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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Atanasio Girardot where Atlético Nacional play host to Independiente Santa Fe. A crowd of 19,850 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Atlético Nacional are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Independiente Santa Fe appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Leandro Lucero.


0.00
Independiente Santa Fe get the match underway!
4.27
Emiliano Amador breaks forward. Emiliano Amador threads a neat ball through to Mauricio Gallegos. Mauricio Gallegos cuts inside the box! Mauricio Gallegos shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Oscar Lujan had no chance!! Goal for Independiente Santa Fe!
8.27
Martim Williams hits a low pass to Simão Baez. Simão Baez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
9.03
Milton Barajas threads the ball through to Martim Williams. Martim Williams threads a neat ball through to Simão Baez. Simão Baez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.11
Samuel Camacho knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Aurellio. Rodrigo Aurellio runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Rodrigo Aurellio provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving León Cárdenas with no chance!! Goal for Atlético Nacional!
16.09
Martim Williams chips the ball to his team mate, Simão Baez. Simão Baez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oscar Lujan who gathers it comfortably.
18.42
Simão Baez comes in with a late challenge on Salvador Casillas. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Salvador Casillas hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.55
Carvalho Garrincha makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mauricio Gallegos. Mauricio Gallegos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Salvador Casillas.
22.31
Martim Williams hacks Tobías Chamot from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tobías Chamot runs off the knock.
27.41
José Ramírez makes a beautiful solo run. José Ramírez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leonardo Canales. Leonardo Canales knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.37
Guilherme Acevedo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martim Williams. Martim Williams controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mauricio Gallegos. Mauricio Gallegos lofts in a cross ball towards Simão Baez. Simão Baez rises majestically and gets a header on goal but somehow Oscar Lujan manages to keep it out.
30.38
Carvalho Garrincha flicks a high ball forward to André Perlaza who takes it down. André Perlaza passes the ball forward but Mauricio Gallegos is offside!
32.05
With vision, Alessandro Mejia plays the ball forward to Leonardo Canales. Leonardo Canales knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.27
Matias Juarez clumsily knocks into André Perlaza. The referee brings Matias Juarez to one side and gives him a warning! André Perlaza stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.52
Nondier Lugo flicks a high ball forward to Rodrigo Aurellio who takes it down. Rodrigo Aurellio knocks in a cross ball towards Marco Gallardo. Marco Gallardo heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! León Cárdenas has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
38.31
Samuel Camacho chips the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Aurellio. Rodrigo Aurellio shoots from distance. León Cárdenas gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
39.26
Nondier Lugo makes a simple pass to Marco Gallardo. Marco Gallardo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Xavier Rosario.
42.38
Milton Barajas flicks a high pass forward. Martim Williams holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martim Williams makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simão Baez. Simão Baez whips in a cross ball towards André Perlaza. André Perlaza makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Atlético Nacional appear unchanged since the first half. Independiente Santa Fe also appear unchanged since the first half. The Atlético Nacional players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Atlético Nacional kicking off!
53.24
Martim Williams threads a neat ball through to Mauricio Gallegos. Mauricio Gallegos shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
54.13
Alvaro Pineda passes the ball forward to André Perlaza. André Perlaza whips in a cross ball towards Simão Baez. José Ramírez barges into Simão Baez. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
55.02
Samuel Camacho threads a neat ball through to Rodrigo Aurellio. Rodrigo Aurellio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.38
Nondier Lugo runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Nondier Lugo plays a scrappy one-two with Leonardo Canales and advances towards the goal... Nondier Lugo looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but León Cárdenas is on top of it.
63.23
Xavier Rosario hoofs the ball up the pitch. Simão Baez advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Simão Baez provides some space. He shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Oscar Lujan had no chance!! Goal for Independiente Santa Fe!
66.12
Xavier Rosario catches Marco Gallardo on the ankles. Xavier Rosario is warned by the referee! Marco Gallardo grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
67.17
Milton Barajas hits a low pass to Martim Williams. Martim Williams passes the ball forward to Simão Baez. Simão Baez edges inside the box! Simão Baez muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.49
José Ramírez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nondier Lugo. Nondier Lugo chips the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Aurellio. Rodrigo Aurellio lofts in a cross ball towards Leonardo Canales. Leonardo Canales rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The shot is on target but blocked by Xavier Rosario. That should have been a goal!
71.38
Carvalho Garrincha comes in with a late challenge on Samuel Camacho. The referee calls over Carvalho Garrincha and warns him to calm down! Samuel Camacho hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.19
Tobías Chamot kicks a strong pass forward to Leonardo Canales. Leonardo Canales knocks in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Aurellio. Rodrigo Aurellio is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
73.32
Emiliano Amador makes a probing pass to Martim Williams. Martim Williams kicks a strong pass forward to Simão Baez. Simão Baez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Gallegos but the linesman indicates offside!
77.57
Independiente Santa Fe appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-5-1 formation.
79.08
Alvaro Pineda makes a beautiful solo run. Alvaro Pineda lofts in a cross ball towards André Perlaza. André Perlaza finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
83.16
José Ramírez makes a simple pass to Nondier Lugo. With imagination, Nondier Lugo plays the ball forward to Leonardo Canales. Leonardo Canales knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Milton Barajas.
87.15
Nondier Lugo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leonardo Canales. Leonardo Canales shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
29.6%
42%
28.4%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rodrigo Aurellio of Atlético Nacional

Match Ratings