Match Report


Ceará SCCeará SC     GrêmioGrêmio
Computer Player Computer Player John Ramsay John Ramsay
Perry GruenebaumP. Gruenebaum70
G
1
G
72Gonçalo SantiagoG. Santiago
Raul AlvesR. Alves68
D
2
D
67Agustin BarajasA. Barajas
Bob RamosB. Ramos67
D
3
D
68Nuno BarraganN. Barragan
Erick AloisioE. Aloisio64
D
4captain
D
65Oscar UstruckO. Ustruck
Alexandre AthirsonA. Athirson53
D
5
D
69Patricio DelgadoP. Delgado
Afonso AldairA. Aldair73
M
6
M
71Santiago LeonardoS. Leonardo
Arthur AllenA. Allen71
M
7
M
73Benjamín BassedasB. Bassedas
Marcelo NavarroM. Navarro70
M
captain8
M
73Juan Pablo SolanoJ. Solano
Dwight JohnsonD. Johnson69
A
9
A
73Renato AlmeidaR. Almeida
Gabriel NoceraG. Nocera68
A
10
A
71Daniel FuentesD. Fuentes
Joaquim IñacioJ. Iñacio63
A
11
A
71Anthony SuggsA. Suggs
 
Corey HallC. Hall64
M
12
D
73Luis KorbL. Korb
Johnny AllenJ. Allen62
M
13
A
72Diego SalgadoD. Salgado
Da Conceiao CarvalhoD. Carvalho59
M
14
M
75Nelson CabreraN. Cabrera

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estádio Castelão where Ceará SC play host to Grêmio. A crowd of 16,690 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Ceará SC and Grêmio are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Sanchez Cribari.


0.00
Grêmio kick off!
3.11
Seeing a gap ahead, Juan Pablo Solano plays the ball forward to Anthony Suggs. Anthony Suggs controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
18.10
Arthur Allen flicks a high ball forward to Dwight Johnson who takes it down. Dwight Johnson knocks in a cross ball towards Joaquim Iñacio. Oscar Ustruck clumsily knocks into Joaquim Iñacio. Joaquim Iñacio appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
21.56
Santiago Leonardo sees space and advances. Santiago Leonardo finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
27.08
Arthur Allen flicks a high pass forward. Joaquim Iñacio collects the pass. Joaquim Iñacio knocks in a cross ball towards Dwight Johnson. Dwight Johnson finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Gonçalo Santiago with no chance!! Goal for Ceará SC!
33.20
Santiago Leonardo runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Santiago Leonardo lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Fuentes. Alexandre Athirson barges into Daniel Fuentes. Daniel Fuentes appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
34.10
Santiago Leonardo barges into Marcelo Navarro. The referee calls over Santiago Leonardo and shows him a yellow card! Marcelo Navarro runs off the knock.
40.04
Benjamín Bassedas darts forward. Benjamín Bassedas controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
44.31
Erick Aloisio passes the ball forward to Arthur Allen. Arthur Allen runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Arthur Allen sees Gabriel Nocera just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Gabriel Nocera cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Benjamín Bassedas threads a neat ball through to Renato Almeida. Renato Almeida runs straight at the defence! Renato Almeida rockets a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Ceará SC kick off!
51.13
Bob Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Afonso Aldair collects the pass. Afonso Aldair takes it forward alone. Afonso Aldair lofts in a cross ball towards Joaquim Iñacio. Joaquim Iñacio directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
53.23
Bob Ramos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arthur Allen. Arthur Allen threads the ball through to Dwight Johnson. Dwight Johnson lofts in a cross ball towards Joaquim Iñacio. Joaquim Iñacio powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
54.16
Bob Ramos punts the ball hopefully upfield. Dwight Johnson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
57.45
Nuno Barragan hits a low pass to Santiago Leonardo. Santiago Leonardo flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Fuentes collects the pass. Daniel Fuentes lofts in a cross ball towards Renato Almeida. Renato Almeida knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
60.21
Grêmio have made a substitution with Nelson Cabrera replacing Juan Pablo Solano .
66.12
Agustin Barajas knocks the ball forward to Santiago Leonardo. Santiago Leonardo hits a low pass to Renato Almeida. Renato Almeida runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Renato Almeida provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
71.55
Afonso Aldair flicks the ball to his team mate, Dwight Johnson. Dwight Johnson lofts in a cross ball towards Joaquim Iñacio. Joaquim Iñacio is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it's a lousy effort!
72.20
Marcelo Navarro kicks a strong pass forward to Gabriel Nocera. Gabriel Nocera shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.23
Raul Alves flicks a high pass forward to Arthur Allen who brings the ball under control. Arthur Allen darts forward. Arthur Allen shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
77.03
Marcelo Navarro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dwight Johnson. Dwight Johnson shoots from 20 yards. Gonçalo Santiago easily gets down and covers it.
78.37
Alexandre Athirson kicks a strong pass forward to Arthur Allen. Arthur Allen kicks a strong pass forward to Dwight Johnson. Dwight Johnson lofts in a cross ball towards Joaquim Iñacio. Joaquim Iñacio knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Gonçalo Santiago is on top of it.
79.19
Nuno Barragan threads the ball through to Nelson Cabrera. Nelson Cabrera flicks a high pass forward to Renato Almeida who brings the ball neatly under control. Renato Almeida cuts inside the box! Renato Almeida looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
83.40
Nelson Cabrera barges into Afonso Aldair. Nelson Cabrera is shown the yellow card! Afonso Aldair runs off the knock.
84.27
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
85.36
Nelson Cabrera makes a probing pass to Daniel Fuentes. Daniel Fuentes rushes past Erick Aloisio! Daniel Fuentes side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Ceará SC

Grêmio
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.1%
34.9%
Play Area
26.5%
48.2%
25.3%

Scorers
Dwight Johnson 27, 54
Renato Almeida 57, 79
Daniel Fuentes 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Renato Almeida of Grêmio

Match Ratings
1.Perry Gruenebaum (GK)
6
2.Raul Alves (DEF)
6
3.Bob Ramos (DEF)
6
4.Erick Aloisio (DEF)
6
5.Alexandre Athirson (DEF)
6
6.Afonso Aldair (MID)
6
7.Arthur Allen (MID)
7
8.Marcelo Navarro (MID)
6
9.Dwight Johnson (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Gabriel Nocera (ATT)
6
11.Joaquim Iñacio (ATT)
6
 
12.Corey Hall (MID)
0
13.Johnny Allen (MID)
0
14.Da Conceiao Carvalho (MID)
0

1.Gonçalo Santiago (GK)
6
2.Agustin Barajas (DEF)
6
3.Nuno Barragan (DEF)
6
4.Oscar Ustruck (DEF)
6
5.Patricio Delgado (DEF)
6
6.Santiago Leonardo (MID)yellow card
6
7.Benjamín Bassedas (MID)
6
8.Juan Pablo Solano (MID)
6
9.Renato Almeida (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Daniel Fuentes (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Anthony Suggs (ATT)
6
 
12.Luis Korb (DEF)
0
13.Diego Salgado (ATT)
0
14.Nelson Cabrera (MID)yellow card
6