Match Report


GrêmioGrêmio     CriciúmaCriciúma
John RamsayJohn Ramsay Cristi Anghel Cristi Anghel
Hashim VillalobosH. Villalobos43
G
1
G
79Gabriel AzconaG. Azcona
Agustin BarajasA. Barajas67
D
2
D
78Gianni ValenciaG. Valencia
Bernardo HurtadoB. Hurtado70
D
3
D
78Oscar MendozaO. Mendoza
Luis KorbL. Korb73
D
captain4captain
D
79John HidalgoJ. Hidalgo
Patricio DelgadoP. Delgado69
D
5
D
85Alvaro GonzalesA. Gonzales
Nelson CabreraN. Cabrera75
M
6
M
81Pinheiro L. MartinsP. Martins
Benjamín BassedasB. Bassedas73
M
7
M
80Mike SullivanM. Sullivan
Juan Pablo SolanoJ. Solano73
M
8
M
82Javier CortesJ. Cortes
Renato AlmeidaR. Almeida73
A
9
A
84Brandon OrtizB. Ortiz
Diego SalgadoD. Salgado72
A
10
A
78Julio BrooksJ. Brooks
Anthony SuggsA. Suggs71
A
11
A
77Alvin RamirezA. Ramirez
 
Nuno BarraganN. Barragan68
D
12
D
37Johnny MeredithJ. Meredith
Daniel FuentesD. Fuentes71
A
13
M
26Bernard ArnouxB. Arnoux
Santiago LeonardoS. Leonardo71
M
14
A
69Agustin TrevinoA. Trevino

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Arena do Grêmio where Grêmio play host to Criciúma. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Grêmio and Criciúma are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matheus Henrique Fernandes.


0.00
Grêmio kick off the first half!
4.21
With vision, John Hidalgo plays the ball forward to Pinheiro L. Martins. Pinheiro L. Martins kicks a strong pass forward to Julio Brooks. Julio Brooks controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
6.56
Gianni Valencia flicks a high pass forward. Pinheiro L. Martins collects the pass. Pinheiro L. Martins brings the ball forward. Pinheiro L. Martins controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
9.06
Juan Pablo Solano flicks a high ball forward to Renato Almeida who takes it down. Renato Almeida shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
12.09
Pinheiro L. Martins decides to run forward with the ball. Pinheiro L. Martins knocks in a cross ball towards Brandon Ortiz. Brandon Ortiz heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
15.09
Javier Cortes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julio Brooks. Julio Brooks whips in a cross ball towards Brandon Ortiz. Brandon Ortiz shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.08
Juan Pablo Solano knocks the ball forward to Anthony Suggs. Anthony Suggs knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gabriel Azcona who gathers it comfortably.
33.51
Juan Pablo Solano threads a neat ball through to Renato Almeida. Renato Almeida tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
34.43
Benjamín Bassedas hits a low pass to Anthony Suggs. Anthony Suggs shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
36.26
Gianni Valencia knocks the ball to his team mate, Javier Cortes. Javier Cortes flicks a high pass forward. Brandon Ortiz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Brandon Ortiz finds some space and shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.57
Juan Pablo Solano flicks a high ball forward to Anthony Suggs who takes it down. Anthony Suggs passes the ball forward to Renato Almeida. Renato Almeida rockets a shot on goal but Gabriel Azcona is on top of his game. Good save!
45.00
Nelson Cabrera flicks a high ball forward to Renato Almeida who takes it down. Renato Almeida threads a neat, attacking ball through to Diego Salgado. Diego Salgado comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Grêmio appear unchanged since the first half. Criciúma also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Criciúma get the second half underway!
48.51
Javier Cortes flicks a high pass forward. Alvin Ramirez collects the pass. Alvin Ramirez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luis Korb.
49.29
Juan Pablo Solano hacks Pinheiro L. Martins from behind! Juan Pablo Solano is warned by the referee! Pinheiro L. Martins grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
51.15
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
55.45
Nelson Cabrera chips the ball to his team mate, Diego Salgado. Diego Salgado knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gianni Valencia.
57.16
Pinheiro L. Martins threads a neat ball through to Alvin Ramirez. Alvin Ramirez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brandon Ortiz but he's offside!
59.46
Oscar Mendoza flicks a high pass forward. Mike Sullivan controls it well on his chest. Mike Sullivan passes the ball forward to Alvin Ramirez. Alvin Ramirez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Agustin Barajas.
60.50
Grêmio have made a substitution with Santiago Leonardo replacing Juan Pablo Solano .
61.58
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
67.22
Javier Cortes sees Alvin Ramirez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alvin Ramirez lofts in a cross ball towards Julio Brooks. Julio Brooks connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
69.53
Benjamín Bassedas controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Diego Salgado. Diego Salgado shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
72.20
Alvaro Gonzales advances with the ball. Alvaro Gonzales flicks a high pass forward to Alvin Ramirez who brings the ball neatly under control. Alvin Ramirez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.42
Nelson Cabrera advances with the ball. Nelson Cabrera whips in a cross ball towards Renato Almeida. Renato Almeida finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
75.21
Agustin Barajas flicks a high ball forward to Santiago Leonardo who takes it down. Santiago Leonardo threads a neat ball through to Renato Almeida. Renato Almeida whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Suggs. Anthony Suggs rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Gabriel Azcona is on top of it.
78.06
Bernardo Hurtado deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Santiago Leonardo. Santiago Leonardo flicks a high pass forward. Diego Salgado controls it well on his chest. Diego Salgado shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.28
Benjamín Bassedas makes a probing pass to Renato Almeida. Renato Almeida passes the ball forward but Diego Salgado is offside!
83.26
Gianni Valencia clumsily knocks into Diego Salgado. The referee warns Gianni Valencia to calm down! Diego Salgado hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Grêmio

Criciúma
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
21.6%
43.2%
35.1%

Scorers
Brandon Ortiz 12, 15, 36

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Brandon Ortiz of Criciúma

Match Ratings