Match Report


Sport Club do RecifeSport Club do Recife     Avaí FCAvaí FC
Ed DaviesEd Davies Aleksandar Nikolov Aleksandar Nikolov
Osbaldo PineidaO. Pineida73
G
1
G
71Diego Alberto GutiérrezD. Alberto Gutiérrez
Alexandre CastroA. Castro77
D
2
D
81Oswaldo ContrerasO. Contreras
Ethan SchilawskiE. Schilawski72
D
3
D
77António AloisioA. Aloisio
Julián PeñaJ. Peña72
D
4
D
73Augusto HugoA. Hugo
Thomas ValdanoT. Valdano74
M
5
M
68David BennettD. Bennett
Fernando FuertesF. Fuertes83
M
captain6
M
74Carlos CorreaC. Correa
Ricardo AlexR. Alex76
M
7
M
71Xavier CarbajalX. Carbajal
Albert GrossmanA. Grossman71
M
8
M
71Matías LeivaM. Leiva
Luís EdnilsonL. Ednilson69
A
9
A
68Cristián OrtizC. Ortiz
Hugo HidalgoH. Hidalgo82
A
10
A
70Cauã SivigliaC. Siviglia
André FarfánA. Farfán84
A
11captain
A
79Alessandro BilicaA. Bilica
 
Charles NguyenC. Nguyen70
D
12
D
74Amaral C. GónzalezA. Gónzalez
Joaquín DiazJ. Diaz70
M
13
M
69José GuzmánJ. Guzmán
Cauê PeleC. Pele75
A
14
A
70Ramon RobertsR. Roberts

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ilha do Retiro where Sport Club do Recife play host to Avaí FC. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Sport Club do Recife and Avaí FC are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by João Gabriel Dedé.


0.00
Sport Club do Recife kick off the first half!
2.41
Carlos Correa kicks a strong pass forward to Cauã Siviglia. Cauã Siviglia cuts inside the box! Cauã Siviglia looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
4.36
Ethan Schilawski barges into Cauã Siviglia. Ethan Schilawski is shown the yellow card! Cauã Siviglia runs off the knock.
9.18
Ricardo Alex kicks a strong pass forward to André Farfán. André Farfán deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Hidalgo but the linesman indicates offside!
12.08
Julián Peña makes a simple pass to Fernando Fuertes. Fernando Fuertes makes a probing pass to André Farfán. André Farfán whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Hidalgo. Hugo Hidalgo beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sport Club do Recife!
22.33
Ricardo Alex comes in with a late challenge on Oswaldo Contreras. The referee warns Ricardo Alex to calm down! Oswaldo Contreras carries on, but is struggling a bit.
24.39
Augusto Hugo chips the ball to his team mate, David Bennett. David Bennett kicks a strong pass forward to Alessandro Bilica. Alessandro Bilica finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.02
Matías Leiva barges into Thomas Valdano. The referee brings Matías Leiva to one side and gives him a warning! Thomas Valdano stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.48
Ethan Schilawski flicks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Valdano. Thomas Valdano controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, André Farfán. André Farfán plays a scrappy one-two with Hugo Hidalgo and stumbles forward towards the goal... André Farfán shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
30.19
Carlos Correa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alessandro Bilica. Alessandro Bilica knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.57
António Aloisio knocks the ball to his team mate, Xavier Carbajal. Xavier Carbajal hits a low pass to Alessandro Bilica. Alessandro Bilica chips the ball to his team mate, Cauã Siviglia. Cauã Siviglia comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it is miles over!
33.18
Augusto Hugo threads a neat ball through to Carlos Correa. Carlos Correa flicks a high pass forward. Alessandro Bilica controls it well on his chest. Alessandro Bilica finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
34.24
Fernando Fuertes threads a neat ball through to André Farfán. André Farfán knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Hidalgo. Some good footwork from Hugo Hidalgo provides some space. He shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
38.53
Ricardo Alex flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Hidalgo who brings the ball neatly under control. Hugo Hidalgo plays a scrappy one-two with Luís Ednilson and advances towards the goal... Hugo Hidalgo rockets a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
40.21
Ricardo Alex threads the ball through to André Farfán. André Farfán plays a quick one-two with Hugo Hidalgo and rushes in on goal... André Farfán cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Solid save from Diego Alberto Gutiérrez.
44.33
Albert Grossman threads a neat ball through to Luís Ednilson. Luís Ednilson hits a low pass to André Farfán. André Farfán muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Diego Alberto Gutiérrez. Excellent save.
45.00
Julián Peña plays the ball forward to Fernando Fuertes. Fernando Fuertes flicks a high pass forward. Luís Ednilson controls it well on his chest. Luís Ednilson kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Hidalgo but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sport Club do Recife appear unchanged since the first half. Avaí FC have changed their lineup with Amaral C. Gónzalez replacing António Aloisio, José Guzmán replacing David Bennett and Ramon Roberts replacing Cristián Ortiz. The Avaí FC players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Avaí FC kicking off!
47.48
Albert Grossman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, André Farfán. André Farfán shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
48.09
Augusto Hugo comes in with a late challenge on André Farfán. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! André Farfán hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.53
Carlos Correa hacks Albert Grossman from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Albert Grossman runs off the knock.
59.35
Alexandre Castro knocks the ball to his team mate, Albert Grossman. Albert Grossman flicks a high pass forward. Luís Ednilson collects the pass. Luís Ednilson edges inside the box! Luís Ednilson takes a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
60.06
Sport Club do Recife have made 3 substitutions with Charles Nguyen replacing Julián Peña, Joaquín Diaz replacing Ricardo Alex and Cauê Pele replacing Hugo Hidalgo .
61.06
Albert Grossman kicks a strong pass forward to Cauê Pele. Cauê Pele controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
63.05
Amaral C. Gónzalez barges into Cauê Pele. The referee warns Amaral C. Gónzalez to calm down! Cauê Pele hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.33
Joaquín Diaz sees André Farfán in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. André Farfán edges inside the box! Some world-class footwork from André Farfán provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Diego Alberto Gutiérrez is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
73.06
Xavier Carbajal threads a neat ball through to Alessandro Bilica. Alessandro Bilica advances inside the box! Alessandro Bilica cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
78.39
Fernando Fuertes knocks the ball forward to Luís Ednilson. Luís Ednilson lofts in a cross ball towards Cauê Pele. Cauê Pele rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
83.16
With some swift thinking, Matías Leiva plays the ball forward to Cauã Siviglia. Cauã Siviglia threads the ball through into the box. Alessandro Bilica side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Wonderful reactions from Osbaldo Pineida keeps it out!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Sport Club do Recife

Avaí FC
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
25.6%
43.3%
31.1%

Scorers
Hugo Hidalgo 12
André Farfán 67
Cauê Pele 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to André Farfán of Sport Club do Recife

Match Ratings