Match Report


Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys     Douglas HaigDouglas Haig
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Walter MarinelliW. Marinelli69
G
1
G
60Drew RossD. Ross
Tobías SotoT. Soto71
D
2
D
73Franco GoycocheaF. Goycochea
Claude RobertsC. Roberts69
D
3
D
73Thiago RedondoT. Redondo
Jorge D. MoraJ. Mora68
D
4
D
69Axel RomeroA. Romero
Craig LassiterC. Lassiter66
D
5
M
72Daniel SantosD. Santos
Decio RiosD. Rios71
M
6
M
70Walter HertelW. Hertel
Todd LassiterT. Lassiter70
M
7
M
62Roberto F. FloresR. Flores
Hayder CastanedaH. Castaneda62
M
8
M
60Claudio M. BianchiC. Bianchi
Cristian CorreaC. Correa73
A
9
M
58Diego Hector RomanoD. Romano
José QuinteroJ. Quintero70
A
10
A
57Lucas ÁlvarezL. Álvarez
Claudio CáceresC. Cáceres69
A
captain11captain
A
48Kevin MontenegroK. Montenegro
 
Adrian BennettA. Bennett60
A
12
D
68Fernando MendozaF. Mendoza
Diego AlvarezD. Alvarez58
A
13
D
61Gonzalo LabrunaG. Labruna
Narcise Olivier IglesiasN. Iglesias54
A
14
D
60Dylan CarrizoD. Carrizo

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Marcelo Bielsa where Newells Old Boys play host to Douglas Haig. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Newells Old Boys are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Douglas Haig appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Maximiliano Diaz.


0.00
Douglas Haig start the match!
2.51
Axel Romero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Diego Hector Romano. Diego Hector Romano darts forward. Diego Hector Romano shoots from long range but it flies wide!
12.13
Craig Lassiter flicks a high pass forward. Decio Rios holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Decio Rios controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, José Quintero. José Quintero shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.46
Jorge D. Mora threads a neat ball through to Todd Lassiter. With some swift thinking, Todd Lassiter plays the ball forward to Cristian Correa. Cristian Correa plays a one-two with Claudio Cáceres and advances towards the goal... Cristian Correa rockets a shot on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Newells Old Boys are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
27.09
Hayder Castaneda hits a low pass to Cristian Correa. Cristian Correa knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Claudio Cáceres is offside!
28.50
Todd Lassiter flicks a high ball forward to José Quintero who takes it down. José Quintero knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio Cáceres. Claudio Cáceres makes a convincing header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
32.46
Claude Roberts comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Montenegro. Claude Roberts is given a warning by the referee! Kevin Montenegro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.46
Free kick to Douglas Haig just outside the area...
35.01
Kevin Montenegro takes a cautious run up and drives a low ball under the jumping wall. The ball takes a low bounce and edges inside the post - goal!!
38.11
Hayder Castaneda deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claudio Cáceres. Claudio Cáceres passes the ball forward but José Quintero is offside!
45.00
José Quintero hacks Axel Romero from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Axel Romero stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Newells Old Boys have changed their lineup with Adrian Bennett replacing Craig Lassiter and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. Douglas Haig appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Newells Old Boys kick off and get the second half underway!
49.24
Walter Hertel changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Walter Hertel controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Lucas Álvarez through on goal. Tobías Soto clumsily knocks into Lucas Álvarez. Lucas Álvarez appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
61.31
Hayder Castaneda flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Cáceres holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Claudio Cáceres sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
69.53
Claudio M. Bianchi catches Decio Rios on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Decio Rios runs off the knock.
77.21
Douglas Haig have made 3 substitutions with Dylan Carrizo replacing Roberto F. Flores, Gonzalo Labruna replacing Lucas Álvarez and Fernando Mendoza replacing Franco Goycochea .
84.33
Decio Rios knocks the ball to his team mate, Cristian Correa. Cristian Correa shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
87.19
Claude Roberts catches Walter Hertel on the ankles. The referee brings Claude Roberts to one side and gives him another warning! Walter Hertel stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Newells Old Boys

Douglas Haig
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.6%
55.4%
Play Area
27.7%
49.2%
23.1%

Scorers
Claudio Cáceres 28
Kevin Montenegro 33

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Claudio Cáceres of Newells Old Boys

Match Ratings