Match Report


Santa CruzSanta Cruz     CriciúmaCriciúma
Ralf TillieRalf Tillie Cristi Anghel Cristi Anghel
Nicolas RubioN. Rubio76
G
1
G
79Gabriel AzconaG. Azcona
Bernardo De SouzaB. De Souza71
D
2
D
78Gianni ValenciaG. Valencia
Hector ReedH. Reed70
D
3
D
79John HidalgoJ. Hidalgo
Andres OteroA. Otero72
D
captain4
D
78Oscar MendozaO. Mendoza
Roberto Carlos MéndezR. Méndez71
M
5captain
D
85Alvaro GonzalesA. Gonzales
D. Santos MartinsD. Martins70
M
6
M
83Servando MartinezS. Martinez
Emanuel DidiE. Didi72
M
7
M
79Salvador FierroS. Fierro
Carlos MarinoC. Marino69
M
8
M
79Mike SullivanM. Sullivan
Nahuel CastanedaN. Castaneda67
A
9
A
76Wálter HurtadoW. Hurtado
Mauricio CruzM. Cruz71
A
10
A
78Julio BrooksJ. Brooks
Amaro BustamanteA. Bustamante68
A
11
A
77Alvin RamirezA. Ramirez
 
Ezequiel RubioE. Rubio69
D
12
D
79Francisco DavisF. Davis
Alessandro ZunigaA. Zuniga68
M
13
M
81Pinheiro L. MartinsP. Martins
Ted NoonanT. Noonan68
A
14
A
33Paquito PachecoP. Pacheco

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Estádio do Arruda where Santa Cruz play host to Criciúma. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Santa Cruz are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Criciúma appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sanchez Cribari.


0.00
Criciúma start the match!
2.35
Servando Martinez makes a probing pass to Julio Brooks. Julio Brooks lofts in a cross ball towards Alvin Ramirez. Alvin Ramirez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but somehow Nicolas Rubio manages to keep it out.
3.46
John Hidalgo threads a neat ball through to Servando Martinez. Servando Martinez makes a probing pass to Julio Brooks. Julio Brooks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.06
Bernardo De Souza flicks a high pass forward to Carlos Marino who brings the ball under control. Carlos Marino sees Nahuel Castaneda in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nahuel Castaneda rushes past Oscar Mendoza! Nahuel Castaneda takes a shot at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Santa Cruz are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
9.31
Roberto Carlos Méndez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.45
Salvador Fierro runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Salvador Fierro lofts in a cross ball towards Alvin Ramirez. Alvin Ramirez outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Nicolas Rubio reads it well. Good keeping!
15.45
Andres Otero chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Carlos Méndez. Roberto Carlos Méndez threads a neat ball through to Mauricio Cruz. Mauricio Cruz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.03
D. Santos Martins laces a through ball forward to Mauricio Cruz. Mauricio Cruz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
20.19
Andres Otero flicks a high pass forward. D. Santos Martins controls it well on his chest. D. Santos Martins sees Amaro Bustamante in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Amaro Bustamante lofts in a cross ball towards Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
24.55
Emanuel Didi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.22
Andres Otero sees D. Santos Martins in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. D. Santos Martins makes a simple pass to Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante shoots from long range but is denied by Gabriel Azcona. Excellent save.
32.57
Carlos Marino makes a probing pass to Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante shoots from distance but somehow Gabriel Azcona manages to keep it out.
33.48
Mike Sullivan threads the ball through to Wálter Hurtado. Wálter Hurtado lofts in a cross ball towards Julio Brooks. Julio Brooks beats his man to it with a header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.21
Alvaro Gonzales deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Salvador Fierro. Salvador Fierro threads a neat ball through to Wálter Hurtado. Wálter Hurtado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.27
Alvaro Gonzales threads a neat ball through to Salvador Fierro. Salvador Fierro makes an attacking run forward. Salvador Fierro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
39.22
Andres Otero hits a low pass to D. Santos Martins. D. Santos Martins controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alvaro Gonzales.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Santa Cruz appear unchanged since the first half. Criciúma also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Santa Cruz start the second half!
47.32
Mike Sullivan knocks the ball forward to Wálter Hurtado. Wálter Hurtado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.15
Salvador Fierro flicks a high pass forward. Julio Brooks controls it well on his chest. Julio Brooks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.09
Mike Sullivan brings the ball forward. Mike Sullivan lofts in a cross ball towards Alvin Ramirez. Alvin Ramirez makes a looping header on goal. Superb reactions from Nicolas Rubio. What a save!
57.07
Servando Martinez surges forward with the ball. Servando Martinez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicolas Rubio who gathers it comfortably.
60.22
Santa Cruz have made 3 substitutions with Ezequiel Rubio replacing Bernardo De Souza, Alessandro Zuniga replacing D. Santos Martins and Ted Noonan replacing Nahuel Castaneda .
71.55
Oscar Mendoza makes a simple pass to Salvador Fierro. Salvador Fierro makes a simple pass to Wálter Hurtado. Wálter Hurtado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.41
Andres Otero makes a simple pass to Alessandro Zuniga. Alessandro Zuniga chips the ball to his team mate, Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante knocks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Cruz. Mauricio Cruz tries a spectacular strike but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
83.37
Servando Martinez takes a quick throw-in. Salvador Fierro sees Alvin Ramirez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alvin Ramirez shoots from long range. Solid save from Nicolas Rubio. What a great pair of hands!
84.47
Servando Martinez knocks the ball to his team mate, Julio Brooks. Julio Brooks lofts in a cross ball towards Alvin Ramirez. Alvin Ramirez fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but Nicolas Rubio is on top of it.
87.17
Servando Martinez comes in with a late challenge on Carlos Marino. The referee calls over Servando Martinez and shows him a yellow card! Carlos Marino runs off the knock.
89.45
John Hidalgo clumsily knocks into Amaro Bustamante. The referee calls over John Hidalgo and shows him a yellow card! Amaro Bustamante hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Santa Cruz

Criciúma
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.7%
47.3%
Play Area
26.9%
43%
30.1%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicolas Rubio of Santa Cruz

Match Ratings