Match Report


AméricaAmérica     FlamengoFlamengo
Ant MonevAnt Monev Maurice Joseph Cole Maurice Joseph Cole
Pedro Henrique NoceraP. Nocera75
G
1
G
87Mario BangueraM. Banguera
Ramón LeyvaR. Leyva70
D
2
D
72Gabriel RiveraG. Rivera
Joaquim OliveiraJ. Oliveira58
D
3
D
68Alessandro CafùA. Cafù
Gustavo CarecaG. Careca69
D
4
D
72Sal BeckermanS. Beckerman
Claudio OrnelasC. Ornelas61
D
5
D
76Lucas BatistutaL. Batistuta
Martim AlvarézM. Alvaréz54
M
6
M
78Russell ChandlerR. Chandler
Matias CardosoM. Cardoso51
M
7
M
79Oscar CaniggiaO. Caniggia
N. De Araujo PaganinN. Paganin51
M
8
A
75Henrique FrancoH. Franco
Rodrigo PeladoR. Pelado57
A
9
A
76Todd MoralesT. Morales
Daniel MaldonadoD. Maldonado64
A
10
A
76Matias CostaM. Costa
Fabricio CohenF. Cohen63
A
captain11captain
A
77Juan ZambranoJ. Zambrano
 
Ramón GonzalesR. Gonzales69
D
12
M
78Derek CarterD. Carter
Luis A. EdnilsonL. Ednilson43
M
13
M
76Gelmin SantosG. Santos
Luiz Miguel GónzalezL. Gónzalez53
A
14
A
70Nathan AlvesN. Alves

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Estádio Independência where América play host to Flamengo. A crowd of 20,266 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
América are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Flamengo appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Ribeiro.


0.00
América start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.48
Russell Chandler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Todd Morales. Todd Morales shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.04
Ramón Leyva clumsily knocks into Henrique Franco. The referee brings Ramón Leyva to one side and gives him a warning! Henrique Franco hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.04
Alessandro Cafù makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oscar Caniggia. Oscar Caniggia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Todd Morales. Todd Morales plays a sublime one-two with Henrique Franco and races in on goal... Todd Morales rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
18.10
N. De Araujo Paganin threads the ball through to Daniel Maldonado. Daniel Maldonado knocks in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Pelado. Rodrigo Pelado beats his man to it with a header. Rodrigo Pelado scores for América!!
22.51
Claudio Ornelas threads the ball through to Matias Cardoso. Matias Cardoso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabricio Cohen. Fabricio Cohen tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Mario Banguera manages to gather it comfortably.
24.14
N. De Araujo Paganin flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Maldonado collects the pass. Daniel Maldonado shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
26.19
Without breaking stride, Oscar Caniggia plays the ball forward to Juan Zambrano. Juan Zambrano lofts in a cross ball towards Henrique Franco. Henrique Franco rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
30.02
Alessandro Cafù kicks a strong pass forward to Russell Chandler. Russell Chandler makes a simple pass to Matias Costa. Matias Costa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Joaquim Oliveira.
33.16
Oscar Caniggia decides to run forward with the ball. Oscar Caniggia whips in a cross ball towards Todd Morales. Todd Morales makes a deft header. Pedro Henrique Nocera manages to gather it.
34.14
N. De Araujo Paganin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabricio Cohen. Fabricio Cohen shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
38.54
Oscar Caniggia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan Zambrano. Juan Zambrano whips in a cross ball towards Matias Costa. Matias Costa is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Pedro Henrique Nocera manages to gather it.
45.00
Joaquim Oliveira advances with the ball. Joaquim Oliveira passes the ball forward to Daniel Maldonado. Daniel Maldonado knocks in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Pelado. Rodrigo Pelado heads the ball goalwards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. América are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. América appear unchanged since the first half. Flamengo also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Flamengo kick off!
49.01
Oscar Caniggia makes a simple pass to Juan Zambrano. Juan Zambrano lofts in a cross ball towards Henrique Franco. Henrique Franco beats his man to it with a header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
55.24
Oscar Caniggia makes a simple pass to Juan Zambrano. Juan Zambrano lofts in a cross ball towards Todd Morales. Todd Morales powers a header at goal. Pedro Henrique Nocera effortlessly punches it away to safety.
63.04
Joaquim Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. Matias Cardoso holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matias Cardoso knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Maldonado. Daniel Maldonado shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
67.20
Martim Alvaréz catches Oscar Caniggia on the ankles. The referee calls over Martim Alvaréz and shows him a yellow card! Oscar Caniggia stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.27
Oscar Caniggia knocks the ball forward to Juan Zambrano. Juan Zambrano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Pedro Henrique Nocera is on top of it.
72.24
Lucas Batistuta flicks a high ball forward to Russell Chandler who takes it down. Russell Chandler threads a neat ball through to Matias Costa. Matias Costa knocks in a cross ball towards Todd Morales. Todd Morales heads the ball goalwards but it flies just wide!
75.21
Sal Beckerman makes a simple pass to Oscar Caniggia. Oscar Caniggia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matias Costa. Matias Costa shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
77.46
Flamengo have made a substitution with Nathan Alves replacing Matias Costa .
78.50
Gabriel Rivera sees space and advances. Gabriel Rivera threads the ball through to Nathan Alves. Nathan Alves sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Pedro Henrique Nocera!
83.01
Lucas Batistuta sees Oscar Caniggia in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oscar Caniggia surges forward with the ball. Oscar Caniggia knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Henrique Franco is offside!
85.42
Sal Beckerman flicks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Caniggia. Oscar Caniggia flicks a high pass forward. Henrique Franco controls it well on his chest. Henrique Franco knocks in a cross ball towards Todd Morales. Todd Morales gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's a lousy effort!
87.52
Russell Chandler flicks a high pass forward to Juan Zambrano who brings the ball under control. Juan Zambrano controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
89.33
Oscar Caniggia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Henrique Franco. Henrique Franco knocks in a cross ball towards Nathan Alves. Nathan Alves rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is tipped over by Pedro Henrique Nocera.
90.00
Oscar Caniggia takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Fabricio Cohen reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

América

Flamengo
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.8%
59.2%
Play Area
35.2%
43.7%
21.1%

Scorers
Rodrigo Pelado 18
Daniel Maldonado 63
Henrique Franco 26

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Daniel Maldonado of América

Match Ratings