Cruzeiro 2-0 Ponte Preta: result and report
Serie A · Sunday 9 October 2016
Result
Cruzeiro 2-0 Ponte Preta
Serie A · Sunday 9 October 2016, 00:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Cruzeiro 2-0 Ponte Preta: match report
Cruzeiro won against Ponte Preta 2-0 in Serie A on Sunday 9 October 2016. The half-time score was 1-0.
Ramón Ábila opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Cruzeiro's goals came from Ramón Ábila (12') and Robinho (81'). Ponte Preta did not score.
Discipline: Cruzeiro received 2 yellow cards; Ponte Preta received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Cruzeiro were 14th on 35 points from 28 and Ponte Preta 6th on 41 points from 28. Cruzeiro went on to finish that season 6th with 53 points, and Ponte Preta 5th with 55.
Cruzeiro lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Ponte Preta in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Robinho of Cruzeiro (8.1), ahead of Lucas Romero (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Cruzeiro wins, 2 draws and 2 for Ponte Preta.
Going into the match Cruzeiro's last five read W-L-D-L-L and Ponte Preta's L-L-D-W-D.
Key events
- 12'Goal · Ramón Ábila
- 47'Yellow card · Elton
- 56'Yellow card · Rafael Sóbis
- 60'Yellow card · Thiago Galhardo
- 80'Yellow card · Edimar
- 81'Goal · Robinho
Head-to-head
Team news
Cruzeiro line-up (4-2-3-1)
Rafael, Léo, Bruno Rodrigo, Ezequiel, Edimar, Rafael Sóbis, Henrique, Robinho, Lucas Romero, Rafinha, Ramón Ábila
Ponte Preta line-up (4-1-4-1)
Aranha, Nino Paraíba, Antônio Carlos, Reinaldo, Fábio Ferreira, Elton, William Pottker, Wendel, Maycon, Felipe Azevedo, Roger Silva