IWC GROUP 7, Sao Paulo FC vs. Sydney FC (Wed Aug 18)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Sydney FC
                              4-4-2 T  |  4-4-2 T
                          Mark Leslie  |  Simon Douglas
                                       |
                       I_Abdullahi GK  |  GK Rhys_Taylor
                       D_Cervantes DF  |  DF M_Fletcher
                        H_Martinez DF  |  DF S_Williams
                        F_da_Costa DF  |  DF S_Bo
                           F_Romeu DF  |  DF T_Butcher
                     Santi_Cazorla MF  |  MF Carlitos
                      Jerry_Garcia MF  |  MF Maniche
                       A_Fernandes MF  |  MF J_Mullins
                         T_Afolabi MF  |  MF A_Ironhide
                        C_Valencia FW  |  FW G_O'Connor
                        L_Agyemang FW  |  FW S_Clark
                                       |
                       B_das_Neves SUB |  SUB S_Hillson
                          H_Fowler SUB |  SUB S_Tait
                         D_Spencer SUB |  SUB K_Gidley
                       M_Fernandes SUB |  SUB T_McFlynn
                             J_Eze SUB |  SUB G_Laing

Referee: K_Clark (England)


Min. 1  :(sap) C_Valencia has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  F_Romeu gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  F_Romeu aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  Rhys_Taylor saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 3  :(sap) D_Cervantes pulls up 
          ...  That looks like his knee gave in! 
          ...  He won't be able to continue! 
Min. 3  :(sap) H_Fowler is being prepared to come on 
          ...  D_Cervantes is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
Min. 4  :(syd) G_O'Connor with a precise ball to S_Clark 
          ...  S_Clark attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  What agility from I_Abdullahi 
Min. 9  :(syd) S_Clark looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll try and run it off though 
Min. 11 :(sap) H_Martinez with a 50-yard pass to A_Fernandes 
          ...  A_Ironhide with a nasty foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
Min. 16 :(syd) Maniche turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_O'Connor 
          ...  F_da_Costa takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 18 :(syd) S_Clark beats Jerry_Garcia 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  F_da_Costa with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
Min. 21 :(syd) Carlitos gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside Santi_Cazorla! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Carlitos has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi never had a chance! 
Min. 23 :(sap) Jerry_Garcia pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  C_Valencia is clean through! 
          ...  C_Valencia curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Rhys_Taylor's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  Rhys_Taylor looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Afolabi floats the ball in! 
          ...  S_Bo wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 23 :(syd) J_Mullins takes advantage of a bad back pass from F_Romeu 
          ...  F_Romeu moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 24 :(syd) S_Williams takes advantage of a bad back pass from F_da_Costa 
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Williams ! 
          ...  But I_Abdullahi hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 27 :(sap) F_Romeu turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  F_Romeu hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 31 :(sap) F_Romeu retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  A_Fernandes latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Fernandes with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  Rhys_Taylor gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Martinez curls it into the box! 
          ...  Rhys_Taylor catches it! 
Min. 33 :(syd) T_Butcher plays the early ball across the box to find G_O'Connor in space 
          ...  A_Fernandes with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  K_Clark warns him 
Min. 36 :(sap) C_Valencia comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  What a shot from C_Valencia ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  Rhys_Taylor has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  Rhys_Taylor is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 
Min. 39 :(syd) S_Clark sprints past F_da_Costa 
          ...  But F_Romeu slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 40 :(sap) L_Agyemang beats T_Butcher 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  L_Agyemang with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 42 :(sap) A_Fernandes with the first time flick to C_Valencia 
          ...  J_Mullins clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(syd) S_Williams bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to G_O'Connor 
          ...  G_O'Connor with the drive! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 45 :(sap) A_Fernandes cuts the ball back to C_Valencia 
          ...  A_Ironhide gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 48 :(syd) Maniche changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Clark 
          ...  S_Clark hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 

