Match Report


IndependienteIndependiente     Godoy CruzGodoy Cruz
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Nicolás PeñaN. Peña68
G
1captain
G
76Isaac CardosoI. Cardoso
Agustín MedinaA. Medina69
D
2
D
73Juan Manuel GutiérrezJ. Gutiérrez
Kirk MoralesK. Morales72
D
3
D
70Kevin OrsiK. Orsi
Jean RuidíazJ. Ruidíaz69
D
4
D
67Ryan LeonardoR. Leonardo
Jordan PetroneJ. Petrone68
M
5
M
75Felipe VidalF. Vidal
Tiago RamírezT. Ramírez68
M
captain6
M
70Hernan GómezH. Gómez
Juan BarronJ. Barron69
M
7
M
69Dante PazD. Paz
Clayton ScottC. Scott67
M
8
M
68Juan Pablo AyalaJ. Ayala
Davi AmaralD. Amaral67
A
9
A
70Claudio M. BlancoC. Blanco
Earnest BedoyaE. Bedoya71
A
10
A
67Bruno MendozaB. Mendoza
Brian MedinaB. Medina70
A
11
A
66Bautista BlancoB. Blanco
 
Wade CollinsW. Collins67
A
12
G
74Manuel CastromanM. Castroman
Derek MorrisD. Morris67
D
13
A
66Frederick EvansF. Evans
Harvey WrightH. Wright69
M
14
D
66Rúben RosalesR. Rosales

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Libertadores de América where Independiente play host to Godoy Cruz. A crowd of 17,910 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Independiente and Godoy Cruz are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Francisco Martínez.


