Match Report


Avaí FCAvaí FC     Santa CruzSanta Cruz
Aleksandar NikolovAleksandar Nikolov Ralf Tillie Ralf Tillie
Diego Alberto GutiérrezD. Alberto Gutiérrez72
G
1
G
76Nicolas RubioN. Rubio
Oswaldo ContrerasO. Contreras82
D
2
D
70Ezequiel RubioE. Rubio
Amaral C. GónzalezA. Gónzalez74
D
3
D
71Bernardo De SouzaB. De Souza
Augusto HugoA. Hugo74
D
4captain
D
72Andres OteroA. Otero
Carlos CorreaC. Correa76
M
5
M
71Roberto Carlos MéndezR. Méndez
Russell ChandlerR. Chandler78
M
6
M
69Alessandro ZunigaA. Zuniga
Xavier CarbajalX. Carbajal75
M
7
M
70D. Santos MartinsD. Martins
Adalberto TapiaA. Tapia73
M
8
M
69Carlos MarinoC. Marino
Arturo EsterillaA. Esterilla77
A
9
A
68Nahuel CastanedaN. Castaneda
Cauã SivigliaC. Siviglia70
A
10
A
71Mauricio CruzM. Cruz
Alessandro BilicaA. Bilica80
A
captain11
A
68Amaro BustamanteA. Bustamante
 
Nathan MurphyN. Murphy70
D
12
D
67Alejo MateoA. Mateo
Matías LeivaM. Leiva71
M
13
M
69Virgil BedoyaV. Bedoya
Filipe DavilaF. Davila71
A
14
A
68Ted NoonanT. Noonan

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva where Avaí FC play host to Santa Cruz. A crowd of 19,455 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Avaí FC and Santa Cruz are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Daniel Souza.


0.00
Santa Cruz kick off and get the first half underway!
6.48
Augusto Hugo clumsily knocks into Mauricio Cruz. The referee calls over Augusto Hugo and shows him a yellow card! Mauricio Cruz carries on, but is struggling a bit.
8.04
Carlos Marino darts forward. Carlos Marino makes a probing pass to Mauricio Cruz but he's offside!
9.28
Carlos Marino sees Nahuel Castaneda in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nahuel Castaneda sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
10.11
D. Santos Martins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante plays a scrappy one-two with Mauricio Cruz and stumbles forward towards the goal... Amaro Bustamante makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
14.21
Russell Chandler threads a neat ball through to Cauã Siviglia. Cauã Siviglia plays a one-two with Alessandro Bilica and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Cauã Siviglia provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is miles over!
22.36
D. Santos Martins passes the ball forward to Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante passes the ball forward to Mauricio Cruz. Amaral C. Gónzalez hacks Mauricio Cruz from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
26.33
Andres Otero plays the ball forward to Alessandro Zuniga. Alessandro Zuniga surges forward with the ball. Alessandro Zuniga lofts in a cross ball towards Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda makes a looping header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
32.43
With imagination, Alessandro Zuniga picks a pass forward to Mauricio Cruz. Mauricio Cruz shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
38.18
Roberto Carlos Méndez makes a probing pass to Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante shoots from long range but it is miles over!
40.57
D. Santos Martins threads the ball through to Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Amaro Bustamante provides some space. He shoots at goal. Solid save from Diego Alberto Gutiérrez.
44.38
Alessandro Zuniga chips the ball to his team mate, Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda plays a quick one-two with Amaro Bustamante and rushes in on goal... Nahuel Castaneda makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Diego Alberto Gutiérrez is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Avaí FC have changed their lineup with Filipe Davila replacing Cauã Siviglia. Santa Cruz appear unchanged since the first half. The Avaí FC players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Avaí FC start the second half!
48.16
Augusto Hugo comes in with a late challenge on Alessandro Zuniga. Augusto Hugo is warned by the referee! Alessandro Zuniga gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
49.32
Oswaldo Contreras threads the ball through to Adalberto Tapia. Adalberto Tapia threads the ball through to Filipe Davila. Filipe Davila plays a scrappy one-two with Alessandro Bilica and stumbles forward towards the goal... Filipe Davila shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Nicolas Rubio gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
54.52
Alessandro Bilica barges into Andres Otero. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Andres Otero stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.38
Andres Otero flicks a high pass forward. Alessandro Zuniga controls it well on his chest. Alessandro Zuniga flicks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Cruz. Mauricio Cruz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Amaro Bustamante but the linesman indicates offside!
60.38
Avaí FC have made 2 substitutions with Nathan Murphy replacing Amaral C. Gónzalez and Matías Leiva replacing Xavier Carbajal .Santa Cruz have made 3 substitutions with Alejo Mateo replacing Andres Otero, Virgil Bedoya replacing Alessandro Zuniga and Ted Noonan replacing Amaro Bustamante .
65.28
Roberto Carlos Méndez flicks a high pass forward to Mauricio Cruz who brings the ball under control. Mauricio Cruz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.16
Nathan Murphy threads a neat ball through to Carlos Correa. Carlos Correa knocks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Esterilla. Arturo Esterilla runs straight at the defence! Arturo Esterilla rockets a shot on goal. Arturo Esterilla scores for Avaí FC!!
69.10
Ezequiel Rubio clumsily knocks into Arturo Esterilla. The referee brings Ezequiel Rubio to one side and gives him a warning! Arturo Esterilla stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.48
Adalberto Tapia makes a simple pass to Alessandro Bilica. Alessandro Bilica runs straight at the defence! Alessandro Bilica cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Nicolas Rubio has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
75.20
Augusto Hugo passes the ball forward to Carlos Correa. Carlos Correa flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Esterilla controls it well on his chest. Arturo Esterilla tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Nicolas Rubio. Excellent save.
77.57
Bernardo De Souza comes in with a late challenge on Filipe Davila. Bernardo De Souza is given a warning by the referee! Filipe Davila stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.25
Carlos Correa sees Arturo Esterilla in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arturo Esterilla advances inside the box! Arturo Esterilla strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
81.16
Bernardo De Souza clumsily knocks into Arturo Esterilla. The referee brings Bernardo De Souza to one side and gives him another warning! Arturo Esterilla hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.21
Nathan Murphy makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matías Leiva. Matías Leiva flicks a high pass forward. Alessandro Bilica holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alessandro Bilica shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
89.43
Ezequiel Rubio flicks the ball to his team mate, Virgil Bedoya. Virgil Bedoya makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Avaí FC

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

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
30.4%
43%
26.6%

Scorers
Arturo Esterilla 66, 78
Alessandro Bilica 72
Amaro Bustamante 10

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arturo Esterilla of Avaí FC

Match Ratings