Match Report


InternacionalInternacional     Santa CruzSanta Cruz
Michael XavierMichael Xavier Ralf Tillie Ralf Tillie
Carlos RomeroC. Romero73
G
1
G
76Nicolas RubioN. Rubio
Norberto LopezN. Lopez71
D
2
D
71Bernardo De SouzaB. De Souza
Carlos VásquezC. Vásquez74
D
3
D
70Hector ReedH. Reed
Esteban VeraE. Vera72
D
captain4captain
D
72Andres OteroA. Otero
Jerome ReedJ. Reed71
D
5
M
71Roberto Carlos MéndezR. Méndez
Mauricio ArcaM. Arca69
M
6
M
70D. Santos MartinsD. Martins
Dos Santos AloisioD. Aloisio77
M
7
M
72Emanuel DidiE. Didi
Gabriel SuárezG. Suárez78
A
8
M
69Carlos MarinoC. Marino
Andres AndradeA. Andrade74
A
9
A
67Nahuel CastanedaN. Castaneda
Gustavo GarciaG. Garcia74
A
10
A
71Mauricio CruzM. Cruz
Amaral C. PeladoA. Pelado80
A
11
A
68Amaro BustamanteA. Bustamante
 
Martins AlbertoM. Alberto68
G
12
D
69Ezequiel RubioE. Rubio
Dwayne LopezD. Lopez72
D
13
M
68Alessandro ZunigaA. Zuniga
Marcos PeraltaM. Peralta51
A
14
A
68Ted NoonanT. Noonan

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Beira-Rio where Internacional play host to Santa Cruz. A crowd of 18,928 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Internacional are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Santa Cruz appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Eduardo Barbosa.


0.00
Internacional start the match!
2.15
Dos Santos Aloisio sees a break and surges forward. Dos Santos Aloisio makes a simple pass, allowing Amaral C. Pelado to run into the box. Amaral C. Pelado rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
14.41
Mauricio Arca threads a neat ball through to Gabriel Suárez. Gabriel Suárez tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Nicolas Rubio smothers it!
15.31
D. Santos Martins chips the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Cruz. Mauricio Cruz plays a quick one-two with Amaro Bustamante and rushes in on goal... Mauricio Cruz shoots from just inside the box. Carlos Romero is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
18.23
Dos Santos Aloisio comes in with a late challenge on Roberto Carlos Méndez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Roberto Carlos Méndez runs off the knock.
21.09
Dos Santos Aloisio makes an attacking run forward. Dos Santos Aloisio plays a one-two with Gabriel Suárez and advances towards the goal... Dos Santos Aloisio rockets a shot on goal but Nicolas Rubio is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
22.45
Mauricio Arca makes a simple pass to Gabriel Suárez. Gabriel Suárez lofts in a cross ball towards Gustavo Garcia. Gustavo Garcia connects with a diving header. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
26.16
Dos Santos Aloisio catches Emanuel Didi on the ankles. Dos Santos Aloisio is warned by the referee! Emanuel Didi stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.12
D. Santos Martins flicks a high ball forward to Nahuel Castaneda who takes it down. Nahuel Castaneda knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Esteban Vera.
32.10
Bernardo De Souza flicks a high ball forward to Emanuel Didi who takes it down. Emanuel Didi kicks a strong pass forward to Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda whips in a cross ball towards Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
44.38
Roberto Carlos Méndez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante puts a great ball through but Mauricio Cruz is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Internacional appear unchanged since the first half. Santa Cruz also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Santa Cruz kick off the second half!
53.29
Carlos Vásquez flicks the ball to his team mate, Dos Santos Aloisio. Dos Santos Aloisio flicks a high ball forward to Gustavo Garcia who takes it down. Gustavo Garcia knocks in a cross ball towards Gabriel Suárez. Gabriel Suárez whips the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Nicolas Rubio. What a great pair of hands!
54.46
Emanuel Didi passes the ball forward to Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
57.04
Emanuel Didi flicks a high pass forward. Nahuel Castaneda controls it well on his chest. Nahuel Castaneda threads a neat, attacking ball through to Mauricio Cruz. Mauricio Cruz makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
60.11
Santa Cruz have made 3 substitutions with Ezequiel Rubio replacing Bernardo De Souza, Alessandro Zuniga replacing D. Santos Martins and Ted Noonan replacing Amaro Bustamante .
61.18
Carlos Vásquez knocks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Arca. Mauricio Arca flicks a high pass forward to Gustavo Garcia who brings the ball under control. Gustavo Garcia whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Suárez. Gabriel Suárez makes a deft header but it flies just wide!
65.21
Roberto Carlos Méndez flicks a high pass forward to Ted Noonan who brings the ball under control. Ted Noonan tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
67.46
Dos Santos Aloisio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andres Andrade. Andres Andrade shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
73.14
Esteban Vera threads the ball through to Dos Santos Aloisio. Dos Santos Aloisio sees space and advances. Dos Santos Aloisio knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ezequiel Rubio.
77.29
Roberto Carlos Méndez decides to run forward with the ball. Roberto Carlos Méndez shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
78.22
Emanuel Didi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Cruz. Mauricio Cruz edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Mauricio Cruz provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
81.21
Andres Otero flicks a high pass forward. Alessandro Zuniga holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alessandro Zuniga darts forward. Alessandro Zuniga shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
85.22
Mauricio Arca makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gabriel Suárez. Gabriel Suárez shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Internacional

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

Possession
40.3%
59.7%
Play Area
34.7%
40.3%
25%

Scorers
Amaral C. Pelado 2
Mauricio Cruz 15, 78
Amaro Bustamante 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mauricio Cruz of Santa Cruz

Match Ratings