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Heavy rain falls from above here at Hernán Ramírez Villegas where Deportivo Pereira play host to Independiente Santa Fe. A crowd of 17,290 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Deportivo Pereira and Independiente Santa Fe are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Efrain Carrillo.


0.00
Deportivo Pereira kick off!
3.41
Martim Williams passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Simão Baez. Simão Baez whips in a cross ball towards André Perlaza. André Perlaza shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Salvador Bravo. That should have been a goal!
4.50
Jordan Adams runs forward with the ball. Jordan Adams knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Carpintero. Carlos Carpintero whips in a cross ball towards Matheus Rocha. Matheus Rocha powers a header at goal but slams it into the crowd!
9.54
With great vision, Mateus Carbajal plays the ball forward to Dinis Otero. Dinis Otero makes a probing pass to Enrique Melendez. Enrique Melendez plays a scrappy one-two with Carlos Carpintero and stumbles forward towards the goal... Enrique Melendez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
10.36
Alvaro Pineda knocks the ball forward to André Perlaza. André Perlaza advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from André Perlaza provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Alexis Perlaza. Excellent save.
12.45
Jose Antonio Marino plays the ball forward to Enrique Melendez. Enrique Melendez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Guilherme Acevedo.
15.26
Xavier Rosario threads a neat ball through to Angel Young. Angel Young makes a beautiful solo run. Angel Young shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.31
Martim Williams flicks a high pass forward. Simão Baez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Simão Baez shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
18.01
Xavier Rosario pushes up the pitch. Xavier Rosario sees space and advances. Xavier Rosario knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.50
Francisco Siri Aviles catches Angel Young on the ankles. Francisco Siri Aviles is given a warning by the referee! Angel Young stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.00
Martim Williams sees a break and surges forward. Martim Williams whips in a cross ball towards André Perlaza. André Perlaza powers a header at goal but it flies just wide!
27.04
Francisco Siri Aviles threads the ball through to Carlos Carpintero. Carlos Carpintero sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
33.45
Bautista Simeone passes the ball forward to Jose Antonio Marino. Jose Antonio Marino decides to run forward with the ball. Jose Antonio Marino whips in a cross ball towards Enrique Melendez. Enrique Melendez makes a convincing header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
36.49
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Deportivo Pereira appear unchanged since the first half. Independiente Santa Fe also appear unchanged since the first half. The Independiente Santa Fe players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Independiente Santa Fe kick off!
48.58
Angel Young knocks the ball forward to André Perlaza. André Perlaza rushes past Bautista Simeone! Bautista Simeone barges into André Perlaza. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
49.41
Martim Williams makes an attacking run forward. Martim Williams lofts in a cross ball towards Simão Baez. Simão Baez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.54
Alvaro Pineda flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Gallegos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mauricio Gallegos lofts in a cross ball towards Simão Baez. Simão Baez beats his man to it with a header but it flies just off target!
55.36
Mateus Carbajal barges into Alvaro Pineda. Mateus Carbajal is warned by the referee! Alvaro Pineda hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.27
Angel Young flicks a high pass forward. Simão Baez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Simão Baez lofts in a cross ball towards Mauricio Gallegos. Mauricio Gallegos outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Alexis Perlaza manages to gather it easily.
60.35
Francisco Siri Aviles makes a probing pass to Enrique Melendez. Enrique Melendez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Emiliano Amador.
61.45
Jose Antonio Marino hacks Martim Williams from behind! Jose Antonio Marino is warned by the referee! Martim Williams stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.18
Alvaro Pineda flicks a high ball forward to André Perlaza who takes it down. André Perlaza lofts in a cross ball towards Simão Baez. With a superhuman jump, Simão Baez connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Alexis Perlaza with no chance!! Goal for Independiente Santa Fe!
67.03
Dinis Otero flicks a high ball forward to Matheus Rocha who takes it down. Matheus Rocha shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
69.51
Francisco Siri Aviles clumsily knocks into Angel Young. The referee brings Francisco Siri Aviles to one side and gives him another warning! Angel Young hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.26
Martim Williams threads the ball through to Simão Baez. Simão Baez shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
77.10
Independiente Santa Fe appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-5-1 formation.
79.30
Francisco Siri Aviles passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Enrique Melendez. Enrique Melendez whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Carpintero. Carlos Carpintero makes a deft header but it is tipped over by León Cárdenas.
80.20
Dinis Otero takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Carlos Carpintero tries a spectacular strike. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
81.41
Martim Williams flicks a high pass forward. André Perlaza controls it well on his chest. André Perlaza knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexis Perlaza who gathers it comfortably.
83.41
Angel Young brings the ball forward. Angel Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.58
Jose Antonio Marino catches Simão Baez in the face with his elbow. The referee motions to Jose Antonio Marino to come over. It's a red card!! Simão Baez shakes off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
37%
63%
Play Area
27.4%
49.3%
23.3%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Simão Baez of Independiente Santa Fe

Match Ratings