Match Report


AméricaAmérica     Goiás Esporte ClubeGoiás Esporte Clube
Ant MonevAnt Monev Computer Player Computer Player
Pedro Henrique NoceraP. Nocera75
G
1
G
73Gabriel LeivaG. Leiva
Gustavo CarecaG. Careca68
D
2
D
74Da Conceiao AmaralD. Amaral
Joaquim OliveiraJ. Oliveira57
D
3
D
74Sergio BernhardtS. Bernhardt
Ramón LeyvaR. Leyva69
D
4
D
73Daniel PontarolloD. Pontarollo
Claudio OrnelasC. Ornelas61
D
5
M
75Ronald BarojaR. Baroja
Jimmie AdamsJ. Adams70
M
6
M
74Emiliano BlancoE. Blanco
Santiago GuillenS. Guillen70
M
7captain
M
70Luiz Felipe SivigliaL. Siviglia
Lance NelsonL. Nelson73
A
8
M
70Fernando ValleF. Valle
Daniel MaldonadoD. Maldonado64
A
9
A
74Tiago RedondoT. Redondo
Fabricio CohenF. Cohen62
A
10
A
72Andrés ValenzuelaA. Valenzuela
Rodrigo PeladoR. Pelado57
A
captain11
A
71Santiago VillalbaS. Villalba
 
Joaquim AlmeidaJ. Almeida55
D
12
A
71Kurt CampbellK. Campbell
Matias CardosoM. Cardoso50
M
13
M
68Nelson AduN. Adu
Luiz Miguel GónzalezL. Gónzalez53
A
14
D
66Luís GarrinchaL. Garrincha

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio Independência where América play host to Goiás Esporte Clube. A crowd of 18,143 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
América are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Goiás Esporte Clube appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Claudio Cervantes.


0.00
América start the match!
3.42
Ramón Leyva makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jimmie Adams. Jimmie Adams flicks a high pass forward to Daniel Maldonado who brings the ball under control. Daniel Maldonado plays a one-two with Lance Nelson and advances towards the goal... Daniel Maldonado shoots from just inside the box but it's well over the bar!
6.36
Santiago Guillen threads a neat ball through to Lance Nelson. Lance Nelson kicks a strong pass forward to Fabricio Cohen but the referee indicates it's offside!
8.03
Emiliano Blanco knocks the ball to his team mate, Santiago Villalba. Santiago Villalba knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Claudio Ornelas.
10.11
Sergio Bernhardt hacks Rodrigo Pelado from behind! The referee calls over Sergio Bernhardt and warns him to calm down! Rodrigo Pelado hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.14
Seeing a gap ahead, Luiz Felipe Siviglia plays the ball forward to Tiago Redondo. Tiago Redondo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.10
Jimmie Adams knocks the ball forward to Lance Nelson. Lance Nelson knocks in a cross ball towards Fabricio Cohen. Fabricio Cohen directs the ball goalwards with his head but Gabriel Leiva is on top of it.
21.01
Santiago Guillen flicks a high pass forward. Lance Nelson controls it well on his chest. Lance Nelson shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
28.13
Ronald Baroja makes a simple pass to Santiago Villalba. Santiago Villalba lofts in a cross ball towards Andrés Valenzuela. Andrés Valenzuela gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. What a cracker!! Pedro Henrique Nocera had no chance!! Goal for Goiás Esporte Clube!
32.50
Santiago Guillen knocks the ball forward to Lance Nelson. Lance Nelson cuts inside the box! Lance Nelson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Gabriel Leiva!
34.05
Ramón Leyva flicks the ball to his team mate, Santiago Guillen. With a delightful solo run, Santiago Guillen stretches the opposition's defence. Santiago Guillen finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
36.40
Santiago Guillen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Maldonado. Daniel Maldonado controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
39.57
Joaquim Oliveira chips the ball to his team mate, Santiago Guillen. Santiago Guillen sees a break and surges forward. Santiago Guillen makes a pass forward but Rodrigo Pelado is yards offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. América appear unchanged since the first half. Goiás Esporte Clube also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Goiás Esporte Clube kick off the second half!
47.21
Claudio Ornelas makes a probing pass to Jimmie Adams. Jimmie Adams chips the ball to his team mate, Lance Nelson. Lance Nelson runs straight at the defence! Lance Nelson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
48.31
Santiago Guillen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lance Nelson. Lance Nelson whips in a cross ball towards Fabricio Cohen. Fabricio Cohen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
51.32
Luiz Felipe Siviglia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Santiago Villalba. Santiago Villalba shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
53.14
Jimmie Adams flicks a high ball forward to Lance Nelson who gracefully takes it down. Lance Nelson knocks in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Pelado. Rodrigo Pelado jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Gabriel Leiva.
54.10
Daniel Pontarollo comes in with a late challenge on Rodrigo Pelado. Daniel Pontarollo is given a warning by the referee! Rodrigo Pelado carries on, but is struggling a bit.
55.06
Santiago Villalba clumsily knocks into Joaquim Oliveira. The referee warns Santiago Villalba to calm down! Joaquim Oliveira stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.18
Daniel Pontarollo makes a simple pass to Emiliano Blanco. Emiliano Blanco plays the ball forward to Tiago Redondo. Tiago Redondo lofts in a cross ball towards Santiago Villalba. Santiago Villalba outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's drastically wayward!
61.46
Luiz Felipe Siviglia makes a simple pass to Andrés Valenzuela. Andrés Valenzuela plays the ball forward to Tiago Redondo who has made a great run into the box. Joaquim Oliveira comes in with a late challenge on Tiago Redondo. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
63.11
Gustavo Careca threads a neat ball through to Santiago Guillen. Santiago Guillen flicks a high pass forward to Fabricio Cohen who brings the ball under control. Fabricio Cohen advances inside the box! Fabricio Cohen rockets a shot on goal but Gabriel Leiva is on top of it.
66.09
Jimmie Adams advances with the ball. Jimmie Adams whips in a cross ball towards Lance Nelson. Lance Nelson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper, Gabriel Leiva, sees it late!! Goal for América!
72.34
Jimmie Adams sees space and advances. Jimmie Adams sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
73.44
Sergio Bernhardt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luiz Felipe Siviglia. Showing composure, Luiz Felipe Siviglia plays the ball forward to Andrés Valenzuela. Andrés Valenzuela shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
75.32
Luiz Felipe Siviglia sees Andrés Valenzuela in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Andrés Valenzuela plays a scrappy one-two with Santiago Villalba and advances towards the goal... Andrés Valenzuela rockets a shot on goal but is denied by Pedro Henrique Nocera. Excellent save.
77.14
América have made 2 substitutions with Joaquim Almeida replacing Fabricio Cohen and Matias Cardoso replacing Lance Nelson .
84.28
Da Conceiao Amaral makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ronald Baroja. Ronald Baroja knocks the ball to his team mate, Andrés Valenzuela. Andrés Valenzuela knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.05
Santiago Guillen threads a neat ball through to Daniel Maldonado. Daniel Maldonado knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Pontarollo.
87.25
Sergio Bernhardt kicks a strong pass forward to Emiliano Blanco. Emiliano Blanco makes a probing pass to Santiago Villalba. Santiago Villalba lofts in a cross ball towards Andrés Valenzuela. Andrés Valenzuela finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

América

Goiás Esporte Clube
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.4%
38.6%
Play Area
27.7%
43.4%
28.9%

Scorers
Lance Nelson 66
Andrés Valenzuela 28, 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Andrés Valenzuela of Goiás Esporte Clube

Match Ratings