Match Report


GrêmioGrêmio     Sport Club do RecifeSport Club do Recife
John RamsayJohn Ramsay Ed Davies Ed Davies
Gonçalo SantiagoG. Santiago72
G
1
G
75Osbaldo PineidaO. Pineida
Agustin BarajasA. Barajas66
D
2
D
67Cauã DidiC. Didi
Oscar UstruckO. Ustruck65
D
3
D
74Luís PeladoL. Pelado
Nuno BarraganN. Barragan68
D
captain4
D
70Charles NguyenC. Nguyen
Manuel SantosM. Santos76
D
5
D
72Ethan SchilawskiE. Schilawski
Matias EdnilsonM. Ednilson58
M
6captain
M
74Thomas ValdanoT. Valdano
Benjamín BassedasB. Bassedas72
M
7
M
83Fernando FuertesF. Fuertes
Juan Pablo SolanoJ. Solano72
M
8
M
71Luis Alberto SilvaL. Silva
Renato AlmeidaR. Almeida73
A
9
A
72Tiago HurtadoT. Hurtado
Diego SalgadoD. Salgado72
A
10
A
75Ysrael CuevaY. Cueva
Anthony SuggsA. Suggs71
A
11
A
77Cauê PeleC. Pele
 
Nahuel EnriquezN. Enriquez76
D
12
D
80Erwin AzogueE. Azogue
Armando CruzA. Cruz74
M
13
M
67Otávio JorginhoO. Jorginho
Daniel FuentesD. Fuentes71
A
14
A
86André FarfánA. Farfán

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Arena do Grêmio where Grêmio play host to Sport Club do Recife. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Grêmio and Sport Club do Recife are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Eduardo Barbosa.


0.00
Sport Club do Recife start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.11
Fernando Fuertes chips the ball to his team mate, Cauê Pele. Cauê Pele shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
6.30
Nuno Barragan makes a strong solo run forward. Nuno Barragan runs straight at the opposition's defence. Nuno Barragan shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
10.06
Benjamín Bassedas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Diego Salgado. Diego Salgado shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
12.54
Thomas Valdano flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Hurtado collects the pass. Tiago Hurtado shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
16.13
With great vision, Fernando Fuertes plays the ball forward to Ysrael Cueva. Ysrael Cueva knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oscar Ustruck.
18.45
Thomas Valdano hits a low pass to Tiago Hurtado. Tiago Hurtado whips in a cross ball towards Ysrael Cueva. Ysrael Cueva powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
20.12
Charles Nguyen makes a probing pass to Luis Alberto Silva. Without breaking stride, Luis Alberto Silva plays the ball forward to Tiago Hurtado. Tiago Hurtado shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
24.53
Nuno Barragan clumsily knocks into Cauê Pele. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cauê Pele runs off the knock.
26.37
Benjamín Bassedas flicks a high ball forward to Diego Salgado who takes it down. Diego Salgado knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cauã Didi.
27.36
Luís Pelado knocks the ball to his team mate, Luis Alberto Silva. Luis Alberto Silva knocks the ball forward to Ysrael Cueva. Ysrael Cueva finds some space and shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Gonçalo Santiago had no chance!! Goal for Sport Club do Recife!
30.43
Juan Pablo Solano clumsily knocks into Thomas Valdano. The referee calls over Juan Pablo Solano and warns him to calm down! Thomas Valdano grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
34.06
Benjamín Bassedas threads the ball through to Anthony Suggs. Anthony Suggs knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.14
Renato Almeida hacks Charles Nguyen from behind! Renato Almeida is given a warning by the referee! Charles Nguyen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.15
Matias Ednilson sees space and advances. Matias Ednilson lofts in a cross ball towards Renato Almeida. Renato Almeida gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Grêmio kick off the second half!
47.20
Benjamín Bassedas flicks a high pass forward. Renato Almeida collects the pass. Renato Almeida makes a pass forward but Anthony Suggs is yards offside!
48.32
Nuno Barragan knocks the ball forward to Juan Pablo Solano. Juan Pablo Solano flicks a high pass forward to Diego Salgado who brings the ball under control. Diego Salgado controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Osbaldo Pineida manages to gather it comfortably.
53.00
Fernando Fuertes hacks Benjamín Bassedas from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Benjamín Bassedas runs off the knock.
60.20
Grêmio have made a substitution with Daniel Fuentes replacing Juan Pablo Solano .Sport Club do Recife have made a substitution with Otávio Jorginho replacing Thomas Valdano .
63.46
Charles Nguyen flicks a high ball forward to Otávio Jorginho who takes it down. Otávio Jorginho makes a simple pass to Ysrael Cueva. Ysrael Cueva shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
66.16
Otávio Jorginho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tiago Hurtado. Tiago Hurtado shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
67.08
Luis Alberto Silva kicks a strong pass forward to Cauê Pele. Cauê Pele shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
71.47
Benjamín Bassedas flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Suggs holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Anthony Suggs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Renato Almeida but he's offside!
72.20
Otávio Jorginho clumsily knocks into Daniel Fuentes. The referee calls over Otávio Jorginho and shows him a yellow card! Daniel Fuentes runs off the knock.
73.38
Nuno Barragan catches Tiago Hurtado on the ankles. The referee brings Nuno Barragan to one side and gives him a warning! Tiago Hurtado stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.51
Benjamín Bassedas clumsily knocks into Fernando Fuertes. The referee calls over Benjamín Bassedas and warns him to calm down! Fernando Fuertes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.07
Ethan Schilawski kicks a strong pass forward to Fernando Fuertes. Fernando Fuertes decides to run forward with the ball. Fernando Fuertes lofts in a cross ball towards Cauê Pele. Cauê Pele heads the ball goalwards. Gonçalo Santiago manages to gather it.
81.08
Agustin Barajas makes a probing pass to Benjamín Bassedas. Benjamín Bassedas threads a neat ball through to Anthony Suggs. Anthony Suggs sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
84.36
Fernando Fuertes kicks a strong pass forward to Tiago Hurtado. Tiago Hurtado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Matias Ednilson comes in with a late challenge on Luis Alberto Silva. Matias Ednilson is shown the yellow card! Luis Alberto Silva stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Grêmio

Sport Club do Recife
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
27.5%
48.8%
23.8%

Scorers
Ysrael Cueva 27
Cauê Pele 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cauê Pele of Sport Club do Recife

Match Ratings
1.Gonçalo Santiago (GK)
6
2.Agustin Barajas (DEF)
6
3.Oscar Ustruck (DEF)
6
4.Nuno Barragan (DEF)yellow card
7
5.Manuel Santos (DEF)
6
6.Matias Ednilson (MID)yellow card
6
7.Benjamín Bassedas (MID)
7
8.Juan Pablo Solano (MID)
6
9.Renato Almeida (ATT)
6
10.Diego Salgado (ATT)
6
11.Anthony Suggs (ATT)
6
 
12.Nahuel Enriquez (DEF)
0
13.Armando Cruz (MID)
0
14.Daniel Fuentes (ATT)
6

1.Osbaldo Pineida (GK)
7
2.Cauã Didi (DEF)
6
3.Luís Pelado (DEF)
6
4.Charles Nguyen (DEF)
7
5.Ethan Schilawski (DEF)
6
6.Thomas Valdano (MID)
6
7.Fernando Fuertes (MID)yellow card
6
8.Luis Alberto Silva (MID)
9
9.Tiago Hurtado (ATT)
6
10.Ysrael Cueva (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Cauê Pele (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Erwin Azogue (DEF)
0
13.Otávio Jorginho (MID)yellow card
5
14.André Farfán (ATT)
0