this is definitely the big game in Brazil, with the current leaders looking to maintain their slender lead over Santos, being disrupted as we move towards half time, by a hugely under achieving Gremio outfit.
and that's it for the first 45 minutes, as the players leave the field of play for a well earned rest or ear bashing depending on how well they have performed first half.
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No rest for my players!! Need the Charlton players to up their game second half, always seem to give up the ghost when the pressure is on. Need to look into that I think....
Different story in France where the title charge seems to be gathering force...
firstly my apologies for being absent when the first goal went in but I was held up in traffic driving to the ground which seems to be surrounded by road works at the moment. Secondly, we have a cracking game in progress here with City's strike force continually Spurs a new one whenever they come forward, but without the injured Frank Lampard they do seem to be lacking their usual organisation, but they have scored to make it
Spurs 1 Man City 1
after 47 minutes thanks to a Gareth Barry freekick special.