Match Report


Santa CruzSanta Cruz     GrêmioGrêmio
Ralf TillieRalf Tillie John Ramsay John Ramsay
Nicolas RubioN. Rubio76
G
1
G
72Gonçalo SantiagoG. Santiago
Bernardo De SouzaB. De Souza71
D
2
D
66Agustin BarajasA. Barajas
Hector ReedH. Reed70
D
3
D
68Nuno BarraganN. Barragan
Andres OteroA. Otero72
D
captain4captain
D
65Oscar UstruckO. Ustruck
Roberto Carlos MéndezR. Méndez71
M
5
D
76Manuel SantosM. Santos
D. Santos MartinsD. Martins70
M
6
M
58Matias EdnilsonM. Ednilson
Emanuel DidiE. Didi72
M
7
M
72Benjamín BassedasB. Bassedas
Carlos MarinoC. Marino69
M
8
M
72Juan Pablo SolanoJ. Solano
Nahuel CastanedaN. Castaneda67
A
9
A
72Renato AlmeidaR. Almeida
Mauricio CruzM. Cruz71
A
10
A
72Diego SalgadoD. Salgado
Amaro BustamanteA. Bustamante68
A
11
A
71Anthony SuggsA. Suggs
 
Ezequiel RubioE. Rubio69
D
12
D
76Nahuel EnriquezN. Enriquez
Alessandro ZunigaA. Zuniga68
M
13
A
71Daniel FuentesD. Fuentes
Ted NoonanT. Noonan68
A
14
M
74Armando CruzA. Cruz

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio do Arruda where Santa Cruz play host to Grêmio. A crowd of 19,385 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Santa Cruz are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Grêmio appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Otávio Paganin.


0.00
Santa Cruz get the match underway!
3.54
Oscar Ustruck surges forward with the ball. Oscar Ustruck deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diego Salgado. Diego Salgado knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bernardo De Souza.
6.32
Benjamín Bassedas flicks a high pass forward. Diego Salgado collects the pass. Diego Salgado shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
9.23
Agustin Barajas catches Nahuel Castaneda on the ankles. The referee brings Agustin Barajas to one side and gives him a warning! Nahuel Castaneda hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.06
Agustin Barajas makes a probing pass to Matias Ednilson. Matias Ednilson flicks a high ball forward to Anthony Suggs who takes it down. Anthony Suggs shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
18.25
D. Santos Martins runs deep into the other half of the pitch. D. Santos Martins finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Gonçalo Santiago manages to gather it effortlessly.
20.10
Andres Otero flicks a high pass forward to Carlos Marino who brings the ball under control. Carlos Marino threads the ball through to Mauricio Cruz. Mauricio Cruz puts a great ball through. Amaro Bustamante runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
22.33
Carlos Marino makes an attacking run forward. Carlos Marino makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mauricio Cruz but he's offside!
26.52
Matias Ednilson laces a through ball forward to Anthony Suggs. Anthony Suggs lofts in a cross ball towards Renato Almeida. Renato Almeida whips the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Nicolas Rubio had no chance!! Goal for Grêmio!
34.11
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
38.18
Diego Salgado clumsily knocks into Bernardo De Souza. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Bernardo De Souza runs off the knock.
42.45
Hector Reed sees a break and surges forward. Hector Reed chips the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Cruz. Mauricio Cruz knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Amaro Bustamante is offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Santa Cruz appear unchanged since the first half. Grêmio also appear unchanged since the first half. The Santa Cruz players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Grêmio kicking off!
47.26
Matias Ednilson flicks a high pass forward. Diego Salgado collects the pass. Diego Salgado shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
59.02
Emanuel Didi makes a probing pass to Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.45
Santa Cruz have made 3 substitutions with Ezequiel Rubio replacing Bernardo De Souza, Alessandro Zuniga replacing D. Santos Martins and Ted Noonan replacing Mauricio Cruz .Grêmio have made a substitution with Armando Cruz replacing Juan Pablo Solano .
67.38
Nuno Barragan sees Armando Cruz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Armando Cruz flicks the ball to his team mate, Renato Almeida. Renato Almeida knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ezequiel Rubio.
72.42
Ezequiel Rubio passes the ball forward to Alessandro Zuniga. Alessandro Zuniga passes the ball forward to Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda finds some space and shoots from distance. Good keeping from Gonçalo Santiago as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
73.13
Corner kick to Santa Cruz. Emanuel Didi plays it to the far post. Andres Otero cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Oscar Ustruck is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
75.29
Santa Cruz are keeping most of the possession.
79.16
Armando Cruz sees Diego Salgado in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Diego Salgado shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
81.33
Nuno Barragan knocks the ball to his team mate, Matias Ednilson. Matias Ednilson kicks a strong pass forward to Diego Salgado. Diego Salgado lofts in a cross ball towards Renato Almeida. With a superhuman jump, Renato Almeida connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
89.15
Carlos Marino hacks Matias Ednilson from behind! The referee calls over Carlos Marino and warns him to calm down! Matias Ednilson stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Benjamín Bassedas receives the ball from a throw-in from Armando Cruz. Benjamín Bassedas flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Suggs. Anthony Suggs sees Renato Almeida just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Renato Almeida shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Nicolas Rubio manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Santa Cruz

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

Possession
56.4%
43.6%
Play Area
29.5%
44.9%
25.6%

Scorers
Renato Almeida 27, 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Renato Almeida of Grêmio

Match Ratings