Match Report


AméricaAmérica     Atlético MineiroAtlético Mineiro
Ant MonevAnt Monev Lanre Vincent Lanre Vincent
Pedro Henrique NoceraP. Nocera75
G
1
G
66Dos Santos PeleD. Pele
Ramón LeyvaR. Leyva70
D
2
D
62Michael PriceM. Price
Ramón GonzalesR. Gonzales69
D
3
D
61Bruno AravenaB. Aravena
Gustavo CarecaG. Careca69
D
4
D
77Luiz Felipe PontarolloL. Pontarollo
Claudio OrnelasC. Ornelas61
D
5
M
60Alejo LunaA. Luna
Jimmie AdamsJ. Adams70
M
6
M
58De Jesus S. DungaD. Dunga
Matias CardosoM. Cardoso51
M
7
M
54Salvador EribertoS. Eriberto
N. De Araujo PaganinN. Paganin51
M
8
M
50João Miguel CribariJ. Cribari
Lance NelsonL. Nelson73
A
9
M
71Eduardo EscamillaE. Escamilla
Daniel MaldonadoD. Maldonado64
A
10
A
70Tiago QuintanaT. Quintana
Fabricio CohenF. Cohen63
A
captain11captain
A
72Franco TapiaF. Tapia
 
Joaquim OliveiraJ. Oliveira58
D
12
D
69Luciano SivoriL. Sivori
Matheus Henrique Da SilvaM. Da Silva57
D
13
A
54Bernardo LeonardoB. Leonardo
Rodrigo PeladoR. Pelado57
A
14
A
59Emanuel AlvarézE. Alvaréz

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Estádio Independência where América play host to Atlético Mineiro. A crowd of 17,173 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
América are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Atlético Mineiro appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Luiz Gustavo Melo.


0.00
América start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.21
With imagination, Jimmie Adams laces a through ball forward to Fabricio Cohen. Fabricio Cohen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dos Santos Pele who gathers it comfortably.
8.14
Jimmie Adams makes a probing pass to Daniel Maldonado. Daniel Maldonado controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
16.49
Matias Cardoso barges into De Jesus S. Dunga. The referee brings Matias Cardoso to one side and gives him a warning! De Jesus S. Dunga stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.01
N. De Araujo Paganin threads a neat ball through to Lance Nelson. Lance Nelson lofts in a cross ball towards Fabricio Cohen. Fabricio Cohen makes a deft header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
22.37
Alejo Luna hacks N. De Araujo Paganin from behind! Alejo Luna is shown the yellow card! N. De Araujo Paganin stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.56
João Miguel Cribari flicks a high ball forward to Franco Tapia who takes it down. Franco Tapia controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Pedro Henrique Nocera. Excellent save.
26.49
Matias Cardoso takes it forward alone. Matias Cardoso advances inside the box! Luiz Felipe Pontarollo clumsily knocks into Matias Cardoso. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
27.47
Bruno Aravena hacks Lance Nelson from behind! The referee warns Bruno Aravena to calm down! Lance Nelson runs off the knock.
39.04
João Miguel Cribari controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tiago Quintana. Tiago Quintana shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
João Miguel Cribari threads the ball through to Tiago Quintana. Tiago Quintana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. América appear unchanged since the first half. Atlético Mineiro also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Atlético Mineiro kick off!
48.53
Claudio Ornelas launches a long ball forward. Fabricio Cohen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
51.40
Without breaking stride, Bruno Aravena plays the ball forward to De Jesus S. Dunga. De Jesus S. Dunga chips the ball to his team mate, Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
54.54
De Jesus S. Dunga sees a break and surges forward. De Jesus S. Dunga controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
57.09
Luiz Felipe Pontarollo chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Escamilla. Eduardo Escamilla hits a low pass to Tiago Quintana. Tiago Quintana tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
59.42
Luiz Felipe Pontarollo advances with the ball. Luiz Felipe Pontarollo flicks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Quintana. Tiago Quintana knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ramón Gonzales.
60.30
João Miguel Cribari passes the ball forward to Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia shoots from distance. Wonderful reactions from Pedro Henrique Nocera keeps it out!
63.30
Eduardo Escamilla advances with the ball. Eduardo Escamilla knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.25
De Jesus S. Dunga flicks a high pass forward. Franco Tapia holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Franco Tapia shoots from outside the area. It's there!! Pedro Henrique Nocera has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
75.14
Seeing a gap ahead, Luiz Felipe Pontarollo plays the ball forward to Eduardo Escamilla. Eduardo Escamilla sees Tiago Quintana in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tiago Quintana shoots from outside the area but is denied by Pedro Henrique Nocera. Excellent save.
77.30
América have made 2 substitutions with Joaquim Oliveira replacing Daniel Maldonado and Matheus Henrique Da Silva replacing N. De Araujo Paganin .
78.31
Ramón Leyva punts the ball hopefully upfield. Joaquim Oliveira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.00
Eduardo Escamilla sees a break and surges forward. Eduardo Escamilla whips in a cross ball towards Tiago Quintana. Tiago Quintana powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
89.50
João Miguel Cribari flicks the ball to his team mate, Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

América

Atlético Mineiro
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
33.8%
66.2%
Play Area
29.2%
43.1%
27.7%

Scorers
Daniel Maldonado 8
Franco Tapia 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Franco Tapia of Atlético Mineiro

Match Ratings