Match Report


Sociedade Esportiva PalmeirasSociedade Esportiva Palmeiras     Santa CruzSanta Cruz
Derek RobsonDerek Robson Ralf Tillie Ralf Tillie
Leonardo FerreiraL. Ferreira72
G
1
G
76Nicolas RubioN. Rubio
Juan Ignacio ColomboJ. Colombo73
D
2
D
71Bernardo De SouzaB. De Souza
Máximo BangueraM. Banguera80
D
captain3
D
70Hector ReedH. Reed
Edder LucenaE. Lucena84
D
4captain
D
72Andres OteroA. Otero
Leandro TeixeiraL. Teixeira83
M
5
M
71Roberto Carlos MéndezR. Méndez
Daniel EsterillaD. Esterilla76
M
6
M
70D. Santos MartinsD. Martins
Tomás AraújoT. Araújo76
M
7
M
72Emanuel DidiE. Didi
Carlos RojasC. Rojas81
M
8
M
69Carlos MarinoC. Marino
Rudy MarteliR. Marteli84
A
9
A
67Nahuel CastanedaN. Castaneda
Pedro ReynaP. Reyna78
A
10
A
71Mauricio CruzM. Cruz
Roberto FalcónR. Falcón83
A
11
A
68Amaro BustamanteA. Bustamante
 
Lonnie ScottL. Scott72
D
12
D
69Ezequiel RubioE. Rubio
Isaac DidiI. Didi73
A
13
M
68Virgil BedoyaV. Bedoya
Lorenzo RodriguesL. Rodrigues70
A
14
A
68Ted NoonanT. Noonan

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Allianz Parque where Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras play host to Santa Cruz. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras and Santa Cruz are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Sanchez Cribari.


0.00
The first half starts with Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras kicking off!
3.42
Edder Lucena breaks forward. Edder Lucena makes a probing pass to Roberto Falcón. Roberto Falcón knocks in a cross ball towards Rudy Marteli. Rudy Marteli finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Nicolas Rubio had no chance!! Goal for Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras!
8.09
Daniel Esterilla threads a neat ball through to Rudy Marteli. Rudy Marteli lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Reyna. Pedro Reyna outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
9.30
Andres Otero flicks a high pass forward. D. Santos Martins collects the pass. D. Santos Martins makes an attacking run forward. D. Santos Martins shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Leonardo Ferreira smothers it!
14.21
Máximo Banguera flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Esterilla who takes it down. Seeing a gap ahead, Daniel Esterilla plays the ball forward to Pedro Reyna. Pedro Reyna tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
15.34
Amaro Bustamante catches Juan Ignacio Colombo on the ankles. Amaro Bustamante is given a warning by the referee! Juan Ignacio Colombo stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.09
Juan Ignacio Colombo darts forward. Juan Ignacio Colombo threads the ball through to Roberto Falcón. Roberto Falcón whips in a cross ball towards Pedro Reyna. Pedro Reyna finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
22.56
Tomás Araújo threads a neat ball through to Roberto Falcón. Roberto Falcón chips the ball to his team mate, Rudy Marteli. Rudy Marteli muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Nicolas Rubio smothers it!
24.47
Tomás Araújo flicks a high ball forward to Pedro Reyna who takes it down. Pedro Reyna skips past Hector Reed! Pedro Reyna strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it is miles over!
27.09
D. Santos Martins flicks the ball to his team mate, Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
36.53
Hector Reed sees a break and surges forward. Showing composure, Hector Reed plays the ball forward to Mauricio Cruz. Mauricio Cruz plays a scrappy one-two with Nahuel Castaneda and advances towards the goal... Mauricio Cruz rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
39.18
Hector Reed threads a neat ball through to Emanuel Didi. Emanuel Didi takes it forward alone. Emanuel Didi knocks in a cross ball towards Nahuel Castaneda. With a superhuman jump, Nahuel Castaneda connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but is denied by Leonardo Ferreira. Excellent save.
42.01
Bernardo De Souza flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Marino. Carlos Marino flicks a high ball forward to Mauricio Cruz who takes it down. Mauricio Cruz knocks in a cross ball towards Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Leonardo Ferreira manages to gather it comfortably.
44.52
Carlos Marino 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 Edder Lucena.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. Santa Cruz appear unchanged since the first half. The Santa Cruz players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Santa Cruz start the second half!
47.17
Roberto Carlos Méndez makes a simple pass to Mauricio Cruz. Mauricio Cruz lofts in a cross ball towards Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante rises majestically and gets a header on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
48.07
Without breaking stride, Carlos Rojas plays the ball forward to Pedro Reyna. Pedro Reyna knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.19
D. Santos Martins kicks a strong pass forward to Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda shoots from outside the area. 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.
51.24
D. Santos Martins makes an attacking run forward. D. Santos Martins shoots from long range but is denied by Leonardo Ferreira. Excellent save.
59.52
Daniel Esterilla chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Reyna. Pedro Reyna knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.08
Santa Cruz have made 3 substitutions with Ezequiel Rubio replacing Andres Otero, Virgil Bedoya replacing Roberto Carlos Méndez and Ted Noonan replacing Amaro Bustamante .
61.11
Máximo Banguera flicks a high ball forward to Leandro Teixeira who takes it down. Leandro Teixeira plays the ball forward to Pedro Reyna. Pedro Reyna plays a scrappy one-two with Roberto Falcón and advances towards the goal... Pedro Reyna comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
63.17
Virgil Bedoya controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ted Noonan. Ted Noonan shoots from 20 yards but Leonardo Ferreira is on top of it.
69.16
Emanuel Didi threads a neat ball through to Mauricio Cruz. Mauricio Cruz shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
71.22
D. Santos Martins chips the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Cruz. Mauricio Cruz makes a probing pass between the defence to Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
79.10
Máximo Banguera threads a neat ball through to Leandro Teixeira. Leandro Teixeira makes an attacking run forward. Leandro Teixeira shoots from outside the area. Leandro Teixeira scores for Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras!!
84.12
Carlos Rojas flicks a high pass forward. Rudy Marteli collects the pass. Rudy Marteli threads the ball through to Roberto Falcón but he's offside!
89.51
Virgil Bedoya passes the ball forward to Ted Noonan. Ted Noonan plays a one-two with Nahuel Castaneda and advances towards the goal... Edder Lucena catches Ted Noonan on the ankles. Ted Noonan appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
90.00
Daniel Esterilla passes the ball forward to Roberto Falcón. Roberto Falcón knocks the ball forward to Rudy Marteli but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

Santa Cruz
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
29.2%
43.1%
27.8%

Scorers
Rudy Marteli 3
Leandro Teixeira 79
Mauricio Cruz 37
Nahuel Castaneda 71

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

Match Ratings