Division Two League Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. Tottenham (Sun Apr 12)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Tottenham
                              5-3-2 P  |  6-2-2 P
                         Daniel Perry  |  Levi Stephen
                                       |
                          Valdivia GK  |  GK R_Ceni
                           S_Logan DF  |  DF B_McNeill
                         Samba_Sow DF  |  DF A_Wisdom
                       G_Griffiths DF  |  DF A_Pereira
                     G_Fotheringam DF  |  DF S_Howey
                        A_Barzagli DF  |  DF Doriva
                         L_Carsley MF  |  DF Ridoutkha
                         K_Richard MF  |  MF S_Nasri
                          Denilson MF  |  MF S_Defour
                            H_Kane FW  |  FW S_Perrotta
                        Sheringham FW  |  FW A_Johnson
                                       |
                          Porcaria SUB |  SUB J_Hunter
                         A_Mayfair SUB |  SUB M_Saganowski
                        S_McEveley SUB |  SUB G_Souness
                      Y_Abdessadki SUB |  SUB J_Navas
                         L_Fabiano SUB |  SUB R_Sharp

Referee: S_Dougal (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(sao) G_Griffiths is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to H_Kane
          ...  Blocked by Doriva
Min. 3  :(sao) S_Logan pass splits open the defence and finds H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But R_Ceni punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 9  :(tth) S_Defour takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  S_Defour tries the shot !
          ...  Valdivia gathers it easily
Min. 10 :(tth) A_Wisdom crosses to A_Johnson
          ...  G_Griffiths wins the ball well
          ...  S_Dougal has given a free kick
          ...  S_Dougal tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 10 :(tth) S_Howey drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to A_Johnson
          ...  Fine tackle by Samba_Sow
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 11 :(sao) L_Carsley has it now
          ...  He takes on Doriva
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Sheringham!
          ...  Sheringham has a go!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by K_Richard!
          ...  A_Pereira belts it clear
Min. 15 :(sao) A_Barzagli knocks it forward
          ...  A_Wisdom slips
          ...  Sheringham gets to it!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Wisdom
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Carsley hits it towards the far post!
          ...  A_Barzagli gets on the end of it
          ...  R_Ceni saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 16 :(sao) L_Carsley sidesteps B_McNeill
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  A_Wisdom takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 16 :(tth) S_Defour jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Samba_Sow
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by S_Defour
          ...  Valdivia catches it!
Min. 19 :(tth) S_Howey skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Wisdom
          ...  A_Wisdom with a powerful header !
          ...  Valdivia saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 26 :(tth) S_Defour with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Johnson
          ...  A_Johnson has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  Valdivia gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 27 :(tth) A_Johnson gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside A_Barzagli!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Cleaned up by G_Fotheringam
Min. 28 :(sao) S_Logan with a glorious long pass to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham with a blistering shot !
          ...  But R_Ceni tips it over
          ...  S_Dougal has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 31 :(sao) H_Kane sidesteps A_Pereira
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  H_Kane has a dig at goal!
          ...  R_Ceni gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 34 :(sao) L_Carsley threads the through ball to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 34 :(tth) S_Nasri hits a hard pass to A_Wisdom
          ...  But Samba_Sow slides in
Min. 37 :(sao) L_Carsley off the woodwork.
          ...  Sheringham picks up the deflection
          ...  A_Pereira read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 38 :(sao) G_Griffiths takes advantage of a mistake by A_Pereira
          ...  Doriva with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  S_Dougal calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He's said something to the ref!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 39 :(sao) S_Logan takes advantage of a mistake by B_McNeill
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Intercepted by A_Pereira
Min. 41 :(tth) B_McNeill holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to A_Johnson
          ...  But G_Griffiths puts the ball out of play
Min. 42 :(sao) K_Richard cuts through the defence
          ...  K_Richard cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  R_Ceni heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(tth) Ridoutkha has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Barzagli
          ...  He puts in S_Howey!
          ...  A_Barzagli moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 46 :(tth) B_McNeill with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from B_McNeill !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the Tottenham crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  Tottenham go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 0-1 Tottenham ...

