ROTW Wing Division One, Melbourne Victory vs. Sao Paulo FC (Mon Mar 01)


                    Melbourne Victory  |  Sao Paulo FC
                              3-5-2 E  |  4-4-2 T
                       Michael Purrer  |  Mark Leslie
                                       |
                       E_Galekovic GK  |  GK I_Abdullahi
                           Marcelo DF  |  DF D_Cervantes
                              Zeze DF  |  DF H_Martinez
                            Bungie DF  |  DF F_da_Costa
                         A_Caceres MF  |  DF F_Romeu
                           Vicente MF  |  MF Santi_Cazorla
                          F_Brauro MF  |  MF Jerry_Garcia
                             Mista MF  |  MF A_Fernandes
                      Daruggie_x11 MF  |  MF T_Afolabi
                          N_Morley FW  |  FW C_Valencia
                       JJ_Rousseau FW  |  FW L_Agyemang
                                       |
                      M_Theoklitos SUB |  SUB B_das_Neves
                             Y_Ito SUB |  SUB H_Fowler
                         Y_Yoshida SUB |  SUB D_Spencer
                        JJ_Johnson SUB |  SUB M_Khafagy
                       K_Huntelaar SUB |  SUB J_Eze

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 2  :(mel) A_Caceres with a penetrating pass to N_Morley 
          ...  N_Morley from 20 yards ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out 
          ...  And Melbourne Victory are leading in the game now 
          ...  Melbourne Victory 1-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 3  :(mel) A_Caceres runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Morley 
          ...  N_Morley hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 3  :(sap) Jerry_Garcia whips the ball across to F_Romeu 
          ...  Marcelo wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 4  :(mel) F_Brauro plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  F_Brauro smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 5  :(mel) A defence splitting pass from Zeze to N_Morley 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by N_Morley ! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  Melbourne Victory 2-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 5  :(sap) Jerry_Garcia runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of C_Valencia 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  C_Valencia sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 6  :(sap) T_Afolabi works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_da_Costa 
          ...  F_da_Costa with the drive! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by F_Romeu! 
          ...  E_Galekovic comes out and claims it! 
Min. 8  :(sap) A_Fernandes gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Fernandes fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  It floats over E_Galekovic 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 9  :(mel) F_Brauro looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Daruggie_x11 
          ...  Daruggie_x11 with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  Melbourne Victory 3-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 10 :(mel) Mista with a pinpoint pass to JJ_Rousseau 
          ...  F_da_Costa makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 12 :(mel) F_Brauro looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Daruggie_x11 
          ...  Daruggie_x11 flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 13 :(mel) JJ_Rousseau slumps to the ground! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 13 :(mel) Y_Yoshida replaces JJ_Rousseau to play as a MF 
Min. 14 :(mel) A_Caceres brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  N_Morley makes himself available 
          ...  N_Morley rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into I_Abdullahi's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 14 :(sap) F_da_Costa is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  Santi_Cazorla latches onto the ball 
          ...  F_Brauro reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 15 :(mel) Melbourne Victory switch to playing P 
Min. 16 :(sap) C_Valencia sidesteps Daruggie_x11 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  C_Valencia with the drive! 
          ...  E_Galekovic tips it wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Fernandes curls it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to Santi_Cazorla 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  E_Galekovic watches it sail wide! 
Min. 18 :(sap) T_Afolabi lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  C_Valencia latches on to it 
          ...  C_Valencia has slipped behind the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with E_Galekovic 
          ...  He tries to slide it past E_Galekovic 
          ...  E_Galekovic gets a foot to it !! 
Min. 20 :(sap) C_Valencia nutmegs Zeze, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Vicente with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 22 :(mel) Y_Yoshida beats his man 
          ...  Y_Yoshida looks to see where I_Abdullahi is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 23 :(mel) N_Morley with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  N_Morley fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi gathers it comfortably 
Min. 24 :(mel) Daruggie_x11 with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past F_da_Costa 
          ...  He knocks it to N_Morley! 
