Match Report


Sport Club do RecifeSport Club do Recife     GrêmioGrêmio
Ed DaviesEd Davies John Ramsay John Ramsay
Osbaldo PineidaO. Pineida73
G
1
G
72Gonçalo SantiagoG. Santiago
Alexandre CastroA. Castro77
D
2
D
67Nuno BarraganN. Barragan
Luís PeladoL. Pelado72
D
3
D
75Nahuel EnriquezN. Enriquez
Ethan SchilawskiE. Schilawski72
D
4captain
D
64Oscar UstruckO. Ustruck
Julián PeñaJ. Peña72
D
5
D
75Manuel SantosM. Santos
Fernando FuertesF. Fuertes83
M
captain6
M
73Nelson CabreraN. Cabrera
Thomas ValdanoT. Valdano74
M
7
M
58Matias EdnilsonM. Ednilson
Santiago MunizS. Muniz68
M
8
M
72Juan Pablo SolanoJ. Solano
Ysrael CuevaY. Cueva74
A
9
A
72Renato AlmeidaR. Almeida
Hugo HidalgoH. Hidalgo82
A
10
A
71Diego SalgadoD. Salgado
Cauê PeleC. Pele75
A
11
A
41Vicente GónzalezV. Gónzalez
 
Charles NguyenC. Nguyen70
D
12
M
74Armando CruzA. Cruz
Albert GrossmanA. Grossman71
M
13
M
72Benjamín BassedasB. Bassedas
André FarfánA. Farfán84
A
14
A
70Anthony SuggsA. Suggs

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Ilha do Retiro where Sport Club do Recife play host to Grêmio. A crowd of 19,320 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Sport Club do Recife and Grêmio are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Eduardo Barbosa.


0.00
The whistle blows and Sport Club do Recife kick off!
2.49
Thomas Valdano threads the ball through to Ysrael Cueva. Ysrael Cueva finds some space and shoots from distance but Gonçalo Santiago reads it well. Quality keeping!
3.15
Fernando Fuertes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cauê Pele. Cauê Pele finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
9.37
Juan Pablo Solano flicks a high pass forward. Diego Salgado collects the pass. Diego Salgado knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Vicente Gónzalez is offside!
10.30
Ethan Schilawski flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Fuertes controls it well on his chest. Fernando Fuertes flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Hidalgo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hugo Hidalgo shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
15.52
Luís Pelado makes a simple pass to Fernando Fuertes. Fernando Fuertes threads a neat ball through to Cauê Pele. Cauê Pele knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.02
Santiago Muniz receives the ball from a throw-in from Fernando Fuertes. Santiago Muniz flicks a high pass forward. Ysrael Cueva controls it well on his chest. Ysrael Cueva whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Hidalgo. Hugo Hidalgo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Gonçalo Santiago gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
33.50
Ethan Schilawski makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Valdano. Thomas Valdano makes a beautiful solo run. Thomas Valdano tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Grêmio start the second half!
51.52
Nuno Barragan comes in with a late challenge on Cauê Pele. Nuno Barragan is shown the yellow card! Cauê Pele grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
53.36
Fernando Fuertes hits a low pass to Hugo Hidalgo. Hugo Hidalgo sees Cauê Pele just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some good footwork from Cauê Pele provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Sport Club do Recife are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
57.12
Juan Pablo Solano makes a probing pass to Diego Salgado. Diego Salgado plays the ball forward to Vicente Gónzalez who has made a great run into the box. Vicente Gónzalez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
59.51
Fernando Fuertes barges into Juan Pablo Solano. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Juan Pablo Solano stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.24
Sport Club do Recife have made 3 substitutions with Charles Nguyen replacing Julián Peña, Albert Grossman replacing Thomas Valdano and André Farfán replacing Cauê Pele .Grêmio have made a substitution with Anthony Suggs replacing Juan Pablo Solano .
79.55
Santiago Muniz flicks a high pass forward. André Farfán collects the pass. André Farfán knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gonçalo Santiago who gathers it comfortably.
85.17
Luís Pelado kicks a strong pass forward to Santiago Muniz. Santiago Muniz sees a break and surges forward. Santiago Muniz shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
87.26
Albert Grossman threads a neat ball through to Ysrael Cueva. Ysrael Cueva shoots from 20 yards but Gonçalo Santiago reads it well. Excellent keeping!
90.00
Anthony Suggs kicks a strong pass forward to Vicente Gónzalez. Vicente Gónzalez shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Sport Club do Recife

Grêmio
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
0
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.6%
39.4%
Play Area
25.8%
50%
24.2%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Juan Pablo Solano of Grêmio

Match Ratings