Match Report


São PauloSão Paulo     Avaí FCAvaí FC
Will SullyWill Sully Aleksandar Nikolov Aleksandar Nikolov
Gilbert Carlos ArceG. Carlos Arce79
G
captain1
G
72Diego Alberto GutiérrezD. Alberto Gutiérrez
Carlos BetancourtC. Betancourt75
D
2
D
82Oswaldo ContrerasO. Contreras
Rafael DelacruzR. Delacruz72
D
3
D
74Amaral C. GónzalezA. Gónzalez
Luis A. RivelinoL. Rivelino72
D
4
D
74Augusto HugoA. Hugo
Sebastian FrancoS. Franco73
D
5
M
76Carlos CorreaC. Correa
Joaquín ZanettiJ. Zanetti78
M
6
M
78Russell ChandlerR. Chandler
Mauricio GilM. Gil80
M
7
M
75Xavier CarbajalX. Carbajal
Gordon MooseG. Moose76
M
8
M
74Adalberto TapiaA. Tapia
Bob AduB. Adu77
A
9
A
77Arturo EsterillaA. Esterilla
Marcos VeronM. Veron77
A
10
A
70Cauã SivigliaC. Siviglia
Mike RogersM. Rogers74
A
11captain
A
80Alessandro BilicaA. Bilica
 
Damir GutiérrezD. Gutiérrez71
D
12
D
70Nathan MurphyN. Murphy
Simón FigueroaS. Figueroa77
M
13
M
71Joaquín GuerreroJ. Guerrero
Delio HernandezD. Hernandez72
A
14
A
71Filipe DavilaF. Davila

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Morumbi where São Paulo play host to Avaí FC. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
São Paulo are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Avaí FC appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Luiz Gustavo Lucas.


0.00
Avaí FC start the match!
2.20
Luis A. Rivelino launches a long ball forward. Marcos Veron knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oswaldo Contreras.
6.23
Gordon Moose makes a simple pass to Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron knocks in a cross ball towards Bob Adu. Bob Adu is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
9.10
Amaral C. Gónzalez sees Adalberto Tapia in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Adalberto Tapia knocks the ball forward to Arturo Esterilla. Arturo Esterilla plays a quick one-two with Cauã Siviglia and rushes in on goal... Arturo Esterilla shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Gilbert Carlos Arce.
10.47
Cauã Siviglia takes a quick corner, playing it short to Arturo Esterilla. Arturo Esterilla heads the ball, flicking it across the into the box. Luis A. Rivelino jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
12.52
Joaquín Zanetti plays the ball forward to Bob Adu. Bob Adu knocks in a cross ball towards Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron makes a looping header on goal but is denied by Diego Alberto Gutiérrez. Excellent save.
14.46
Joaquín Zanetti knocks the ball to his team mate, Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers lofts in a cross ball towards Bob Adu. Bob Adu heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but Augusto Hugo is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
15.34
It's a corner kick which Mauricio Gil takes quickly, playing the ball short to Sebastian Franco. Sebastian Franco shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.01
Bob Adu comes in with a late challenge on Amaral C. Gónzalez. The referee calls over Bob Adu and shows him a yellow card! Amaral C. Gónzalez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.13
Arturo Esterilla clumsily knocks into Sebastian Franco. Arturo Esterilla is shown the yellow card! Sebastian Franco runs off the knock.
20.00
Amaral C. Gónzalez kicks a strong pass forward to Xavier Carbajal. Xavier Carbajal knocks the ball forward to Cauã Siviglia. Cauã Siviglia knocks in a cross ball towards Alessandro Bilica. Alessandro Bilica is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
21.29
Gordon Moose flicks the ball to his team mate, Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers shoots from long range. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mike Rogers!
27.30
Augusto Hugo comes in with a late challenge on Marcos Veron. The referee calls over Augusto Hugo and shows him a yellow card! Marcos Veron gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
28.59
Russell Chandler threads a neat ball through to Cauã Siviglia. Cauã Siviglia plays a scrappy one-two with Arturo Esterilla and stumbles forward towards the goal... Sebastian Franco comes in with a late challenge on Cauã Siviglia. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
32.02
Amaral C. Gónzalez barges into Bob Adu. Amaral C. Gónzalez is shown the yellow card! Bob Adu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.33
Joaquín Zanetti flicks the ball to his team mate, Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
36.00
Joaquín Zanetti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron whips in a cross ball towards Bob Adu. Bob Adu is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Diego Alberto Gutiérrez.
39.45
Gordon Moose flicks a high pass forward. Bob Adu holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bob Adu knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Augusto Hugo.
40.33
Gordon Moose knocks the ball to his team mate, Bob Adu. Bob Adu whips in a cross ball towards Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
42.21
Russell Chandler makes a beautiful solo run. Russell Chandler passes the ball forward but Arturo Esterilla is offside!
45.00
Joaquín Zanetti chips the ball to his team mate, Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers makes a pass forward but Marcos Veron is yards offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. São Paulo appear unchanged since the first half. Avaí FC have changed their lineup with Filipe Davila replacing Cauã Siviglia. The Avaí FC players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
São Paulo kick off and get the second half underway!
47.17
With imagination, Joaquín Zanetti plays the ball forward to Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron lofts in a cross ball towards Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers beats his man to it with a header. Diego Alberto Gutiérrez is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
51.20
Joaquín Zanetti knocks the ball to his team mate, Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Diego Alberto Gutiérrez who gathers it comfortably.
53.37
Gordon Moose flicks a high pass forward. Bob Adu holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bob Adu rushes past Augusto Hugo! Bob Adu shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Diego Alberto Gutiérrez. Excellent save.
55.51
Russell Chandler flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Esterilla controls it well on his chest. Arturo Esterilla makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Filipe Davila. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Filipe Davila provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
57.56
Carlos Correa knocks the ball forward to Filipe Davila. Filipe Davila makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arturo Esterilla but he's offside!
60.45
São Paulo have made a substitution with Damir Gutiérrez replacing Luis A. Rivelino .Avaí FC have made 2 substitutions with Nathan Murphy replacing Amaral C. Gónzalez and Joaquín Guerrero replacing Carlos Correa .
61.45
Damir Gutiérrez threads the ball through to Mauricio Gil. Mauricio Gil passes the ball forward to Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.25
Gordon Moose brings the ball forward. Gordon Moose finds some space and shoots from distance. Diego Alberto Gutiérrez comfortably gets down and covers it.
69.21
Oswaldo Contreras threads the ball through to Russell Chandler. Russell Chandler takes it forward alone. Russell Chandler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.13
Russell Chandler makes a probing pass to Filipe Davila. Filipe Davila puts a great ball through but Arturo Esterilla is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
77.04
São Paulo have made a substitution with Delio Hernandez replacing Bob Adu .
78.13
Nathan Murphy kicks a strong pass forward to Russell Chandler. Russell Chandler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alessandro Bilica. Alessandro Bilica knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rafael Delacruz.
87.18
Russell Chandler threads a neat ball through to Arturo Esterilla. Arturo Esterilla shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
89.43
Rafael Delacruz kicks a strong pass forward to Mauricio Gil. Mauricio Gil flicks a high pass forward. Mike Rogers collects the pass. Mike Rogers tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
Adalberto Tapia knocks the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Bilica. Alessandro Bilica plays a one-two with Filipe Davila and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Alessandro Bilica provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Gilbert Carlos Arce smothers it!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

São Paulo

Avaí FC
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
10
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
23.5%
42.4%
34.1%

Scorers
Bob Adu 6
Mike Rogers 21, 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mike Rogers of São Paulo

Match Ratings