Avaí 2-2 Sport Recife: result and report
Serie A · Sunday 5 July 2015
Result
Avaí 2-2 Sport Recife
Serie A · Sunday 5 July 2015, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1
Avaí 2-2 Sport Recife: match report
Avaí drew with Sport Recife 2-2 in Serie A on Sunday 5 July 2015. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Diego Souza opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Avaí's goals came from Renan (38') and an own goal by Samuel Xavier (40'). Sport Recife scored through Diego Souza (21') and André Felipe (90+3', penalty).
Discipline: Avaí received 6 yellow cards and 1 red card; Sport Recife received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Avaí were 17th on 10 points from 10 and Sport Recife 6th on 16 points from 10. Avaí went on to finish that season 13th with 45 points, and Sport Recife 6th with 54.
Avaí lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Sport Recife in a 4-2-3-1.
Going into the match Avaí's last five read L-L-D-D-W and Sport Recife's D-D-W-L-D.
Key events
- 14'Yellow card · Eduardo Neto
- 21'Goal · Diego Souza
- 38'Goal · Renan
- 40'Own goal · Samuel Xavier
- 72'Yellow card · Anderson Lopes
- 77'Yellow card · Diego Souza
- 81'Yellow card · Régis
- 84'Yellow card · Jeci
- 88'Yellow card · Vagner
- 90+1'Yellow card · Jubal
- 90+3'Penalty goal · André Felipe
- 90+4'Yellow card · William
- 90+5'Second yellow · Eduardo Neto
Team news
Avaí line-up (4-3-1-2)
Vágner, Nino Paraíba, Jeci, Jubal, Romário, Renan, Tinga, Eduardo Neto, Rômulo Souza, William, Anderson Lopes
Sport Recife line-up (4-2-3-1)
Danilo Fernandes, Durval, Renê, Matheus Ferraz, Samuel Xavier, Marlone, Maikon Leite, Wendel, Rithely, Diego Souza, André