Match Report


Sport Club do RecifeSport Club do Recife     São PauloSão Paulo
Ed DaviesEd Davies Will Sully Will Sully
Osbaldo PineidaO. Pineida75
G
captain1captain
G
79Gilbert Carlos ArceG. Carlos Arce
Enner MartínezE. Martínez80
D
2
D
75Carlos BetancourtC. Betancourt
Alexandre CastroA. Castro77
D
3
D
72Rafael DelacruzR. Delacruz
Erwin AzogueE. Azogue80
D
4
D
70Damir GutiérrezD. Gutiérrez
Ethan SchilawskiE. Schilawski72
D
5
D
72Sebastian FrancoS. Franco
Thomas ValdanoT. Valdano74
M
6
M
78Joaquín ZanettiJ. Zanetti
Gabriel PobleteG. Poblete76
M
7
M
79Mauricio GilM. Gil
Joao Batista DíazJ. Díaz77
M
8
M
74Lourenço RibeiroL. Ribeiro
André FarfánA. Farfán86
A
9
A
77Bob AduB. Adu
Ysrael CuevaY. Cueva75
A
10
A
77Marcos VeronM. Veron
Cauê PeleC. Pele77
A
11
A
74Mike RogersM. Rogers
 
Charles NguyenC. Nguyen70
D
12
D
69Agustin MurilloA. Murillo
Luis Alberto SilvaL. Silva71
M
13
M
74Gordon MooseG. Moose
Tiago HurtadoT. Hurtado72
A
14
A
70Brad SchneiderB. Schneider

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Ilha do Retiro where Sport Club do Recife play host to São Paulo. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sport Club do Recife and São Paulo are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Samuel Siviglia.


0.00
The whistle blows and São Paulo get the match underway!
2.03
Erwin Azogue hits a long diagonal ball forward. André Farfán whips in a cross ball towards Cauê Pele. Cauê Pele makes a looping header on goal. What a cracker!! Gilbert Carlos Arce had no chance!! Goal for Sport Club do Recife!
8.55
Thomas Valdano threads a neat ball through to André Farfán. André Farfán shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
9.47
Erwin Azogue darts forward. Erwin Azogue deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cauê Pele. Cauê Pele whips in a cross ball towards Ysrael Cueva. Ysrael Cueva rises majestically and gets a header on goal but somehow Gilbert Carlos Arce manages to keep it out.
10.18
Mauricio Gil flicks a high pass forward. Bob Adu holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bob Adu shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Osbaldo Pineida.
12.29
Gabriel Poblete sees space and advances. Gabriel Poblete finds some space and shoots from distance but Gilbert Carlos Arce is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
15.54
Gabriel Poblete threads a neat ball through to Ysrael Cueva. Ysrael Cueva makes a beautiful pass to the feet of André Farfán but he's offside!
20.12
Mauricio Gil sees space and advances. Mauricio Gil shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
21.25
Ethan Schilawski plays the ball forward to Joao Batista Díaz. Joao Batista Díaz sees space and advances. Joao Batista Díaz knocks in a cross ball towards Cauê Pele. Cauê Pele is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. 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.
26.03
Damir Gutiérrez makes a probing pass to Mauricio Gil. Mauricio Gil sees Mike Rogers in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mike Rogers whips in a cross ball towards Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron beats his man to it with a header. It's miles wide!
30.07
Mauricio Gil makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Osbaldo Pineida!
32.57
Rafael Delacruz chips the ball to his team mate, Lourenço Ribeiro. Lourenço Ribeiro threads a neat ball through to Bob Adu. Bob Adu shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
33.40
Mauricio Gil controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ethan Schilawski.
38.44
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
39.53
Lourenço Ribeiro flicks a high ball forward to Bob Adu who takes it down. Bob Adu knocks the ball forward, putting Marcos Veron through on goal. Marcos Veron comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but it flies well off target!
44.48
Thomas Valdano threads the ball through to Ysrael Cueva. Ysrael Cueva knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gilbert Carlos Arce who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Lourenço Ribeiro sees Mike Rogers in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mike Rogers shoots from distance but is denied by Osbaldo Pineida. Excellent save.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sport Club do Recife appear unchanged since the first half. São Paulo have changed their lineup with Gordon Moose replacing Lourenço Ribeiro. The São Paulo players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Sport Club do Recife kick off the second half!
49.51
Mauricio Gil flicks a high pass forward. Mike Rogers controls it well on his chest. Mike Rogers sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.13
Sebastian Franco runs forward with the ball. Sebastian Franco makes an attacking run forward. Sebastian Franco whips in a cross ball towards Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers beats his man to it with a header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Osbaldo Pineida with no chance!! Goal for São Paulo!
60.47
Sport Club do Recife have made a substitution with Luis Alberto Silva replacing Joao Batista Díaz .
63.34
Mauricio Gil darts forward. Mauricio Gil knocks in a cross ball towards Bob Adu. Bob Adu directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Osbaldo Pineida!
66.33
Thomas Valdano makes a probing pass to Cauê Pele. Cauê Pele knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Damir Gutiérrez.
69.21
Mauricio Gil knocks the ball to his team mate, Bob Adu. Bob Adu knocks in a cross ball towards Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
73.12
Gabriel Poblete makes a probing pass to Ysrael Cueva. Ysrael Cueva plays a sublime one-two with André Farfán and races in on goal... Ysrael Cueva comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but it curls horrendously wide!
78.14
Luis Alberto Silva flicks a high ball forward to Cauê Pele who takes it down. Cauê Pele shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
79.57
Mauricio Gil flicks a high pass forward to Mike Rogers who brings the ball neatly under control. Mike Rogers knocks in a cross ball towards Bob Adu. Bob Adu whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. São Paulo are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
83.25
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
87.52
Gordon Moose barges into Alexandre Castro. Gordon Moose is shown the yellow card! Alexandre Castro runs off the knock.
89.44
Erwin Azogue knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Poblete. Gabriel Poblete makes an attacking run forward. Gabriel Poblete whips in a cross ball towards Ysrael Cueva. Ysrael Cueva is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but is denied by Gilbert Carlos Arce. Excellent save.
90.00
Thomas Valdano flicks a high pass forward to Cauê Pele who brings the ball under control. Cauê Pele lofts in a cross ball towards André Farfán. André Farfán rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Gilbert Carlos Arce is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sport Club do Recife

São Paulo
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
31.6%
44.3%
24.1%

Scorers
Cauê Pele 2
Mike Rogers 55, 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mike Rogers of São Paulo

Match Ratings