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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Arena Corinthians where Corinthians Paulista play Cúcuta Deportivo in this Copa América game. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Corinthians Paulista and Cúcuta Deportivo are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Leonardo Saenz.


0.00
Corinthians Paulista kick off and get the match underway!
2.24
Luis Nazario Pires Viera threads a neat ball through to Xavier Denilson. Xavier Denilson knocks in a cross ball towards Bernardo Montes. Bernardo Montes knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
10.11
Alvaro Cardona threads a neat ball through to Luis Frigerio. Luis Frigerio shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Matheus Amaral smothers it!
14.21
Willington Caballero brings the ball forward. Willington Caballero passes the ball forward to Faustino Augusto Prince. Faustino Augusto Prince knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lucca Paganin.
20.36
Josimar Ornelas chips the ball to his team mate, Luis Frigerio. Luis Frigerio lofts in a cross ball towards Jack Morales. Jack Morales jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
21.08
Raul Ednilson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bernardo Montes. Bernardo Montes rushes past Guilherme Sierra! Bernardo Montes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Diego Guerrero steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
24.26
Arthur Alvaréz flicks a high pass forward. Xavier Denilson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Xavier Denilson shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.57
Alvaro Cardona brings the ball forward. Alvaro Cardona knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lucca Paganin.
30.41
Guilherme Sierra flicks a high ball forward to Willington Caballero who takes it down. Willington Caballero knocks the ball forward to Alvaro Cardona. Alvaro Cardona knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nathan Edmundo.
32.27
Xavier Denilson takes it forward alone. Xavier Denilson finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
33.17
Jack Morales makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Josimar Ornelas. Josimar Ornelas shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
38.08
Raul Ednilson threads the ball through to Andre Da S. Junior. Andre Da S. Junior takes it forward alone. Andre Da S. Junior controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Corinthians Paulista appear unchanged since the first half. Cúcuta Deportivo also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Cúcuta Deportivo kick off and get the second half underway!
48.20
Alvaro Cardona deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Willington Caballero. Willington Caballero knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matheus Amaral who gathers it comfortably.
49.56
Nathan Edmundo kicks a strong pass forward to Xavier Denilson. Xavier Denilson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eduardo Santana who gathers it comfortably.
57.23
Willington Caballero kicks a strong pass forward to Faustino Augusto Prince. Faustino Augusto Prince lofts in a cross ball towards Alvaro Cardona. Alvaro Cardona rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
67.54
Luis Nazario Pires Viera makes a simple pass to Bernardo Montes. Bernardo Montes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.07
Luis Gore flicks the ball to his team mate, Xavier Denilson. Xavier Denilson shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
89.19
João Cabezas sees Faustino Augusto Prince in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Faustino Augusto Prince flicks the ball to his team mate, Luis Frigerio. Luis Frigerio controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 1 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 5 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 55.1724137931034 vs 44.8275862068966
Play Area
Home team third: 27.59%, Midfield: 49.43%, Away team third: 22.99%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alvaro Cardona of Cúcuta Deportivo

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
4. Raul Ednilson (DEF)
6
5. Lucca Paganin (DEF)
6
6
7. Luis Gore (MID)
8
7
10. Xavier Denilson (ATT)
7
11. Bernardo Montes (ATT)
6

12. Ferreira Dias (GK)
0
13. Paquito Alex (ATT)
0
14. Renan Paquito (DEF)
0

2. João Cabezas (DEF)
6
6
6
6
9
9. Jack Morales (MID)
6
11. Luis Frigerio (ATT)
6

12. Niche Leyva (GK)
0
13. Martim Smith (MID)
0