Match Report


Corinthians PaulistaCorinthians Paulista     São PauloSão Paulo
Matthew DomineyMatthew Dominey Will Sully Will Sully
Rafael SignorelliR. Signorelli88
G
captain1captain
G
79Gilbert Carlos ArceG. Carlos Arce
Johnnie MitchellJ. Mitchell85
D
2
D
75Carlos BetancourtC. Betancourt
Oswaldo ContrerasO. Contreras87
D
3
D
72Rafael DelacruzR. Delacruz
Joseph GoreJ. Gore80
D
4
D
70Luis A. RivelinoL. Rivelino
Ysrael GonzálesY. Gonzáles79
M
5
D
70Damir GutiérrezD. Gutiérrez
Albert MooreA. Moore82
M
6
M
78Joaquín ZanettiJ. Zanetti
Andrew ChandlerA. Chandler79
M
7
M
79Mauricio GilM. Gil
Manuel LowryM. Lowry79
M
8
M
76Simón FigueroaS. Figueroa
Cesar ZicoC. Zico78
A
9
A
77Bob AduB. Adu
Pablo HurtadoP. Hurtado84
A
10
A
77Marcos VeronM. Veron
Eric ReyesE. Reyes81
A
11
A
74Mike RogersM. Rogers
 
Emiliano OlivaresE. Olivares76
D
12
D
72Sebastian FrancoS. Franco
Ricardo AlexR. Alex78
M
13
M
74Lourenço RibeiroL. Ribeiro
Sixto GallegosS. Gallegos78
A
14
A
70Brad SchneiderB. Schneider

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Arena Corinthians where Corinthians Paulista play host to São Paulo. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Corinthians Paulista 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 Fabio Alves Friedenreich.


0.00
The first half starts with Corinthians Paulista kicking off!
3.58
Oswaldo Contreras makes a strong solo run forward. Oswaldo Contreras sees Cesar Zico in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cesar Zico shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
9.13
Andrew Chandler barges into Mauricio Gil. Andrew Chandler is warned by the referee! Mauricio Gil runs off the knock.
16.10
Joseph Gore threads a neat ball through to Manuel Lowry. Manuel Lowry knocks the ball forward to Cesar Zico. Cesar Zico shoots from outside the area. Gilbert Carlos Arce easily gets down and covers it.
18.34
With a delightful solo run, Albert Moore stretches the opposition's defence. With some swift thinking, Albert Moore plays the ball forward to Cesar Zico who has made a great run into the box. Cesar Zico side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Gilbert Carlos Arce!
22.50
Mauricio Gil deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron knocks in a cross ball towards Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers makes a convincing header. Rafael Signorelli gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
28.04
Rafael Delacruz flicks a high pass forward. Simón Figueroa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Simón Figueroa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers skips past Joseph Gore! Mike Rogers cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Fantastic reactions from Oswaldo Contreras blocks the shot!
30.58
Ysrael Gonzáles flicks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Hurtado. Pablo Hurtado passes the ball forward but Eric Reyes is offside!
36.06
Ysrael Gonzáles controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pablo Hurtado. Pablo Hurtado controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
38.21
Carlos Betancourt flicks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Gil. Mauricio Gil makes a probing pass to Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron shoots from 25 yards. Rafael Signorelli easily gets down and covers it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Corinthians Paulista appear unchanged since the first half. São Paulo also appear unchanged since the first half. The São Paulo players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
São Paulo kick off and get the second half underway!
48.17
Luis A. Rivelino chips the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Gil. Mauricio Gil knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
51.06
Simón Figueroa hits a low pass to Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oswaldo Contreras.
53.01
Ysrael Gonzáles flicks a high pass forward. Eric Reyes controls it well on his chest. Eric Reyes plays a scrappy one-two with Cesar Zico and advances towards the goal... Eric Reyes looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
57.03
Joseph Gore surges forward with the ball. With a delightful solo run, Joseph Gore stretches the opposition's defence. Joseph Gore plays a perfect one-two with Pablo Hurtado and rushes in on goal... Joseph Gore side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
60.05
São Paulo have made a substitution with Sebastian Franco replacing Damir Gutiérrez .
61.13
Simón Figueroa threads a neat ball through to Bob Adu. Bob Adu lofts in a cross ball towards Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Rafael Signorelli picks it out of the air!
63.31
Andrew Chandler runs straight at the opposition's defence. Andrew Chandler controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Cesar Zico through on goal. Cesar Zico side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Gilbert Carlos Arce!
67.19
Johnnie Mitchell threads a neat ball through to Andrew Chandler. Andrew Chandler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pablo Hurtado. Pablo Hurtado finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Gilbert Carlos Arce. What a great pair of hands!
77.50
Andrew Chandler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pablo Hurtado. Pablo Hurtado shoots from long range. The ball takes a deflection leaving Gilbert Carlos Arce with no chance!! Goal for Corinthians Paulista!
84.34
Andrew Chandler flicks a high pass forward. Eric Reyes controls it well on his chest. Eric Reyes knocks in a cross ball towards Cesar Zico. Cesar Zico directs the ball goalwards with his head. Gilbert Carlos Arce didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
85.55
Simón Figueroa flicks a high pass forward to Bob Adu who brings the ball under control. Bob Adu whips in a cross ball towards Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron whips the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
87.16
Andrew Chandler threads the ball through to Eric Reyes. Eric Reyes controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Pablo Hurtado through on goal. Some silky footwork from Pablo Hurtado provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
Carlos Betancourt kicks a strong pass forward to Simón Figueroa. Simón Figueroa flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Veron controls it well on his chest. Marcos Veron knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oswaldo Contreras.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Corinthians Paulista

São Paulo
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
11
4
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.7%
34.3%
Play Area
21.4%
44.3%
34.3%

Scorers
Eric Reyes 53
Joseph Gore 57
Pablo Hurtado 78, 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pablo Hurtado of Corinthians Paulista

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

1.Gilbert Carlos Arce (GK)
8
2.Carlos Betancourt (DEF)
6
3.Rafael Delacruz (DEF)
6
4.Luis A. Rivelino (DEF)
6
5.Damir Gutiérrez (DEF)
6
6.Joaquín Zanetti (MID)
6
7.Mauricio Gil (MID)
6
8.Simón Figueroa (MID)
6
9.Bob Adu (ATT)
6
10.Marcos Veron (ATT)
6
11.Mike Rogers (ATT)
6
 
12.Sebastian Franco (DEF)
6
13.Lourenço Ribeiro (MID)
0
14.Brad Schneider (ATT)
0