Match Report
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estádio São Januário where Vasco da Gama play host to América. A crowd of 19,824 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Vasco da Gama and América are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ricardo Fernandez.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Vasco da Gama and América are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ricardo Fernandez.
0.00
0-0Vasco da Gama kick off the first half!
2.26
0-0Luca Rivero threads a neat ball through to Sergio C. Melo. With great vision, Sergio C. Melo plays the ball forward to Charles Escamilla. Charles Escamilla whips in a cross ball towards Julio Muñoz. Julio Muñoz makes a deft header but Pedro Henrique Nocera reads it well. Well saved!
3.21
0-0Sergio C. Melo flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Salgado controls it well on his chest. Claudio Salgado knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Claudio Ornelas.
6.50
Sergio C. Melo threads a neat ball through to Claudio Salgado. Claudio Salgado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.00
Pedro Noboa sees a break and surges forward. Pedro Noboa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Charles Escamilla. Charles Escamilla knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Claudio Ornelas.
12.11
N. De Araujo Paganin laces a weighted ball forward to Rodrigo Pelado. Rodrigo Pelado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.20
N. De Araujo Paganin kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Maldonado. Daniel Maldonado tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Daniel Bolaños!
20.47
0-0N. De Araujo Paganin makes a beautiful solo run. N. De Araujo Paganin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodrigo Pelado but he's offside!
24.50
0-0Vasco da Gama are in full control of this game.
27.24
Matias Cardoso plays the ball forward to Fabricio Cohen. Fabricio Cohen shoots from 25 yards. Daniel Bolaños gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
28.28
Roger Joyce makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julio Muñoz. Julio Muñoz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gustavo Careca.
30.36
0-0Pedro Noboa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Christian Figuera. Christian Figuera flicks a high pass forward. Julio Muñoz controls it well on his chest. Julio Muñoz runs straight at the defence! Julio Muñoz muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
36.29
Christian Figuera makes a simple pass to Claudio Salgado. Claudio Salgado plays a scrappy one-two with Julio Muñoz and stumbles forward towards the goal... Claudio Salgado looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
40.19
N. De Araujo Paganin threads a neat ball through to Rodrigo Pelado. Rodrigo Pelado sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
42.36
Christian Figuera threads the ball through to Julio Muñoz. Julio Muñoz 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. Vasco da Gama appear unchanged since the first half. América also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
América kick off!
47.39
Sergio C. Melo knocks the ball forward to Julio Muñoz. Julio Muñoz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ramón Leyva.
57.17
0-0Joaquim Oliveira hits a low pass to Jimmie Adams. Jimmie Adams flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Maldonado collects the pass. Daniel Maldonado plays a scrappy one-two with Rodrigo Pelado and advances towards the goal... Andrés Faríñez catches Daniel Maldonado on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
61.44
Sergio C. Melo flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Salgado holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Claudio Salgado shoots from 20 yards. Pedro Henrique Nocera gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
65.27
Roger Joyce threads a neat ball through to Claudio Salgado. Claudio Salgado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.52
Claudio Ornelas threads the ball through to Jimmie Adams. With great vision, Jimmie Adams plays the ball forward to Daniel Maldonado. Daniel Maldonado tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
69.42
Daniel Pérez sees Sergio C. Melo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sergio C. Melo advances with the ball. Sergio C. Melo shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
73.33
Roger Joyce deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julio Muñoz. Julio Muñoz lofts in a cross ball towards Charles Escamilla. Charles Escamilla is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
75.51
Roger Joyce makes a beautiful solo run. Roger Joyce sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Pedro Henrique Nocera manages to keep it out.
77.15
0-0América have made 2 substitutions with Matheus Henrique Da Silva replacing Daniel Maldonado and Martim Alvaréz replacing N. De Araujo Paganin .
78.25
0-1Jimmie Adams threads the ball through to Fabricio Cohen. Fabricio Cohen plays a quick one-two with Matheus Henrique Da Silva and rushes in on goal... Fabricio Cohen looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
84.01
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
85.14
Christian Figuera threads a neat ball through to Julio Muñoz. Julio Muñoz shoots from outside the area but Pedro Henrique Nocera reads it well. Good keeping!
89.05
Roger Joyce makes a simple pass to Charles Escamilla. Charles Escamilla controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.6%
44.4%
Play Area
21.1%
46.7%
32.2%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Charles Escamilla of Vasco da Gama |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Daniel Bolaños (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Andrés Faríñez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Pedro Noboa (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Luca Rivero (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Daniel Pérez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Roger Joyce (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Christian Figuera (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Sergio C. Melo (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Julio Muñoz (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Claudio Salgado (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Charles Escamilla (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Jon Lopez (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Emiliano Gonzalez (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Manuel Chavez (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Pedro Henrique Nocera (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Ramón Leyva (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Joaquim Oliveira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Gustavo Careca (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Claudio Ornelas (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Jimmie Adams (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Matias Cardoso (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | N. De Araujo Paganin (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Rodrigo Pelado (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Daniel Maldonado (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Fabricio Cohen (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Matheus Henrique Da Silva (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Martim Alvaréz (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Luiz Miguel Gónzalez (ATT) | 0 | |