          ...  F_da_Costa moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 27 :(mel) Vicente volleys it forward. He finds Marcelo 
          ...  Marcelo with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 28 :(mel) N_Morley takes possession 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  F_da_Costa looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 29 :(sap) C_Valencia breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on E_Galekovic! 
          ...  F_Brauro brings him down! 
          ...  K_Ippi gave him a strong warning 
Min. 30 :(mel) N_Morley breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on I_Abdullahi! 
          ...  F_Romeu brings him down! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 35 :(mel) Marcelo is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Caceres 
          ...  A_Caceres tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  His players jump on top of him 
          ...  Melbourne Victory 4-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 36 :(mel) Daruggie_x11 finds Marcelo on the edge of the box 
          ...  Marcelo attempts a lob! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Mista lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Vicente gets something on it! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 38 :(mel) Vicente crosses to Daruggie_x11 
          ...  Daruggie_x11 with a thundering shot! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 38 :(sap) Jerry_Garcia cuts the ball back to L_Agyemang 
          ...  Marcelo wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 39 :(sap) Santi_Cazorla lobs it over the defender 
          ...  Santi_Cazorla launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  E_Galekovic parries it 
Min. 42 :(mel) It seems Melbourne Victory are making a tactical change to C 
Min. 42 :(mel) Vicente slides the ball across to N_Morley 
          ...  N_Morley tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(mel) N_Morley looks in some pain. He'll have to come off 
Min. 45 :(mel) K_Huntelaar comes on for N_Morley and will play FW to the delight of the fans 
Min. 45 :(sap) L_Agyemang sidesteps Bungie 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  L_Agyemang shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  E_Galekovic fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 47 :(sap) Santi_Cazorla has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past F_Brauro 
          ...  He knocks it to F_Romeu! 
          ...  F_Romeu is through on goal! 
          ...  The defender was caught napping 
          ...  He just has E_Galekovic to beat 
          ...  He lobs it over E_Galekovic 
          ...  It goes over!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Melbourne Victory 4-0 Sao Paulo FC

Min. 46 :(sap) Santi_Cazorla is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to C_Valencia 
          ...  C_Valencia could have let it bounce! 
          ...  E_Galekovic with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 47 :(mel) Bungie finds K_Huntelaar in the box 
          ...  But H_Martinez spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 48 :(mel) Bungie beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Bungie ! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Vicente plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to Marcelo 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  Looks like it should be I_Abdullahi's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 50 :(sap) L_Agyemang gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Y_Yoshida with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  K_Ippi reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 51 :(mel) A_Caceres looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Marcelo 
          ...  Marcelo fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Sao Paulo FC fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 51 :(sap) C_Valencia beats Bungie 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Caceres with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 53 :(mel) Vicente with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  D_Cervantes slices it 
          ...  I_Abdullahi moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Vicente 
          ...  The ball comes to Mista 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Huntelaar plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 55 :(mel) A_Caceres jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Huntelaar 
          ...  K_Huntelaar has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 56 :(sap) D_Cervantes looks injured. He's been stretchered off 
          ...  He isn't going to continue 
Min. 56 :(sap) H_Fowler is being prepared to come on 
          ...  D_Cervantes is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 57 :(sap) Santi_Cazorla beats Vicente 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Marcelo 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Romeu crosses it in! 
          ...  E_Galekovic easily catches it! 
Min. 58 :(mel) Bungie takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  Bungie sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 59 :(mel) Zeze with a slick pass to F_Brauro 
          ...  H_Martinez anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 69 :(mel) Mista is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  Marcelo latches onto the ball 
          ...  H_Martinez with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that’s a foul 
          ...  K_Ippi calls him over 
          ...  K_Ippi is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 71 :(mel) A_Caceres reads the run of K_Huntelaar 
          ...  K_Huntelaar with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 72 :(mel) K_Huntelaar with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  K_Huntelaar hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  The shot slips through I_Abdullahi's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 73 :(mel) Y_Yoshida sidesteps H_Fowler 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  Y_Yoshida tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 74 :(mel) F_Brauro flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Jerry_Garcia hits it out for a throw 
Min. 76 :(mel) A_Caceres jumps over H_Fowler's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  A_Caceres aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by F_Brauro! 
