Match Report


TigreTigre     Racing Club de AvellanedaRacing Club de Avellaneda
Keith HowardKeith Howard Andy Perry Andy Perry
Cristian ReyC. Rey71
G
1
G
73Ricardo SaavedraR. Saavedra
Leandro PonceL. Ponce58
D
2
D
70Hector ReedH. Reed
Valentín NavarroV. Navarro66
D
3
D
71Chris RenteriaC. Renteria
Manuel ArtimeM. Artime60
D
4
D
69Matías ValenzuelaM. Valenzuela
Lucas GallettiL. Galletti63
D
captain5
M
75Brian VegaB. Vega
Leroy PalacioL. Palacio69
M
6
M
73Rick ChandlerR. Chandler
Uruguay BecerraU. Becerra73
M
7
M
71Emanuel DidiE. Didi
Filipe GalvanF. Galvan70
M
8captain
M
83Salomón BenaventeS. Benavente
Ray CruzR. Cruz74
A
9
A
68Agustin TrevinoA. Trevino
Dias De Almeida Roque JuniorD. Roque Junior69
A
10
A
73Axel BordiA. Bordi
Roberto Carlos OsorioR. Osorio69
A
11
A
71Lucas PabónL. Pabón
 
Claudio UribeC. Uribe66
A
12
D
61Julián BatistutaJ. Batistuta
Lucio GiménezL. Giménez65
A
13
M
66Carlos CohenC. Cohen
Mateus MarquezM. Marquez65
A
14
G
60Emiliano BombardaE. Bombarda

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Coliseo Victoria where Tigre play host to Racing Club de Avellaneda. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Tigre are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Racing Club de Avellaneda appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Claudio P. Vega.


0.00
The first half starts with Tigre kicking off!
3.46
Matías Valenzuela deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Emanuel Didi. Emanuel Didi flicks the ball to his team mate, Agustin Trevino. Agustin Trevino knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cristian Rey who gathers it comfortably.
10.18
Manuel Artime flicks a high pass forward. Leroy Palacio collects the pass. Leroy Palacio chips the ball to his team mate, Dias De Almeida Roque Junior. Dias De Almeida Roque Junior edges inside the box! Dias De Almeida Roque Junior tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
15.47
With some swift thinking, Brian Vega plays the ball forward to Lucas Pabón. Lucas Pabón shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Cristian Rey!
16.36
Uruguay Becerra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dias De Almeida Roque Junior. Dias De Almeida Roque Junior knocks in a cross ball towards Ray Cruz. Ray Cruz makes a looping header on goal. Magnificent save by Ricardo Saavedra!
18.20
Hector Reed flicks a high pass forward to Rick Chandler who brings the ball under control. Rick Chandler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Axel Bordi. Axel Bordi advances inside the box! Axel Bordi side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Cristian Rey.
21.36
Emanuel Didi threads a neat ball through to Agustin Trevino. Agustin Trevino tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
24.03
Leroy Palacio flicks a high pass forward to Dias De Almeida Roque Junior who brings the ball under control. Dias De Almeida Roque Junior whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Carlos Osorio. Roberto Carlos Osorio outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's miles wide!
34.39
Manuel Artime catches Agustin Trevino on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Agustin Trevino stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.09
Leandro Ponce threads a neat ball through to Filipe Galvan. Filipe Galvan threads a neat ball through to Ray Cruz. Ray Cruz whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Carlos Osorio. Roberto Carlos Osorio gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
38.01
Leroy Palacio chips the ball to his team mate, Dias De Almeida Roque Junior. Dias De Almeida Roque Junior knocks in a cross ball towards Roberto Carlos Osorio. Roberto Carlos Osorio beats his man to it with a header but Ricardo Saavedra is on top of it.
39.20
Brian Vega chips the ball to his team mate, Axel Bordi. Axel Bordi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Good keeping from Cristian Rey as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
40.04
Salomón Benavente takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Ray Cruz reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
42.56
Manuel Artime makes a simple pass to Uruguay Becerra. Uruguay Becerra passes the ball forward to Ray Cruz. Ray Cruz shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Tigre appear unchanged since the first half. Racing Club de Avellaneda also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Racing Club de Avellaneda kick off and get the second half underway!
48.40
Matías Valenzuela hits a low pass to Emanuel Didi. Emanuel Didi sees space and advances. Emanuel Didi shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
49.45
Leroy Palacio passes the ball forward to Ray Cruz. Ray Cruz plays a one-two with Dias De Almeida Roque Junior and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Ray Cruz provides some space. He shoots at goal. Ray Cruz scores for Tigre!!
53.04
Manuel Artime hits a low pass to Uruguay Becerra. Uruguay Becerra knocks the ball to his team mate, Dias De Almeida Roque Junior. Dias De Almeida Roque Junior knocks in a cross ball towards Ray Cruz. Ray Cruz gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but slams it into the crowd!
54.35
Leroy Palacio passes the ball forward to Ray Cruz. Ray Cruz whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Carlos Osorio. Roberto Carlos Osorio is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
57.02
Roberto Carlos Osorio catches Matías Valenzuela on the ankles. Roberto Carlos Osorio is shown the yellow card! Matías Valenzuela gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.16
Tigre have made 2 substitutions with Claudio Uribe replacing Manuel Artime and Lucio Giménez replacing Filipe Galvan .
61.26
Valentín Navarro hacks Agustin Trevino from behind! Valentín Navarro is shown the yellow card! Agustin Trevino stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.57
Salomón Benavente comes in with a late challenge on Leroy Palacio. Salomón Benavente is given a warning by the referee! Leroy Palacio stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.02
Brian Vega makes a probing pass to Agustin Trevino. Agustin Trevino shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
79.46
Uruguay Becerra makes a probing pass to Ray Cruz. Ray Cruz makes a great pass forward. Dias De Almeida Roque Junior runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
81.14
Chris Renteria comes in with a very late challenge on Uruguay Becerra. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Uruguay Becerra grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
83.51
Rick Chandler makes a probing pass to Axel Bordi. Axel Bordi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lucas Galletti.
85.38
Racing Club de Avellaneda are keeping the ball well. They need to convert this possession into goals.
87.36
Ray Cruz catches Hector Reed on the ankles. The referee warns Ray Cruz to calm down! Hector Reed grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
89.14
Lucas Pabón deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brian Vega. Brian Vega flicks a high ball forward to Agustin Trevino who takes it down. Agustin Trevino tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Tigre

Racing Club de Avellaneda
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
38.2%
61.8%
Play Area
27.6%
40.8%
31.6%

Scorers
Ray Cruz 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ray Cruz of Tigre

Match Ratings