Memphis scores, but Corinthians held to a draw by Santos | OneFootball

On the afternoon of this Sunday (15), Corinthians faced Santos at Vila Belmiro, in Baixada Santista, for the sixth round of the Brazilian Championship and left the field with a 1-1 draw. The Corinthians goal was scored by forward Memphis Depay.

In the first half, Corinthians started under pressure from the rival and had difficulties in ball distribution. Even so, the first shot from Timão in the game ended up in the net, with Memphis. The lead was short-lived as Gabigol equalized after a bizarre mistake by Gabriel Paulista. Despite conceding the goal, Timão held up well for the rest of the first half but couldn't score again and went into the break tied at 1-1.

Photo: Rodrigo Oliveira/Central do Timão

In the second half, both teams saw a drop in intensity, and the game drastically declined in technical quality. Corinthians were even better than Santos and ended up with two more players in the final minutes, but they didn't capitalize and left the field with just a draw.

Next match

After facing Santos, Corinthians will return to the field on Thursday (19) against Chapecoense at Arena Condá, in Chapecó, in a match valid for the seventh round of the Brazilian Championship, at 9:30 PM (Brasília time).

Corinthians lineup

For the derby, the Corinthians coaching staff couldn't count on goalkeeper Felipe Longo (recovering from an elbow injury), left-back Hugo Farias (recovering from knee surgery), Yuri Alberto in the final stages of physical improvement, and midfielder Jesse Lingard (still awaiting registration in the CBF BID).

Given this, coach Dorival Júnior opted to start the match with: Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho, Gabriel Paulista, Gustavo Henrique, and Matheus Bidu; Raniele, André Carrillo, André Luiz, and Breno Bidon; Kaio César and Memphis Depay.

The bench options included: Kauê, André Ramalho, Rodrigo Garro, Vitinho, Pedro Raul, Pedro Milans, Matheus Pereira, Angileri, Allan, Kayke, Charles, and Gui Negão.

Santos lineup

The opposing team was lined up with: Gabriel Brazão; Adonis Frias, Zé Ivaldo, and Luan Peres; Rony, Christian Oliva, Gustavo Henrique, Gabriel Bontempo, and Barreal; Neymar and Gabigol.

Refereeing

The referee was Flavio Rodrigues de Souza (SP), assisted by Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis (SP) and Gustavo Rodrigues de Oliveira (SP). The fourth referee and VAR were, respectively, Jose Mendonça da Silva Junior (PR) and Wagner Reway (SC).

First half

The first dangerous move was from the rival. In the first minute, Oliva took advantage of a loose ball in the midfield and shot from distance. The shot went close to Hugo Souza's left post and posed a threat to Timão.

At two minutes, Neymar took a close free-kick, requiring a great save from Hugo Souza, who sent it for a corner. At ten minutes, Barreal shot low at the edge of the box, and after a slight deflection from the Corinthians defense, Hugo Souza made a beautiful save and sent it for a corner.

Corinthians' goal: At 17 minutes, Corinthians launched a counterattack with André, who passed to Kaio César. The Corinthians forward found Memphis Depay free on the left side of the attack. The Dutchman dribbled past two defenders and shot firmly into Gabriel Brazão's corner to open the scoring.

Santos' goal: At 21 minutes, Gabriel Paulista attempted a pass in the midfield, but the ball hit Neymar and fell to Gabigol. The forward sprinted, entered the area, and shot to the opposite side of Hugo Souza to equalize the score.

At 23 minutes, Memphis took a free-kick to the far post, and Gabriel Paulista headed it to the outside of the net. At 32, Gabriel Bontempo entered the area and attempted a shot, but Hugo Souza saved it without much difficulty.

At 35, Memphis took a corner, and Gustavo Henrique headed it, forcing Gabriel Brazão to make an important save to prevent Corinthians' second goal. At 41, Memphis switched play to Matheuzinho, who rolled it to Kaio César. The Corinthians forward shot placed and required another great save from Gabriel Brazão.

There were no more dangerous plays, and the teams went into the break with the score tied at 1-1.

Second half

The first attempt of the second half was from Corinthians. At seven minutes, Matheuzinho carried the ball through the middle and tried a shot, but sent it far from Gabriel Brazão's goal. Timão continued to have possession and control the game but couldn't create more dangerous chances.

At 22 minutes, after a good exchange of passes on the left side, Matheus Bidu received a deep pass from Kayke, entered the area, and tried to cross, but was blocked, and the ball went out for a corner.

At 36 minutes, Rollheiser received the ball in midfield and launched it into the area looking for Neymar. The forward headed it, and the ball went dangerously close to Hugo Souza's right post.

At 41, Allan launched Garro inside the box. The Argentine tried to pass, but no Corinthians player was there to finish. At 42, defender Luan Peres, who had received a yellow card at 39, committed a foul on Raniele, received a second yellow, and was sent off.

At 43, Rodrigo Garro took a direct free-kick, and Brazão stretched out to make the save. In the sequence, the Santos goalkeeper made another important save on Gustavo Henrique's attempt. The ball still fell to Raniele, who tried to finish, but was blocked by Rony.

At 46 minutes, Santos saw left-back Vinicius Lira suffer a knee injury, and the defender had to leave the field. With no more substitutions available, the rival was left with two players less. In the last play, Memphis still had the chance to take a dangerous free-kick but hit it poorly and sent it out.

There was no time for anything else, and the match ended with a 1-1 score.

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