Match Report


Atlético MineiroAtlético Mineiro     Corinthians PaulistaCorinthians Paulista
Lanre VincentLanre Vincent Matthew Dominey Matthew Dominey
Dos Santos PeleD. Pele66
G
1captain
G
70Pablo VargasP. Vargas
Luciano SivoriL. Sivori69
D
2
D
81Tiago FerreiraT. Ferreira
Michael PriceM. Price60
D
3
D
85Johnnie MitchellJ. Mitchell
Luiz Felipe PontarolloL. Pontarollo77
D
4
D
87Oswaldo ContrerasO. Contreras
Alejo LunaA. Luna58
M
5
D
79Joseph GoreJ. Gore
Carlos Eduardo VavaC. Vava65
M
6
M
80Lucio QuinonesL. Quinones
De Jesus S. DungaD. Dunga58
M
7
M
81Albert MooreA. Moore
Eduardo EscamillaE. Escamilla71
M
8
M
79Manuel LowryM. Lowry
António CésarA. César45
A
9
A
83Jefferson CastilloJ. Castillo
Bernardo LeonardoB. Leonardo54
A
10
A
83Pablo HurtadoP. Hurtado
Emanuel AlvarézE. Alvaréz57
A
captain11
A
81Eric ReyesE. Reyes
 
Salvador EribertoS. Eriberto54
M
12
D
76Emiliano OlivaresE. Olivares
Bruno AravenaB. Aravena61
D
13
M
79Ysrael GonzálesY. Gonzáles
Franco TapiaF. Tapia71
A
14
A
78Sixto GallegosS. Gallegos

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio Independência where Atlético Mineiro play host to Corinthians Paulista. A crowd of 19,654 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Atlético Mineiro are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Corinthians Paulista appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ricardo Fernandez.


0.00
Atlético Mineiro start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.30
Carlos Eduardo Vava deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bernardo Leonardo. Bernardo Leonardo tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.49
Luiz Felipe Pontarollo chips the ball to his team mate, De Jesus S. Dunga. De Jesus S. Dunga flicks a high pass forward. Emanuel Alvaréz controls it well on his chest. Emanuel Alvaréz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pablo Vargas who gathers it comfortably.
18.56
Lucio Quinones makes a probing pass to Pablo Hurtado. Pablo Hurtado knocks in a cross ball towards Jefferson Castillo. Jefferson Castillo makes a deft header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
21.06
Albert Moore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pablo Hurtado. Pablo Hurtado plays a one-two with Eric Reyes and rushes in on goal... Pablo Hurtado cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
22.49
Luciano Sivori flicks a high pass forward. Alejo Luna collects the pass. Alejo Luna flicks a high pass forward to Bernardo Leonardo who brings the ball under control. Bernardo Leonardo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oswaldo Contreras.
24.25
Lucio Quinones runs straight at the opposition's defence. Lucio Quinones plays a quick one-two with Jefferson Castillo and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Lucio Quinones provides some space. He shoots at goal. Dos Santos Pele gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
27.49
Michael Price chips the ball to his team mate, Alejo Luna. Alejo Luna sees space and advances. Alejo Luna knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oswaldo Contreras.
28.32
Lucio Quinones passes the ball forward to Eric Reyes. Eric Reyes skips past Luiz Felipe Pontarollo! Eric Reyes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
30.42
Tiago Ferreira receives the ball from a throw-in from Johnnie Mitchell. Tiago Ferreira threads a neat ball through to Albert Moore. Albert Moore takes it forward alone. Albert Moore plays a scrappy one-two with Eric Reyes and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Albert Moore provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
33.01
Carlos Eduardo Vava makes a beautiful pass to the feet of António César. António César lofts in a cross ball towards Emanuel Alvaréz. Emanuel Alvaréz is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.02
Manuel Lowry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eric Reyes. Eric Reyes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luciano Sivori.
39.18
Manuel Lowry advances with the ball. Manuel Lowry shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.13
Albert Moore kicks a strong pass forward to Pablo Hurtado. Pablo Hurtado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.44
Carlos Eduardo Vava flicks a high pass forward. Bernardo Leonardo controls it well on his chest. Bernardo Leonardo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Johnnie Mitchell.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Atlético Mineiro appear unchanged since the first half. Corinthians Paulista also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Corinthians Paulista kick off!
48.11
Alejo Luna controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bernardo Leonardo. Bernardo Leonardo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pablo Vargas who gathers it comfortably.
53.15
Manuel Lowry makes a probing pass to Pablo Hurtado. Pablo Hurtado deftly passes the ball to Eric Reyes, releasing him through on goal. Eric Reyes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Dos Santos Pele is on top of it.
54.58
Carlos Eduardo Vava threads the ball through to Bernardo Leonardo. Bernardo Leonardo shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
57.38
Albert Moore passes the ball forward to Eric Reyes. Eric Reyes whips in a cross ball towards Pablo Hurtado. Pablo Hurtado jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
59.25
Eduardo Escamilla hits a low pass to António César. António César plays a scrappy one-two with Emanuel Alvaréz and stumbles forward towards the goal... António César makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
63.25
With great vision, Albert Moore plays the ball forward to Jefferson Castillo. Jefferson Castillo threads a neat ball through to Pablo Hurtado. Some world-class footwork from Pablo Hurtado provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
67.49
Carlos Eduardo Vava kicks a strong pass forward to António César. António César finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
71.31
Alejo Luna threads a neat ball through to Bernardo Leonardo. Bernardo Leonardo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Joseph Gore.
78.09
Tiago Ferreira makes a probing pass to Albert Moore. Albert Moore runs straight at the opposition's defence. Albert Moore advances inside the box! Albert Moore comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball comes in low, but Dos Santos Pele comfortably smothers it!
81.08
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
83.45
Tiago Ferreira knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Lowry. Manuel Lowry sees Eric Reyes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eric Reyes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pablo Hurtado but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Atlético Mineiro

Corinthians Paulista
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
26.3%
48.7%
25%

Scorers
António César 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dos Santos Pele of Atlético Mineiro

Match Ratings