Elite Divisional Play Off 2nd Leg Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. Arsenal (Wed Sep 19)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Arsenal
                              5-3-2 P  |  5-4-1 C
                         Daniel Perry  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                       Dante_Silva GK  |  GK D_James
                           R_Delap DF  |  DF E_Johnson
                         A_Britton DF  |  DF G_Collins
                          G_Hanley DF  |  DF R_Holding
                          M_Britos DF  |  DF S_Ramos
                      G_v_der_Wiel DF  |  DF C_Blewitt
                       Luis_Garcia MF  |  MF I_Falque
                          Li_Chung MF  |  MF N_Ben_Khalifa
                         S_Gerrard MF  |  MF T_Cruise
                           L_Massu FW  |  MF S_Matthews
                         J_Greaves FW  |  FW Taliyah
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB V_Mannone
                       M_Hornschuh SUB |  SUB P_Evra
                       Raul_Hierra SUB |  SUB R_Savage
                           M_Barry SUB |  SUB D_Murphy
                           F_Totti SUB |  SUB A_Mitrovic

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 1  :(sao) Sao Paulo FC will now play A
Min. 1  :(sao) Luis_Garcia looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards R_Delap
          ...  D_James with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  S_Gerrard swings it in
          ...  Luis_Garcia takes control of it!
          ...  T_Cruise dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 4  :(sao) S_Gerrard has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Taliyah
          ...  He knocks it to Luis_Garcia!
          ...  But E_Johnson puts the ball out of play
Min. 14 :(sao) Luis_Garcia looks in some pain
          ...  He'll have to come off
Min. 14 :(sao) Raul_Hierra is being brought on
          ...  Luis_Garcia is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 15 :(sao) S_Gerrard beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds J_Greaves
          ...  A cheeky lob from J_Greaves !
          ...  D_James just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 18 :(sao) Li_Chung cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to S_Gerrard
          ...  S_Gerrard with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 19 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa cuts through the defence
          ...  But J_Greaves slides in two footed.
          ...  S_Youri has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 20 :(sao) Raul_Hierra works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Greaves
          ...  Taliyah takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 21 :(sao) The ball is passed in from S_Gerrard, he finds L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu with his head down lets it go !
          ...  D_James makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 21 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa takes advantage of a mistake by M_Britos
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 23 :(arn) S_Matthews plays a first time ball through the defence to R_Holding
          ...  But G_v_der_Wiel spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 26 :(sao) Li_Chung is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Greaves
          ...  S_Matthews fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 28 :(sao) J_Greaves with a real burst of pace
          ...  S_Matthews with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  S_Youri will just give him a speaking to
Min. 31 :(sao) J_Greaves with a burst of pace
          ...  J_Greaves with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But D_James hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 32 :(arn) T_Cruise lays the ball back to S_Ramos
          ...  S_Ramos with the side footed shot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Matthews chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Taliyah gets his head on it
          ...  Dante_Silva fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 36 :(sao) Li_Chung runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of L_Massu
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  L_Massu has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that D_James got a touch
Min. 36 :(sao) J_Greaves moves forward
          ...  S_Matthews is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  The ref calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 41 :(sao) M_Britos skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  D_James won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 42 :(arn) T_Cruise plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  But G_Hanley spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sao) S_Gerrard finds L_Massu in acres of space
          ...  L_Massu is through on goal!
          ...  The defender was caught napping
          ...  He just has D_James to beat
          ...  He tries to slide it past D_James
          ...  D_James gets a foot to it !!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Gerrard floats the ball in!
          ...  R_Delap gets his head on it
          ...  Looks like it should be D_James's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  D_James looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 44 :(sao) G_Hanley takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Greaves
          ...  But S_Ramos reads the situation well and wins the ball

