Match Report


IndependienteIndependiente     Estudiantes de la PlataEstudiantes de la Plata
Gary ParsonsGary Parsons Greg Kneale Greg Kneale
Nicolás PeñaN. Peña68
G
1
G
71Martín YllanaM. Yllana
Agustín MedinaA. Medina69
D
2
D
72Scott DelassS. Delass
Kirk MoralesK. Morales72
D
captain3
D
72Ted MitchellT. Mitchell
Jean RuidíazJ. Ruidíaz69
D
4
D
73Brandon PalacioB. Palacio
Harvey WrightH. Wright69
M
5
D
70Ignacio ArayaI. Araya
Tiago RamírezT. Ramírez68
M
6
M
74Lucas MartínezL. Martínez
Juan BarronJ. Barron69
M
7captain
M
76Franco MuñozF. Muñoz
Clayton ScottC. Scott66
M
8
M
70Franklin MeredithF. Meredith
Davi AmaralD. Amaral67
A
9
A
70Gonzalo RuggeriG. Ruggeri
Earnest BedoyaE. Bedoya71
A
10
A
68Santiago NievesS. Nieves
Wade CollinsW. Collins67
A
11
A
71Silvio VeraS. Vera
 
Gianni JuarezG. Juarez32
M
12
M
56Christian RodríguezC. Rodríguez
Ivan VasquezI. Vasquez27
A
13
A
41Kevin CastroK. Castro
Francisco GuzmánF. Guzmán32
M
14
M
40Hernan GarcíaH. García

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Libertadores de América where Independiente play host to Estudiantes de la Plata. A crowd of 17,319 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Independiente and Estudiantes de la Plata are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Vieira Miguel Balbo.


0.00
The whistle blows and Estudiantes de la Plata kick off!
9.52
Franco Muñoz threads the ball through to Silvio Vera. Silvio Vera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.25
Clayton Scott threads the ball through to Davi Amaral. Davi Amaral plays a quick one-two with Wade Collins and rushes in on goal... Davi Amaral cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Martín Yllana manages to keep it out.
15.42
Lucas Martínez chips the ball to his team mate, Santiago Nieves. Santiago Nieves shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
16.52
Lucas Martínez flicks a high pass forward. Gonzalo Ruggeri collects the pass. Gonzalo Ruggeri knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicolás Peña who gathers it comfortably.
22.05
Tiago Ramírez runs straight at the opposition's defence. Tiago Ramírez plays a scrappy one-two with Earnest Bedoya and stumbles forward towards the goal... Tiago Ramírez takes a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
39.30
Scott Delass deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Franco Muñoz. Franco Muñoz knocks the ball forward to Santiago Nieves. Santiago Nieves tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Independiente appear unchanged since the first half. Estudiantes de la Plata also appear unchanged since the first half. The Independiente players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Independiente start the second half!
51.53
Tiago Ramírez receives the ball from a throw-in from Juan Barron. Seeing a gap ahead, Tiago Ramírez picks a pass forward to Davi Amaral. Davi Amaral advances inside the box! Davi Amaral comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Independiente!
60.15
Juan Barron hacks Ignacio Araya from behind! The referee calls over Juan Barron and shows him a yellow card! Ignacio Araya hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.20
Tiago Ramírez knocks the ball to his team mate, Earnest Bedoya. Earnest Bedoya knocks in a cross ball towards Davi Amaral. Davi Amaral connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
69.36
Franco Muñoz hacks Harvey Wright from behind! The referee calls over Franco Muñoz and warns him to calm down! Harvey Wright runs off the knock.
71.07
Franco Muñoz makes a simple pass to Santiago Nieves. Santiago Nieves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.02
Jean Ruidíaz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Clayton Scott. Clayton Scott hits a low pass to Earnest Bedoya. Earnest Bedoya shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
78.23
Tiago Ramírez sees a break and surges forward. Tiago Ramírez shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
79.38
Franklin Meredith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Santiago Nieves. Santiago Nieves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.02
Franco Muñoz threads the ball through to Gonzalo Ruggeri. Gonzalo Ruggeri sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.48
Ted Mitchell knocks the ball forward to Franco Muñoz. Franco Muñoz surges forward with the ball. Franco Muñoz whips in a cross ball towards Santiago Nieves. Santiago Nieves powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Independiente

Estudiantes de la Plata
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.3%
38.7%
Play Area
24.2%
46.8%
29%

Scorers
Davi Amaral 52

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Davi Amaral of Independiente

Match Ratings
1.Nicolás Peña (GK)
6
2.Agustín Medina (DEF)
6
3.Kirk Morales (DEF)
6
4.Jean Ruidíaz (DEF)
6
5.Harvey Wright (MID)
6
6.Tiago Ramírez (MID)
9
7.Juan Barron (MID)yellow card
5
8.Clayton Scott (MID)
6
9.Davi Amaral (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Earnest Bedoya (ATT)
6
11.Wade Collins (ATT)
6
 
12.Gianni Juarez (MID)
0
13.Ivan Vasquez (ATT)
0
14.Francisco Guzmán (MID)
0

1.Martín Yllana (GK)
6
2.Scott Delass (DEF)
6
3.Ted Mitchell (DEF)
6
4.Brandon Palacio (DEF)
6
5.Ignacio Araya (DEF)
6
6.Lucas Martínez (MID)
6
7.Franco Muñoz (MID)
7
8.Franklin Meredith (MID)
6
9.Gonzalo Ruggeri (ATT)
6
10.Santiago Nieves (ATT)
6
11.Silvio Vera (ATT)
6
 
12.Christian Rodríguez (MID)
0
13.Kevin Castro (ATT)
0
14.Hernan García (MID)
0