Match Report


Universitario PopayánUniversitario Popayán     Expreso RojoExpreso Rojo
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
David GuzmanD. Guzman73
G
captain1
G
81Luis BustosL. Bustos
Diego SimeoneD. Simeone77
D
2captain
D
78Nuno CortesN. Cortes
Héctor González UrquijoH. Urquijo71
D
3
D
77Jairo RenteriaJ. Renteria
Robbie WilsonR. Wilson69
D
4
D
73Mauricio AcostaM. Acosta
Lucas MuñozL. Muñoz63
D
5
M
73Alejo CastromanA. Castroman
Daniel GiraldoD. Giraldo72
M
6
M
71Jorge Eladio CasillasJ. Casillas
Joe-Max CarterJ. Carter71
M
7
M
65Vicente GonzalezV. Gonzalez
Rubiel GarciaR. Garcia79
A
8
M
65Walter LujanW. Lujan
Alejandro HusainA. Husain72
A
9
A
69João OjedaJ. Ojeda
Afonso RubioA. Rubio53
A
10
A
62Rúben ZamoraR. Zamora
José OrellanaJ. Orellana51
A
11
A
56Henrique SalinasH. Salinas
 
João ParedesJ. Paredes67
M
12
D
71Carlos PalacioC. Palacio
Róbinson Augusto PrinceR. Augusto Prince65
G
13
G
68Horacio OrsiH. Orsi
Santiago ReyS. Rey64
M
14
D
67Ricardo CabreraR. Cabrera

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Ciro López where Universitario Popayán play host to Expreso Rojo. A crowd of 16,392 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Universitario Popayán are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Expreso Rojo appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dorlan Rivas.


0.00
The whistle blows and Universitario Popayán get the match underway!
8.22
Joe-Max Carter controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alejandro Husain. Alejandro Husain makes a defence splitting pass to Rubiel Garcia. Some good footwork from Rubiel Garcia provides some space. He shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Luis Bustos had no chance!! Goal for Universitario Popayán!
14.01
Héctor González Urquijo barges into Rúben Zamora. Héctor González Urquijo is shown the yellow card! Rúben Zamora stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.22
Joe-Max Carter decides to run forward with the ball. Joe-Max Carter shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
22.57
Daniel Giraldo runs up as Joe-Max Carter takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Daniel Giraldo flicks a high pass forward. Rubiel Garcia collects the pass. Rubiel Garcia knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nuno Cortes.
24.12
Jairo Renteria makes a probing pass to Walter Lujan. Walter Lujan threads a neat ball through to Henrique Salinas. Henrique Salinas edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Henrique Salinas provides some space. He shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
27.58
Joe-Max Carter makes a probing pass to Afonso Rubio. Afonso Rubio whips in a cross ball towards José Orellana. José Orellana makes a convincing header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
30.36
Héctor González Urquijo flicks a high pass forward. Joe-Max Carter controls it well on his chest. Joe-Max Carter flicks a high pass forward. José Orellana controls it well on his chest. José Orellana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.52
Joe-Max Carter threads the ball through to Rubiel Garcia. Rubiel Garcia knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nuno Cortes.
34.24
Daniel Giraldo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of José Orellana. José Orellana flicks a high pass forward. Afonso Rubio controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Afonso Rubio looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
36.02
Universitario Popayán are in full control of this game.
40.07
Joe-Max Carter advances with the ball. Joe-Max Carter knocks in a cross ball towards Rubiel Garcia. Rubiel Garcia is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Good keeping from Luis Bustos as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
41.36
Daniel Giraldo takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Jorge Eladio Casillas gets to the ball and clears it up field.
45.00
Héctor González Urquijo hacks Henrique Salinas from behind! The referee calls over Héctor González Urquijo and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Henrique Salinas stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Universitario Popayán appear unchanged since the first half. Expreso Rojo also appear unchanged since the first half. The Expreso Rojo players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Expreso Rojo get the second half underway!
53.33
Jorge Eladio Casillas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, João Ojeda. João Ojeda runs straight at the defence! João Ojeda shoots from just inside the box. Good keeping from David Guzman as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
54.47
It's a corner kick. Vicente Gonzalez kicks a low ball out wide. Jorge Eladio Casillas comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
55.25
Mauricio Acosta makes a simple pass to Alejo Castroman. Alejo Castroman flicks a high pass forward. Rúben Zamora controls it well on his chest. Rúben Zamora finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
60.44
Showing composure, Joe-Max Carter picks a pass forward to Afonso Rubio. Afonso Rubio shoots from long range but Luis Bustos is on top of his game. Well saved!
63.16
Diego Simeone kicks a strong pass forward to Joe-Max Carter. Joe-Max Carter knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Husain. Alejandro Husain advances inside the box! Alejandro Husain shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Luis Bustos had no chance!! Goal for Universitario Popayán!
73.16
Joe-Max Carter threads a neat ball through to Afonso Rubio. Afonso Rubio shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
75.07
Alejo Castroman barges into Daniel Giraldo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Daniel Giraldo carries on, but is struggling a bit.
77.13
Joe-Max Carter passes the ball forward to Rubiel Garcia. Rubiel Garcia makes a simple pass, allowing Afonso Rubio to run into the box. Afonso Rubio looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
83.05
Jairo Renteria controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alejo Castroman. Alejo Castroman sees Rúben Zamora in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rúben Zamora knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Diego Simeone.
87.48
Joe-Max Carter deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Husain. Alejandro Husain finds some space and shoots from distance. Luis Bustos gets down and covers it.
89.15
Daniel Giraldo clumsily knocks into Walter Lujan. Daniel Giraldo is shown the yellow card! Walter Lujan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Universitario Popayán

Expreso Rojo
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
23.7%
44.7%
31.6%

Scorers
Rubiel Garcia 8
Alejandro Husain 63
Afonso Rubio 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Joe-Max Carter of Universitario Popayán

Match Ratings