkaard hits it into the box!
          ...  It is cleared by J_Nasazzi
Min. 18 :(sao) H_Stoichkov curls the ball out wide to A_Hunter
          ...  M_Cucurella reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 19 :(brc) F_Rijkaard beats Vikram
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  F_Rijkaard shoots towards goal !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 20 :(brc) D_Burn with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  The cross hits D_Burn on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But J_Pavlenka is equal to it
Min. 22 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Kvaratskhelia with the shot !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  T_McGill was beaten there!
Min. 24 :(sao) McKenna is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  Kvaratskhelia aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 27 :(sao) McKenna slices it
          ...  J_Pavlenka moves quickly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Barcelona 3-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 30 :(brc) Barcelona made the switch to a C strategy
Min. 33 :(brc) J_Musiala plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  J_Nasazzi cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 35 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC changed their strategy to play E
Min. 38 :(brc) D_Aitken is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to K_Mbappe
          ...  J_Bolton with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  D_Kos wants a quiet word
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 3-0 Sao Paulo FC

Min. 46 :(brc) F_Rijkaard beats J_Bolton
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  F_Rijkaard with the side footed shot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Sao Paulo FC fans taunt him!
Min. 49 :(sao) J_Bolton looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Hunter
          ...  A_Hunter with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 54 :(sao) Robinho finds himself in acres of space
          ...  Robinho has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The Sao Paulo FC fans sing his praises!
          ...  Barcelona 3-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 55 :(brc) T_Haas is coming on for D_Burn and playing DF
Min. 58 :(sao) H_Stoichkov with a precise ball to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  Kvaratskhelia curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But T_McGill parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 59 :(brc) T_Haas sidesteps A_McGeady
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  McKenna slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 60 :(brc) S_D_Gibson is ready to come on to replace J_James
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 60 :(brc) J_Musiala finds K_Mbappe with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  K_Mbappe tries to beat J_Pavlenka!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 61 :(sao) A_Hunter brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Christie gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But Marco_Rojo wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 64 :(sao) A_Hunter latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  S_Mannsverk clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 65 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr is coming on for F_Rijkaard and playing MF
Min. 65 :(brc) a big roar from the crowd as P_B_E_Dybala comes on for K_Mbappe to play FW
Min. 65 :(brc) S_D_Gibson looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Haas
          ...  J_Bolton with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 71 :(brc) J_Musiala has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past McKenna
          ...  He puts in T_Haas!
          ...  T_Haas strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  J_Pavlenka is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Musiala
          ...  It comes to Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But J_Pavlenka palms it behind
          ...  D_Kos has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 73 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by McKenna
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 79 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala with the drive!
          ...  J_Pavlenka guesses right
Min. 81 :(sao) Robinho spits at S_Mannsverk
          ...  D_Kos calls him over
          ...  D_Kos tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 84 :(sao) Ruben_Semedo will replace McKenna and play DF
Min. 84 :(sao) Up goes the substitution board - Sobhi on for Kvaratskhelia as a FW
Min. 84 :(brc) J_Musiala plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  J_Musiala aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Stiles chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It is kicked away by A_McGeady
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sao) F_Slegers is coming on for Christie and will play MF
Min. 89 :(sao) A_McGeady back heels to find J_Nasazzi in space
          ...  J_Nasazzi sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  T_McGill gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 90 :(brc) T_Haas threads the through ball to Marco_Rojo
          ...  Marco_Rojo attempts a chip!
          ...  But J_Pavlenka punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 93 :(sao) J_Bolton gets to the by line and finds A_Hunter with a beautiful cross
          ...  S_D_Gibson takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 141,276
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : J_Musiala (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Mbappe (1), J_Musiala (16), McKenna (27 og)
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          : Robinho
Scorers              : Robinho (54)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Robinho (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Barcelona    |  Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       8
Off target           :           4        |       4
On target            :           8        |       4
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       9
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Final Score          : Barcelona 3 - 1 Sao Paulo FC
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Player Statistics - Barcelona
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_McGill       GK  39   2   3   1  31 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  36  11  13  21 |  56   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  36  12   8  30 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
D_Aitken       DF   1  32  10   6  20 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
M_Cucurella    DF   2  32   3   5  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_James        DM   2  32  24   1  28 |  61   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
F_Rijkaard     MF   2   1  31  24  28 |  66   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Stiles       MF   2  18  31   1  24 |  94   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Mannsverk    MF   1  16  31  11  11 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
J_Musiala      MF   1   3  30  16   9 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  30  30
K_Mbappe       FW   2   9   8  40  12 |  66   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
J_Cranky       GK  30   3   3   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Haas         DF   2  32  14   8  11 |  38   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_D_Gibson     DF   1  32  12   8  12 |  33   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Taliyah_Jnr    MF   1   5  32  24  28 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   7   9  35  22 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  33   9   6  41 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -15
McKenna        DF   1  32  17   1  26 |  85   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -10   0
J_Bolton       DF   1  32   9   3  32 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
Vikram         DF   2  32   3   1  27 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_McGeady      DM   1  19  32  13  29 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Christie       MF   3   9  34   6  32 |  89   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
H_Stoichkov    MF   1   1  33   2  18 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Robinho        MF   1   8  32   9  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  23
Kvaratskhelia  FW   2   4   1  33  16 |  85   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
A_Hunter       FW   3   9   7  32  42 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Ridouy       GK  31   3   2   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ruben_Semedo   DF   2  24   3   2  28 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Denilson       MF   2   5  23   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Slegers      MF   1   1  22   3  47 |   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Sobhi          FW   2   7   7  28  21 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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