Match Report


Corinthians PaulistaCorinthians Paulista     FigueirenseFigueirense
Matthew DomineyMatthew Dominey Computer Player Computer Player
Rafael SignorelliR. Signorelli88
G
captain1
G
67George LopezG. Lopez
Johnnie MitchellJ. Mitchell85
D
2
D
64D. Santos SivigliaD. Siviglia
Oswaldo ContrerasO. Contreras87
D
3
D
64Fabricio GallardoF. Gallardo
Joseph GoreJ. Gore80
D
4
D
61Lourenço DíazL. Díaz
Lucio QuinonesL. Quinones81
M
5
D
61Richard MooreR. Moore
Albert MooreA. Moore82
M
6
M
72Ricardo ZavalaR. Zavala
Ricardo AlexR. Alex78
M
7
M
61Augusto TeixeiraA. Teixeira
Andrew ChandlerA. Chandler79
M
8
M
52Norman RodriguezN. Rodriguez
Sixto GallegosS. Gallegos78
A
9
A
84Duarte MeloD. Melo
Pablo HurtadoP. Hurtado84
A
10
A
69João Pedro FriedenreichJ. Friedenreich
Eric ReyesE. Reyes81
A
11captain
A
68Sergio MadrigalS. Madrigal
 
Emiliano OlivaresE. Olivares76
D
12
A
65Pietro EribertoP. Eriberto
Nuno AguilarN. Aguilar77
M
13
G
64Brian GonzálezB. González
Cesar ZicoC. Zico78
A
14
A
62Dante MaldonadoD. Maldonado

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Arena Corinthians where Corinthians Paulista play host to Figueirense. A crowd of 18,803 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Corinthians Paulista are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Figueirense appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Luiz Gustavo Melo.


0.00
The first half starts with Figueirense kicking off!
2.51
Albert Moore makes a probing pass to Eric Reyes. Eric Reyes edges inside the box! Eric Reyes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. George Lopez is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
6.04
Lucio Quinones knocks the ball forward to Pablo Hurtado. Pablo Hurtado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.24
Norman Rodriguez catches Albert Moore on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Albert Moore carries on, but is struggling a bit.
9.51
Duarte Melo barges into Joseph Gore. The referee calls over Duarte Melo and warns him to calm down! Joseph Gore runs off the knock.
10.53
Joseph Gore flicks a high pass forward. Albert Moore controls it well on his chest. Albert Moore threads a neat ball through to Eric Reyes. Eric Reyes advances inside the box! Eric Reyes side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Fantastic reaction save from George Lopez!
12.06
Fabricio Gallardo barges into Eric Reyes. The referee calls over Fabricio Gallardo and shows him a yellow card! Eric Reyes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.05
D. Santos Siviglia barges into Eric Reyes. The referee calls over D. Santos Siviglia and shows him a yellow card! Eric Reyes runs off the knock.
26.29
Johnnie Mitchell flicks a high pass forward. Albert Moore collects the pass. Albert Moore hits a low pass to Pablo Hurtado. Pablo Hurtado controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
27.11
Ricardo Zavala catches Andrew Chandler on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Andrew Chandler stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.42
Augusto Teixeira threads the ball through to Duarte Melo. Duarte Melo shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
34.32
Norman Rodriguez threads the ball through to Duarte Melo. Duarte Melo shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
40.39
Johnnie Mitchell passes the ball forward to Lucio Quinones. Lucio Quinones decides to run forward with the ball. Lucio Quinones advances inside the box! Lucio Quinones strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. George Lopez gets down and covers it.
42.20
Norman Rodriguez sees Duarte Melo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Duarte Melo shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Rafael Signorelli manages to gather it comfortably.
44.41
Johnnie Mitchell threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Alex. Ricardo Alex makes a beautiful solo run. Ricardo Alex passes the ball forward to Sixto Gallegos. Sixto Gallegos side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by D. Santos Siviglia.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Corinthians Paulista appear unchanged since the first half. Figueirense also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Corinthians Paulista kick off!
47.23
Augusto Teixeira makes a simple pass to Duarte Melo. Duarte Melo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Johnnie Mitchell.
51.39
Lourenço Díaz hacks Sixto Gallegos from behind! The referee calls over Lourenço Díaz and shows him a yellow card! Sixto Gallegos stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.05
Augusto Teixeira flicks a high pass forward. Duarte Melo collects the pass. Duarte Melo tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
60.10
Oswaldo Contreras passes the ball forward to Ricardo Alex. Ricardo Alex deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eric Reyes. Eric Reyes finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
63.33
Augusto Teixeira knocks the ball forward to Duarte Melo. Duarte Melo finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Rafael Signorelli. Excellent save.
65.02
Norman Rodriguez knocks the ball forward to João Pedro Friedenreich. João Pedro Friedenreich knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Joseph Gore.
67.41
Seeing a gap ahead, Augusto Teixeira plays the ball forward to João Pedro Friedenreich. João Pedro Friedenreich knocks in a cross ball towards Duarte Melo. Duarte Melo heads the ball goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
71.06
Norman Rodriguez threads the ball through to Duarte Melo. Duarte Melo shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
72.48
Albert Moore plays the ball forward to Pablo Hurtado. Pablo Hurtado knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to George Lopez who gathers it comfortably.
87.37
Albert Moore darts forward. Albert Moore makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sixto Gallegos but he's offside!
89.08
Lucio Quinones flicks a high pass forward. Sixto Gallegos collects the pass. Sixto Gallegos advances inside the box! Sixto Gallegos looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. George Lopez gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Corinthians Paulista

Figueirense
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
6
Yellow Cards
0
5
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
74.4%
25.6%
Play Area
24.4%
47.6%
28%

Scorers
Eric Reyes 3
Duarte Melo 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eric Reyes of Corinthians Paulista

Match Ratings