Match Report


CruzeiroCruzeiro     Esporte Clube BahiaEsporte Clube Bahia
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Franco FloresF. Flores67
G
1
G
57Antonio Carlos BrancoA. Branco
Raul PereiraR. Pereira66
D
2
D
67Edwin WardE. Ward
Ian MontesI. Montes63
D
3
D
66Emiliano RivasE. Rivas
Rúben CribariR. Cribari60
D
4
D
64Marcio AthirsonM. Athirson
Willington CanalesW. Canales59
D
5
D
59Marcos Vinicius PeladoM. Pelado
Mauricio VigilM. Vigil68
M
6
D
59Rafael JuniorR. Junior
Facundo SosaF. Sosa67
M
7
M
67Erick RonaldoE. Ronaldo
Byron ParkerB. Parker67
M
8
M
62Vasco QuintanillaV. Quintanilla
João CavalcanteJ. Cavalcante62
M
captain9
A
66Alessandro NavarreteA. Navarrete
Marcos Vinicius TeixeiraM. Teixeira65
A
10
A
65Valentín ZavagnoV. Zavagno
Santos B.J. CardosoS. Cardoso63
A
11captain
A
63Lorenzo FerreiraL. Ferreira
 
Rui JorginhoR. Jorginho59
D
12
A
59Igor AlvesI. Alves
Iago FerreiraI. Ferreira59
A
13
D
54Martins CardosoM. Cardoso
Mateus IñacioM. Iñacio58
G
14
M
53Lucas Gabriel Vitor SantiagoL. Vitor Santiago

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Mineirão where Cruzeiro play host to Esporte Clube Bahia. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cruzeiro are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Esporte Clube Bahia appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Isaac Souza.


0.00
Esporte Clube Bahia kick off and get the match underway!
2.31
Vasco Quintanilla deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Navarrete. Alessandro Navarrete whips in a cross ball towards Lorenzo Ferreira. Lorenzo Ferreira shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Rúben Cribari clears it off the line with his head!
3.05
Byron Parker makes a simple pass to Marcos Vinicius Teixeira. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
4.31
Vasco Quintanilla flicks the ball to his team mate, Valentín Zavagno. Valentín Zavagno shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
10.18
Willington Canales controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Facundo Sosa. Facundo Sosa flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Emiliano Rivas.
14.48
Ian Montes flicks a high pass forward. Facundo Sosa collects the pass. Facundo Sosa sees space and advances. Facundo Sosa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Antonio Carlos Branco smothers it!
16.34
Mauricio Vigil passes the ball forward to Marcos Vinicius Teixeira. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
20.31
Vasco Quintanilla passes the ball forward to Valentín Zavagno. Valentín Zavagno lofts in a cross ball towards Alessandro Navarrete. Alessandro Navarrete makes a deft header but Franco Flores is on top of it.
27.53
Byron Parker clumsily knocks into Vasco Quintanilla. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vasco Quintanilla gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
28.56
Valentín Zavagno hacks Rúben Cribari from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rúben Cribari stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.18
Facundo Sosa makes a simple pass to Marcos Vinicius Teixeira. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
34.36
Facundo Sosa hacks Vasco Quintanilla from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vasco Quintanilla gets up but these knocks are taking their toll on his game.
36.14
Marcos Vinicius Teixeira comes in with a late challenge on Edwin Ward. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira is shown the yellow card! Edwin Ward carries on, but is struggling a bit.
40.41
João Cavalcante flicks the ball to his team mate, Santos B.J. Cardoso. Santos B.J. Cardoso knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Antonio Carlos Branco who gathers it comfortably.
44.13
Byron Parker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcos Vinicius Teixeira. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Antonio Carlos Branco who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cruzeiro appear unchanged since the first half. Esporte Clube Bahia also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Cruzeiro kick off the second half!
48.54
Vasco Quintanilla catches Byron Parker on the ankles. The referee calls over Vasco Quintanilla and warns him to calm down! Byron Parker carries on, but is struggling a bit.
51.13
João Cavalcante controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Santos B.J. Cardoso. Santos B.J. Cardoso whips in a cross ball towards Marcos Vinicius Teixeira. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira flicks the ball with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
53.51
Rúben Cribari flicks a high pass forward. Byron Parker holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Byron Parker flicks a high pass forward. Santos B.J. Cardoso holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Santos B.J. Cardoso finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
60.12
Esporte Clube Bahia have made a substitution with Lucas Gabriel Vitor Santiago replacing Erick Ronaldo .
75.25
Alessandro Navarrete catches Ian Montes on the ankles. The referee brings Alessandro Navarrete to one side and gives him a warning! Ian Montes stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.29
Esporte Clube Bahia have made 2 substitutions with Igor Alves replacing Valentín Zavagno and Martins Cardoso replacing Lorenzo Ferreira .
79.54
Lucas Gabriel Vitor Santiago knocks the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Navarrete. Alessandro Navarrete finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
83.21
Rúben Cribari passes the ball forward to Byron Parker. Byron Parker flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira collects the pass. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edwin Ward.
87.56
Vasco Quintanilla chips the ball to his team mate, Igor Alves. Igor Alves plays a scrappy one-two with Alessandro Navarrete and advances towards the goal... Igor Alves makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Cruzeiro

Esporte Clube Bahia
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
72.9%
27.1%
Play Area
22.9%
50%
27.1%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rúben Cribari of Cruzeiro

Match Ratings