Match Report


Sport Club do RecifeSport Club do Recife     AméricaAmérica
Ed DaviesEd Davies Ant Monev Ant Monev
Osbaldo PineidaO. Pineida75
G
1
G
76Pedro Henrique NoceraP. Nocera
Cauã DidiC. Didi67
D
2
D
70Ramón LeyvaR. Leyva
Enner MartínezE. Martínez80
D
captain3
D
58Joaquim OliveiraJ. Oliveira
Charles NguyenC. Nguyen70
D
4
D
69Gustavo CarecaG. Careca
Erwin AzogueE. Azogue80
D
5
D
61Claudio OrnelasC. Ornelas
Otávio JorginhoO. Jorginho67
M
6
M
70Jimmie AdamsJ. Adams
Gabriel PobleteG. Poblete76
M
7
M
51Matias CardosoM. Cardoso
Joao Batista DíazJ. Díaz77
M
8
M
51N. De Araujo PaganinN. Paganin
Tiago HurtadoT. Hurtado72
A
9
A
57Rodrigo PeladoR. Pelado
André FarfánA. Farfán86
A
10
A
64Daniel MaldonadoD. Maldonado
Cauê PeleC. Pele77
A
11captain
A
63Fabricio CohenF. Cohen
 
Simão LemusS. Lemus38
D
12
D
69Ramón GonzalesR. Gonzales
Hugo HidalgoH. Hidalgo82
A
13
M
43Luis A. EdnilsonL. Ednilson
Rui CribariR. Cribari64
A
14
A
53Luiz Miguel GónzalezL. Gónzalez

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Ilha do Retiro where Sport Club do Recife play host to América. A crowd of 19,547 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sport Club do Recife and América are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Eduardo Barbosa.


0.00
The whistle blows and América kick off!
3.45
Matias Cardoso hacks Gabriel Poblete from behind! The referee calls over Matias Cardoso and warns him to calm down! Gabriel Poblete hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.21
Joao Batista Díaz knocks the ball to his team mate, André Farfán. André Farfán knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Henrique Nocera who gathers it comfortably.
8.16
N. De Araujo Paganin hits a low pass to Rodrigo Pelado. Rodrigo Pelado lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Maldonado. Daniel Maldonado is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
9.19
Enner Martínez chips the ball to his team mate, Joao Batista Díaz. Joao Batista Díaz hits a low pass to André Farfán. André Farfán controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Tiago Hurtado through on goal. Tiago Hurtado side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
12.31
Jimmie Adams threads the ball through to Daniel Maldonado. Daniel Maldonado plays a quick one-two with Fabricio Cohen and rushes in on goal... Daniel Maldonado shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
16.57
Otávio Jorginho catches N. De Araujo Paganin on the ankles. Otávio Jorginho is given a warning by the referee! N. De Araujo Paganin runs off the knock.
24.16
Joao Batista Díaz makes a simple pass to André Farfán. André Farfán whips in a cross ball towards Cauê Pele. Cauê Pele is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Pedro Henrique Nocera gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
26.03
Tiago Hurtado comes in with a late challenge on Gustavo Careca. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gustavo Careca hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.42
Joao Batista Díaz plays the ball forward to Cauê Pele. Cauê Pele knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.56
Charles Nguyen chips the ball to his team mate, Otávio Jorginho. Otávio Jorginho flicks the ball to his team mate, Cauê Pele. Cauê Pele knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.00
Joao Batista Díaz threads the ball through to Tiago Hurtado. Tiago Hurtado plays a one-two with André Farfán and rushes in on goal... Tiago Hurtado comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. Magnificent save by Pedro Henrique Nocera!
33.54
Matias Cardoso advances with the ball. Matias Cardoso threads the ball through into the box. Daniel Maldonado strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it is tipped over by Osbaldo Pineida.
35.19
Fabricio Cohen takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Enner Martínez comes in with a tackle and wins the ball, clearing it upfield.
39.53
Fabricio Cohen barges into Enner Martínez. Fabricio Cohen is shown the yellow card! Enner Martínez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.14
Gabriel Poblete knocks the ball forward to Tiago Hurtado. Tiago Hurtado knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gustavo Careca.
45.00
Joaquim Oliveira pushes up the pitch. Joaquim Oliveira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fabricio Cohen. Fabricio Cohen tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
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. América also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sport Club do Recife players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Sport Club do Recife kick off and get the second half underway!
49.52
Otávio Jorginho sees André Farfán in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. André Farfán lofts in a cross ball towards Tiago Hurtado. Tiago Hurtado is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
59.39
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
60.33
Sport Club do Recife have made 2 substitutions with Hugo Hidalgo replacing Tiago Hurtado and Rui Cribari replacing Cauê Pele .
61.33
Joaquim Oliveira makes a strong solo run forward. Joaquim Oliveira makes a simple pass to Daniel Maldonado. Daniel Maldonado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.37
Joao Batista Díaz sees Hugo Hidalgo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hugo Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.52
Matias Cardoso threads a neat ball through to Daniel Maldonado. Daniel Maldonado whips in a cross ball towards Fabricio Cohen. Fabricio Cohen connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Fabricio Cohen scores for América!!
69.28
Charles Nguyen threads a neat ball through to Gabriel Poblete. Gabriel Poblete threads the ball through to André Farfán. André Farfán lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Hidalgo. Hugo Hidalgo makes a convincing header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
71.54
Ramón Leyva sees N. De Araujo Paganin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. N. De Araujo Paganin threads a neat ball through to Fabricio Cohen. Fabricio Cohen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Osbaldo Pineida who gathers it comfortably.
72.43
Erwin Azogue threads a neat ball through to Joao Batista Díaz. Joao Batista Díaz flicks the ball to his team mate, Rui Cribari. Rui Cribari rushes past Joaquim Oliveira! Rui Cribari side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
73.29
Enner Martínez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Poblete. Gabriel Poblete makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rui Cribari. Rui Cribari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.37
N. De Araujo Paganin flicks a high pass forward. Fabricio Cohen controls it well on his chest. Fabricio Cohen shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.51
Gustavo Careca flicks a high pass forward. Matias Cardoso collects the pass. Matias Cardoso knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Maldonado. Daniel Maldonado cuts inside the box! Daniel Maldonado side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
83.43
Ramón Leyva darts forward. Ramón Leyva controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Maldonado. Daniel Maldonado puts a great ball through. Rodrigo Pelado runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
84.04
Matias Cardoso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodrigo Pelado. Rodrigo Pelado knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cauã Didi.
87.26
Gustavo Careca clumsily knocks into André Farfán. The referee calls over Gustavo Careca and shows him a yellow card! André Farfán runs off the knock.
89.15
Otávio Jorginho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of André Farfán. André Farfán knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Charles Nguyen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Otávio Jorginho. Otávio Jorginho makes a simple pass to Hugo Hidalgo. Hugo Hidalgo lofts in a cross ball towards Rui Cribari. Rui Cribari is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sport Club do Recife!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Sport Club do Recife

América
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.8%
51.2%
Play Area
25.6%
46.5%
27.9%

Scorers
Rui Cribari 90
Fabricio Cohen 66

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

Match Ratings