Match Report


Cerro PorteñoCerro Porteño     Deportivo CaaguazúDeportivo Caaguazú
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Vicente ArredondoV. Arredondo65
G
1
G
63Jersson GalindoJ. Galindo
Lourenço OrellanaL. Orellana73
D
2
D
69Leonel DomínguezL. Domínguez
Carlos AragonC. Aragon68
D
3
D
60Mike LeeM. Lee
Afonso YanezA. Yanez48
D
captain4
D
60Emilio HerreraE. Herrera
Matias RicoM. Rico46
D
5captain
D
44Joaquín OlivasJ. Olivas
Gonçalo DelgadoG. Delgado74
M
6
M
67Heath RiveraH. Rivera
António EsparzaA. Esparza55
M
7
M
55Afonso CortesA. Cortes
Santiago AlarcónS. Alarcón51
M
8
A
69Vicente BrownV. Brown
Rafael PonceR. Ponce47
M
9
A
62Amaral C. AlvarézA. Alvaréz
Manuel CarrilloM. Carrillo66
A
10
A
60Henrique Pires VieraH. Pires Viera
Leandro OchoaL. Ochoa60
A
11
A
53Ignacio VargasI. Vargas
 
Luís CamposL. Campos64
G
12
M
54Lawrence MillerL. Miller
Xavier AlvaradoX. Alvarado53
A
13
M
53Fernando AyalaF. Ayala
Rúben CamachoR. Camacho51
A
14
G
51Bruno PereyraB. Pereyra

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at General Pablo Rojas where Cerro Porteño play host to Deportivo Caaguazú. A crowd of 12,273 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cerro Porteño are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Deportivo Caaguazú appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Matias Rocha.


0.00
The first half starts with Cerro Porteño kicking off!
3.57
Mike Lee makes a probing pass to Heath Rivera. With vision, Heath Rivera laces a weighted ball forward to Vicente Brown. Vicente Brown finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
4.12
Santiago Alarcón flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Carrillo. Manuel Carrillo shoots from long range. Jersson Galindo gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
10.29
Afonso Cortes flicks a high pass forward. Amaral C. Alvaréz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Amaral C. Alvaréz plays a one-two with Henrique Pires Viera and advances towards the goal... Amaral C. Alvaréz comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it rises well off target!
14.36
Heath Rivera flicks a high pass forward. Amaral C. Alvaréz collects the pass. Amaral C. Alvaréz whips in a cross ball towards Ignacio Vargas. Ignacio Vargas flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
24.21
Gonçalo Delgado hacks Afonso Cortes from behind! The referee calls over Gonçalo Delgado and warns him to calm down! Afonso Cortes stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.05
Afonso Cortes flicks a high pass forward to Vicente Brown who brings the ball under control. Vicente Brown whips in a cross ball towards Henrique Pires Viera. Henrique Pires Viera is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Vicente Arredondo gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
28.41
Gonçalo Delgado flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Carrillo collects the pass. Manuel Carrillo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
30.18
Matias Rico controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Santiago Alarcón. Santiago Alarcón deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leandro Ochoa. Leandro Ochoa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Joaquín Olivas.
32.28
Afonso Cortes barges into Santiago Alarcón. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Santiago Alarcón runs off the knock.
38.23
With some swift thinking, Lourenço Orellana plays the ball forward to António Esparza. António Esparza flicks a high pass forward to Manuel Carrillo who brings the ball under control. Manuel Carrillo knocks in a cross ball towards Leandro Ochoa. Leandro Ochoa rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's drastically wayward!
39.35
Afonso Cortes hacks António Esparza from behind! The referee calls over Afonso Cortes and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! António Esparza hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Ignacio Vargas clumsily knocks into Santiago Alarcón. The referee calls over Ignacio Vargas and shows him a yellow card! Santiago Alarcón stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cerro Porteño appear unchanged since the first half. Deportivo Caaguazú also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Deportivo Caaguazú kicking off!
54.38
Mike Lee sees Heath Rivera in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Heath Rivera passes the ball forward to Henrique Pires Viera. Henrique Pires Viera lofts in a cross ball towards Amaral C. Alvaréz. Amaral C. Alvaréz directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
55.34
Lourenço Orellana chips the ball to his team mate, António Esparza. António Esparza runs straight at the opposition's defence. António Esparza finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.58
Ignacio Vargas threads a neat ball through to Vicente Brown. Vicente Brown shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
60.53
Deportivo Caaguazú have made 2 substitutions with Lawrence Miller replacing Ignacio Vargas and Bruno Pereyra replacing Leonel Domínguez .
63.05
Bruno Pereyra barges into Manuel Carrillo. The referee warns Bruno Pereyra to calm down! Manuel Carrillo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.03
Lawrence Miller flicks a high ball forward to Henrique Pires Viera who takes it down. Henrique Pires Viera whips in a cross ball towards Vicente Brown. With a superhuman jump, Vicente Brown connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it misses the target by a large margin!
71.15
Heath Rivera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Henrique Pires Viera. Henrique Pires Viera shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Deportivo Caaguazú are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
75.46
Lawrence Miller flicks a high pass forward. Vicente Brown collects the pass. Vicente Brown knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carlos Aragon.
77.05
Deportivo Caaguazú have made a substitution with Fernando Ayala replacing Henrique Pires Viera .
78.13
Fernando Ayala barges into Afonso Yanez. The referee calls over Fernando Ayala and warns him to calm down! Afonso Yanez stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.07
Afonso Yanez hits a low pass to António Esparza. António Esparza flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Carrillo collects the pass. Manuel Carrillo shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Jersson Galindo!
84.33
Matias Rico clumsily knocks into Amaral C. Alvaréz. The referee warns Matias Rico to calm down! Amaral C. Alvaréz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.50
Joaquín Olivas flicks a high pass forward. Lawrence Miller holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lawrence Miller flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Ayala controls it well on his chest. Fernando Ayala shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
António Esparza threads a neat ball through to Manuel Carrillo. Manuel Carrillo passes the ball forward but Leandro Ochoa is offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Cerro Porteño

Deportivo Caaguazú
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
5
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
53.9%
46.1%
Play Area
27%
47.2%
25.8%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mike Lee of Deportivo Caaguazú

Match Ratings