0.00
Independiente kick off!
2.03
Juan Barron surges forward with the ball. Juan Barron passes the ball forward to Earnest Bedoya. Earnest Bedoya comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is tipped over by Isaac Cardoso.
3.04
Clayton Scott takes a quick corner, playing it short to Jordan Petrone. Ryan Leonardo comes in with a tackle and wins the ball, clearing it upfield.
4.25
Kirk Morales flicks a high pass forward to Jordan Petrone who brings the ball under control. Jordan Petrone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Earnest Bedoya. Earnest Bedoya skips past Juan Manuel Gutiérrez! Earnest Bedoya side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
8.46
Dante Paz threads a neat ball through to Claudio M. Blanco. Claudio M. Blanco knocks in a cross ball towards Bautista Blanco. Bautista Blanco is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent block by Agustín Medina!
16.49
Tiago Ramírez chips the ball to his team mate, Earnest Bedoya. Earnest Bedoya rushes past Ryan Leonardo! Earnest Bedoya comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
20.52
Kevin Orsi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dante Paz. With some swift thinking, Dante Paz plays the ball forward to Claudio M. Blanco. Claudio M. Blanco knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Agustín Medina.
21.55
Brian Medina barges into Juan Manuel Gutiérrez. Brian Medina is shown the yellow card! Juan Manuel Gutiérrez grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
22.15
Tiago Ramírez flicks a high pass forward to Earnest Bedoya who brings the ball under control. Earnest Bedoya shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
27.31
Clayton Scott knocks the ball to his team mate, Earnest Bedoya. Earnest Bedoya edges inside the box! Earnest Bedoya makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
30.04
Dante Paz flicks the ball to his team mate, Bautista Blanco. Bautista Blanco knocks in a cross ball towards Bruno Mendoza. Bruno Mendoza whips the ball goalwards with his head. Nicolás Peña punches it away to safety.
33.47
Juan Barron makes a probing pass to Earnest Bedoya. Earnest Bedoya knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.35
With vision, Kirk Morales laces a weighted ball forward to Tiago Ramírez. Tiago Ramírez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Earnest Bedoya. Earnest Bedoya lofts in a cross ball towards Davi Amaral. Davi Amaral heads the ball goalwards but Isaac Cardoso reads it well. Great save!
36.18
Juan Manuel Gutiérrez catches Brian Medina on the ankles. The referee brings Juan Manuel Gutiérrez to one side and gives him a warning! Brian Medina hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.56
Felipe Vidal flicks a high pass forward to Bruno Mendoza who brings the ball under control. Bruno Mendoza knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.37
With a delightful solo run, Hernan Gómez stretches the opposition's defence. Hernan Gómez shoots from outside the area but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
44.39
Bautista Blanco hacks Jean Ruidíaz from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jean Ruidíaz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Independiente appear unchanged since the first half. Godoy Cruz also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Godoy Cruz kick off!
47.04
Independiente are in full control of this game.
48.33
Tiago Ramírez surges forward with the ball. Tiago Ramírez puts a great ball through. Brian Medina runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
51.01
Juan Manuel Gutiérrez pushes up the pitch. Juan Manuel Gutiérrez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bruno Mendoza. Bruno Mendoza plays a quick one-two with Claudio M. Blanco and rushes in on goal... Bruno Mendoza comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. It's miles wide!
53.01
Dante Paz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio M. Blanco. Claudio M. Blanco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.46
Hernan Gómez passes the ball forward to Bautista Blanco. Bautista Blanco knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Agustín Medina.
57.10
Agustín Medina flicks a high pass forward to Juan Barron who brings the ball under control. Juan Barron flicks the ball to his team mate, Earnest Bedoya. Earnest Bedoya plays a one-two with Brian Medina and advances towards the goal... Ryan Leonardo barges into Earnest Bedoya. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
60.28
Independiente have made 2 substitutions with Derek Morris replacing Kirk Morales and Wade Collins replacing Earnest Bedoya .
61.30
Tiago Ramírez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wade Collins. Wade Collins sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Isaac Cardoso. Excellent save.
65.17
Brian Medina catches Ryan Leonardo on the ankles. The referee calls over Brian Medina and warns him to calm down! Ryan Leonardo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.45
With great vision, Dante Paz plays the ball forward to Bautista Blanco. Bautista Blanco whips in a cross ball towards Claudio M. Blanco. Claudio M. Blanco beats his man to it with a header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.18
Agustín Medina flicks a high pass forward. Clayton Scott comfortably collects the pass. Clayton Scott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brian Medina. Brian Medina plays a one-two with Davi Amaral and rushes in on goal... Brian Medina tries a spectacular strike but Isaac Cardoso reads it well. Well saved!
75.57
Clayton Scott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Davi Amaral. Davi Amaral threads the ball through to Brian Medina but he's offside!
77.43
Jean Ruidíaz threads the ball through to Tiago Ramírez. Tiago Ramírez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wade Collins. Wade Collins finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Isaac Cardoso manages to gather it easily.
78.32
Hernan Gómez knocks the ball forward to Bruno Mendoza. Bruno Mendoza finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
79.17
Hernan Gómez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio M. Blanco. Claudio M. Blanco shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
81.31
Claudio M. Blanco comes in with a late challenge on Agustín Medina. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Agustín Medina hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.44
Agustín Medina makes a strong solo run forward. Agustín Medina flicks a high pass forward. Davi Amaral collects the pass. Davi Amaral plays a scrappy one-two with Wade Collins and stumbles forward towards the goal... Davi Amaral side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Davi Amaral!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Independiente

Godoy Cruz
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
10
2
Shots off Target
0
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
27.9%
41.9%
30.2%

Scorers
Earnest Bedoya 4, 16, 27
Davi Amaral 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Earnest Bedoya 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.Jordan Petrone (MID)
6
6.Tiago Ramírez (MID)
7
7.Juan Barron (MID)
6
8.Clayton Scott (MID)
6
9.Davi Amaral (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Earnest Bedoya (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Brian Medina (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Wade Collins (ATT)
6
13.Derek Morris (DEF)
6
14.Harvey Wright (MID)
0

1.Isaac Cardoso (GK)
7
2.Juan Manuel Gutiérrez (DEF)
6
3.Kevin Orsi (DEF)
6
4.Ryan Leonardo (DEF)
6
5.Felipe Vidal (MID)
6
6.Hernan Gómez (MID)
6
7.Dante Paz (MID)
6
8.Juan Pablo Ayala (MID)
6
9.Claudio M. Blanco (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Bruno Mendoza (ATT)
6
11.Bautista Blanco (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Manuel Castroman (GK)
0
13.Frederick Evans (ATT)
0
14.Rúben Rosales (DEF)
0