Match Report


Instituto de CórdobaInstituto de Córdoba     Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys
Computer Player Computer Player Ben Morgan Ben Morgan
Diego OrsiD. Orsi54
G
1
G
69Walter MarinelliW. Marinelli
Charles OsomoC. Osomo66
D
2
D
71Tobías SotoT. Soto
Nicolas SantanaN. Santana65
D
3
D
69Claude RobertsC. Roberts
Rui AndradeR. Andrade61
D
4
D
68Jorge D. MoraJ. Mora
Rui MorantesR. Morantes82
M
5
D
66Craig LassiterC. Lassiter
Ramiro BatistutaR. Batistuta63
M
captain6
M
71Decio RiosD. Rios
Diego AcostaD. Acosta62
M
7
M
70Todd LassiterT. Lassiter
Hernan RíosH. Ríos57
M
8
M
62Hayder CastanedaH. Castaneda
Sebastiano FerreiraS. Ferreira62
A
9
A
73Cristian CorreaC. Correa
Tiziano AriasT. Arias58
A
10
A
70José QuinteroJ. Quintero
Gabriel MaldonadoG. Maldonado52
A
11captain
A
69Claudio CáceresC. Cáceres
 
Juan Cruz Di StefanoJ. Di Stefano59
D
12
A
60Adrian BennettA. Bennett
Narcise Olivier MolinaN. Molina59
D
13
A
58Diego AlvarezD. Alvarez
Enrico Zé MariaE. Zé Maria58
D
14
G
54Facundo VásquezF. Vásquez

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Presidente Perón where Instituto de Córdoba play host to Newells Old Boys. A crowd of 13,787 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Instituto de Córdoba are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Newells Old Boys appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Fabricio Batistuta.


0.00
Newells Old Boys kick off and get the match underway!
2.32
Rui Andrade gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Sebastiano Ferreira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Walter Marinelli who gathers it comfortably.
3.17
With some swift thinking, Jorge D. Mora plays the ball forward to Decio Rios. Decio Rios surges forward with the ball. Decio Rios plays a scrappy one-two with Cristian Correa and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Decio Rios provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's there!! Diego Orsi has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
12.21
Diego Acosta flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Maldonado collects the pass. Gabriel Maldonado knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Craig Lassiter.
15.09
Decio Rios flicks a high pass forward. Cristian Correa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cristian Correa shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
16.27
Hayder Castaneda flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Cáceres controls it well on his chest. Claudio Cáceres shoots from 20 yards but Diego Orsi reads it well. Fabulous stop!
18.46
Nicolas Santana threads a neat ball through to Diego Acosta. Diego Acosta makes a probing pass to Tiziano Arias. Tiziano Arias sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
22.19
Jorge D. Mora hits a low pass to Decio Rios. Decio Rios flicks a high pass forward. Cristian Correa collects the pass. Cristian Correa knocks in a cross ball towards José Quintero. José Quintero powers a header at goal. Diego Orsi didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
33.02
Rui Morantes flicks a high ball forward to Tiziano Arias who takes it down. Tiziano Arias tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
36.55
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
38.29
Ramiro Batistuta sees space and advances. Ramiro Batistuta tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
40.26
Claude Roberts chips the ball to his team mate, Todd Lassiter. Todd Lassiter deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claudio Cáceres. Claudio Cáceres knocks in a cross ball towards Cristian Correa. Cristian Correa makes a deft header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Cristian Correa!
44.11
Craig Lassiter launches a long ball forward. José Quintero knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Diego Orsi who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Hayder Castaneda clumsily knocks into Ramiro Batistuta. The referee calls over Hayder Castaneda and shows him a yellow card! Ramiro Batistuta runs off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Instituto de Córdoba appear unchanged since the first 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. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Instituto de Córdoba kick off!
47.47
Rui Morantes plays the ball forward to Tiziano Arias. Tiziano Arias whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Maldonado. Gabriel Maldonado makes a convincing header but it misses the target by a large margin!
49.51
Hernan Ríos chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastiano Ferreira. Sebastiano Ferreira shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.14
Diego Acosta makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastiano Ferreira. Sebastiano Ferreira lofts in a cross ball towards Gabriel Maldonado. Gabriel Maldonado directs the ball goalwards with his head but Walter Marinelli is on top of it.
54.31
Tobías Soto flicks a high pass forward. Decio Rios controls it well on his chest. Showing composure, Decio Rios plays the ball forward to Claudio Cáceres. Claudio Cáceres runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Claudio Cáceres provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
57.53
Decio Rios makes a probing pass to José Quintero. José Quintero whips in a cross ball towards Claudio Cáceres. Claudio Cáceres is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.23
Instituto de Córdoba have made 2 substitutions with Narcise Olivier Molina replacing Rui Morantes and Juan Cruz Di Stefano replacing Rui Andrade .
61.24
Decio Rios hacks Ramiro Batistuta from behind! The referee calls over Decio Rios and shows him a yellow card! Ramiro Batistuta runs off the knock.
63.33
Sebastiano Ferreira barges into Jorge D. Mora. The referee calls over Sebastiano Ferreira and shows him a yellow card! Jorge D. Mora hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.20
Adrian Bennett knocks the ball to his team mate, José Quintero. José Quintero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Juan Cruz Di Stefano.
71.03
Hernan Ríos passes the ball forward to Tiziano Arias. Tiziano Arias shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
72.27
Adrian Bennett barges into Diego Acosta. Adrian Bennett is warned by the referee! Diego Acosta hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.27
Instituto de Córdoba have made a substitution with Enrico Zé Maria replacing Gabriel Maldonado .
78.35
Hernan Ríos clumsily knocks into Adrian Bennett. The referee calls over Hernan Ríos and warns him to calm down! Adrian Bennett runs off the knock.
84.36
Juan Cruz Di Stefano flicks a high ball forward to Ramiro Batistuta who takes it down. Ramiro Batistuta decides to run forward with the ball. Ramiro Batistuta whips in a cross ball towards Tiziano Arias. Tiziano Arias is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Tiziano Arias scores for Instituto de Córdoba!!
87.48
Decio Rios sees José Quintero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. José Quintero controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Diego Orsi is on top of it.
90.00
Jorge D. Mora passes the ball forward to Todd Lassiter. Todd Lassiter makes a beautiful solo run. Todd Lassiter runs straight at the defence! Todd Lassiter shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent block by Charles Osomo!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Instituto de Córdoba

Newells Old Boys
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
28.6%
44.2%
27.3%

Scorers
Tiziano Arias 84
Decio Rios 3
Cristian Correa 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Decio Rios of Newells Old Boys

Match Ratings