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

Min. 47 :(sao) S_Gerrard back heels to find G_Hanley in space
          ...  But T_Cruise wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 52 :(sao) L_Massu runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  S_Gerrard latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  S_Gerrard with the drive!
          ...  D_James narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 52 :(arn) I_Falque gets possession in his own half
          ...  I_Falque keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  Dante_Silva blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 56 :(sao) L_Massu with the dribble
          ...  R_Holding is easily beaten
          ...  E_Johnson beats him to the ball
Min. 57 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs G_Hanley
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Raul_Hierra fouls badly
          ...  S_Youri will want to speak to him
          ...  S_Youri calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 60 :(sao) Raul_Hierra cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Greaves
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by E_Johnson !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 63 :(sao) A_Britton knocks it forward
          ...  S_Ramos slips
          ...  Li_Chung gets to it!
          ...  S_Ramos recovers to win the ball back
Min. 65 :(sao) M_Hornschuh is coming on and R_Delap is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 65 :(sao) Li_Chung picks out L_Massu with the cross
          ...  T_Cruise fouls badly
          ...  S_Youri will want to speak to him
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 70 :(sao) M_Barry replaces Raul_Hierra to play as a MF
Min. 71 :(arn) S_Ramos plays the back pass
          ...  D_James can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Look at the despair on his face!!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 72 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 72 :(arn) D_Murphy is being brought on
          ...  C_Blewitt is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 72 :(arn) Arsenal will now play P
Min. 74 :(sao) M_Barry with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  R_Holding read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 77 :(sao) Li_Chung moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Massu
          ...  R_Holding gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 78 :(sao) G_Hanley takes advantage of a mistake by E_Johnson
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  G_Hanley tries to chip the ball over D_James!
          ...  But D_James palms it behind
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 79 :(sao) L_Massu comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  But D_Murphy barges him off the ball
Min. 85 :(arn) E_Johnson turns past S_Gerrard
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  G_Hanley reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Falque chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Dante_Silva easily claims the ball!
Min. 85 :(sao) L_Massu steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs I_Falque
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  G_Collins is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sao) L_Massu beats his marker
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Ramos
Min. 90 :(arn) T_Cruise turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Murphy
          ...  But G_v_der_Wiel wins the ball
Min. 91 :(sao) L_Massu finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa lunges in with two feet!!
          ...  And play is brought to a halt by S_Youri
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  S_Youri sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!

*************  EXTRA TIME  ****************

Min. 93 :(sao) M_Barry hoofs it up field to find J_Greaves
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by S_Ramos
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 103:(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************

Min. 107:(sao) G_Hanley is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  M_Barry latches onto the ball
          ...  G_Collins plays it back
          ...  D_James slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Barry floats the ball in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  D_James gets his fingertips to it
Min. 109:(sao) S_Gerrard is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves drives it low !
          ...  Looks like it should be D_James's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  D_James looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 118:(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 119:(arn) D_Murphy kills the ball dead
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Greaves
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful

*************  PENALTY SHOOTOUT  *************


          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  L_Massu steps up!
          ...  D_James dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-0 Arsenal...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Taliyah steps up!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-1 Arsenal...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  J_Greaves steps up!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 2-1 Arsenal...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Murphy steps up!
          ...  Dante_Silva dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 2-2 Arsenal...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  S_Gerrard is taking it!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 3-2 Arsenal...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  I_Falque steps up!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 3-3 Arsenal...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  A_Britton is taking it!
          ...  D_James pulls off the save!!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  T_Cruise is taking it!
          ...  Dante_Silva tips it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  M_Britos steps up!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 4-3 Arsenal...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  G_Collins is taking it!
          ...  Dante_Silva dives and saves it!!


          ...  Sao Paulo FC wins the penalty shootout
          ...  The Players all run on to celebrate.



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


Match Details
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Venue                : Cicero Pompeu de Toledo
Attendance           : 110,000
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : G_Hanley (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Ramos (71 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Raul_Hierra (57)
Injured              : Luis_Garcia (14)
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : T_Cruise
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : S_Matthews (36), N_Ben_Khalifa (91)
Booked               : G_Collins (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sao Paulo FC  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       4
Off target           :           5        |       2
On target            :           7        |       2
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       2
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           5        |       17
Key Tackles          :           6        |       14
Key Passes           :          18        |       3
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 1 - 0 Arsenal
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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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Dante_Silva    GK  37   1   7   3  22 | 124   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
R_Delap        DF   2  29   9  10  34 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
A_Britton      DF   2  29   9   8  15 | 124   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
G_Hanley       DF   2  28  12   7  41 | 124   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20  10
M_Britos       DF   2  28   6   8  22 | 124   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  28   7   4  23 | 124   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
Luis_Garcia    MF   2   7  29   5  11 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Li_Chung       MF   3   8  28   7  11 | 124   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
S_Gerrard      MF   2   6  27  17  21 | 124   0   0   6   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  60  11
L_Massu        FW   1   7  11  28  13 | 124   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  30
J_Greaves      FW   3   8   7  28  23 | 124   0   2   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  40   0  13
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hornschuh    DF   1  25   4   5  42 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Raul_Hierra    MF   1   9  27   9  31 |  60   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  38  18
M_Barry        MF   2  17  26   7  32 |  50   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Totti        FW   2   6  11  28  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  33   2   2   3  26 | 124   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  30   9   6  31 | 124   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
G_Collins      DF   2  28   9   7  19 | 124   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
R_Holding      DF   1  28   8   6  22 | 124   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  28   7   7  40 | 124   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60 -20   1
C_Blewitt      DF   3  27   7   6  22 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Falque       MF   3  15  28   9  19 | 124   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  12  28  12  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -30 -30 -29
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  28   9  39 | 124   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   8  28   7  32 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
Taliyah        FW   2   7   7  28  44 | 124   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
V_Mannone      GK  27   5   3   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  27  11  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Savage       MF   2   7  27   6  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  27  37 |  48   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Mitrovic     FW   3   5  11  25  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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