Match Report


Atlético MineiroAtlético Mineiro     CriciúmaCriciúma
Lanre VincentLanre Vincent Cristi Anghel Cristi Anghel
Dos Santos PeleD. Pele66
G
1
G
79Gabriel AzconaG. Azcona
Luciano SivoriL. Sivori69
D
2
D
78Gianni ValenciaG. Valencia
Bruno AravenaB. Aravena61
D
3
D
78Oscar MendozaO. Mendoza
Luiz Felipe PontarolloL. Pontarollo77
D
4captain
D
82Marion GonzalezM. Gonzalez
De Jesus S. DungaD. Dunga58
M
5
D
85Alvaro GonzalesA. Gonzales
Manuel RossiM. Rossi63
M
6
M
81Pinheiro L. MartinsP. Martins
Rui JairzinhoR. Jairzinho44
M
7
M
79Mike SullivanM. Sullivan
Glenn MappG. Mapp46
M
8
M
83Servando MartinezS. Martinez
Eduardo EscamillaE. Escamilla71
M
9
A
76Wálter HurtadoW. Hurtado
Emanuel AlvarézE. Alvaréz60
A
10
A
78Julio BrooksJ. Brooks
Franco TapiaF. Tapia72
A
captain11
A
77Alvin RamirezA. Ramirez
 
Michael PriceM. Price62
D
12
D
79Francisco DavisF. Davis
Bernardo LeonardoB. Leonardo54
A
13
M
25Bernard ArnouxB. Arnoux
Tiago QuintanaT. Quintana70
A
14
A
33Paquito PachecoP. Pacheco

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Estádio Independência where Atlético Mineiro play host to Criciúma. A crowd of 15,824 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Atlético Mineiro are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Criciúma appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Fabio Alves Friedenreich.


0.00
Criciúma kick off and get the first half underway!
4.06
Pinheiro L. Martins chips the ball to his team mate, Alvin Ramirez. Alvin Ramirez shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
6.49
Mike Sullivan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julio Brooks. Julio Brooks lofts in a cross ball towards Wálter Hurtado. Wálter Hurtado is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Dos Santos Pele with no chance!! Goal for Criciúma!
14.21
Glenn Mapp plays the ball forward to Emanuel Alvaréz. Emanuel Alvaréz lofts in a cross ball towards Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia heads the ball goalwards but it flies just off target!
15.43
De Jesus S. Dunga controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Emanuel Alvaréz. Emanuel Alvaréz shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
22.17
Luciano Sivori chips the ball to his team mate, Rui Jairzinho. Rui Jairzinho flicks a high pass forward. Franco Tapia collects the pass. Franco Tapia tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
26.11
Servando Martinez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julio Brooks. Julio Brooks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.15
Oscar Mendoza plays the ball forward to Mike Sullivan. Mike Sullivan sees Wálter Hurtado in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Wálter Hurtado sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Dos Santos Pele. Excellent save.
32.24
Eduardo Escamilla flicks a high pass forward. Emanuel Alvaréz collects the pass. Emanuel Alvaréz shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Gabriel Azcona!
33.40
Luciano Sivori catches Julio Brooks on the ankles. The referee warns Luciano Sivori to calm down! Julio Brooks hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.28
Atlético Mineiro are keeping most of the possession.
36.14
Mike Sullivan knocks the ball to his team mate, Wálter Hurtado. Wálter Hurtado shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Dos Santos Pele!
39.57
Emanuel Alvaréz clumsily knocks into Marion Gonzalez. Emanuel Alvaréz is shown the yellow card! Marion Gonzalez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.42
Glenn Mapp chips the ball to his team mate, Emanuel Alvaréz. Emanuel Alvaréz shoots from distance but it is miles over!
42.49
Manuel Rossi hacks Servando Martinez from behind! Manuel Rossi is shown the yellow card! Servando Martinez grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
44.15
Glenn Mapp barges into Pinheiro L. Martins. Glenn Mapp is warned by the referee! Pinheiro L. Martins hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Mike Sullivan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alvin Ramirez. Alvin Ramirez plays a scrappy one-two with Julio Brooks and advances towards the goal... Alvin Ramirez shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Atlético Mineiro kicking off!
48.52
Bruno Aravena knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Rossi. Manuel Rossi makes an attacking run forward. Manuel Rossi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.45
Glenn Mapp kicks a strong pass forward to Emanuel Alvaréz. Emanuel Alvaréz shoots from long range but somehow Gabriel Azcona manages to keep it out.
55.35
Eduardo Escamilla threads a neat ball through to Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia shoots from distance. Gabriel Azcona gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
57.15
Mike Sullivan passes the ball forward to Wálter Hurtado. Wálter Hurtado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.39
Luciano Sivori threads a neat ball through to Glenn Mapp. Glenn Mapp takes it forward alone. Glenn Mapp tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
60.52
Oscar Mendoza flicks the ball to his team mate, Pinheiro L. Martins. Pinheiro L. Martins controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wálter Hurtado. Wálter Hurtado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.26
Glenn Mapp catches Pinheiro L. Martins on the ankles. The referee brings Glenn Mapp to one side and gives him another warning! Pinheiro L. Martins carries on, but is struggling a bit.
77.06
Manuel Rossi comes in with a late challenge on Mike Sullivan. Manuel Rossi is warned by the referee! Mike Sullivan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.56
Luiz Felipe Pontarollo makes a simple pass to Manuel Rossi. Manuel Rossi flicks the ball to his team mate, Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
90.00
Manuel Rossi threads a neat ball through to Emanuel Alvaréz. Emanuel Alvaréz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oscar Mendoza.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Atlético Mineiro

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

Possession
61.5%
38.5%
Play Area
26.9%
46.2%
26.9%

Scorers
Wálter Hurtado 6
Alvin Ramirez 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Wálter Hurtado of Criciúma

Match Ratings