Match Report


Club AméricaClub América     Club TijuanaClub Tijuana
Darren CogginsDarren Coggins Computer Player Computer Player
Gabriel BustamanteG. Bustamante56
G
1
G
65Dionisio SantiagoD. Santiago
Ian OrnelasI. Ornelas58
D
2
D
65Leonardo BarraganL. Barragan
Josue CamachoJ. Camacho74
D
3
D
59Alonso BravoA. Bravo
Alexandre ArroyoA. Arroyo69
D
4
D
58Raul PortilloR. Portillo
Rafael EnriquezR. Enriquez65
M
5captain
D
50Carlos EsquivelC. Esquivel
Santiago MoraS. Mora52
M
6
M
67Irving BenavidesI. Benavides
Heriberto VelezH. Velez43
D
captain7
M
61De Jesus S. SivigliaD. Siviglia
Enrique GuzmanE. Guzman70
M
8
M
54Benjamin DungaB. Dunga
Hector AlmaguerH. Almaguer61
A
9
A
65Jesús MataJ. Mata
Marcelo JorginhoM. Jorginho56
A
10
A
58Esteban CorderoE. Cordero
Fede AlemanF. Aleman56
A
11
A
56Sergio NietoS. Nieto
 
Willard KasselW. Kassel62
A
12
M
51Gabriel BarajasG. Barajas
Rubisel MoranR. Moran74
M
13
A
51Ramón BecerraR. Becerra
Miguel ArroyoM. Arroyo56
A
14
G
51Roger SaldanaR. Saldana

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Azteca where Club América play host to Club Tijuana. A crowd of 12,277 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Club América and Club Tijuana are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Pavel Munoz.


0.00
The first half starts with Club Tijuana kicking off!
6.05
De Jesus S. Siviglia plays the ball forward to Sergio Nieto. Sergio Nieto edges inside the box! Sergio Nieto shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
8.49
Raul Portillo sees Benjamin Dunga in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Benjamin Dunga flicks a high pass forward. Jesús Mata controls it well on his chest. Jesús Mata sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
14.07
Showing composure, Alonso Bravo picks a pass forward to De Jesus S. Siviglia. De Jesus S. Siviglia surges forward with the ball. De Jesus S. Siviglia whips in a cross ball towards Esteban Cordero. Esteban Cordero makes a looping header on goal. Gabriel Bustamante manages to gather it comfortably.
18.45
De Jesus S. Siviglia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Esteban Cordero. Esteban Cordero sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Gabriel Bustamante is on top of it.
27.42
With some swift thinking, Enrique Guzman plays the ball forward to Hector Almaguer. Hector Almaguer knocks in a cross ball towards Marcelo Jorginho. With a superhuman jump, Marcelo Jorginho connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Dionisio Santiago with no chance!! Goal for Club América!
33.06
Enrique Guzman flicks a high pass forward to Marcelo Jorginho who brings the ball under control. Marcelo Jorginho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leonardo Barragan.
36.40
With some swift thinking, Santiago Mora plays the ball forward to Hector Almaguer. Hector Almaguer finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
38.08
Josue Camacho knocks the ball forward to Heriberto Velez. Heriberto Velez threads the ball through to Fede Aleman. Fede Aleman shoots from 20 yards but Dionisio Santiago reads it well. Great keeping!
40.27
Raul Portillo decides to run forward with the ball. Raul Portillo chips the ball to his team mate, Sergio Nieto. Sergio Nieto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gabriel Bustamante who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Club América appear unchanged since the first half. Club Tijuana also appear unchanged since the first half. The Club Tijuana players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Club América start the second half!
49.15
Alonso Bravo runs forward with the ball. Alonso Bravo sees a break and surges forward. Alonso Bravo lofts in a cross ball towards Jesús Mata. Jesús Mata knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.12
Irving Benavides comes in with a late challenge on Enrique Guzman. The referee calls over Irving Benavides and shows him a yellow card! Enrique Guzman runs off the knock.
57.25
Benjamin Dunga flicks the ball to his team mate, Jesús Mata. Jesús Mata finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
66.11
Santiago Mora flicks a high pass forward. Fede Aleman controls it well on his chest. Fede Aleman finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.18
With vision, Josue Camacho picks a pass forward to Enrique Guzman. Enrique Guzman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fede Aleman. Fede Aleman knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alonso Bravo.
77.49
De Jesus S. Siviglia kicks a strong pass forward to Jesús Mata. Jesús Mata shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
78.07
Raul Portillo clumsily knocks into Fede Aleman. Raul Portillo is warned by the referee! Fede Aleman stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.01
With a delightful solo run, Heriberto Velez stretches the opposition's defence. Heriberto Velez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
83.11
With some swift thinking, Santiago Mora plays the ball forward to Hector Almaguer. Hector Almaguer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlos Esquivel.
85.51
Irving Benavides flicks a high pass forward. Sergio Nieto holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sergio Nieto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.46
Benjamin Dunga picks a pass forward to Esteban Cordero. Esteban Cordero whips in a cross ball towards Sergio Nieto. Sergio Nieto powers a header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
89.48
With wonderful vision, De Jesus S. Siviglia plays the ball forward to Sergio Nieto. Sergio Nieto shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Club América

Club Tijuana
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.6%
56.4%
Play Area
32.1%
47.4%
20.5%

Scorers
Marcelo Jorginho 27

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marcelo Jorginho of Club América

Match Ratings