Match Report


Cerro CoráCerro Corá     General CaballeroGeneral Caballero
Armenio ParadaArmenio Parada Tom Bingham Tom Bingham
Richard Pablo AñorR. Pablo Añor74
G
1
G
80Junior GruezoJ. Gruezo
Ricardo WingertR. Wingert75
D
2
D
70Diego ChamotD. Chamot
Andrew FosterA. Foster72
D
3
D
75Carlos BanuelosC. Banuelos
Lourenço JedaL. Jeda70
D
4
D
73Alvaro CasillasA. Casillas
Morgan RamosM. Ramos76
D
5
D
70Paolo QuintanillaP. Quintanilla
Alexis DuarteA. Duarte78
M
captain6
M
76Scott RussellS. Russell
Aldo RadaA. Rada75
M
7
M
79Patricio CarrizoP. Carrizo
Sergio KingS. King77
A
8
A
70Ignacio LeivaI. Leiva
Valentim TostaoV. Tostao67
A
9
A
75Edemir CardozoE. Cardozo
Martim CorderoM. Cordero76
A
10captain
A
82Joao Rojas LopezJ. Rojas Lopez
Jacobo SuárezJ. Suárez72
A
11
A
80Thomas BarnesT. Barnes
 
Fernando AzogueF. Azogue79
D
12
D
68Heath JacksonH. Jackson
Rick GutierrezR. Gutierrez65
M
13
A
37Claude TierneyC. Tierney
Anthony DidiA. Didi66
A
14
A
45Duane WardD. Ward

BloodArena
today's match is sponsored by Blood Arena
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at General Andrés Rodríguez where Cerro Corá play host to General Caballero. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Cerro Corá and General Caballero are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ricardo Tellez.


