Match Report


Sociedade Esportiva PalmeirasSociedade Esportiva Palmeiras     São PauloSão Paulo
Derek RobsonDerek Robson Will Sully Will Sully
Joao QuinterosJ. Quinteros83
G
1
G
79Gilbert Carlos ArceG. Carlos Arce
Grenddy FaríasG. Farías84
D
2
D
75Carlos BetancourtC. Betancourt
Edder LucenaE. Lucena83
D
captain3
D
72Rafael DelacruzR. Delacruz
Lonnie ScottL. Scott72
D
4
D
70Luis A. RivelinoL. Rivelino
Darren ArnouxD. Arnoux91
M
5
D
72Sebastian FrancoS. Franco
Leandro TeixeiraL. Teixeira82
M
6
M
79Mauricio GilM. Gil
Franklin FaríñezF. Faríñez81
M
7captain
M
78Helmut MeleánH. Meleán
Carlos RojasC. Rojas80
M
8
M
75Simón FigueroaS. Figueroa
Rudy MarteliR. Marteli83
A
9
A
76Bob AduB. Adu
Roberto FalcónR. Falcón82
A
10
A
76Marcos VeronM. Veron
Corey YoungC. Young80
A
11
A
73Mike RogersM. Rogers
 
Pedro ReynaP. Reyna77
A
12
D
68Nahuel SmithN. Smith
Daniel EsterillaD. Esterilla76
M
13
M
76Joaquín ZanettiJ. Zanetti
Heitor PeleH. Pele75
M
14
A
69Brad SchneiderB. Schneider

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Allianz Parque where Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras play host to São Paulo. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while São Paulo appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by João Gabriel Dedé.


0.00
São Paulo kick off!
3.34
Sebastian Franco flicks a high pass forward. Helmut Meleán collects the pass. Helmut Meleán kicks a strong pass forward to Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for São Paulo!
10.29
Grenddy Farías flicks the ball to his team mate, Leandro Teixeira. Leandro Teixeira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Falcón. Roberto Falcón sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Gilbert Carlos Arce gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
14.32
Simón Figueroa laces a through ball forward to Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
18.06
Carlos Rojas flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Falcón. Roberto Falcón knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rafael Delacruz.
26.59
Luis A. Rivelino darts forward. Luis A. Rivelino threads a neat ball through to Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.12
Lonnie Scott hacks Mike Rogers from behind! Lonnie Scott is shown the red card!! Mike Rogers runs off the knock.
34.12
Helmut Meleán deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bob Adu. Bob Adu whips in a cross ball towards Mike Rogers. With a superhuman jump, Mike Rogers connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
39.40
Rafael Delacruz plays the ball forward to Mauricio Gil. Mauricio Gil threads a neat ball through to Bob Adu. Bob Adu knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Joao Quinteros who gathers it comfortably.
40.34
With some swift thinking, Helmut Meleán plays the ball forward to Bob Adu. Bob Adu knocks in a cross ball towards Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
Carlos Rojas advances with the ball. Carlos Rojas knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carlos Betancourt.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. São Paulo appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras start the second half!
48.34
Franklin Faríñez decides to run forward with the ball. Franklin Faríñez shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
51.35
Franklin Faríñez surges forward with the ball. Franklin Faríñez cuts inside the box! Franklin Faríñez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Gilbert Carlos Arce is on top of it.
60.13
São Paulo have made a substitution with Brad Schneider replacing Marcos Veron .
61.22
Edder Lucena flicks a high ball forward to Darren Arnoux who takes it down. Darren Arnoux flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Falcón controls it well on his chest. Roberto Falcón controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
65.37
With some swift thinking, Luis A. Rivelino plays the ball forward to Helmut Meleán. Helmut Meleán makes a probing pass to Bob Adu. Bob Adu shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
66.28
Leandro Teixeira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Falcón. Roberto Falcón knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.46
Simón Figueroa flicks a high pass forward to Mike Rogers who brings the ball under control. Mike Rogers knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Edder Lucena.
71.26
Luis A. Rivelino advances with the ball. Luis A. Rivelino makes a beautiful solo run. Luis A. Rivelino makes a probing pass to Brad Schneider but he's offside!
72.48
Carlos Rojas takes it forward alone. Carlos Rojas shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
73.22
Leandro Teixeira hits a low pass to Rudy Marteli. Rudy Marteli kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Falcón but the referee indicates it's offside!
77.59
São Paulo have made 2 substitutions with Nahuel Smith replacing Carlos Betancourt and Joaquín Zanetti replacing Mauricio Gil .
78.62
Bob Adu catches Corey Young on the ankles. Bob Adu is shown the yellow card! Corey Young hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.57
Franklin Faríñez threads a neat ball through to Rudy Marteli. Rudy Marteli controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Gilbert Carlos Arce!
85.21
With some swift thinking, Helmut Meleán plays the ball forward to Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Grenddy Farías.
87.09
With great vision, Nahuel Smith plays the ball forward to Helmut Meleán. Helmut Meleán makes a probing pass to Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers knocks the ball forward, putting Bob Adu through on goal. Some superb footwork from Bob Adu provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball comes in low, but Joao Quinteros smothers it!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

São Paulo
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
47.8%
52.2%
Play Area
26.1%
44.9%
29%

Scorers
Marcos Veron 3
Mike Rogers 14, 40

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

Match Ratings
1.Joao Quinteros (GK)
6
2.Grenddy Farías (DEF)
6
3.Edder Lucena (DEF)
6
4.Lonnie Scott (DEF)red card
3
5.Darren Arnoux (MID)
6
6.Leandro Teixeira (MID)
6
7.Franklin Faríñez (MID)
7
8.Carlos Rojas (MID)
6
9.Rudy Marteli (ATT)
6
10.Roberto Falcón (ATT)
6
11.Corey Young (ATT)
6
 
12.Pedro Reyna (ATT)
0
13.Daniel Esterilla (MID)
0
14.Heitor Pele (MID)
0

1.Gilbert Carlos Arce (GK)
7
2.Carlos Betancourt (DEF)
6
3.Rafael Delacruz (DEF)
6
4.Luis A. Rivelino (DEF)
7
5.Sebastian Franco (DEF)
6
6.Mauricio Gil (MID)
6
7.Helmut Meleán (MID)
7
8.Simón Figueroa (MID)
6
9.Bob Adu (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Marcos Veron (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Mike Rogers (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Nahuel Smith (DEF)
6
13.Joaquín Zanetti (MID)
6
14.Brad Schneider (ATT)
6