RECIFE. Sport Recife beats Corinthians 1-0 after Paulinho scored just 1 goal (81′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho stadium in Recife on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 2,489 spectators. The referee was Savio Pereira Sampaio who was helped by Daniel Henrique da Silva Andrade and Jose Reinaldo do Nascimento Júnior. The 4th official was Jose Woshington. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 27 degrees Celsius or 80.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
- 12 Total 9
- 3 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 86 Attack 132
- 35 Dangerous attack 40
- 67 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Corinthians was in firm control of the ball 66% while Sport Recife was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Corinthians was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Sport Recife found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Sport Recife shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Corinthians shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sport Recife received 3 yellow cards (Marcao, Sander and Paulinho). On the opposite side, Corinthians didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Sport Recife will have 26 points to move up in the 17th place. On the other side, Corinthians will stay with 37 points to move up in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Sport Recife will play away with Cuiabá on the 14th of October with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Sport Recife (2 draws).
Corinthians will host Fluminense on the 14th of October with a 14-10 head to head stats in favor of Corinthians (13 draws).
Sport Recife – Formation
Sport Recife
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Sport Recife adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Gustavo Atilano Florentín decided to play with the following team: Mailson , Ewerton , Rafael Thyere , Sabino , Sander , Marcão Silva , Everton Felipe , Zé Welison , Gustavo , Luciano Juba and Mikael .
The home team had on the bench: Santiago Tréllez , Carlos Eduardo, Betinho, Pedro, Hayner, Paulinho Moccelin , Flávio Eugênio Rodrigues de Souza, Cristiano, Chico and Leandro Barcia .
Sport Recife could not rely on the presence of Paulinho (injured) and Chico (injured).
Substitutions
Sport Recife made 4 changes: E. Felipe for S. Trellez (59′), L. Batista da Silva Junior for Paulinho (64′), R. Thyere for Chico (78′) and Gustavo for L. Barcia (79′).
Best player: Gustavo
The player that probably impressed the most for Sport Recife was Gustavo even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 28 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Corinthians – Formation
Corinthians
Also Corinthians adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Sylvio Mendes Campos Junior played with: Cássio , Fagner , João Victor , Gil , Fábio Santos , Victor Cantillo , Gabriel Pereira , Giuliano , Renato Augusto , Róger Guedes and Jô .
They had on the bench: Marquinhos, Gustavo Mantuan, Raul Gustavo, Gabriel, Lucas Piton, Xavier, Matheus Donelli, Adson , Vitinho, Gustavo Silva , Du Queiroz and Luan .
Substitutions
Corinthians made 4 changes: V. Cantillo for Mosquito (70′), Jo for Adson (70′), G. Pereira for Luan (85′) and R. Augusto for G. Mantuan (89′).
Best player: Victor Cantillo
The player that probably impressed the most for Corinthians was Victor Cantillo.
His rating is with 88 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Sport Recife – Corinthians – 1-0
- Fortaleza – Flamengo – 0-3
- Fluminense – Atlético GO – 0-0
- Atlético Mineiro – Ceará – 3-1
- Athletico PR – Bahia – 0-2
