Brazilian Serie A

Corinthians vs Cruzeiro, Brasileirao 2017

· Brazilian Serie A
Corinthians
  • 43': Fabián Balbuena
FT
1 - 0
Cruzeiro

    About

    Corinthians are hosting Cruzeiro at Neo Química Arena, Sao Paulo, Brazil, starting on . The match is a part of the Brazilian Serie A.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Hand ball by Jadson (Corinthians).
    • 3': Foul by Ángel Romero (Corinthians).
    • 3': Rafinha (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Foul by Rafinha (Cruzeiro).
    • 3': Ángel Romero (Corinthians) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Foul by Ángel Romero (Corinthians).
    • 5': Rafinha (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Ángel Romero (Corinthians) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maycon.
    • 11': Foul by Diogo Barbosa (Cruzeiro).
    • 11': Marquinhos Gabriel (Corinthians) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafinha.
    • 15': Foul by Pablo (Corinthians).
    • 15': Ramón Ábila (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Marquinhos Gabriel.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 16': Foul by Ezequiel (Cruzeiro).
    • 16': Ángel Romero (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Henrique (Cruzeiro).
    • 17': Guilherme Arana (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Henrique (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Ariel Cabral (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago Neves with a cross.
    • 21': Foul by Jô (Corinthians).
    • 21': Léo (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Corner, Corinthians. Conceded by Fábio.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Pablo (Corinthians) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadson with a cross.
    • 24': Corner, Corinthians. Conceded by Ariel Cabral.
    • 25': Fabián Balbuena (Corinthians) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Foul by Ramón Ábila (Cruzeiro).
    • 25': Offside, Corinthians. Jadson tries a through ball, but Fabián Balbuena is caught offside.
    • 26': Foul by Léo (Cruzeiro).
    • 26': Jô (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Foul by Ángel Romero (Corinthians).
    • 26': Rafinha (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Ezequiel (Cruzeiro).
    • 27': Ángel Romero (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Ariel Cabral (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 28': Foul by Henrique (Cruzeiro).
    • 28': Jadson (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Hand ball by Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro).
    • 30': Offside, Corinthians. Marquinhos Gabriel tries a through ball, but Jô is caught offside.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Marquinhos Gabriel (Corinthians) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jadson.
    • 33': Corner, Corinthians. Conceded by Ezequiel.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Jadson (Corinthians) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fabián Balbuena following a corner.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Ariel Cabral (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Romero.
    • 36': Offside, Cruzeiro. Ramón Ábila tries a through ball, but Thiago Neves is caught offside.
    • 37': Foul by Ezequiel (Cruzeiro).
    • 37': Ángel Romero (Corinthians) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 43': Corner, Corinthians. Conceded by Ezequiel.
    • 43': Goal! Corinthians 1, Cruzeiro 0. Fabián Balbuena (Corinthians) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jadson with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Corinthians. Gabriel tries a through ball, but Jô is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Corinthians 1, Cruzeiro 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Corinthians 1, Cruzeiro 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Alisson replaces Henrique.
    • 46': Foul by Rafinha (Cruzeiro).
    • 46': Guilherme Arana (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Alisson (Cruzeiro).
    • 47': Marquinhos Gabriel (Corinthians) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Ezequiel (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Jô (Corinthians).
    • 48': Offside, Cruzeiro. Lucas Romero tries a through ball, but Ramón Ábila is caught offside.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Alisson (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ariel Cabral.
    • 50': Offside, Corinthians. Jadson tries a through ball, but Ángel Romero is caught offside.
    • 52': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Guilherme Arana.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Murilo Cerqueira (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafinha with a cross following a corner.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Ramón Ábila (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Murilo Cerqueira following a corner.
    • 53': Foul by Gabriel (Corinthians).
    • 53': Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Diogo Barbosa (Cruzeiro).
    • 54': Paulo Roberto (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Ariel Cabral (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ezequiel with a cross.
    • 57': Offside, Corinthians. Jadson tries a through ball, but Jô is caught offside.
    • 58': Corner, Corinthians. Conceded by Diogo Barbosa.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Pablo (Corinthians) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jadson with a cross.
    • 58': Corner, Corinthians. Conceded by Fábio.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Pablo (Corinthians) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jadson with a cross.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rafinha with a cross.
    • 62': Foul by Ezequiel (Cruzeiro).
    • 62': Ángel Romero (Corinthians) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Offside, Corinthians. Jadson tries a through ball, but Fabián Balbuena is caught offside.
    • 67': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Paulo Roberto.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Alisson (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafinha.
    • 68': Foul by Murilo Cerqueira (Cruzeiro).
    • 68': Jô (Corinthians) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Substitution, Corinthians. Clayson replaces Marquinhos Gabriel.
    • 71': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Rafael Sóbis replaces Rafinha.
    • 75': Substitution, Corinthians. Giovanni Augusto replaces Jadson.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Rafael Sóbis (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Neves.
    • 76': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Clayson.
    • 77': Offside, Cruzeiro. Lucas Romero tries a through ball, but Ramón Ábila is caught offside.
    • 79': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Fabián Balbuena.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Murilo Cerqueira (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago Neves with a cross following a corner.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Alisson (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezequiel with a cross.
    • 81': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Giovanni Augusto.
    • 82': Foul by Gabriel (Corinthians).
    • 82': Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Rafael Sóbis (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago Neves.
    • 84': Delay in match (Corinthians).
    • 85': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Rafael Marques replaces Thiago Neves.
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 87': Offside, Cruzeiro. Ariel Cabral tries a through ball, but Rafael Sóbis is caught offside.
    • 88': Clayson (Corinthians) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Foul by Ezequiel (Cruzeiro).
    • 89': Attempt saved. Diogo Barbosa (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alisson.
    • 90': Substitution, Corinthians. Camacho replaces Ángel Romero.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Rafael Sóbis (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alisson.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Cássio.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Rafael Sóbis (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Barbosa.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Corinthians 1, Cruzeiro 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Corinthians 1, Cruzeiro 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 6
    7 Corner Kicks 6
    2 Saves 2
    47.8 Possession 52.2
    18 SHOTS 7
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    388 Accurate Passes 445
    470 Passes 533
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    12 Accurate Crosses 4
    30 Crosses 17
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    38 Long Balls 66
    18 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    6 Blocked Shots 2
    10 Effective Tackles 15
    16 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    17 Effective Clearances 27
    17 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: Brazilian Serie A

