Match Report


São PauloSão Paulo     Santa CruzSanta Cruz
Will SullyWill Sully Ralf Tillie Ralf Tillie
Gilbert Carlos ArceG. Carlos Arce78
G
1
G
76Nicolas RubioN. Rubio
Carlos BetancourtC. Betancourt75
D
2
D
71Bernardo De SouzaB. De Souza
Rafael DelacruzR. Delacruz72
D
3
D
68Ezequiel RubioE. Rubio
Luis A. RivelinoL. Rivelino70
D
4captain
D
72Dias De Almeida CribariD. Cribari
Sebastian FrancoS. Franco72
D
5
M
71Roberto Carlos MéndezR. Méndez
Joaquín ZanettiJ. Zanetti76
M
6
M
68Antonio MeliaA. Melia
Helmut MeleánH. Meleán78
M
captain7
M
70D. Santos MartinsD. Martins
Mauricio GilM. Gil79
M
8
M
68Carlos MarinoC. Marino
Bob AduB. Adu76
A
9
A
67Nahuel CastanedaN. Castaneda
Marcos VeronM. Veron76
A
10
A
75Todd MoralesT. Morales
Mike RogersM. Rogers73
A
11
A
67Amaro BustamanteA. Bustamante
 
Damir GutiérrezD. Gutiérrez68
D
12
D
65Alejo MateoA. Mateo
Lourenço RibeiroL. Ribeiro73
M
13
M
67Alessandro ZunigaA. Zuniga
Brad SchneiderB. Schneider69
A
14
A
67Ted NoonanT. Noonan

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Morumbi where São Paulo play host to Santa Cruz. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
São Paulo 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 Alves De S. Barbosa.


0.00
Santa Cruz start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.07
Joaquín Zanetti kicks a strong pass forward to Bob Adu. Bob Adu knocks in a cross ball towards Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
3.25
D. Santos Martins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Todd Morales. Todd Morales plays a scrappy one-two with Nahuel Castaneda and stumbles forward towards the goal... Todd Morales shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
9.32
Antonio Melia flicks a high pass forward. Nahuel Castaneda controls it well on his chest. Nahuel Castaneda kicks a strong pass forward to Amaro Bustamante but the referee indicates it's offside!
10.18
Roberto Carlos Méndez flicks a high pass forward to Nahuel Castaneda who brings the ball under control. Nahuel Castaneda shoots from long range. Gilbert Carlos Arce gets down and covers it.
12.51
Joaquín Zanetti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.37
Antonio Melia threads the ball through to Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
18.18
Carlos Betancourt flicks a high pass forward. Joaquín Zanetti holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joaquín Zanetti threads the ball through to Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
20.41
Antonio Melia makes a probing pass to Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante shoots from distance. Gilbert Carlos Arce gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
24.31
Mauricio Gil knocks the ball forward to Bob Adu. Bob Adu knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dias De Almeida Cribari.
26.57
Helmut Meleán kicks a strong pass forward to Bob Adu. Bob Adu lofts in a cross ball towards Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers heads the ball goalwards but is denied by Nicolas Rubio. Excellent save.
30.51
Rafael Delacruz knocks the ball to his team mate, Helmut Meleán. Helmut Meleán threads a neat ball through to Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.45
Helmut Meleán kicks a strong pass forward to Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers whips in a cross ball towards Bob Adu. Bob Adu finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Nicolas Rubio!
36.28
Dias De Almeida Cribari threads the ball through to Roberto Carlos Méndez. Roberto Carlos Méndez knocks the ball forward to Todd Morales. Todd Morales plays a scrappy one-two with Nahuel Castaneda and stumbles forward towards the goal... Todd Morales tries a spectacular strike but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.56
Antonio Melia sees space and advances. Antonio Melia knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Amaro Bustamante is offside!
40.36
D. Santos Martins flicks a high pass forward to Amaro Bustamante who brings the ball under control. Amaro Bustamante passes the ball forward but Nahuel Castaneda is offside!
45.00
With some swift thinking, Bernardo De Souza plays the ball forward to D. Santos Martins. D. Santos Martins plays the ball forward to Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante advances inside the box! Amaro Bustamante strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. São Paulo appear unchanged since the first half. Santa Cruz also appear unchanged since the first half. The São Paulo players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
São Paulo kick off the second half!
48.50
Joaquín Zanetti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bob Adu. Bob Adu tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball takes a deflection leaving Nicolas Rubio with no chance!! Goal for São Paulo!
51.24
Nahuel Castaneda catches Carlos Betancourt on the ankles. Nahuel Castaneda is given a warning by the referee! Carlos Betancourt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.33
Mauricio Gil makes a simple pass to Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers knocks in a cross ball towards Bob Adu. Bob Adu whips the ball goalwards with his head. Nicolas Rubio easily picks it out of the air!
54.03
Mauricio Gil chips the ball to his team mate, Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers flicks the ball to his team mate, Bob Adu. Bob Adu makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
59.07
Helmut Meleán flicks a high pass forward. Mike Rogers controls it well on his chest. Mike Rogers shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
60.34
Santa Cruz have made 2 substitutions with Alessandro Zuniga replacing Antonio Melia and Ted Noonan replacing Amaro Bustamante .
67.51
D. Santos Martins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda edges inside the box! Nahuel Castaneda side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Solid save from Gilbert Carlos Arce. What a great pair of hands!
71.39
Sebastian Franco threads a neat ball through to Helmut Meleán. Helmut Meleán threads the ball through to Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.52
Sebastian Franco flicks a high pass forward to Mauricio Gil who brings the ball under control. Mauricio Gil kicks a strong pass forward to Bob Adu. Bob Adu tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Nicolas Rubio manages to keep it out.
77.03
Santa Cruz have made a substitution with Alejo Mateo replacing Ezequiel Rubio .
79.31
Roberto Carlos Méndez hits a low pass to Todd Morales. Todd Morales knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.55
Luis A. Rivelino catches Nahuel Castaneda on the ankles. The referee calls over Luis A. Rivelino and shows him a yellow card! Nahuel Castaneda runs off the knock.
83.05
Helmut Meleán kicks a strong pass forward to Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron makes a pass forward but Mike Rogers is yards offside!
84.25
Joaquín Zanetti flicks the ball to his team mate, Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
87.44
Mauricio Gil sees Bob Adu in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bob Adu knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicolas Rubio who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

São Paulo

Santa Cruz
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.6%
52.4%
Play Area
26.2%
44%
29.8%

Scorers
Bob Adu 48
Todd Morales 3

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bob Adu of São Paulo

Match Ratings