Match Report


AméricaAmérica     Sport Club do RecifeSport Club do Recife
Ant MonevAnt Monev Ed Davies Ed Davies
Pedro Henrique NoceraP. Nocera75
G
1
G
73Osbaldo PineidaO. Pineida
Gustavo CarecaG. Careca67
D
2
D
72Luís PeladoL. Pelado
Ramón GonzalesR. Gonzales69
D
3captain
D
79Enner MartínezE. Martínez
Ramón LeyvaR. Leyva69
D
4
D
72Ethan SchilawskiE. Schilawski
Claudio OrnelasC. Ornelas61
D
5
M
76Joao Batista DíazJ. Díaz
Santiago GuillenS. Guillen68
M
6
M
68Santiago MunizS. Muniz
Jimmie AdamsJ. Adams70
M
7
M
70Joaquín DiazJ. Diaz
Lance NelsonL. Nelson72
A
8
M
71Albert GrossmanA. Grossman
Daniel MaldonadoD. Maldonado64
A
9
A
71Tiago HurtadoT. Hurtado
Fabricio CohenF. Cohen62
A
10
A
74Ysrael CuevaY. Cueva
Rodrigo PeladoR. Pelado57
A
captain11
A
69Luís EdnilsonL. Ednilson
 
Joaquim OliveiraJ. Oliveira57
D
12
D
70Charles NguyenC. Nguyen
Martim AlvarézM. Alvaréz51
M
13
M
74Thomas ValdanoT. Valdano
Luiz Miguel GónzalezL. Gónzalez53
A
14
A
75Cauê PeleC. Pele

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Estádio Independência where América play host to Sport Club do Recife. A crowd of 20,295 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
América are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Sport Club do Recife appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Joaquim Rai.


0.00
Sport Club do Recife get the match underway!
4.19
Enner Martínez flicks a high pass forward to Joaquín Diaz who brings the ball under control. Joaquín Diaz laces a weighted ball forward to Tiago Hurtado. Tiago Hurtado whips in a cross ball towards Luís Ednilson. Luís Ednilson finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
6.27
Jimmie Adams flicks a high pass forward to Fabricio Cohen who brings the ball under control. Fabricio Cohen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ethan Schilawski.
8.10
Jimmie Adams makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodrigo Pelado. Rodrigo Pelado knocks in a cross ball towards Fabricio Cohen. Fabricio Cohen connects with a diving header but Osbaldo Pineida reads it well. Great save!
9.06
Seeing a gap ahead, Joaquín Diaz laces a weighted ball forward to Luís Ednilson. Luís Ednilson 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.
10.46
Santiago Guillen flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Pelado. Rodrigo Pelado makes a great pass forward. Fabricio Cohen runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
15.18
Albert Grossman surges forward with the ball. Albert Grossman lofts in a cross ball towards Luís Ednilson. Luís Ednilson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Fantastic reaction save from Pedro Henrique Nocera!
24.45
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
28.42
Santiago Guillen knocks the ball to his team mate, Lance Nelson. Lance Nelson shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
30.34
Joaquín Diaz barges into Jimmie Adams. The referee calls over Joaquín Diaz and shows him a yellow card! Jimmie Adams carries on, but is struggling a bit.
34.28
Joao Batista Díaz sees Ysrael Cueva in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ysrael Cueva plays a quick one-two with Luís Ednilson and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Ysrael Cueva provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
39.45
Albert Grossman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luís Ednilson. Luís Ednilson shoots from 20 yards but Pedro Henrique Nocera reads it well. Quality keeping!
42.22
Luís Pelado brings the ball forward. Luís Pelado passes the ball forward to Ysrael Cueva. Ysrael Cueva finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
44.16
Ramón Gonzales passes the ball forward to Jimmie Adams. Jimmie Adams flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Maldonado holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Daniel Maldonado deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lance Nelson but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. América appear unchanged since the first half. Sport Club do Recife also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and América get the second half underway!
47.20
Ethan Schilawski makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Santiago Muniz. Santiago Muniz plays the ball forward to Luís Ednilson. Luís Ednilson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Claudio Ornelas.
48.37
Ramón Leyva catches Ysrael Cueva on the ankles. Ramón Leyva is given a warning by the referee! Ysrael Cueva runs off the knock.
60.26
Sport Club do Recife have made a substitution with Charles Nguyen replacing Enner Martínez .
61.30
Luís Pelado flicks the ball to his team mate, Joao Batista Díaz. Joao Batista Díaz makes a simple pass to Ysrael Cueva. Ysrael Cueva lofts in a cross ball towards Tiago Hurtado. Tiago Hurtado jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
63.07
Santiago Muniz catches Jimmie Adams on the ankles. Santiago Muniz is shown the yellow card! Jimmie Adams stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.10
Joao Batista Díaz knocks the ball to his team mate, Ysrael Cueva. Ysrael Cueva finds some space and shoots from distance. Pedro Henrique Nocera gets down and covers it.
69.13
Luís Pelado kicks a strong pass forward to Joaquín Diaz. Joaquín Diaz passes the ball forward to Tiago Hurtado. Tiago Hurtado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.00
Luís Pelado deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joaquín Diaz. Joaquín Diaz knocks the ball forward to Tiago Hurtado. Tiago Hurtado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.34
América have made 2 substitutions with Joaquim Oliveira replacing Fabricio Cohen and Martim Alvaréz replacing Lance Nelson .
78.37
Jimmie Adams hacks Santiago Muniz from behind! The referee calls over Jimmie Adams and shows him a yellow card! Santiago Muniz runs off the knock.
81.38
Jimmie Adams makes a probing pass to Joaquim Oliveira. Joaquim Oliveira shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
84.02
Jimmie Adams controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joaquim Oliveira. Joaquim Oliveira plays a scrappy one-two with Daniel Maldonado and advances towards the goal... Joaquim Oliveira makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
85.25
Joaquín Diaz makes a probing pass to Luís Ednilson. Luís Ednilson edges inside the box! Luís Ednilson rockets a shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
89.46
Seeing a gap ahead, Joaquín Diaz plays the ball forward to Ysrael Cueva. Ysrael Cueva finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Pedro Henrique Nocera comfortably smothers it!
90.00
Albert Grossman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ysrael Cueva. Ysrael Cueva controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

América

Sport Club do Recife
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35.5%
64.5%
Play Area
27.6%
47.4%
25%

Scorers
Ysrael Cueva 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ysrael Cueva of Sport Club do Recife

Match Ratings