Match Report


Ceará SCCeará SC     Joinville Esporte ClubeJoinville Esporte Clube
Computer Player Computer Player Robert Ursell Robert Ursell
Perry GruenebaumP. Gruenebaum70
G
1
G
73William HallW. Hall
Raul AlvesR. Alves68
D
2
D
82Gustavo ReynaG. Reyna
Bob RamosB. Ramos67
D
3captain
D
75Francisco AmauriF. Amauri
Erick AloisioE. Aloisio64
D
4
D
74Matías EscobarM. Escobar
Alexandre AthirsonA. Athirson53
D
5
D
74Mateo BatistutaM. Batistuta
Afonso AldairA. Aldair73
M
6
M
74Otoniel VenturaO. Ventura
Arthur AllenA. Allen71
M
7
M
74Bernardo BarriosB. Barrios
Marcelo NavarroM. Navarro70
M
captain8
M
74Gabriel GonzálezG. González
Dwight JohnsonD. Johnson69
A
9
A
73Virgil GruenebaumV. Gruenebaum
Gabriel NoceraG. Nocera68
A
10
A
71Hugo TostaoH. Tostao
Joaquim IñacioJ. Iñacio63
A
11
A
71Nicolás RomoN. Romo
 
Corey HallC. Hall64
M
12
D
72Dale StewartD. Stewart
Johnny AllenJ. Allen62
M
13
A
72Derrick FerrariD. Ferrari
Da Conceiao CarvalhoD. Carvalho59
M
14
M
71Thomas LealT. Leal

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Estádio Castelão where Ceará SC play host to Joinville Esporte Clube. A crowd of 17,845 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Ceará SC and Joinville Esporte Clube are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Joaquim Rai.


0.00
Ceará SC kick off and get the match underway!
2.29
Francisco Amauri sees a break and surges forward. Francisco Amauri runs straight at the opposition's defence. Francisco Amauri tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
4.58
Gabriel González changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Gabriel González knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolás Romo. Nicolás Romo makes a looping header on goal. Nicolás Romo scores for Joinville Esporte Clube!!
9.34
Raul Alves threads the ball through to Arthur Allen. Arthur Allen flicks a high pass forward. Joaquim Iñacio controls it well on his chest. Joaquim Iñacio shoots from long range but William Hall is on top of it.
10.03
Matías Escobar makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Otoniel Ventura. Otoniel Ventura hits a low pass to Hugo Tostao. Hugo Tostao finds some space and shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
16.44
Marcelo Navarro flicks a high pass forward to Dwight Johnson who brings the ball under control. Dwight Johnson knocks in a cross ball towards Joaquim Iñacio. Joaquim Iñacio makes a deft header but is denied by William Hall. Excellent save.
21.45
Bob Ramos pushes mid-way up the pitch. Bob Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Dwight Johnson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dwight Johnson knocks the ball forward, putting Joaquim Iñacio through on goal. Joaquim Iñacio takes a shot at goal. Good keeping from William Hall as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
22.13
Marcelo Navarro takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Erick Aloisio rockets a shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
24.08
Francisco Amauri flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel González collects the pass. Gabriel González knocks the ball forward to Hugo Tostao. Hugo Tostao cuts inside the box! Hugo Tostao cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
28.10
Marcelo Navarro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joaquim Iñacio. Joaquim Iñacio shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
30.14
Otoniel Ventura runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Otoniel Ventura puts a great ball through. Hugo Tostao runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
32.32
Afonso Aldair comes in with a late challenge on Gabriel González. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gabriel González hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.31
Bernardo Barrios deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Virgil Gruenebaum. Virgil Gruenebaum shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
36.35
Mateo Batistuta clumsily knocks into Dwight Johnson. The referee brings Mateo Batistuta to one side and gives him a warning! Dwight Johnson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.32
Bernardo Barrios decides to run forward with the ball. Bernardo Barrios shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
42.38
Arthur Allen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gabriel Nocera. Gabriel Nocera lofts in a cross ball towards Dwight Johnson. Dwight Johnson knocks the ball goalwards with his head but William Hall reads it well. Great save!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ceará SC appear unchanged since the first half. Joinville Esporte Clube also appear unchanged since the first half. The Ceará SC players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Joinville Esporte Clube kick off the second half!
48.27
Arthur Allen changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Arthur Allen plays a scrappy one-two with Joaquim Iñacio and stumbles forward towards the goal... Arthur Allen muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
51.39
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
55.30
Gabriel González hacks Afonso Aldair from behind! Gabriel González is warned by the referee! Afonso Aldair runs off the knock.
57.19
Matías Escobar makes a beautiful solo run. Matías Escobar knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Tostao. Hugo Tostao edges inside the box! Hugo Tostao shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
61.56
Raul Alves threads a neat ball through to Marcelo Navarro. Marcelo Navarro flicks a high pass forward. Joaquim Iñacio controls it well on his chest. Joaquim Iñacio cuts inside the box! Joaquim Iñacio side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
69.55
Arthur Allen flicks a high pass forward. Dwight Johnson controls it well on his chest. Dwight Johnson plays a one-two with Gabriel Nocera and advances towards the goal... Dwight Johnson tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
73.42
Bob Ramos flicks a high pass forward to Arthur Allen who brings the ball under control. Arthur Allen passes the ball forward to Joaquim Iñacio. Joaquim Iñacio knocks in a cross ball towards Dwight Johnson. Dwight Johnson knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
75.31
Erick Aloisio makes a probing pass to Afonso Aldair. Afonso Aldair hits a low pass to Joaquim Iñacio. Joaquim Iñacio lofts in a cross ball towards Gabriel Nocera. Gabriel Nocera connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
78.44
Mateo Batistuta breaks forward. Mateo Batistuta makes a simple pass to Hugo Tostao. Hugo Tostao knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Perry Gruenebaum who gathers it comfortably.
81.50
Marcelo Navarro changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Marcelo Navarro shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
84.33
Otoniel Ventura controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Virgil Gruenebaum. Virgil Gruenebaum shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.22
Gustavo Reyna brings the ball forward. Gustavo Reyna threads a neat ball through to Virgil Gruenebaum. Virgil Gruenebaum finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
89.59
Arthur Allen sees Dwight Johnson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dwight Johnson tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
Marcelo Navarro threads the ball through to Dwight Johnson. Dwight Johnson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to William Hall who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Ceará SC

Joinville Esporte Clube
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
7
6
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.7%
39.3%
Play Area
24.7%
46.1%
29.2%

Scorers
Dwight Johnson 70
Nicolás Romo 5
Hugo Tostao 10, 24

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hugo Tostao of Joinville Esporte Clube

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)yellow card
6
7.Arthur Allen (MID)
7
8.Marcelo Navarro (MID)
7
9.Dwight Johnson (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Gabriel Nocera (ATT)
6
11.Joaquim Iñacio (ATT)
7
 
12.Corey Hall (MID)
0
13.Johnny Allen (MID)
0
14.Da Conceiao Carvalho (MID)
0

1.William Hall (GK)
7
2.Gustavo Reyna (DEF)
6
3.Francisco Amauri (DEF)
6
4.Matías Escobar (DEF)
6
5.Mateo Batistuta (DEF)
6
6.Otoniel Ventura (MID)
7
7.Bernardo Barrios (MID)
6
8.Gabriel González (MID)
7
9.Virgil Gruenebaum (ATT)
6
10.Hugo Tostao (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Nicolás Romo (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Dale Stewart (DEF)
0
13.Derrick Ferrari (ATT)
0
14.Thomas Leal (MID)
0