Suavecito 1 - 2 corinthians (379066169)

The 1158 spectators at La romareda were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Jakub Choroszy was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Eusebiu Negoitã and Hien Lien Quan. Suavecito started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. Starters: Chacón - Almirón, Villatoro, Rodkin - Lorenzini, Vázquez, Sclavi, Yereyian - Baccolini, Overdijk, Shpigler.

corinthians decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: David - Lobanov, Sandu, Gufo - Hocquet, Georgescu, Gerdén, Kočić, Lazarević - Jonasson, Stool.

Suavecito preferred to finish off their attacks from a distance. corinthians decided to play creatively. F. Jonasson of corinthians received a yellow card after 5 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. S. Lobanov came close to putting the visiting team one up 10 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but D. Chacón managed to tip the ball to a corner. One of many good crosses from C. Yereyian on the wing was received and skillfully taken care of by S. Baccolini, who scored for Suavecito. 1 - 0 corinthians's right side looked dangerous 16 minutes in, but D. Chacón made a good save on Q. Hocquet's hard shot to the top corner. The crowd was silenced 22 minutes into the match as the visiting team's A. Stool came in from the left, levelling the score to 1 - 1. The referee showed Suavecito's R. Overdijk the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. corinthians's N. Kočić had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 30 minutes having been played. S. Freitas was the replacement. Down the middle came F. Jonasson, making a fantastic play that nearly had corinthians take the lead after 32 minutes, but D. Chacón preserved the tie. After 38 minutes Suavecito's A. Rodkin had to be carried off on a stretcher in agony. K. Skenderski came in to replace him. 39 minutes into the game, S. Freitas almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave Y. Shpigler from Suavecito a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 41 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. corinthians enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 81 percent of possession.

As the 47 minute mark approached, the Suavecito coach decided it was time for a substitution. S. Baccolini reluctantly made way for C. Carlbeck on the pitch. L. Lazarević has acquired a talent for predicting the movements of the opposing defence over the years and this almost resulted in a goal 50 minutes into the match. The visitors grabbed the lead after M. Gerdén's free kick succeeded, resulting in a score of 1 - 2. corinthians claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 83 percent.

The most dominating Suavecito player was without a doubt C. Carlbeck. On the other hand, M. Sclavi's play was disheartening. corinthians's top performer was clearly S. Freitas. However, Q. Hocquet made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 2.