Match Report


Sport Club do RecifeSport Club do Recife     Corinthians PaulistaCorinthians Paulista
Ed DaviesEd Davies Matthew Dominey Matthew Dominey
Osbaldo PineidaO. Pineida75
G
1captain
G
88Rafael SignorelliR. Signorelli
Luís PeladoL. Pelado74
D
2
D
85Johnnie MitchellJ. Mitchell
Alexandre CastroA. Castro77
D
3
D
87Oswaldo ContrerasO. Contreras
Enner MartínezE. Martínez80
D
captain4
D
80Joseph GoreJ. Gore
Erwin AzogueE. Azogue80
D
5
M
79Ysrael GonzálesY. Gonzáles
Thomas ValdanoT. Valdano74
M
6
M
82Albert MooreA. Moore
Fernando FuertesF. Fuertes83
M
7
M
79Andrew ChandlerA. Chandler
Joao Batista DíazJ. Díaz77
M
8
M
79Manuel LowryM. Lowry
André FarfánA. Farfán86
A
9
A
78Cesar ZicoC. Zico
Hugo HidalgoH. Hidalgo82
A
10
A
84Pablo HurtadoP. Hurtado
Cauê PeleC. Pele77
A
11
A
81Eric ReyesE. Reyes
 
Cauã DidiC. Didi67
D
12
D
76Emiliano OlivaresE. Olivares
Juan BarronJ. Barron71
M
13
M
78Ricardo AlexR. Alex
Afonso AlmeidaA. Almeida67
A
14
A
78Sixto GallegosS. Gallegos

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Ilha do Retiro where Sport Club do Recife play host to Corinthians Paulista. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sport Club do Recife are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Corinthians Paulista appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Ribeiro.


0.00
The first half starts with Corinthians Paulista kicking off!
14.57
Joao Batista Díaz takes it forward alone. Joao Batista Díaz deftly passes the ball to Cauê Pele, releasing him through on goal. Cauê Pele makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Rafael Signorelli with no chance!! Goal for Sport Club do Recife!
21.19
Oswaldo Contreras flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Lowry collects the pass. With a delightful solo run, Manuel Lowry stretches the opposition's defence. Manuel Lowry plays a scrappy one-two with Cesar Zico and stumbles forward towards the goal... Manuel Lowry shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
26.14
Johnnie Mitchell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manuel Lowry. Manuel Lowry makes a simple pass to Eric Reyes. Eric Reyes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexandre Castro.
27.40
Erwin Azogue makes a probing pass to Joao Batista Díaz. Joao Batista Díaz flicks a high pass forward. André Farfán holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. André Farfán controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
28.18
Manuel Lowry barges into Thomas Valdano. Manuel Lowry is warned by the referee! Thomas Valdano grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
28.18
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
30.43
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
33.16
Erwin Azogue threads a neat ball through to Joao Batista Díaz. Joao Batista Díaz threads the ball through to André Farfán. André Farfán lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Hidalgo. Hugo Hidalgo knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Rafael Signorelli didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
39.06
Joao Batista Díaz makes an attacking run forward. Joao Batista Díaz finds some space and shoots from distance but Rafael Signorelli reads it well. Nice save!
40.04
Joao Batista Díaz runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Joao Batista Díaz knocks the ball forward, putting Hugo Hidalgo through on goal. Hugo Hidalgo rockets a shot on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Sport Club do Recife are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
42.26
Cesar Zico barges into Luís Pelado. The referee calls over Cesar Zico and shows him a yellow card! Luís Pelado hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.17
With a delightful solo run, Manuel Lowry stretches the opposition's defence. Manuel Lowry makes a great pass forward. Pablo Hurtado runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sport Club do Recife appear unchanged since the first half. Corinthians Paulista also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Sport Club do Recife start the second half!
47.38
Albert Moore barges into Fernando Fuertes. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Fernando Fuertes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.40
Ysrael Gonzáles plays the ball forward to Pablo Hurtado. Pablo Hurtado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.20
Erwin Azogue flicks a high ball forward to Thomas Valdano who takes it down. Thomas Valdano takes it forward alone. Thomas Valdano makes a great pass forward. Hugo Hidalgo runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
53.24
Ysrael Gonzáles flicks a high pass forward. Eric Reyes collects the pass. Eric Reyes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexandre Castro.
61.47
Oswaldo Contreras flicks a high pass forward. Andrew Chandler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andrew Chandler makes a simple pass to Cesar Zico. Cesar Zico knocks the ball forward to Eric Reyes but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
67.06
Andrew Chandler threads a neat ball through to Pablo Hurtado. Pablo Hurtado edges inside the box! Pablo Hurtado comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. It's there!! Osbaldo Pineida has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
71.39
Ysrael Gonzáles flicks the ball to his team mate, Eric Reyes. Eric Reyes kicks a strong pass forward to Cesar Zico but the referee indicates it's offside!
73.54
Alexandre Castro flicks a high ball forward to Joao Batista Díaz who takes it down. Joao Batista Díaz picks a pass forward to André Farfán. André Farfán makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Hugo Hidalgo. Some good footwork from Hugo Hidalgo provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but Joseph Gore blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
77.34
Joseph Gore threads the ball through to Manuel Lowry. Manuel Lowry flicks a high pass forward to Pablo Hurtado who brings the ball under control. Pablo Hurtado whips in a cross ball towards Eric Reyes. Eric Reyes jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Osbaldo Pineida didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
79.01
Thomas Valdano hits a low pass to André Farfán. André Farfán whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Hidalgo. Hugo Hidalgo rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
81.16
Eric Reyes clumsily knocks into Alexandre Castro. The referee warns Eric Reyes to calm down! Alexandre Castro stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.21
Fernando Fuertes flicks a high pass forward to Cauê Pele who brings the ball under control. Cauê Pele lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Hidalgo. With a superhuman jump, Hugo Hidalgo connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Rafael Signorelli is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
Johnnie Mitchell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albert Moore. Albert Moore knocks the ball to his team mate, Eric Reyes. Eric Reyes makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Cesar Zico. Alexandre Castro hacks Cesar Zico from behind! Cesar Zico appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Sport Club do Recife

Corinthians Paulista
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
1
0
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.6%
51.4%
Play Area
31.1%
44.6%
24.3%

Scorers
Cauê Pele 15
Hugo Hidalgo 83
Manuel Lowry 21
Pablo Hurtado 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Manuel Lowry of Corinthians Paulista

Match Ratings
1.Osbaldo Pineida (GK)
6
2.Luís Pelado (DEF)
6
3.Alexandre Castro (DEF)
6
4.Enner Martínez (DEF)
6
5.Erwin Azogue (DEF)
6
6.Thomas Valdano (MID)
6
7.Fernando Fuertes (MID)
6
8.Joao Batista Díaz (MID)
8
9.André Farfán (ATT)
7
10.Hugo Hidalgo (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Cauê Pele (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Cauã Didi (DEF)
0
13.Juan Barron (MID)
0
14.Afonso Almeida (ATT)
0

1.Rafael Signorelli (GK)
7
2.Johnnie Mitchell (DEF)
6
3.Oswaldo Contreras (DEF)
6
4.Joseph Gore (DEF)
6
5.Ysrael Gonzáles (MID)
6
6.Albert Moore (MID)yellow card
5
7.Andrew Chandler (MID)
7
8.Manuel Lowry (MID)goal scored
9
9.Cesar Zico (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Pablo Hurtado (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Eric Reyes (ATT)
6
 
12.Emiliano Olivares (DEF)
0
13.Ricardo Alex (MID)
0
14.Sixto Gallegos (ATT)
0