Match Report


FlamengoFlamengo     Santa CruzSanta Cruz
Maurice Joseph ColeMaurice Joseph Cole Ralf Tillie Ralf Tillie
Juan ArteagaJ. Arteaga72
G
1
G
76Nicolas RubioN. Rubio
Gabriel RiveraG. Rivera72
D
2
D
72Dias De Almeida CribariD. Cribari
Hector ReedH. Reed70
D
3
D
71Bernardo De SouzaB. De Souza
Rodrigo OlivaresR. Olivares75
D
4captain
D
72Andres OteroA. Otero
Lucas BatistutaL. Batistuta74
D
5
M
71Roberto Carlos MéndezR. Méndez
Derek CarterD. Carter77
M
6
M
67Alessandro ZunigaA. Zuniga
Oscar CaniggiaO. Caniggia79
M
7
M
70D. Santos MartinsD. Martins
Gelmin SantosG. Santos76
M
8
M
68Carlos MarinoC. Marino
Henrique FrancoH. Franco75
A
captain9
A
67Nahuel CastanedaN. Castaneda
Matias CostaM. Costa75
A
10
A
75Todd MoralesT. Morales
Juan ZambranoJ. Zambrano77
A
11
A
67Amaro BustamanteA. Bustamante
 
Enrico GónzalezE. Gónzalez68
D
12
D
68Ezequiel RubioE. Rubio
Alexandre BernhardtA. Bernhardt68
M
13
M
68Antonio MeliaA. Melia
Paul RichardsonP. Richardson72
A
14
A
67Ted NoonanT. Noonan

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Maracanã where Flamengo play host to Santa Cruz. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Flamengo 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
Flamengo kick off the first half!
3.57
Gelmin Santos flicks a high pass forward. Henrique Franco controls it well on his chest. Henrique Franco controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
6.13
Oscar Caniggia brings the ball forward. Oscar Caniggia runs straight at the defence! Bernardo De Souza hacks Oscar Caniggia from behind! Oscar Caniggia appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
9.30
D. Santos Martins brings the ball forward. D. Santos Martins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.05
Alessandro Zuniga knocks the ball forward to Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante finds some space and shoots from distance. It's there!! Juan Arteaga has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
16.43
Carlos Marino flicks a high ball forward to Amaro Bustamante who takes it down. Amaro Bustamante sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
21.38
Alessandro Zuniga makes a simple pass to Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante knocks in a cross ball towards Todd Morales. Todd Morales makes a deft header. Wonderful reactions from Juan Arteaga keeps it out!
22.51
Oscar Caniggia advances with the ball. Oscar Caniggia plays a one-two with Matias Costa and rushes in on goal... Some awkward footwork from Oscar Caniggia provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!! That brings them level!
27.09
Roberto Carlos Méndez chips the ball to his team mate, Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante makes a probing pass between the defence to Todd Morales. Todd Morales takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Santa Cruz!
32.43
Hector Reed threads the ball through to Derek Carter. Derek Carter flicks a high pass forward to Juan Zambrano who brings the ball under control. Juan Zambrano runs straight at the defence! Juan Zambrano cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
33.44
Without breaking stride, D. Santos Martins plays the ball forward to Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Nahuel Castaneda through on goal. Nahuel Castaneda shoots from just inside the box. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
38.35
Derek Carter passes the ball forward to Henrique Franco. Henrique Franco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matias Costa but the linesman indicates offside!
39.39
Bernardo De Souza flicks a high pass forward. Alessandro Zuniga controls it well on his chest. Alessandro Zuniga advances with the ball. Alessandro Zuniga knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan Arteaga who gathers it comfortably.
40.32
Oscar Caniggia sees Matias Costa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matias Costa whips in a cross ball towards Juan Zambrano. Juan Zambrano finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Bernardo De Souza kicks a strong pass forward to D. Santos Martins. D. Santos Martins threads the ball through to Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Flamengo have changed their lineup with Alexandre Bernhardt replacing Lucas Batistuta and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. Santa Cruz appear unchanged since the first half. The Flamengo players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Santa Cruz kick off and get the second half underway!
47.57
Carlos Marino clumsily knocks into Alexandre Bernhardt. The referee calls over Carlos Marino and shows him a yellow card! Alexandre Bernhardt carries on, but is struggling a bit.
48.53
Alessandro Zuniga advances with the ball. Alessandro Zuniga shoots from 20 yards but somehow Juan Arteaga manages to keep it out.
49.12
Gabriel Rivera threads a neat ball through to Derek Carter. Derek Carter makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Henrique Franco. Henrique Franco lofts in a cross ball towards Matias Costa. Matias Costa shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Matias Costa scores for Flamengo!!
53.02
Roberto Carlos Méndez makes a simple pass to Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.11
Derek Carter chips the ball to his team mate, Matias Costa. Matias Costa finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
57.19
Bernardo De Souza flicks a high ball forward to Roberto Carlos Méndez who takes it down. Roberto Carlos Méndez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
59.06
Andres Otero darts forward. Andres Otero passes the ball forward to Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda runs straight at the defence! Nahuel Castaneda makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.50
Santa Cruz have made 3 substitutions with Ezequiel Rubio replacing Dias De Almeida Cribari, Antonio Melia replacing Roberto Carlos Méndez and Ted Noonan replacing Amaro Bustamante .
61.54
Gabriel Rivera surges forward with the ball. Gabriel Rivera flicks a high pass forward. Henrique Franco holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Henrique Franco shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
65.05
Derek Carter deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Juan Zambrano. Juan Zambrano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
66.48
Derek Carter flicks a high ball forward to Matias Costa who takes it down. Matias Costa shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Nicolas Rubio!
69.29
D. Santos Martins kicks a strong pass forward to Todd Morales. Todd Morales plays a quick one-two with Nahuel Castaneda and rushes in on goal... Hector Reed clumsily knocks into Todd Morales. Penalty not given!!
71.27
Oscar Caniggia sees Matias Costa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matias Costa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
72.54
Oscar Caniggia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Henrique Franco. Henrique Franco shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Nicolas Rubio!
73.04
Derek Carter sees a break and surges forward. Derek Carter runs straight at the defence! Derek Carter shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Derek Carter!
77.02
Carlos Marino flicks a high pass forward. Nahuel Castaneda collects the pass. Nahuel Castaneda knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.47
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
79.44
Gelmin Santos passes the ball forward to Matias Costa. Matias Costa whips in a cross ball towards Henrique Franco. Henrique Franco knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Nicolas Rubio picks it out of the air!
81.09
Bernardo De Souza threads a neat ball through to Antonio Melia. Antonio Melia hits a low pass to Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda threads a neat ball through to Todd Morales. Todd Morales comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
84.25
Antonio Melia chips the ball to his team mate, Ted Noonan. Ted Noonan lofts in a cross ball towards Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The shot is on target but blocked by Gabriel Rivera. That should have been a goal!
89.31
Alessandro Zuniga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Todd Morales. Todd Morales makes a probing pass to Nahuel Castaneda but he's offside!
90.00
D. Santos Martins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ted Noonan. Ted Noonan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan Arteaga who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Flamengo

Santa Cruz
Goals
3
4
Shots on Target
9
9
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.5%
57.5%
Play Area
28.7%
44.8%
26.4%

Scorers
Oscar Caniggia 23
Matias Costa 49
Derek Carter 73
Amaro Bustamante 10, 45
Todd Morales 27, 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Amaro Bustamante of Santa Cruz

Match Ratings