Match Report


São PauloSão Paulo     Atlético MineiroAtlético Mineiro
Will SullyWill Sully Lanre Vincent Lanre Vincent
Gilbert Carlos ArceG. Carlos Arce78
G
1
G
66Dos Santos PeleD. Pele
Carlos BetancourtC. Betancourt75
D
2
D
60Michael PriceM. Price
Rafael DelacruzR. Delacruz72
D
3
D
77Luiz Felipe PontarolloL. Pontarollo
Agustin MurilloA. Murillo69
D
4
D
61Bruno AravenaB. Aravena
Sebastian FrancoS. Franco72
D
5
M
54Salvador EribertoS. Eriberto
Mauricio GilM. Gil79
M
6
M
65Carlos Eduardo VavaC. Vava
Helmut MeleánH. Meleán78
M
captain7
M
58De Jesus S. DungaD. Dunga
Simón FigueroaS. Figueroa75
M
8
M
71Eduardo EscamillaE. Escamilla
Mike RogersM. Rogers73
A
9
A
69Tiago QuintanaT. Quintana
Marcos VeronM. Veron76
A
10
A
71Franco TapiaF. Tapia
Delio HernandezD. Hernandez72
A
11captain
A
70Bernardo VelezB. Velez
 
Luis A. RivelinoL. Rivelino70
D
12
M
58Alejo LunaA. Luna
Joaquín ZanettiJ. Zanetti76
M
13
D
47Daniel DenilsonD. Denilson
Brad SchneiderB. Schneider69
A
14
A
54Bernardo LeonardoB. Leonardo

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Morumbi where São Paulo play host to Atlético Mineiro. 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 Atlético Mineiro appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Matheus Henrique Fernandes.


0.00
Atlético Mineiro start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.35
Eduardo Escamilla controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bernardo Velez. Bernardo Velez shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.24
Helmut Meleán sees Mike Rogers in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mike Rogers whips in a cross ball towards Delio Hernandez. Delio Hernandez powers a header at goal. Dos Santos Pele effortlessly punches it away to safety.
18.56
Rafael Delacruz threads a neat ball through to Simón Figueroa. Simón Figueroa flicks a high pass forward. Mike Rogers controls it well on his chest. Mike Rogers lofts in a cross ball towards Marcos Veron. With a superhuman jump, Marcos Veron connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.20
Salvador Eriberto advances with the ball. Salvador Eriberto lofts in a cross ball towards Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Good keeping from Gilbert Carlos Arce as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
31.39
Salvador Eriberto takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Agustin Murillo reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
40.08
De Jesus S. Dunga barges into Mauricio Gil. De Jesus S. Dunga is shown the yellow card! Mauricio Gil hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.10
De Jesus S. Dunga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bernardo Velez. Bernardo Velez plays a sublime one-two with Tiago Quintana and races in on goal... Bernardo Velez comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. São Paulo appear unchanged since the first half. Atlético Mineiro 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 and get the second half underway!
51.28
Helmut Meleán receives the ball from a throw-in from Mauricio Gil. Helmut Meleán chips the ball to his team mate, Delio Hernandez. Delio Hernandez whips in a cross ball towards Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it slams into the crowd!
54.03
Eduardo Escamilla deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tiago Quintana. Tiago Quintana shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
55.11
Rafael Delacruz threads a neat ball through to Helmut Meleán. Helmut Meleán hits a low pass to Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron lofts in a cross ball towards Delio Hernandez. Delio Hernandez fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Michael Price happens to be in the right place to block it.
57.15
Simón Figueroa sees Delio Hernandez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Delio Hernandez whips in a cross ball towards Mike Rogers. With a superhuman jump, Mike Rogers connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.36
São Paulo have made a substitution with Joaquín Zanetti replacing Helmut Meleán .
61.43
Carlos Eduardo Vava flicks the ball to his team mate, Bernardo Velez. Bernardo Velez lofts in a cross ball towards Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Gilbert Carlos Arce didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
63.16
Bruno Aravena chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Eduardo Vava. Carlos Eduardo Vava flicks a high pass forward to Bernardo Velez who brings the ball neatly under control. Bernardo Velez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.22
Simón Figueroa hits a low pass to Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron makes a probing pass to Mike Rogers but he's offside!
67.28
With imagination, Simón Figueroa plays the ball forward to Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers plays a one-two with Delio Hernandez and rushes in on goal... Mike Rogers looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Magnificent save by Dos Santos Pele!
69.14
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
72.06
Mauricio Gil passes the ball forward to Delio Hernandez. Delio Hernandez lofts in a cross ball towards Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers whips the ball goalwards with his head. Dos Santos Pele punches it away to safety.
73.58
With some swift thinking, Eduardo Escamilla plays the ball forward to Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Franco Tapia provides some space. He shoots at goal but Gilbert Carlos Arce reads it well. Excellent keeping!
75.42
Rafael Delacruz sees Mauricio Gil in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mauricio Gil chips the ball to his team mate, Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron knocks in a cross ball towards Delio Hernandez. Delio Hernandez rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Delio Hernandez!
78.12
Mauricio Gil runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Mauricio Gil lofts in a cross ball towards Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron beats his man to it with a header but it curls horrendously wide!
79.02
Michael Price hits a low pass to De Jesus S. Dunga. De Jesus S. Dunga knocks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Quintana. Tiago Quintana rushes past Sebastian Franco! Tiago Quintana looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but somehow Gilbert Carlos Arce manages to keep it out.
84.10
Showing composure, Bruno Aravena laces a weighted ball forward to De Jesus S. Dunga. De Jesus S. Dunga knocks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Quintana. Tiago Quintana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.30
Simón Figueroa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron whips in a cross ball towards Delio Hernandez. Delio Hernandez rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Dos Santos Pele manages to gather it effortlessly.
87.19
Eduardo Escamilla knocks the ball to his team mate, Bernardo Velez. Bernardo Velez shoots from outside the area. Gilbert Carlos Arce gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
90.00
Salvador Eriberto makes an attacking run forward. Salvador Eriberto knocks in a cross ball towards Tiago Quintana. Tiago Quintana flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

São Paulo

Atlético Mineiro
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
8
7
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.5%
48.5%
Play Area
29.4%
45.6%
25%

Scorers
Marcos Veron 19
Mike Rogers 57
Delio Hernandez 75
Bernardo Velez 42
Tiago Quintana 91

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mike Rogers of São Paulo

Match Ratings