0.00
General Caballero start the match!
2.11
Alvaro Casillas chips the ball to his team mate, Patricio Carrizo. Patricio Carrizo flicks a high pass forward to Thomas Barnes who brings the ball under control. Thomas Barnes knocks in a cross ball towards Ignacio Leiva. Ignacio Leiva beats his man to it with a header but it slams into the crowd!
3.35
Patricio Carrizo flicks a high ball forward to Edemir Cardozo who takes it down. Edemir Cardozo finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
4.36
Alvaro Casillas comes in with a late challenge on Jacobo Suárez. Alvaro Casillas is warned by the referee! Jacobo Suárez gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
6.30
Aldo Rada sees a break and surges forward. Aldo Rada sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
8.23
Alvaro Casillas kicks a strong pass forward to Patricio Carrizo. Patricio Carrizo sees a break and surges forward. Patricio Carrizo whips in a cross ball towards Joao Rojas Lopez. Joao Rojas Lopez makes a deft header. Richard Pablo Añor picks it out of the air!
9.47
Aldo Rada changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Aldo Rada flicks a high pass forward. Martim Cordero controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Martim Cordero comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Superb reactions from Junior Gruezo. What a save!
10.47
Aldo Rada threads a neat ball through to Sergio King. Sergio King hits a low pass to Martim Cordero. Carlos Banuelos hacks Martim Cordero from behind! Martim Cordero appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
14.26
Edemir Cardozo clumsily knocks into Morgan Ramos. Edemir Cardozo is shown the yellow card! Morgan Ramos stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.29
Scott Russell flicks a high pass forward. Ignacio Leiva controls it well on his chest. Ignacio Leiva deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Barnes but the linesman indicates offside!
16.03
Scott Russell threads the ball through to Edemir Cardozo. Edemir Cardozo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.11
Patricio Carrizo flicks the ball to his team mate, Edemir Cardozo. Edemir Cardozo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andrew Foster.
20.42
Carlos Banuelos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patricio Carrizo. Patricio Carrizo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edemir Cardozo. Edemir Cardozo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Morgan Ramos.
21.45
Aldo Rada plays the ball forward to Martim Cordero. Martim Cordero shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.24
Alexis Duarte comes in with a high challenge, catching Patricio Carrizo with his studs. The referee motions to Alexis Duarte to come over. It's a red card!! Patricio Carrizo stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.23
Andrew Foster comes in with a late challenge on Edemir Cardozo. The referee warns Andrew Foster to calm down! Edemir Cardozo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.36
Diego Chamot passes the ball forward to Patricio Carrizo. Patricio Carrizo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Barnes. Thomas Barnes puts a great ball through. Ignacio Leiva runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
27.04
Paolo Quintanilla flicks a high pass forward. Scott Russell collects the pass. Scott Russell changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Scott Russell knocks in a cross ball towards Joao Rojas Lopez. Joao Rojas Lopez connects with a diving header. The keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
30.18
Patricio Carrizo flicks the ball to his team mate, Joao Rojas Lopez. Joao Rojas Lopez knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Barnes. Thomas Barnes flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
33.11
Patricio Carrizo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edemir Cardozo. Edemir Cardozo knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Barnes. Thomas Barnes outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's well over the bar!
39.42
Diego Chamot threads a neat ball through to Patricio Carrizo. Patricio Carrizo knocks the ball to his team mate, Edemir Cardozo. Edemir Cardozo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.40
Patricio Carrizo flicks a high pass forward. Edemir Cardozo collects the pass. Edemir Cardozo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lourenço Jeda.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cerro Corá appear unchanged since the first half. General Caballero also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Cerro Corá kick off and get the second half underway!
53.16
Jacobo Suárez passes the ball forward to Sergio King. Sergio King advances inside the box! Sergio King muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
54.32
Scott Russell flicks a high pass forward. Joao Rojas Lopez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joao Rojas Lopez lofts in a cross ball towards Edemir Cardozo. Edemir Cardozo makes a looping header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
55.18
Paolo Quintanilla picks a pass forward to Patricio Carrizo. Patricio Carrizo flicks a high ball forward to Edemir Cardozo who takes it down. Edemir Cardozo shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Richard Pablo Añor.
56.57
Patricio Carrizo takes a quick corner, playing it short to Edemir Cardozo. Edemir Cardozo flicks the ball on with his first touch. Richard Pablo Añor scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
59.52
Lourenço Jeda hits a low pass to Jacobo Suárez. Jacobo Suárez sees Sergio King in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sergio King shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
60.19
Cerro Corá have made a substitution with Rick Gutierrez replacing Aldo Rada .General Caballero have made a substitution with Heath Jackson replacing Paolo Quintanilla .
61.21
Scott Russell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joao Rojas Lopez. Joao Rojas Lopez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.09
Jacobo Suárez flicks a high ball forward to Sergio King who takes it down. Sergio King rushes past Carlos Banuelos! Some silky footwork from Sergio King provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Junior Gruezo is on top of it.
71.14
Diego Chamot makes a strong solo run forward. Diego Chamot passes the ball forward to Thomas Barnes. Thomas Barnes knocks in a cross ball towards Edemir Cardozo. Edemir Cardozo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
75.53
General Caballero are dictating the run of play here today.
78.29
Morgan Ramos makes a simple pass to Rick Gutierrez. Rick Gutierrez threads the ball through to Sergio King. Sergio King deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martim Cordero but the linesman indicates offside!
81.33
Morgan Ramos catches Joao Rojas Lopez on the ankles. Morgan Ramos is shown the yellow card! Joao Rojas Lopez stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.17
Scott Russell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joao Rojas Lopez. Joao Rojas Lopez knocks in a cross ball towards Ignacio Leiva. Ignacio Leiva powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
89.38
Diego Chamot kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Russell. Scott Russell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joao Rojas Lopez. Joao Rojas Lopez lofts in a cross ball towards Edemir Cardozo. Edemir Cardozo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Cerro Corá

General Caballero
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
35.8%
64.2%
Play Area
32.6%
43.2%
24.2%

Scorers
Edemir Cardozo 71, 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Edemir Cardozo of General Caballero

Match Ratings
1.Richard Pablo Añor (GK)
7
2.Ricardo Wingert (DEF)
6
3.Andrew Foster (DEF)
6
4.Lourenço Jeda (DEF)
6
5.Morgan Ramos (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Alexis Duarte (MID)red card
3
7.Aldo Rada (MID)
7
8.Sergio King (ATT)
6
9.Valentim Tostao (ATT)
6
10.Martim Cordero (ATT)
6
11.Jacobo Suárez (ATT)
6
 
12.Fernando Azogue (DEF)
0
13.Rick Gutierrez (MID)
6
14.Anthony Didi (ATT)
0

1.Junior Gruezo (GK)
6
2.Diego Chamot (DEF)
6
3.Carlos Banuelos (DEF)
6
4.Alvaro Casillas (DEF)
6
5.Paolo Quintanilla (DEF)
6
6.Scott Russell (MID)
7
7.Patricio Carrizo (MID)
8
8.Ignacio Leiva (ATT)
6
9.Edemir Cardozo (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
8
10.Joao Rojas Lopez (ATT)
7
11.Thomas Barnes (ATT)
6
 
12.Heath Jackson (DEF)
6
13.Claude Tierney (ATT)
0
14.Duane Ward (ATT)
0