Sport Recife 2-1 Cruzeiro: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 9 September 2012

Result

Sport Recife 2-1 Cruzeiro

Serie A · Sunday 9 September 2012, 21:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

Sport Recife · Cruzeiro · Serie A predictions

Sport Recife 2-1 Cruzeiro: match report

Sport Recife won against Cruzeiro 2-1 in Serie A on Sunday 9 September 2012. The half-time score was 1-1.

Wallyson opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Sport Recife's goals came from Rithely (31') and Gilberto (62'). Cruzeiro scored through Wallyson (9').

Discipline: Sport Recife received 4 yellow cards; Cruzeiro received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sport Recife were 18th on 19 points from 22 and Cruzeiro 8th on 34 points from 22. Sport Recife went on to finish that season 17th with 41 points, and Cruzeiro 10th with 52.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Sport Recife wins, 0 draws and 1 for Cruzeiro.

Going into the match Sport Recife's last five read L-W-D-D-L and Cruzeiro's L-W-W-D-L.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Yellow card · Diego IvoSport Recife
  • 9'Goal · WallysonCruzeiro · 0-1
  • 14'Yellow card · CicinhoSport Recife
  • 22'Yellow card · WallysonCruzeiro
  • 25'Yellow card · LéoCruzeiro
  • 31'Goal · RithelySport Recife · 1-1
  • 57'Yellow card · EdcarlosSport Recife
  • 62'Goal · GilbertoSport Recife · 2-1
  • 74'Yellow card · CharlesCruzeiro
  • 83'Yellow card · Willians SantanaSport Recife
  • 84'Yellow card · EvertonCruzeiro
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Lucas SilvaCruzeiro

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Sport Recife 0, draws 0, Cruzeiro 1.