Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio Moisés Lucarelli where Atlética Ponte Preta play host to Figueirense. A crowd of 13,124 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Atlética Ponte Preta are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Figueirense appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Luiz Gustavo Melo.


0.00
Figueirense kick off!
2.05
Marion Grendi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bernardo Camacho. Bernardo Camacho knocks the ball to his team mate, Jeison Canales. Jeison Canales muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but George Lopez smothers it!
8.35
Fabricio Gallardo sees a break and surges forward. Fabricio Gallardo chips the ball to his team mate, Duarte Melo. Duarte Melo plays a one-two with João Pedro Friedenreich and advances towards the goal... Duarte Melo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Julio César Pinga.
9.31
Dos Santos Thome takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Jorge Montero reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
14.48
Fabricio Gallardo kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Zavala. Ricardo Zavala flicks the ball to his team mate, João Pedro Friedenreich. João Pedro Friedenreich whips in a cross ball towards Sergio Madrigal. Sergio Madrigal connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Julio César Pinga manages to gather it easily.
16.54
Richard Moore hits a low pass to Augusto Teixeira. Augusto Teixeira flicks a high pass forward. João Pedro Friedenreich holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. João Pedro Friedenreich finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Julio César Pinga. Excellent save.
26.35
Claudio Aleman barges into Duarte Melo. Claudio Aleman is warned by the referee! Duarte Melo gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
27.19
Claudio Estrada runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Claudio Estrada plays a quick one-two with Jeison Canales and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Claudio Estrada provides some space. He shoots at goal. It curls slightly but George Lopez manages to gather it.
30.34
Figueirense are dictating the run of play here today.
32.49
Augusto Teixeira comes in with a late challenge on Mario González. Augusto Teixeira is given a warning by the referee! Mario González runs off the knock.
34.45
Dos Santos Thome flicks a high ball forward to Duarte Melo who takes it down. Duarte Melo shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Augusto Teixeira threads the ball through to Duarte Melo. Duarte Melo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Claudio Aleman.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Atlética Ponte Preta appear unchanged since the first half. Figueirense also appear unchanged since the first half. The Atlética Ponte Preta players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Atlética Ponte Preta get the second half underway!
48.27
Claudio Estrada hits a low pass to Jeison Canales. Jeison Canales sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
49.25
Luis Fernando Smith threads a neat ball through to Julián Gómez. Julián Gómez knocks the ball to his team mate, Jeison Canales. Jeison Canales deftly passes the ball to Jorge Montero, releasing him through on goal. D. Santos Siviglia barges into Jorge Montero. Penalty not given!!
51.24
Claudio Aleman advances with the ball. Claudio Aleman kicks a strong pass forward to Jeison Canales. Jeison Canales plays a scrappy one-two with Jorge Montero and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some awkward footwork from Jeison Canales provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Atlética Ponte Preta!
55.20
Julián Gómez barges into Ricardo Zavala. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ricardo Zavala hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.55
Claudio Aleman comes in with a late challenge on Duarte Melo. The referee calls over Claudio Aleman and shows him a yellow card! Duarte Melo runs off the knock.
61.43
Augusto Teixeira clumsily knocks into Claudio Estrada. The referee warns Augusto Teixeira again to calm down! Claudio Estrada stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.14
João Pedro Friedenreich comes in with a late challenge on Claudio Aleman. João Pedro Friedenreich is shown the yellow card! Claudio Aleman hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.56
Lourenço Díaz knocks the ball to his team mate, Augusto Teixeira. Augusto Teixeira hits a low pass to João Pedro Friedenreich. João Pedro Friedenreich knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Claudio Aleman.
77.31
Claudio Aleman makes a simple pass to Mario González. Mario González threads a neat ball through to Jeison Canales. Jeison Canales rushes past Fabricio Gallardo! Some awkward footwork from Jeison Canales provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
87.41
Claudio Aleman threads a neat ball through to Marion Grendi. Marion Grendi flicks a high pass forward. Bernardo Camacho holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bernardo Camacho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.4%
42.6%
Play Area
26.2%
47.5%
26.2%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jeison Canales of Atlética Ponte Preta