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

Min. 46 :(sap) Santi_Cazorla steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Mullins 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  Santi_Cazorla hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  Rhys_Taylor makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 48 :(syd) T_Butcher is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to S_Clark 
          ...  S_Clark throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 48 :(sap) C_Valencia sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Maniche with an ugly foul 
          ...  K_Clark will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 51 :(sap) Jerry_Garcia plays a long ball to C_Valencia 
          ...  A glorious effort by C_Valencia ! 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 52 :(sap) T_Afolabi has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Williams 
          ...  He puts in Jerry_Garcia! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from Jerry_Garcia ! 
          ...  Rhys_Taylor makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 53 :(sap) L_Agyemang steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs S_Bo 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  S_Bo moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 53 :(syd) A_Ironhide with a precise ball to G_O'Connor 
          ...  G_O'Connor goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 54 :(sap) F_da_Costa hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  C_Valencia collects the loose ball! 
          ...  C_Valencia has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  Rhys_Taylor was beaten there! 
Min. 56 :(syd) Carlitos unselfishly lays the ball back to G_O'Connor 
          ...  G_O'Connor hits a curling shot! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 57 :(sap) T_Afolabi knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  T_Afolabi rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  Saved by Rhys_Taylor 
Min. 57 :(syd) J_Mullins with a burst of pace 
          ...  J_Mullins launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 58 :(syd) Carlitos spots S_Bo who is in acres of space 
          ...  S_Bo runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But I_Abdullahi tips it behind 
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 61 :(syd) Carlitos looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Clark 
          ...  S_Clark attempts a chip! 
          ...  I_Abdullahi fists it away 
Min. 62 :(sap) Jerry_Garcia sidesteps M_Fletcher 
          ...  S_Clark with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 63 :(sap) T_Afolabi with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  L_Agyemang gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_Agyemang with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  Rhys_Taylor never had a chance! 
Min. 63 :(syd) Carlitos with the diagonal pass A_Ironhide 
          ...  L_Agyemang takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 63 :(sap) Jerry_Garcia breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Rhys_Taylor! 
          ...  M_Fletcher brings him down! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  K_Clark calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 64 :(sap) A_Fernandes crosses in from the wing, he finds H_Fowler in the box 
          ...  H_Fowler with a little chip! 
          ...  Rhys_Taylor guesses right 
Min. 69 :(sap) L_Agyemang spits at J_Mullins 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  K_Clark reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 73 :(syd) S_Clark gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside F_Romeu! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Santi_Cazorla with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  K_Clark warned him 
Min. 75 :(sap) Jerry_Garcia with a measured ball to C_Valencia 
          ...  C_Valencia with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  But Rhys_Taylor punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 75 :(syd) A_Ironhide with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  T_Afolabi dives it two footed!! 
          ...  That’s a terrible challenge! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 75 :(sap) Santi_Cazorla finds the run of L_Agyemang 
          ...  Rhys_Taylor fouls badly 
          ...  He received a good talking to from K_Clark 
          ...  K_Clark gives a PENALTY !! 
          ...  C_Valencia takes it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That’s put Sao Paulo FC ahead! 
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-0 Sydney FC...
Min. 76 :(sap) Jerry_Garcia has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Fletcher 
          ...  He puts in F_da_Costa! 
          ...  But S_Bo slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 77 :(sap) A_Fernandes gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds C_Valencia 
          ...  C_Valencia drifts clear! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He is one on one with Rhys_Taylor 
          ...  He rounds Rhys_Taylor 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  Rhys_Taylor manages to get to it !! 
Min. 79 :(sap) L_Agyemang jumps over Maniche's challenge 
          ...  Cleaned up by M_Fletcher 
Min. 80 :(syd) G_O'Connor plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  G_O'Connor gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 84 :(sap) F_da_Costa has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Fletcher 
          ...  He puts in Jerry_Garcia! 
          ...  Jerry_Garcia flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 84 :(sap) C_Valencia beats S_Clark 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  S_Bo is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 85 :(sap) F_da_Costa looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  C_Valencia receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Maniche with a nasty foul 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 87 :(sap) C_Valencia takes on S_Williams 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  S_Clark with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  K_Clark gave him a strong warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  Jerry_Garcia hoists it forward 
          ...  A_Fernandes gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Fletcher clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sap) F_Romeu flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  F_Romeu goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  But Rhys_Taylor makes an easy save 
Min. 88 :(sap) H_Martinez brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  C_Valencia gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Clark goes in studs first 
          ...  K_Clark calls him over 
          ...  K_Clark tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  He has already been booked also! 
          ...  K_Clark shows him his second yellow!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 91 :(syd) Maniche sidesteps F_da_Costa 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  F_da_Costa moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Morumbi
Attendance           : 19,987
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : C_Valencia (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Valencia (75 pen)
Sent Off             : T_Afolabi (75)
Booked               : L_Agyemang (69)
Injured              : D_Cervantes (3)
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Sydney FC Match Info
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Best player          : Carlitos
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : S_Clark (88)
Booked               : M_Fletcher (63), Maniche (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sao Paulo FC  |    Sydney FC
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       12
Off target           :           8        |       6
On target            :          10        |       6
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       15
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          17        |       11
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 1 - 0 Sydney 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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I_Abdullahi    GK  28   1   1   1  11 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  71   0   0   0
D_Cervantes    DF   1  24  14   7   9 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Martinez     DF   1  24   7   6  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35  28   0
F_da_Costa     DF   1  24  14   5  24 |  96   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  63   0
F_Romeu        DF   1  23  16  12  32 |  96   0   2   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  34  19  18
Santi_Cazorla  MF   1  13  28   8  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   8
Jerry_Garcia   MF   2   4  28   7  22 |  96   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  28  10
A_Fernandes    MF   2   6  28  17  35 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  58  38
T_Afolabi      MF   2   5  27   8  28 |  78   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10   6  -2
C_Valencia     FW   1  10  12  25  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  23  47
L_Agyemang     FW   1  12  11  24  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  24  -4   0
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 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  30  38
D_Spencer      DF   1  18  14  11  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Fernandes    MF   1  14  20  15  19 |   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

Player Statistics - Sydney 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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Rhys_Taylor    GK  27   1   1   1  32 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
M_Fletcher     DF   1  24   6   5  27 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  -4  -4
S_Williams     DF   1  22   8   6  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  27   8
S_Bo           DF   1  21  11   8   5 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  57   0   8
T_Butcher      DF   1  21  11   6  32 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
Carlitos       MF   1  10  24  10  26 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  44   2
Maniche        MF   1   9  23  11  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0 -34 -10 -34
J_Mullins      MF   1   8  23  10  48 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0   2
A_Ironhide     MF   1   9  23   6  37 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1 -18 -30
G_O'Connor     FW   1   4   8  22  44 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  27  14
S_Clark        FW   1  10   9  20  43 |  91   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  16
S_Hillson      GK  24   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Tait         DF   1  20  11   6  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Gidley       DF   1  19  11   7  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_McFlynn      MF   1   5  22   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Laing        FW   1   9  11  20  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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