Match Report


São PauloSão Paulo     Atlético MineiroAtlético Mineiro
Will SullyWill Sully Lanre Vincent Lanre Vincent
Gilbert Carlos ArceG. Carlos Arce79
G
captain1
G
66Dos Santos PeleD. Pele
Carlos BetancourtC. Betancourt75
D
2
D
69Luciano SivoriL. Sivori
Rafael DelacruzR. Delacruz72
D
3
D
61Bruno AravenaB. Aravena
Agustin MurilloA. Murillo69
D
4
D
77Luiz Felipe PontarolloL. Pontarollo
Damir GutiérrezD. Gutiérrez70
D
5
M
58De Jesus S. DungaD. Dunga
Joaquín ZanettiJ. Zanetti78
M
6
M
63Manuel RossiM. Rossi
Mauricio GilM. Gil79
M
7
M
44Rui JairzinhoR. Jairzinho
Simón FigueroaS. Figueroa76
M
8
M
46Glenn MappG. Mapp
Bob AduB. Adu77
A
9
M
71Eduardo EscamillaE. Escamilla
Marcos VeronM. Veron77
A
10
A
60Emanuel AlvarézE. Alvaréz
Mike RogersM. Rogers74
A
11captain
A
72Franco TapiaF. Tapia
 
Sebastian FrancoS. Franco72
D
12
D
62Michael PriceM. Price
Lourenço RibeiroL. Ribeiro74
M
13
A
54Bernardo LeonardoB. Leonardo
Delio HernandezD. Hernandez72
A
14
A
70Tiago QuintanaT. Quintana

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Morumbi where São Paulo play host to Atlético Mineiro. A crowd of 20,431 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
São Paulo 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 Otávio Paganin.


0.00
São Paulo kick off the first half!
2.04
Seeing a gap ahead, Simón Figueroa plays the ball forward to Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers lofts in a cross ball towards Bob Adu. Bob Adu connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
9.49
Mauricio Gil hits a low pass to Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dos Santos Pele who gathers it comfortably.
12.40
Rafael Delacruz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Gil. Mauricio Gil passes the ball forward to Bob Adu. Bob Adu shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Dos Santos Pele manages to gather it comfortably.
14.06
Damir Gutiérrez makes a probing pass to Joaquín Zanetti. Joaquín Zanetti flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Veron holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcos Veron makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mike Rogers but he's offside!
15.44
Agustin Murillo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joaquín Zanetti. Joaquín Zanetti knocks the ball to his team mate, Bob Adu. Bob Adu sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
16.41
Glenn Mapp makes a simple pass to Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia plays a quick one-two with Emanuel Alvaréz and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Franco Tapia provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.20
De Jesus S. Dunga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
20.41
Simón Figueroa catches Manuel Rossi on the ankles. The referee calls over Simón Figueroa and warns him to calm down! Manuel Rossi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.49
Agustin Murillo knocks the ball to his team mate, Simón Figueroa. Simón Figueroa flicks a high pass forward. Bob Adu controls it well on his chest. Bob Adu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.45
De Jesus S. Dunga flicks a high pass forward. Emanuel Alvaréz collects the pass. Emanuel Alvaréz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Damir Gutiérrez.
30.57
Simón Figueroa kicks a strong pass forward to Bob Adu. Bob Adu sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
40.24
Luiz Felipe Pontarollo flicks a high ball forward to Rui Jairzinho who takes it down. Rui Jairzinho chips the ball to his team mate, Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gilbert Carlos Arce who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Damir Gutiérrez knocks the ball forward to Mauricio Gil. Mauricio Gil sees a break and surges forward. Mauricio Gil skips past Bruno Aravena! Mauricio Gil makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Solid save from Dos Santos Pele.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Atlético Mineiro kick off!
48.18
De Jesus S. Dunga flicks a high pass forward. Emanuel Alvaréz controls it well on his chest. Emanuel Alvaréz shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
57.55
De Jesus S. Dunga threads the ball through to Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
59.38
Joaquín Zanetti changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Joaquín Zanetti whips in a cross ball towards Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron powers a header at goal. Dos Santos Pele manages to gather it effortlessly.
60.38
São Paulo have made a substitution with Sebastian Franco replacing Damir Gutiérrez .
61.40
Luiz Felipe Pontarollo drives a long ball upfield. Emanuel Alvaréz finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Gilbert Carlos Arce easily smothers it!
65.44
Bruno Aravena flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Escamilla holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eduardo Escamilla brings the ball forward. Eduardo Escamilla finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Gilbert Carlos Arce smothers it!
66.57
Manuel Rossi barges into Mauricio Gil. The referee warns Manuel Rossi to calm down! Mauricio Gil hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.16
Without breaking stride, Simón Figueroa plays the ball forward to Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
77.15
São Paulo have made 2 substitutions with Lourenço Ribeiro replacing Joaquín Zanetti and Delio Hernandez replacing Mike Rogers .
81.03
Luciano Sivori sees Eduardo Escamilla in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Escamilla darts forward. Eduardo Escamilla whips in a cross ball towards Emanuel Alvaréz. Emanuel Alvaréz powers a header at goal. Wonderful reactions from Gilbert Carlos Arce keeps it out!
83.19
Manuel Rossi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
84.52
Manuel Rossi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Gilbert Carlos Arce!
85.33
Simón Figueroa knocks the ball forward to Delio Hernandez. Delio Hernandez tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
87.49
De Jesus S. Dunga decides to run forward with the ball. De Jesus S. Dunga controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
90.00
Simón Figueroa sees space and advances. Simón Figueroa knocks in a cross ball towards Bob Adu. Bob Adu powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

São Paulo

Atlético Mineiro
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52%
48%
Play Area
28%
45.3%
26.7%

Scorers
Bob Adu 2, 31, 90
Marcos Veron 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bob Adu of São Paulo

Match Ratings