Match Report


AméricaAmérica     Joinville Esporte ClubeJoinville Esporte Clube
Ant MonevAnt Monev Robert Ursell Robert Ursell
Pedro Henrique NoceraP. Nocera75
G
1
G
64Ezequiel ParisE. Paris
Ramón LeyvaR. Leyva70
D
2
D
72Dale StewartD. Stewart
Joaquim OliveiraJ. Oliveira58
D
3captain
D
74Mateo BatistutaM. Batistuta
Gustavo CarecaG. Careca69
D
4
D
82Gustavo ReynaG. Reyna
Claudio OrnelasC. Ornelas61
D
5
D
74Francisco AmauriF. Amauri
Jimmie AdamsJ. Adams70
M
6
M
68Paolo SantanaP. Santana
Matias CardosoM. Cardoso51
M
7
M
72Santiago MunizS. Muniz
N. De Araujo PaganinN. Paganin51
M
8
M
74Gabriel GonzálezG. González
Lance NelsonL. Nelson73
A
9
A
73Virgil GruenebaumV. Gruenebaum
Daniel MaldonadoD. Maldonado64
A
10
A
71Hugo TostaoH. Tostao
Fabricio CohenF. Cohen63
A
captain11
A
77Arturo EsterillaA. Esterilla
 
Ramón GonzalesR. Gonzales69
D
12
D
33Luiz Otávio CorreaL. Correa
Martim AlvarézM. Alvaréz53
M
13
M
45Dias De Almeida SilvaD. Silva
Rodrigo PeladoR. Pelado57
A
14
A
43Vítor PachecoV. Pacheco

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Estádio Independência where América play host to Joinville Esporte Clube. A crowd of 18,280 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both América and Joinville Esporte Clube are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Ribeiro.


0.00
Joinville Esporte Clube get the match underway!
2.29
Paolo Santana comes in with a late challenge on N. De Araujo Paganin. Paolo Santana is warned by the referee! N. De Araujo Paganin runs off the knock.
6.09
Santiago Muniz advances with the ball. Santiago Muniz knocks in a cross ball towards Virgil Gruenebaum. Virgil Gruenebaum outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
9.00
Santiago Muniz barges into Matias Cardoso. Santiago Muniz is warned by the referee! Matias Cardoso runs off the knock.
12.11
Paolo Santana deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Virgil Gruenebaum. Virgil Gruenebaum shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.11
Paolo Santana makes an attacking run forward. Paolo Santana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.55
Jimmie Adams flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Maldonado collects the pass. Daniel Maldonado plays a scrappy one-two with Fabricio Cohen and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Daniel Maldonado provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
21.54
Jimmie Adams catches Gabriel González on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gabriel González carries on, but is struggling a bit.
24.10
Gabriel González decides to run forward with the ball. Gabriel González knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Esterilla. Arturo Esterilla powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but Ramón Leyva blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
26.45
Gustavo Careca hacks Arturo Esterilla from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Arturo Esterilla hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.44
Francisco Amauri makes a probing pass to Santiago Muniz. Santiago Muniz makes a probing pass to Arturo Esterilla. Arturo Esterilla knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.18
Mateo Batistuta makes a probing pass to Paolo Santana. Paolo Santana makes a probing pass to Hugo Tostao. Hugo Tostao sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
39.14
N. De Araujo Paganin comes in with a late challenge on Paolo Santana. The referee brings N. De Araujo Paganin to one side and gives him a warning! Paolo Santana hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.01
Paolo Santana clumsily knocks into N. De Araujo Paganin. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! N. De Araujo Paganin stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.00
Gabriel González runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gabriel González knocks in a cross ball towards Virgil Gruenebaum. Virgil Gruenebaum directs the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Great save!
45.00
Jimmie Adams barges into Gabriel González. Jimmie Adams is warned by the referee! Gabriel González hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. América appear unchanged since the first half. Joinville Esporte Clube also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and América get the second half underway!
53.36
Gustavo Reyna comes in with a late challenge on Daniel Maldonado. The referee calls over Gustavo Reyna and shows him a yellow card! Daniel Maldonado runs off the knock.
60.19
Dale Stewart flicks the ball to his team mate, Santiago Muniz. Santiago Muniz flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Tostao controls it well on his chest. Hugo Tostao shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
63.02
With great vision, Dale Stewart plays the ball forward to Paolo Santana. Paolo Santana makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Tostao. Hugo Tostao lofts in a cross ball towards Virgil Gruenebaum. Virgil Gruenebaum connects with a diving header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
67.28
Gustavo Careca advances with the ball. Gustavo Careca controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lance Nelson. Lance Nelson kicks a strong pass forward to Fabricio Cohen but the referee indicates it's offside!
71.30
Mateo Batistuta comes in with a late challenge on Lance Nelson. The referee calls over Mateo Batistuta and warns him to calm down! Lance Nelson stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.59
Joaquim Oliveira flicks a high ball forward to Jimmie Adams who takes it down. Jimmie Adams makes a probing pass to Fabricio Cohen. Fabricio Cohen tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.43
América have made 2 substitutions with Ramón Gonzales replacing Daniel Maldonado and Martim Alvaréz replacing N. De Araujo Paganin .
78.47
Martim Alvaréz flicks the ball to his team mate, Ramón Gonzales. Ramón Gonzales knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.35
Santiago Muniz flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Tostao. Hugo Tostao knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Joaquim Oliveira.
89.50
Martim Alvaréz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ramón Gonzales. Ramón Gonzales cuts inside the box! Ramón Gonzales takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Ezequiel Paris!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

América

Joinville Esporte Clube
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
4
5
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.7%
57.3%
Play Area
30.7%
46.7%
22.7%

Scorers
Daniel Maldonado 19
Virgil Gruenebaum 6, 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Virgil Gruenebaum of Joinville Esporte Clube

Match Ratings