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

Min. 47 :(sao) H_Kane breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on R_Ceni!
          ...  S_Perrotta brings him down!
          ...  S_Dougal calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 48 :(tth) Ridoutkha hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  S_Perrotta latches onto it!
          ...  S_Perrotta throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But Valdivia punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 50 :(sao) G_Griffiths spots A_Barzagli who is in acres of space
          ...  A_Wisdom makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 52 :(tth) There's going to be a change
          ...  J_Navas will come on for S_Perrotta and play MF
Min. 52 :(sao) Sheringham runs at A_Pereira
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  A_Pereira reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 54 :(tth) B_McNeill beats G_Fotheringam
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Dougal
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Denilson hits it out for a throw
Min. 58 :(sao) S_Logan plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  S_Logan tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 59 :(tth) R_Sharp is coming on and A_Johnson is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 60 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC restructured their strategy to C
Min. 65 :(sao) A_Mayfair is going to be brought on
          ...  G_Fotheringam is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(sao) S_McEveley is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Barzagli is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(sao) L_Fabiano takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Sheringham as FW
Min. 65 :(sao) R_Ceni miss-kicks!
          ...  S_Logan is through!
          ...  S_Nasri with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 66 :(tth) S_Defour with a penetrating pass to B_McNeill
          ...  A cracking drive from B_McNeill !
          ...  Valdivia falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 69 :(sao) Denilson sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to L_Fabiano
          ...  A_Wisdom takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 70 :(tth) Ridoutkha takes advantage of a bad back pass from H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  S_Dougal wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  S_Defour floats it forward
          ...  A_Pereira latches onto the end of it
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by S_McEveley
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 72 :(tth) Up goes the substitution board - M_Saganowski on for S_Defour as a MF
Min. 73 :(sao) S_McEveley runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Ridoutkha
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  S_McEveley tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  R_Ceni beats the ball away
Min. 74 :(sao) H_Kane takes advantage of a mistake by Ridoutkha
          ...  A_Wisdom reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 74 :(tth) A_Wisdom with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past K_Richard
          ...  A_Wisdom drives the shot in!
          ...  But Valdivia palms it behind
          ...  S_Dougal has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 77 :(tth) A_Wisdom hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  B_McNeill latches onto it!
          ...  B_McNeill tries the shot !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 78 :(sao) L_Fabiano jumps over B_McNeill's challenge
          ...  L_Fabiano with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  R_Ceni gets his fingertips to it
Min. 79 :(sao) L_Fabiano beats A_Wisdom
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  L_Fabiano with a thundering volley!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  R_Ceni acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Denilson!
          ...  L_Carsley with the header
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Fabiano hits it towards the far post!
          ...  R_Ceni reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 80 :(tth) J_Navas moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Sharp
          ...  But A_Mayfair wins the ball
Min. 84 :(tth) B_McNeill is through on goal
          ...  S_Logan takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 85 :(sao) Denilson with a slick pass to H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Carsley crosses it in!
          ...  A_Mayfair gets a shot in
          ...  R_Ceni narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 86 :(sao) G_Griffiths reads the run of K_Richard
          ...  K_Richard has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  The shot slips through R_Ceni's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(tth) S_Nasri spits at L_Fabiano
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Cicero Pompeu de Toledo
Attendance           : 54,866
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : A_Barzagli
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : A_Wisdom (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_McNeill (46)
Sent Off             : Doriva (38)
Booked               : S_Perrotta (47), S_Nasri (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sao Paulo FC  |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       8
Off target           :           6        |       2
On target            :           9        |       6
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :          10        |       9
Key Passes           :          11        |       11
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 0 - 1 Tottenham
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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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Valdivia       GK  31   2   2   1  42 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
S_Logan        DF   3  26  10   8  36 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
Samba_Sow      DF   1  25  13   4  23 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
G_Griffiths    DF   2  24  11   3  33 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  23   8  10  30 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Barzagli     DF   2  23   7   9  20 |  66   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
L_Carsley      MF   2   4  26  11  40 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
K_Richard      MF   1   9  26   9  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Denilson       MF   1  14  25   2  18 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
H_Kane         FW   1   7   9  26  33 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Sheringham     FW   2   5   7  25  21 |  66   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -13
Porcaria       GK  15   5   1   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mayfair      DF   2  24   8   5  29 |  28   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
S_McEveley     DF   2  23  11   9  24 |  28   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  26   8  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Fabiano      FW   1   4  10  24  18 |  28   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -10

Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Ceni         GK  28   2   2   7  30 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
B_McNeill      DF   2  24  10  10  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  22
A_Wisdom       DF   2  23  20   8  34 |  94   0   5   2   0   2   0   0   0   0 100  20  10
A_Pereira      DF   2  22   8   8  27 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
S_Howey        DF   2  19  18   4  36 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Doriva         DF   2  17  19   9  21 |  38   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
Ridoutkha      DF   2  14  19   6  20 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
S_Nasri        MF   2   7  24   8  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
S_Defour       MF   2   8  23  11  12 |  73   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
S_Perrotta     FW   2   8  23  17  27 |  53   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
A_Johnson      FW   2   6  23  17  27 |  60   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Hunter       GK  27   4   1   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Saganowski   MF   1   9  23   7  19 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Souness      DF   3   9  19   8  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Navas        MF   2   6  23  13  28 |  41   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  10  23  22 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
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