Match Report


Sport Club do RecifeSport Club do Recife     Atlético MineiroAtlético Mineiro
Ed DaviesEd Davies Lanre Vincent Lanre Vincent
Osbaldo PineidaO. Pineida75
G
1
G
66Dos Santos PeleD. Pele
Charles NguyenC. Nguyen70
D
2
D
69Luciano SivoriL. Sivori
Enner MartínezE. Martínez80
D
3
D
77Luiz Felipe PontarolloL. Pontarollo
Erwin AzogueE. Azogue80
D
4
D
62Michael PriceM. Price
Ethan SchilawskiE. Schilawski72
D
5
M
58De Jesus S. DungaD. Dunga
Joao Batista DíazJ. Díaz77
M
6
M
50João Miguel CribariJ. Cribari
Gabriel PobleteG. Poblete76
M
7
M
71Eduardo EscamillaE. Escamilla
Luis Alberto SilvaL. Silva71
M
8
D
61Bruno AravenaB. Aravena
Afonso AlmeidaA. Almeida67
A
9
M
65Carlos Eduardo VavaC. Vava
André FarfánA. Farfán86
A
captain10
A
72Franco TapiaF. Tapia
Cauê PeleC. Pele77
A
11captain
A
70Tiago QuintanaT. Quintana
 
Cauã DidiC. Didi67
D
12
M
46Glenn MappG. Mapp
Otávio JorginhoO. Jorginho67
M
13
A
54Bernardo LeonardoB. Leonardo
Tiago HurtadoT. Hurtado72
A
14
M
54Salvador EribertoS. Eriberto

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Ilha do Retiro where Sport Club do Recife play host to Atlético Mineiro. A crowd of 17,907 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sport Club do Recife 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 Luiz Gustavo Lucas.


0.00
Atlético Mineiro start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.00
De Jesus S. Dunga clumsily knocks into Joao Batista Díaz. The referee calls over De Jesus S. Dunga and shows him a yellow card! Joao Batista Díaz stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.59
Erwin Azogue makes a beautiful solo run. Erwin Azogue passes the ball forward to Cauê Pele. Cauê Pele knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Michael Price.
10.45
De Jesus S. Dunga flicks the ball to his team mate, Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia plays a scrappy one-two with Tiago Quintana and advances towards the goal... Charles Nguyen barges into Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
12.24
Luciano Sivori pushes up the pitch. Luciano Sivori threads a neat ball through to Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia edges inside the box! Franco Tapia makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
14.28
Michael Price makes a simple pass to De Jesus S. Dunga. De Jesus S. Dunga flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Quintana controls it well on his chest. Tiago Quintana sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Osbaldo Pineida.
21.47
Luiz Felipe Pontarollo breaks forward. Luiz Felipe Pontarollo chips the ball to his team mate, Tiago Quintana. Tiago Quintana shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Osbaldo Pineida smothers it!
30.52
Eduardo Escamilla barges into Gabriel Poblete. The referee warns Eduardo Escamilla to calm down! Gabriel Poblete runs off the knock.
32.13
Eduardo Escamilla knocks the ball forward to Tiago Quintana. Tiago Quintana controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
33.52
Bruno Aravena makes a probing pass to Tiago Quintana. Tiago Quintana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.01
Luis Alberto Silva passes the ball forward to Afonso Almeida. Afonso Almeida shoots from outside the area. Dos Santos Pele effortlessly gets down and covers it.
38.48
Joao Batista Díaz darts forward. Joao Batista Díaz lofts in a cross ball towards Afonso Almeida. Afonso Almeida is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
42.33
Gabriel Poblete knocks the ball forward to Cauê Pele. Cauê Pele lofts in a cross ball towards André Farfán. André Farfán whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Erwin Azogue picks a pass forward to Luis Alberto Silva. Luis Alberto Silva runs straight at the opposition's defence. Luis Alberto Silva tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sport Club do Recife appear unchanged since the first half. Atlético Mineiro also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sport Club do Recife kick off!
47.19
Luiz Felipe Pontarollo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of João Miguel Cribari. João Miguel Cribari controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia skips past Erwin Azogue! Franco Tapia cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
48.28
Luis Alberto Silva chips the ball to his team mate, Afonso Almeida. Afonso Almeida knocks in a cross ball towards André Farfán. André Farfán is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
51.40
Bruno Aravena makes a simple pass to Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
60.24
Sport Club do Recife have made 3 substitutions with Cauã Didi replacing Charles Nguyen, Otávio Jorginho replacing Joao Batista Díaz and Tiago Hurtado replacing Afonso Almeida .
65.11
Enner Martínez darts forward. Enner Martínez flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Hurtado holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tiago Hurtado knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dos Santos Pele who gathers it comfortably.
66.34
Enner Martínez makes a simple pass to Luis Alberto Silva. Luis Alberto Silva makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tiago Hurtado. Tiago Hurtado lofts in a cross ball towards Cauê Pele. Cauê Pele is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but is denied by Dos Santos Pele. Excellent save.
72.35
Enner Martínez pushes mid-way up the pitch. Enner Martínez passes the ball forward to Tiago Hurtado. Tiago Hurtado shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
78.50
Luiz Felipe Pontarollo threads a neat ball through to Bruno Aravena. Bruno Aravena decides to run forward with the ball. Bruno Aravena lofts in a cross ball towards Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia directs the ball goalwards with his head but Erwin Azogue is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
79.39
Luis Alberto Silva advances with the ball. Luis Alberto Silva kicks a strong pass forward to Cauê Pele but the referee indicates it's offside!
81.08
Bruno Aravena threads a neat ball through to Franco Tapia. Franco Tapia shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Osbaldo Pineida. Excellent save.
83.39
Otávio Jorginho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cauê Pele. Cauê Pele whips in a cross ball towards André Farfán. André Farfán makes a looping header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Sport Club do Recife

Atlético Mineiro
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
30.9%
39.5%
29.6%

Scorers
Afonso Almeida 38
André Farfán 42, 48, 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to André Farfán of Sport Club do Recife

Match Ratings