June Ridout Memorial Cup Final Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. Celtic FC (Wed Feb 25)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Celtic FC
                            4-3-2-1 P  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                            Gary Hill  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                          K_Oliver GK  |  GK Carlos_Bravo
                         L_Amoruso DF  |  DF D_Burn
                          D_Aitken DF  |  DF F_Sierralta
                         J_Nasazzi DF  |  DF McKenna
                      Ian_David_Mc DF  |  DF Nahuel_Molina
                          Roy_Kent MF  |  DM J_Height
                          Thoresen MF  |  MF Arne_Engels
                              Endo MF  |  MF M_Olise
                        F_Rijkaard AM  |  AM R_Puig
                        Luis_Palma AM  |  FW I_Sarr
                      P_B_E_Dybala FW  |  FW Kvaratskhelia
                                       |
                         C_Freamon SUB |  SUB D_De_Gea
                          J_Bolton SUB |  SUB M_Cucurella
                        T_Johnsson SUB |  SUB Gustavo_Sa
                        Van_Basten SUB |  SUB A_Vidal
                           D_Dodds SUB |  SUB I_Ferguson

Referee: M_Oliver (England)


Min. 2  :(cfc) McKenna plays in D_Burn with a beautiful ball
          ...  Thoresen with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 4  :(sao) Ian_David_Mc beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But McKenna sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 7  :(sao) P_B_E_Dybala finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled D_Burn
          ...  D_Burn goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 7  :(cfc) I_Sarr flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  I_Sarr hits a crisp volley!
          ...  K_Oliver makes a difficult save
Min. 8  :(sao) J_Nasazzi latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  J_Height plays the back pass
          ...  Carlos_Bravo can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Rijkaard hits it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to Luis_Palma
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  Carlos_Bravo gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Endo
          ...  Roy_Kent swings a leg at it!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 11 :(cfc) M_Olise pulls it back to I_Sarr
          ...  But L_Amoruso wins the ball
Min. 12 :(cfc) R_Puig with a slide rule pass to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  Kvaratskhelia keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  K_Oliver with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 14 :(cfc) D_Burn beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  L_Amoruso forces him off the ball
Min. 16 :(sao) Roy_Kent finds the run of F_Rijkaard
          ...  F_Rijkaard hits a curling shot!
          ...  The shot slips through Carlos_Bravo's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 17 :(sao) J_Nasazzi controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs D_Burn
          ...  He puts in P_B_E_Dybala!
          ...  A powerful header from P_B_E_Dybala !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo tips it over
          ...  M_Oliver has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 18 :(cfc) J_Height curls the ball out wide to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  D_Aitken slices it
          ...  K_Oliver moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Sierralta hits it into the box!
          ...  K_Oliver easily claims the ball!
Min. 22 :(cfc) J_Height plays a long ball to I_Sarr
          ...  Luis_Palma with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 23 :(cfc) Kvaratskhelia beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  But Ian_David_Mc slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 27 :(cfc) M_Olise finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Ian_David_Mc
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  M_Oliver warns him
Min. 28 :(cfc) It seems Celtic FC are making a tactical change to L
Min. 28 :(sao) F_Rijkaard takes advantage of a mistake by D_Burn
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  But F_Sierralta puts it in row Z!
Min. 38 :(cfc) Celtic FC changed their strategy to play A
Min. 39 :(sao) Luis_Palma holds the ball up
          ...  He sees P_B_E_Dybala in space!
          ...  McKenna pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 40 :(cfc) Arne_Engels reads the run of I_Sarr
          ...  I_Sarr must beat K_Oliver!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(cfc) J_Height with the header on
          ...  He finds F_Sierralta in space
          ...  F_Sierralta gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But K_Oliver just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 45 :(sao) Endo passes the ball to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  A powerful shot by P_B_E_Dybala !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 47 :(sao) Ian_David_Mc takes advantage of a mistake by D_Burn
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  A well-placed shot from Ian_David_Mc !
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo looks relieved there!
Min. 49 :(cfc) R_Puig finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  R_Puig bears down on goal!
          ...  K_Oliver has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  K_Oliver reacts well to save!!!

