Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Arena Corinthians where Corinthians Paulista play host to Sport Club do Recife. A crowd of 18,880 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Corinthians Paulista and Sport Club do Recife are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Ribeiro.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Corinthians Paulista and Sport Club do Recife are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Ribeiro.
0.00
Corinthians Paulista kick off!
2.24
Oswaldo Contreras flicks a high ball forward to Lucio Quinones who takes it down. Lucio Quinones knocks the ball to his team mate, André Farfán. André Farfán knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.13
André Farfán comes in with a late challenge on Alessandro Paquito. The referee calls over André Farfán and shows him a yellow card! Alessandro Paquito hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.11
Johnnie Mitchell makes a simple pass to Lucio Quinones. Lucio Quinones deftly passes the ball to his team mate, André Farfán. André Farfán finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
8.24
Edder Lucena controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manuel Lowry. Manuel Lowry flicks a high pass forward. Pablo Hurtado controls it well on his chest. Pablo Hurtado edges inside the box! Some awkward footwork from Pablo Hurtado provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
14.55
Mateo Cruz kicks a strong pass forward to Tiago Hurtado. Tiago Hurtado whips in a cross ball towards Enner Domínguez. Enner Domínguez outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
20.18
Mateo Cruz makes a beautiful solo run. Mateo Cruz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oswaldo Contreras.
21.27
Manuel Lowry threads a neat ball through to André Farfán. André Farfán plays a quick one-two with Jefre Carabalí and rushes in on goal... Enner Martínez catches André Farfán on the ankles. André Farfán appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
22.26
Kurt Morgan flicks a high pass forward to Enner Domínguez who brings the ball neatly under control. Enner Domínguez lofts in a cross ball towards Tiago Hurtado. Tiago Hurtado makes a looping header on goal. Magnificent save by Rafael Signorelli!
24.27
Johnnie Mitchell flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Lowry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Manuel Lowry flicks a high pass forward to André Farfán who brings the ball under control. André Farfán controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Pablo Hurtado through on goal. Pablo Hurtado side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Renato Gruezo easily gets down and covers it.
28.58
Lucio Quinones chips the ball to his team mate, Pablo Hurtado. Pablo Hurtado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.26
Albert Moore chips the ball to his team mate, André Farfán. Without breaking stride, André Farfán plays the ball forward to Jefre Carabalí who has made a great run into the box. Luís Pelado barges into Jefre Carabalí. Jefre Carabalí appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
32.16
Johnnie Mitchell hits a low pass to Manuel Lowry. Manuel Lowry makes a probing pass to André Farfán. André Farfán knocks in a cross ball towards Jefre Carabalí. Jefre Carabalí makes a convincing header. Renato Gruezo gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
33.27
Lucio Quinones threads a neat ball through to Jefre Carabalí. Jefre Carabalí tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Renato Gruezo comfortably smothers it!
36.27
Kurt Morgan darts forward. Kurt Morgan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Edder Lucena.
40.51
Johnnie Mitchell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lucio Quinones. Lucio Quinones controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jefre Carabalí. Jefre Carabalí passes the ball forward but André Farfán is offside!
42.13
Mateo Cruz knocks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Hurtado. Tiago Hurtado sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
44.00
Lucio Quinones catches Mateo Cruz on the ankles. The referee calls over Lucio Quinones and shows him a yellow card! Mateo Cruz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
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. Sport Club do Recife also appear unchanged since the first half. The Corinthians Paulista players seem much more motivated whilst the Sport Club do Recife players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Sport Club do Recife kick off!
47.29
Lucio Quinones makes a probing pass to André Farfán. André Farfán makes a probing pass to Pablo Hurtado but he's offside!
48.04
Edder Lucena runs forward with the ball. Edder Lucena kicks a strong pass forward to Pablo Hurtado. Pablo Hurtado knocks in a cross ball towards André Farfán. André Farfán makes a convincing header but is denied by Luís Pelado. Excellent block.
60.23
Sport Club do Recife have made 2 substitutions with Roberto Carlos Martín replacing Luís Pelado and Kurt Campbell replacing Enner Domínguez .
67.39
Manuel Lowry passes the ball forward to Jefre Carabalí. Jefre Carabalí knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alessandro Paquito.
69.51
Tiago Hurtado hacks Edder Lucena from behind! The referee calls over Tiago Hurtado and shows him a yellow card! Edder Lucena stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.20
Manuel Lowry comes in with a late challenge on Kurt Morgan. Manuel Lowry is given a warning by the referee! Kurt Morgan carries on, but is struggling a bit.
73.43
Kurt Morgan knocks the ball forward to Kurt Campbell. Kurt Campbell shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
87.33
Albert Moore sees Jefre Carabalí in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jefre Carabalí plays a one-two with André Farfán and rushes in on goal... Jefre Carabalí muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Renato Gruezo.
88.08
Corner kick to Corinthians Paulista. Joseph Gore chips it out wide. Oswaldo Contreras shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Enner Martínez happens to be in the right place to block it.
90.00
Lucio Quinones brings the ball forward. Lucio Quinones knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Renato Gruezo who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
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Scorers
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Renato Gruezo of Sport Club do Recife |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Rafael Signorelli (GK)
6
2. Johnnie Mitchell (DEF)
7
3. Oswaldo Contreras (DEF)
6
4. Edder Lucena (DEF)
7
5. Joseph Gore (DEF)
6
6. Lucio Quinones (MID)
7
7. Albert Moore (MID)
7
8. Manuel Lowry (MID)
7
9. Jefre Carabalí (ATT)
7
10. Pablo Hurtado (ATT)
7
11. André Farfán (ATT)
6
12. Cauã Ferreira (DEF)
0
13. Andrew Chandler (MID)
0
14. Eric Reyes (ATT)
0
1. Renato Gruezo (GK)
9
2. Luís Pelado (DEF)
6
3. Alessandro Paquito (DEF)
6
4. Enner Martínez (DEF)
6
5. Edgar Campbell (DEF)
6
6. Kurt Morgan (MID)
7
7. Gabriel Poblete (MID)
6
8. Mateo Cruz (MID)
7
9. Tiago Hurtado (ATT)
6
10. Enner Domínguez (ATT)
9
11. Cauê Pele (ATT)
6
12. Roberto Carlos Martín (DEF)
6
13. Joao Batista Díaz (MID)
0
14. Kurt Campbell (ATT)
6















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