Match Report


São PauloSão Paulo     Joinville Esporte ClubeJoinville Esporte Clube
Will SullyWill Sully Robert Ursell Robert Ursell
Pedro CéspedesP. Céspedes73
G
1
G
73William HallW. Hall
Carlos BetancourtC. Betancourt75
D
captain2
D
72Dale StewartD. Stewart
Luis A. RivelinoL. Rivelino72
D
3captain
D
82Gustavo ReynaG. Reyna
Damir GutiérrezD. Gutiérrez71
D
4
D
75Francisco AmauriF. Amauri
Sebastian FrancoS. Franco73
D
5
D
74Mateo BatistutaM. Batistuta
Joaquín ZanettiJ. Zanetti78
M
6
M
68Paolo SantanaP. Santana
Mauricio GilM. Gil80
M
7
M
74Otoniel VenturaO. Ventura
Simón FigueroaS. Figueroa77
M
8
M
71Thomas LealT. Leal
Brad SchneiderB. Schneider71
A
9
A
72Derrick FerrariD. Ferrari
Marcos VeronM. Veron77
A
10
A
71Hugo TostaoH. Tostao
Mike RogersM. Rogers74
A
11
A
80Rinaldo SánchezR. Sánchez
 
Rafael DelacruzR. Delacruz72
D
12
D
48Enzo JuniorE. Junior
Gordon MooseG. Moose76
M
13
A
42Mariano S. TaffarelM. Taffarel
Delio HernandezD. Hernandez72
A
14
M
45Leonardo Aloisio DasilvaL. Aloisio Dasilva

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Morumbi where São Paulo play host to Joinville Esporte Clube. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both São Paulo and Joinville Esporte Clube are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Eduardo Barbosa.


0.00
Joinville Esporte Clube kick off!
3.49
Simón Figueroa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron lofts in a cross ball towards Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers whips the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
6.49
Damir Gutiérrez passes the ball forward to Mauricio Gil. Mauricio Gil knocks the ball to his team mate, Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
14.03
Paolo Santana flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Tostao holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hugo Tostao shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Pedro Céspedes manages to gather it.
16.35
Paolo Santana flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Tostao holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hugo Tostao controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
20.51
Mauricio Gil darts forward. Mauricio Gil deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcos Veron but the linesman indicates offside!
22.31
Thomas Leal kicks a strong pass forward to Rinaldo Sánchez. Rinaldo Sánchez shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
24.20
Thomas Leal threads a neat ball through to Derrick Ferrari. Derrick Ferrari shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
26.18
Joaquín Zanetti threads a neat ball through to Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers shoots from long range but it flies wide!
28.42
Damir Gutiérrez hacks Derrick Ferrari from behind! The referee brings Damir Gutiérrez to one side and gives him a warning! Derrick Ferrari stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.09
Simón Figueroa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mateo Batistuta.
33.42
Carlos Betancourt takes a short throw-in bringing Luis A. Rivelino into play. Luis A. Rivelino knocks the ball forward to Mauricio Gil. Mauricio Gil deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to William Hall who gathers it comfortably.
40.45
Simón Figueroa hacks Paolo Santana from behind! The referee brings Simón Figueroa to one side and gives him a warning! Paolo Santana runs off the knock.
42.36
Luis A. Rivelino hits a low pass to Mauricio Gil. Mauricio Gil decides to run forward with the ball. Mauricio Gil kicks a strong pass forward to Marcos Veron but the referee indicates it's offside!
44.55
Carlos Betancourt sees space and advances. Carlos Betancourt threads a neat ball through to Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. São Paulo are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
45.00
Simón Figueroa hits a low pass to Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. São Paulo appear unchanged since the first half. Joinville Esporte Clube also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with São Paulo kicking off!
48.57
Thomas Leal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Tostao. Hugo Tostao knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luis A. Rivelino.
49.01
Sebastian Franco flicks a high ball forward to Joaquín Zanetti who takes it down. Joaquín Zanetti flicks the ball to his team mate, Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Brad Schneider is offside!
51.34
Sebastian Franco makes a probing pass to Joaquín Zanetti. Joaquín Zanetti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron knocks in a cross ball towards Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
54.53
Thomas Leal passes the ball forward to Derrick Ferrari. Derrick Ferrari shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.58
Joaquín Zanetti passes the ball forward to Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron lofts in a cross ball towards Brad Schneider. Brad Schneider gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but William Hall is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
61.51
Mauricio Gil flicks a high ball forward to Marcos Veron who takes it down. Marcos Veron tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
65.21
Otoniel Ventura controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Derrick Ferrari. Derrick Ferrari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.46
Paolo Santana runs straight at the opposition's defence. Paolo Santana knocks in a cross ball towards Derrick Ferrari. Derrick Ferrari finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Pedro Céspedes picks it out of the air!
77.31
São Paulo have made a substitution with Rafael Delacruz replacing Carlos Betancourt .
83.24
Thomas Leal flicks a high pass forward. Rinaldo Sánchez easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rinaldo Sánchez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luis A. Rivelino.
84.30
With great vision, Dale Stewart plays the ball forward to Paolo Santana. Paolo Santana makes a probing pass to Hugo Tostao. Hugo Tostao knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luis A. Rivelino.
87.11
Mauricio Gil threads the ball through to Marcos Veron. Marcos Veron knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gustavo Reyna.
89.35
Thomas Leal sees Derrick Ferrari in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Derrick Ferrari shoots from long range but Pedro Céspedes is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

São Paulo

Joinville Esporte Clube
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.2%
44.8%
Play Area
26.4%
46%
27.6%

Scorers
Mike Rogers 3

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

Match Ratings