Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Complejo Daniel Marsicano where Torque play host to Sud América. A crowd of 18,000 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Torque are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sud América appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastian Macias.


0.00
The first half starts with Sud América kicking off!
6.16
Emiliano Santana flicks a high pass forward. José Luis Caballero controls it well on his chest. José Luis Caballero shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
8.19
Sebastian Williams hits a low pass to Sebastiano Aloisio Dasilva. Sebastiano Aloisio Dasilva makes a beautiful solo run. Sebastiano Aloisio Dasilva plays a one-two with Ezequiel Carrillo and rushes in on goal... Eduardo Valenzuela clumsily knocks into Sebastiano Aloisio Dasilva. Penalty not given!!
9.12
Gustavo Lozano chips the ball to his team mate, Morgan Hall. Morgan Hall sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
12.05
With vision, Juan Sebastian Ramírez laces a weighted ball forward to Horacio Kempes. Horacio Kempes flicks a high ball forward to Ezequiel Carrillo who takes it down. Ezequiel Carrillo shoots from 20 yards. Dylan Artime easily gets down and covers it.
14.27
Maximiliano Pagan clumsily knocks into Gustavo Lozano. Maximiliano Pagan is shown the yellow card! Gustavo Lozano hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.10
Marco Alvarez barges into Horacio Kempes. The referee calls over Marco Alvarez and shows him a yellow card! Horacio Kempes stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.47
Emiliano Santana knocks the ball forward to Ezequiel Carrillo. Ezequiel Carrillo shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
30.43
Emiliano Santana passes the ball forward to Ezequiel Carrillo. Ezequiel Carrillo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Juan Velasco.
33.07
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
38.00
Fernando Campbell flicks a high pass forward to Andres Silva who brings the ball under control. Andres Silva plays a scrappy one-two with Avril Vela and stumbles forward towards the goal... Andres Silva tries a spectacular strike. The ball takes a deflection leaving Manolo Franco with no chance!! Goal for Torque!
44.06
Horacio Kempes surges forward with the ball. Horacio Kempes makes a great pass forward. Morgan Hall runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
Maximiliano Pagan makes a run forward as Fernando Campbell takes the throw-in. Maximiliano Pagan skillfully chests the ball down. Maximiliano Pagan advances with the ball. Maximiliano Pagan plays a one-two with Avril Vela and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Maximiliano Pagan provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Torque have changed their lineup with Sebastiano Bilica replacing Fernando Campbell and Jorge Betancourt replacing Nicolas Esparza. Sud América appear unchanged since the first half. The Torque players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Torque kick off the second half!
47.38
Maximiliano Pagan threads a neat ball through to Avril Vela. Avril Vela shoots from distance but it flies wide!
51.29
Showing composure, Gustavo Lozano laces a through ball forward to Morgan Hall. Morgan Hall knocks the ball forward to José Luis Caballero but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
53.07
Pablo Flores makes a simple pass to Horacio Kempes. Horacio Kempes flicks a high pass forward. Ezequiel Carrillo collects the pass. Ezequiel Carrillo lofts in a cross ball towards Morgan Hall. Morgan Hall makes a convincing header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
61.37
Pablo Flores picks a pass forward to Emiliano Santana. Emiliano Santana makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Morgan Hall. Morgan Hall finds some space and shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Morgan Hall!
73.37
Marco Alvarez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jorge Betancourt. Jorge Betancourt threads a neat, attacking ball through to Andres Silva. Andres Silva shows great control and tries a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.29
Juan Velasco kicks a strong pass forward to Maximiliano Pagan. With a delightful solo run, Maximiliano Pagan stretches the opposition's defence. Maximiliano Pagan lofts in a cross ball towards Jorge Betancourt. Jorge Betancourt finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
84.56
Pablo Flores kicks a strong pass forward to Emiliano Santana. Emiliano Santana flicks a high ball forward to Ezequiel Carrillo who takes it down. Ezequiel Carrillo threads the ball through into the box. Morgan Hall shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Dylan Artime.
90.00
Horacio Kempes decides to run forward with the ball. Horacio Kempes shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

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

Possession
29.4%
70.6%
Play Area
30.9%
44.1%
25%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Andres Silva of Torque