          ...  Marcelo gets on the end of it 
          ...  I_Abdullahi gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide !! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 78 :(sap) A_Fernandes slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  Vicente with the tackle 
          ...  K_Ippi will want to speak to him 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  Santi_Cazorla swings it in 
          ...  L_Agyemang gets on the end of it 
          ...  L_Agyemang has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  But E_Galekovic makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 79 :(sap) C_Valencia turns on a sixpence 
          ...  But F_Brauro clears the ball to safety 
Min. 80 :(mel) A_Caceres gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds K_Huntelaar 
          ...  K_Huntelaar has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi makes a fine save 
Min. 81 :(mel) Zeze kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  K_Huntelaar gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  K_Huntelaar hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  But I_Abdullahi makes a fine save 
Min. 84 :(sap) Jerry_Garcia with a pinpoint pass to T_Afolabi 
          ...  Vicente with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mel) K_Huntelaar runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  F_Romeu with an ugly foul 
          ...  K_Ippi will want to speak to him 
          ...  K_Ippi calls him over 
          ...  K_Ippi is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 92 :(sap) A_Fernandes is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Martinez 
          ...  Mista wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olympic Park
Attendance           : 18,500
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Melbourne Victory Match Info
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Best player          : A_Caceres (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Morley (2,5), Daruggie_x11 (9), A_Caceres (35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Vicente (20), Y_Yoshida (50)
Injured              : JJ_Rousseau (13), N_Morley (45)
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : Jerry_Garcia
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Martinez (69), F_Romeu (88)
Injured              : D_Cervantes (56)
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Match Statistics
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                       Melbourne Victory  |    Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :          28        |       11
Off target           :          14        |       5
On target            :          14        |       6
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           5        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :          12        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          21        |       9
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Final Score          : Melbourne Victory 4 - 0 Sao Paulo FC
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Player Statistics - Melbourne Victory
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Galekovic    GK  29   1   1   1  15 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
Marcelo        DF   1  23  14   8  29 |  96   0   3   1   1   5   0   0   0   0  36  57  10
Zeze           DF   1  22  15   7  36 |  96   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0
Bungie         DF   1  21   8   7  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  35  27  10
A_Caceres      MF   2  11  28   9  27 |  96   0   0   7   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  71  41
Vicente        MF   1   9  26  11  24 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  23  -2
F_Brauro       MF   1  10  24  10  15 |  96   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  80  78  38
Mista          MF   1  10  23  11  26 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  55  54  32
Daruggie_x11   MF   1   6  15   9  18 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  40  55
N_Morley       FW   1   2   8  25  26 |  45   0   0   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0  72
JJ_Rousseau    FW   1  10  11  22  30 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Theoklitos   GK  14   1   1   1  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Ito          DF   1  21  12   4  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Yoshida      MF   1   5  21  13  20 |  83   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   6
JJ_Johnson     MF   2  14  18  13  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Huntelaar    FW   1   5   8  17  24 |  51   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  22

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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I_Abdullahi    GK  28   1   1   1  11 |  96  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -54   0   0   0
D_Cervantes    DF   1  24  14   7   9 |  58   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -9 -20 -20
H_Martinez     DF   1  24   6   5  28 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -4  -4
F_da_Costa     DF   1  23  14   5  24 |  96   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  21   2
F_Romeu        DF   1  22  16  12  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -2
Santi_Cazorla  MF   1  13  28   8  26 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  10
Jerry_Garcia   MF   2   4  28   7  22 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   1 -20
A_Fernandes    MF   2   5  27  17  35 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   8   2
T_Afolabi      MF   2   5  26   8  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
C_Valencia     FW   1  10  12  24  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
L_Agyemang     FW   1  12  11  24  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
B_das_Neves    GK  18   1   1   1  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Fowler       DF   1  21  11   6  28 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Spencer      DF   1  18  14  11  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Khafagy      MF   1  11  23   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Eze          FW   1   3   3  20  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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