    Venue: Neo Química Arena
    Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Attendance: 30,465

    Brazil Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Flamengo 28 +32 60
    2 Palmeiras 28 +26 57
    3 Athletico Paranaense 28 +11 49
    4 Fluminense 28 +8 48
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    COR Corinthians (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Cássio (GK)
    3 Pablo
    4 Fabián Balbuena
    13 Guilherme Arana
    28 Paulo Roberto
    10 Jadson
    8 Maycon
    5 Gabriel
    7 Jô
    11 Ángel Romero
    31 Marquinhos Gabriel
    Corinthians Substitutes:
    Camacho, Léo Jabá, Giovanni Augusto, Moisés, Walter, Léo Santos, Pedro Henrique, Clayton, Colin Kazim-Richards, Pedrinho, Clayson, Fellipe Bastos.

    CRU Cruzeiro (4-3-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Fábio (GK)
    35 Murilo
    3 Léo
    6 Diogo Barbosa
    2 Ezequiel
    8 Henrique Yellow Card
    5 Ariel Cabral
    29 Lucas Romero
    9 Ramón Ábila
    30 Thiago Neves
    70 Rafinha
    Cruzeiro Substitutes:
    Lucas França, John Lennon, Lucas Silva, Arthur Henrique, Alisson, Rafael, Rafael Sóbis, Bryan, Rafael Marques, Fabrício , Hudson, Élber.

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