Match Report


Santa CruzSanta Cruz     Avaí FCAvaí FC
Ralf TillieRalf Tillie Aleksandar Nikolov Aleksandar Nikolov
Nicolas RubioN. Rubio76
G
1
G
71Diego Alberto GutiérrezD. Alberto Gutiérrez
Dias De Almeida CribariD. Cribari72
D
2
D
81Oswaldo ContrerasO. Contreras
Bernardo De SouzaB. De Souza71
D
3
D
77António AloisioA. Aloisio
Andres OteroA. Otero72
D
captain4
D
73Augusto HugoA. Hugo
Roberto Carlos MéndezR. Méndez71
M
5
M
68David BennettD. Bennett
Antonio MeliaA. Melia68
M
6
M
74Carlos CorreaC. Correa
D. Santos MartinsD. Martins70
M
7
M
69José GuzmánJ. Guzmán
Carlos MarinoC. Marino68
M
8
M
71Matías LeivaM. Leiva
Nahuel CastanedaN. Castaneda67
A
9
A
68Cristián OrtizC. Ortiz
Todd MoralesT. Morales75
A
10
A
70Cauã SivigliaC. Siviglia
Amaro BustamanteA. Bustamante67
A
11captain
A
79Alessandro BilicaA. Bilica
 
Ezequiel RubioE. Rubio68
D
12
D
74Amaral C. GónzalezA. Gónzalez
Alessandro ZunigaA. Zuniga67
M
13
M
48Pietro NoceraP. Nocera
Ted NoonanT. Noonan67
A
14
A
70Ramon RobertsR. Roberts

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estádio do Arruda where Santa Cruz play host to Avaí FC. A crowd of 18,598 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Santa Cruz and Avaí FC are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Joaquim Rai.


0.00
Avaí FC kick off the first half!
4.23
D. Santos Martins makes a simple pass to Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante plays a one-two with Nahuel Castaneda and advances towards the goal... Amaro Bustamante shoots from just inside the box. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
6.00
Antonio Melia advances with the ball. Antonio Melia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Amaro Bustamante but the linesman indicates offside!
14.15
Roberto Carlos Méndez chips the ball to his team mate, Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda whips in a cross ball towards Todd Morales. Todd Morales jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Diego Alberto Gutiérrez. Excellent save.
15.07
Matías Leiva threads a neat ball through to Cristián Ortiz. Cristián Ortiz lofts in a cross ball towards Cauã Siviglia. With a superhuman jump, Cauã Siviglia connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but slams it into the crowd!
18.52
David Bennett knocks the ball forward to Cristián Ortiz. Cristián Ortiz shoots from 25 yards. Nicolas Rubio gets down and covers it.
20.33
José Guzmán makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristián Ortiz. Cristián Ortiz makes a probing pass to Cauã Siviglia but he's offside!
22.05
Carlos Marino hits a low pass to Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda cuts inside the box! Nahuel Castaneda side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
32.37
Carlos Correa makes a simple pass to Cristián Ortiz. Cristián Ortiz runs straight at the defence! Cristián Ortiz strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
36.37
With great vision, D. Santos Martins plays the ball forward to Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda runs straight at the defence! Nahuel Castaneda takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
39.08
Carlos Correa clumsily knocks into Carlos Marino. Carlos Correa is shown the yellow card! Carlos Marino gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
40.34
Oswaldo Contreras passes the ball forward to José Guzmán. José Guzmán deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cristián Ortiz. Cristián Ortiz knocks in a cross ball towards Cauã Siviglia. Cauã Siviglia jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Nicolas Rubio!
42.02
Carlos Marino flicks a high pass forward. Todd Morales holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Todd Morales knocks in a cross ball towards Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Diego Alberto Gutiérrez.
43.38
It's a corner kick which D. Santos Martins takes quickly, playing the ball short to Bernardo De Souza. Bernardo De Souza makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Augusto Hugo.
45.00
Oswaldo Contreras catches Carlos Marino on the ankles. The referee calls over Oswaldo Contreras and shows him a yellow card! Carlos Marino stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Santa Cruz appear unchanged since the first half. Avaí FC have changed their lineup with Amaral C. Gónzalez replacing Augusto Hugo and Ramon Roberts replacing Cristián Ortiz. The Avaí FC players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Santa Cruz kick off!
47.23
Antonio Melia chips the ball to his team mate, Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante finds some space and shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Diego Alberto Gutiérrez had no chance!! Goal for Santa Cruz!
54.31
Amaral C. Gónzalez chips the ball to his team mate, José Guzmán. José Guzmán sees Alessandro Bilica in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alessandro Bilica controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Nicolas Rubio effortlessly gets down and covers it.
57.34
António Aloisio advances with the ball. António Aloisio threads a neat ball through to Cauã Siviglia. Cauã Siviglia puts a great ball through. Alessandro Bilica runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
60.46
Santa Cruz have made 3 substitutions with Ezequiel Rubio replacing Bernardo De Souza, Alessandro Zuniga replacing Antonio Melia and Ted Noonan replacing Amaro Bustamante .
61.47
Carlos Correa makes a probing pass to Ramon Roberts. Ramon Roberts knocks in a cross ball towards Cauã Siviglia. With a superhuman jump, Cauã Siviglia connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Nicolas Rubio comfortably picks it out of the air!
63.52
José Guzmán catches Alessandro Zuniga on the ankles. José Guzmán is given a warning by the referee! Alessandro Zuniga gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
67.26
Roberto Carlos Méndez threads a neat ball through to Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda whips in a cross ball towards Ted Noonan. Ted Noonan is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ted Noonan!
77.51
Alessandro Zuniga flicks a high ball forward to Nahuel Castaneda who takes it down. Nahuel Castaneda lofts in a cross ball towards Ted Noonan. Ted Noonan makes a looping header on goal but somehow Diego Alberto Gutiérrez manages to keep it out.
79.55
Alessandro Zuniga runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alessandro Zuniga knocks in a cross ball towards Todd Morales. Todd Morales jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Diego Alberto Gutiérrez has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
83.10
David Bennett threads a neat ball through to Alessandro Bilica. Alessandro Bilica lofts in a cross ball towards Ramon Roberts. Ramon Roberts rises majestically and gets a header on goal but is denied by Nicolas Rubio. Excellent save.
89.49
Carlos Correa flicks a high ball forward to Cauã Siviglia who takes it down. Cauã Siviglia shoots from 20 yards. Nicolas Rubio gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
90.00
Alessandro Zuniga changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Alessandro Zuniga puts a great ball through but Nahuel Castaneda is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Santa Cruz

Avaí FC
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
10
6
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
3
2
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59%
41%
Play Area
20.5%
47.4%
32.1%

Scorers
Nahuel Castaneda 36
Amaro Bustamante 47
Ted Noonan 67
Todd Morales 80

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nahuel Castaneda of Santa Cruz

Match Ratings