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

Min. 47 :(sao) Roy_Kent reads the run of P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  Nahuel_Molina with the tackle
Min. 50 :(cfc) It looks as though Celtic FC is now playing P
Min. 51 :(sao) Thoresen controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs McKenna
          ...  He puts in P_B_E_Dybala!
          ...  McKenna goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 58 :(sao) P_B_E_Dybala takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  But D_Burn puts it in row Z!
Min. 61 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC's manager orders his side to play C
Min. 63 :(sao) Roy_Kent reads the run of Ian_David_Mc
          ...  Ian_David_Mc beats the defender to the ball
          ...  He beats a second defender
          ...  He just has Carlos_Bravo to beat!
          ...  He nutmegs Carlos_Bravo
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That s given Sao Paulo FC the lead!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-0 Celtic FC ...
Min. 69 :(sao) Luis_Palma plays a first time ball through the defence to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  A powerful header from P_B_E_Dybala !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  Carlos_Bravo won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 69 :(cfc) F_Sierralta off the woodwork.
          ...  Nahuel_Molina picks up the deflection
          ...  Endo knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But M_Oliver just turns away!
Min. 71 :(sao) The Sao Paulo FC manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 71 :(cfc) M_Cucurella takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Burn
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 71 :(cfc) a big roar from the crowd as Gustavo_Sa comes on for R_Puig to play AM
Min. 71 :(cfc) A_Vidal is coming on for Arne_Engels and will play MF
Min. 71 :(sao) Thoresen breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Carlos_Bravo!
          ...  M_Olise brings him down!
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 71 :(sao) D_Dodds is going to be brought on
          ...  Roy_Kent is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 72 :(sao) Endo takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Luis_Palma
          ...  Gustavo_Sa is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It s in a very dangerous position!
          ...  Endo knocks it forward
          ...  Luis_Palma gets on the end of it
          ...  Luis_Palma sees K_Oliver off his line !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 75 :(sao) There's going to be a change
          ...  J_Bolton will come on for Luis_Palma and play DF
Min. 75 :(cfc) It seems Celtic FC are making a tactical change to A
Min. 77 :(sao) D_Aitken controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Gustavo_Sa knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But M_Oliver just turns away!
Min. 78 :(sao) Endo races into the box
          ...  He sees D_Dodds lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Nahuel_Molina gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 79 :(cfc) A_Vidal looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to I_Sarr
          ...  J_Bolton is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  M_Oliver calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Gary Hill looks relieved
Min. 80 :(cfc) I_Ferguson is being prepared to come on
          ...  Kvaratskhelia is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(cfc) F_Sierralta nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Endo reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 89 :(sao) L_Amoruso threads the through ball to Thoresen
          ...  Nahuel_Molina with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  M_Oliver calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 90 :(sao) Thoresen has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Vidal
          ...  He puts in D_Dodds!
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  F_Sierralta picks up the loose ball and clears the danger

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Elite Arena
Attendance           : 179,294
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : Ian_David_Mc (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Ian_David_Mc (63)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : J_Height
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : M_Olise (71)
Booked               : Nahuel_Molina (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sao Paulo FC  |   Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       5
Off target           :           5        |       1
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       4
Fouls                :          12        |       5
Key Tackles          :           7        |       11
Key Passes           :          13        |       8
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 1 - 0 Celtic FC
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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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K_Oliver       GK  38   3   1   5  18 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
L_Amoruso      DF   1  37   7   4  23 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  15   0
D_Aitken       DF   1  35  10   7  20 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  35  10   6  41 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  15   0
Ian_David_Mc   DF   2  35  10   6  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  25   0  25
Roy_Kent       MF   1  13  34   6  23 |  75   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
Thoresen       MF   1  14  33  10  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Endo           MF   1  19  32   5  26 |  95   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  70  65  20
F_Rijkaard     AM   2   1  34  24  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Luis_Palma     AM   2   9  34  17  39 |  79   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  45  50  30
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   7  10  38  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
C_Freamon      GK  34   1   3   1  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bolton       DF   1  34   9   3  32 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Johnsson     MF   1  14  32  10  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Van_Basten     FW   2   3   2  36  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Dodds        FW   2   3   1  32  27 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Celtic 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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Carlos_Bravo   GK  39   1   2   3  21 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  39  12  13  21 |  75   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
F_Sierralta    DF   2  37  14  18  23 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  50  15   5
McKenna        DF   1  36  18   1  26 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
Nahuel_Molina  DF   1  36   8   3  20 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  48  -2  -2
J_Height       DM   3  17  35   8  22 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  45   0
Arne_Engels    MF   2   5  39  12  31 |  75   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Olise        MF   1   6  37  15  19 |  75   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -30 -15 -30
R_Puig         AM   1   5  37  18  27 |  75   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  -5 -15
I_Sarr         FW   1  10   9  40  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Kvaratskhelia  FW   2   4   1  34  16 |  84   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_De_Gea       GK  30   4   1   4  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Cucurella    DF   2  33   3   5  26 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gustavo_Sa     AM   1   6  35  15  30 |  20   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
A_Vidal        MF   2  15  33   7  21 |  20   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
I_Ferguson     FW   2   4   3  27  28 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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