Match Report


Santa CruzSanta Cruz     Sport Club do RecifeSport Club do Recife
Ralf TillieRalf Tillie Ed Davies Ed Davies
Nicolas RubioN. Rubio76
G
1
G
75Osbaldo PineidaO. Pineida
Agustin MezaA. Meza38
D
2
D
80Enner MartínezE. Martínez
Bernardo De SouzaB. De Souza71
D
captain3
D
74Luís PeladoL. Pelado
Alejo MateoA. Mateo67
D
4
D
75Alessandro PaquitoA. Paquito
Roberto Carlos MéndezR. Méndez71
M
5
A
72Tiago HurtadoT. Hurtado
Virgil BedoyaV. Bedoya69
M
6
M
74Thomas ValdanoT. Valdano
D. Santos MartinsD. Martins70
M
7
M
83Fernando FuertesF. Fuertes
Carlos MarinoC. Marino69
M
8
M
73Juan BarronJ. Barron
Nahuel CastanedaN. Castaneda68
A
9
A
67Afonso AlmeidaA. Almeida
Mauricio CruzM. Cruz71
A
10captain
A
82Hugo HidalgoH. Hidalgo
Amaro BustamanteA. Bustamante68
A
11
A
75Ysrael CuevaY. Cueva
 
Joaquim BernhardtJ. Bernhardt54
M
12
D
68Cauã DidiC. Didi
Alessandro ZunigaA. Zuniga69
M
13
M
76Gabriel PobleteG. Poblete
Ted NoonanT. Noonan68
A
14
A
66Guilherme ZapataG. Zapata

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Estádio do Arruda where Santa Cruz play host to Sport Club do Recife. A crowd of 18,007 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Santa Cruz are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sport Club do Recife appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Matheus Henrique Fernandes.


0.00
Sport Club do Recife kick off and get the match underway!
2.41
Luís Pelado pushes up the pitch. Luís Pelado deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Hidalgo. Hugo Hidalgo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bernardo De Souza.
6.38
Seeing a gap ahead, Bernardo De Souza picks a pass forward to Carlos Marino. Carlos Marino threads the ball through to Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
9.25
Tiago Hurtado takes a short throw-in bringing Alessandro Paquito into play. Alessandro Paquito flicks a high pass forward. Juan Barron holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan Barron flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Hidalgo collects the pass. Hugo Hidalgo finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
12.54
D. Santos Martins knocks the ball to his team mate, Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda knocks in a cross ball towards Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Osbaldo Pineida with no chance!! Goal for Santa Cruz!
22.54
D. Santos Martins flicks a high pass forward. Nahuel Castaneda controls it well on his chest. Nahuel Castaneda makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante takes a shot at goal. Osbaldo Pineida gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
26.41
Luís Pelado hits a low pass to Fernando Fuertes. Fernando Fuertes makes a simple pass to Ysrael Cueva. Ysrael Cueva knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.01
Juan Barron controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Hidalgo. Hugo Hidalgo shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Nicolas Rubio. What a great pair of hands!
30.36
Agustin Meza flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Marino. Carlos Marino makes a simple pass to Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante knocks the ball forward to Nahuel Castaneda but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
32.25
Alessandro Paquito kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Valdano. Thomas Valdano sees Ysrael Cueva in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ysrael Cueva edges inside the box! Ysrael Cueva muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Alejo Mateo.
36.34
Alessandro Paquito sees Thomas Valdano in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thomas Valdano threads a neat ball through to Afonso Almeida. Afonso Almeida knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alejo Mateo.
38.49
Alejo Mateo flicks a high ball forward to Carlos Marino who takes it down. Carlos Marino makes an attacking run forward. Carlos Marino sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.16
Juan Barron threads a neat ball through to Ysrael Cueva. Ysrael Cueva knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Agustin Meza.
44.13
Fernando Fuertes plays the ball forward to Afonso Almeida. Afonso Almeida shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
Fernando Fuertes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Afonso Almeida. Afonso Almeida shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Santa Cruz appear unchanged since the first half. Sport Club do Recife also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sport Club do Recife players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Santa Cruz kick off the second half!
48.20
Enner Martínez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan Barron. Juan Barron laces a through ball forward to Afonso Almeida. Afonso Almeida advances inside the box! Afonso Almeida tries a spectacular strike but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
49.17
Fernando Fuertes flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Hidalgo. Hugo Hidalgo tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
51.45
Juan Barron surges forward with the ball. Juan Barron plays a scrappy one-two with Hugo Hidalgo and stumbles forward towards the goal... Juan Barron makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
54.51
Thomas Valdano flicks a high pass forward. Afonso Almeida holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Afonso Almeida sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
57.17
Without breaking stride, Carlos Marino plays the ball forward to Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante puts a great ball through. Nahuel Castaneda runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
59.45
Agustin Meza hacks Hugo Hidalgo from behind! Agustin Meza is shown the yellow card! Hugo Hidalgo gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.10
Santa Cruz have made 2 substitutions with Alessandro Zuniga replacing Virgil Bedoya and Ted Noonan replacing Nahuel Castaneda .Sport Club do Recife have made a substitution with Gabriel Poblete replacing Juan Barron .
66.13
Gabriel Poblete clumsily knocks into Alessandro Zuniga. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alessandro Zuniga stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.02
Luís Pelado breaks forward. Luís Pelado brings the ball forward. Luís Pelado lofts in a cross ball towards Ysrael Cueva. Ysrael Cueva finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
75.02
Fernando Fuertes makes a beautiful solo run. Fernando Fuertes shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
83.11
Carlos Marino makes a probing pass to Ted Noonan. Ted Noonan lofts in a cross ball towards Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante connects with a diving header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
84.13
Gabriel Poblete flicks the ball to his team mate, Afonso Almeida. Afonso Almeida edges inside the box! Afonso Almeida strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Superb reactions from Nicolas Rubio. What a save!
85.51
Alessandro Paquito threads the ball through to Gabriel Poblete. Gabriel Poblete flicks a high ball forward to Afonso Almeida who takes it down. Afonso Almeida knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alejo Mateo.
87.54
Fernando Fuertes hacks Alessandro Zuniga from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alessandro Zuniga runs off the knock.
89.44
Luís Pelado barges into Ted Noonan. Luís Pelado is given a warning by the referee! Ted Noonan stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Santa Cruz

Sport Club do Recife
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
3
8
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
30.2%
69.8%
Play Area
31.4%
43%
25.6%

Scorers
Amaro Bustamante 13

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Amaro Bustamante of Santa Cruz

Match Ratings