Match Report


Ceará SCCeará SC     Santa CruzSanta Cruz
Computer Player Computer Player Ralf Tillie Ralf Tillie
Perry GruenebaumP. Gruenebaum69
G
1
G
76Nicolas RubioN. Rubio
Bob RamosB. Ramos67
D
2
D
72Dias De Almeida CribariD. Cribari
Raul AlvesR. Alves67
D
3captain
D
71Bernardo De SouzaB. De Souza
Damián RodríguezD. Rodríguez63
D
4
D
65Alejo MateoA. Mateo
Pedro Pires VieraP. Pires Viera63
D
5
M
70Roberto Carlos MéndezR. Méndez
Afonso AldairA. Aldair72
M
6
M
68Antonio MeliaA. Melia
Arthur AllenA. Allen70
M
7
M
70D. Santos MartinsD. Martins
Marcelo NavarroM. Navarro69
M
captain8
M
68Carlos MarinoC. Marino
Dwight JohnsonD. Johnson68
A
9
A
67Nahuel CastanedaN. Castaneda
André Roque JuniorA. Roque Junior68
A
10
A
70Mauricio CruzM. Cruz
Joaquim IñacioJ. Iñacio62
A
11
A
67Ted NoonanT. Noonan
 
Johnny AllenJ. Allen62
M
12
D
68Ezequiel RubioE. Rubio
Santos B.J. MeloS. Melo58
G
13
M
67Alessandro ZunigaA. Zuniga
Alexandre AthirsonA. Athirson53
D
14
A
75Todd MoralesT. Morales

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Estádio Castelão where Ceará SC play host to Santa Cruz. A crowd of 17,589 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ceará SC are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Santa Cruz appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Luiz Gustavo Lucas.


0.00
Santa Cruz kick off the first half!
2.57
Roberto Carlos Méndez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ted Noonan. Ted Noonan skips past Damián Rodríguez! Ted Noonan side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Perry Gruenebaum is on top of it.
4.39
Damián Rodríguez makes a probing pass to Marcelo Navarro. Marcelo Navarro flicks a high pass forward to Joaquim Iñacio who brings the ball under control. Joaquim Iñacio whips in a cross ball towards André Roque Junior. André Roque Junior is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Nicolas Rubio with no chance!! Goal for Ceará SC!
8.48
Alejo Mateo kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Carlos Méndez. Roberto Carlos Méndez decides to run forward with the ball. Roberto Carlos Méndez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Roberto Carlos Méndez scores for Santa Cruz!! That brings them back into the game!
12.50
D. Santos Martins sees a break and surges forward. D. Santos Martins passes the ball forward but Mauricio Cruz is offside!
15.36
Dias De Almeida Cribari sees Carlos Marino in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carlos Marino flicks a high pass forward. Nahuel Castaneda holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nahuel Castaneda shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
21.15
Arthur Allen makes a beautiful solo run. Arthur Allen finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.51
Raul Alves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arthur Allen. Arthur Allen advances with the ball. Arthur Allen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bernardo De Souza.
26.07
D. Santos Martins flicks a high pass forward to Nahuel Castaneda who brings the ball under control. Nahuel Castaneda threads a neat ball through to Ted Noonan. Ted Noonan side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
28.15
D. Santos Martins passes the ball forward to Mauricio Cruz. Mauricio Cruz whips in a cross ball towards Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball comes off Pedro Pires Viera and the loose ball is cleared up field.
30.08
Bob Ramos chips the ball to his team mate, Marcelo Navarro. Marcelo Navarro flicks the ball to his team mate, André Roque Junior. André Roque Junior lofts in a cross ball towards Joaquim Iñacio. Joaquim Iñacio rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
33.51
Raul Alves sees Afonso Aldair in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Afonso Aldair makes an attacking run forward. Afonso Aldair shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
36.48
Marcelo Navarro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, André Roque Junior. André Roque Junior knocks in a cross ball towards Dwight Johnson. Dwight Johnson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
D. Santos Martins sees Nahuel Castaneda in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nahuel Castaneda plays a scrappy one-two with Ted Noonan and advances towards the goal... Nahuel Castaneda comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ceará SC appear unchanged since the first half. Santa Cruz also appear unchanged since the first half. The Santa Cruz players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Ceará SC start the second half!
53.09
Alejo Mateo sees Antonio Melia in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Antonio Melia hits a low pass to Mauricio Cruz. Mauricio Cruz rushes past Raul Alves! Mauricio Cruz muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.09
Santa Cruz have made 3 substitutions with Ezequiel Rubio replacing Bernardo De Souza, Alessandro Zuniga replacing D. Santos Martins and Todd Morales replacing Mauricio Cruz .
61.17
Alessandro Zuniga knocks the ball forward to Todd Morales. Todd Morales puts a great ball through. Ted Noonan runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
67.15
Ted Noonan catches Pedro Pires Viera on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Pedro Pires Viera gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
67.15
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
69.18
Damián Rodríguez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arthur Allen. Arthur Allen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, André Roque Junior. André Roque Junior finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
71.03
Alessandro Zuniga knocks the ball forward to Todd Morales. Todd Morales knocks in a cross ball towards Nahuel Castaneda. With a superhuman jump, Nahuel Castaneda connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
78.15
Antonio Melia sees Nahuel Castaneda in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nahuel Castaneda shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
83.42
Joaquim Iñacio hacks Ezequiel Rubio from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ezequiel Rubio gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
84.13
Alessandro Zuniga brings the ball forward. Alessandro Zuniga makes a probing pass to Todd Morales but he's offside!
90.00
Afonso Aldair flicks a high pass forward to Dwight Johnson who brings the ball under control. Dwight Johnson shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Ceará SC

Santa Cruz
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
4
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.3%
59.7%
Play Area
36.1%
40.3%
23.6%

Scorers
André Roque Junior 4
Dwight Johnson 36
Roberto Carlos Méndez 8
Nahuel Castaneda 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to André Roque Junior of Ceará SC

Match Ratings