Match Report


Orange County BluesOrange County Blues     Minnesota UnitedMinnesota United
Dave CeeDave Cee Stewart Anderson Stewart Anderson
José TorricoJ. Torrico78
G
captain1captain
G
78Manny NanchoffM. Nanchoff
Randall MorrisR. Morris77
D
2
D
69Miguel PardoM. Pardo
Ernest GrossmanE. Grossman72
D
3
D
44Sal MeredithS. Meredith
Clifford ChandlerC. Chandler75
D
4
D
71Chris KellyC. Kelly
Leo RobertsL. Roberts78
D
5
D
66Luis Fernando HurtadoL. Hurtado
Jorge LarreaJ. Larrea80
M
6
M
73Marco SilvaM. Silva
Nicolas ClarkN. Clark77
M
7
M
76Emerson DidiE. Didi
Jamie MoralesJ. Morales76
M
8
A
73Korey ReedK. Reed
Cameron DiazC. Diaz75
A
9
A
73Leonardo CafùL. Cafù
Joel ChávezJ. Chávez76
A
10
A
80Juan CaicedoJ. Caicedo
Jordon RiveraJ. Rivera76
A
11
A
73Guy MartinG. Martin
 
Luis KorbL. Korb73
D
12
M
62Jeb MurphyJ. Murphy
Adalberto TapiaA. Tapia72
M
13
M
77Floyd MorganF. Morgan
Tommy WhiteT. White72
A
14
A
69Heitor GónzalezH. Gónzalez

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Anteater Stadium where Orange County Blues play host to Minnesota United. A crowd of 19,654 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Orange County Blues are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Minnesota United appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Martin.


0.00
Orange County Blues kick off the first half!
2.25
Marco Silva picks a pass forward to Guy Martin. Guy Martin whips in a cross ball towards Leonardo Cafù. Leonardo Cafù connects with a diving header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
8.02
Jorge Larrea flicks a high pass forward. Joel Chávez collects the pass. Joel Chávez knocks in a cross ball towards Jordon Rivera. Jordon Rivera is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Manny Nanchoff manages to gather it.
9.41
Jamie Morales makes a probing pass to Cameron Diaz. Cameron Diaz knocks in a cross ball towards Joel Chávez. Joel Chávez directs the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
10.37
Randall Morris sees Jorge Larrea in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jorge Larrea threads a neat ball through to Cameron Diaz. Cameron Diaz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
14.07
Sal Meredith deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Emerson Didi. Emerson Didi kicks a strong pass forward to Juan Caicedo. Juan Caicedo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. José Torrico comfortably gets down and covers it.
15.05
Jorge Larrea surges forward with the ball. Jorge Larrea cuts inside the box! Jorge Larrea cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Manny Nanchoff with no chance!! Goal for Orange County Blues!
18.02
Nicolas Clark flicks a high ball forward to Joel Chávez who takes it down. Joel Chávez passes the ball forward but Jordon Rivera is offside!
21.10
Nicolas Clark makes a simple pass to Joel Chávez. Joel Chávez whips in a cross ball towards Jordon Rivera. Jordon Rivera connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball comes off Chris Kelly and the loose ball is cleared up field.
26.06
Luis Fernando Hurtado comes in with a late challenge on Joel Chávez. Luis Fernando Hurtado is shown the yellow card! Joel Chávez runs off the knock.
38.34
Emerson Didi passes the ball forward to Korey Reed. Korey Reed lofts in a cross ball towards Guy Martin. Guy Martin connects with a diving header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
39.38
Nicolas Clark decides to run forward with the ball. Nicolas Clark skips past Luis Fernando Hurtado! Nicolas Clark makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
40.13
Ernest Grossman sees Jamie Morales in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jamie Morales flicks a high pass forward to Cameron Diaz who brings the ball under control. Cameron Diaz lofts in a cross ball towards Joel Chávez. Joel Chávez whips the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
44.20
Clifford Chandler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jorge Larrea. Jorge Larrea flicks a high pass forward to Joel Chávez who brings the ball under control. Joel Chávez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sal Meredith.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Orange County Blues appear unchanged since the first half. Minnesota United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Minnesota United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Minnesota United kicking off!
47.23
Emerson Didi clumsily knocks into Jorge Larrea. Emerson Didi is given a warning by the referee! Jorge Larrea stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.23
Minnesota United have made a substitution with Heitor Gónzalez replacing Juan Caicedo .
63.38
Seeing a gap ahead, Jorge Larrea plays the ball forward to Joel Chávez. Joel Chávez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.20
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
66.46
Sal Meredith barges into Cameron Diaz. The referee calls over Sal Meredith and shows him a yellow card! Cameron Diaz runs off the knock.
69.43
Jorge Larrea surges forward with the ball. Jorge Larrea knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.08
Emerson Didi passes the ball forward to Leonardo Cafù. Leonardo Cafù whips in a cross ball towards Heitor Gónzalez. Heitor Gónzalez powers a header at goal but somehow José Torrico manages to keep it out.
77.32
Clifford Chandler knocks the ball forward to Nicolas Clark. Nicolas Clark sees Cameron Diaz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cameron Diaz shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Manny Nanchoff.
78.06
Corner kick to Orange County Blues. Jamie Morales plays it to the far post. Manny Nanchoff drops low and scoops up the ball.
83.56
Miguel Pardo barges into Cameron Diaz. Miguel Pardo is given a warning by the referee! Cameron Diaz stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.37
Jorge Larrea sees Cameron Diaz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cameron Diaz shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
89.51
Emerson Didi kicks a strong pass forward to Leonardo Cafù. Leonardo Cafù deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Korey Reed but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Orange County Blues

Minnesota United
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
19%
41.3%
39.7%

Scorers
Jorge Larrea 15
Leonardo Cafù 2

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jorge Larrea of Orange County Blues

Match Ratings
1.José Torrico (GK)
7
2.Randall Morris (DEF)
6
3.Ernest Grossman (DEF)
6
4.Clifford Chandler (DEF)
6
5.Leo Roberts (DEF)
6
6.Jorge Larrea (MID)goal scored
9
7.Nicolas Clark (MID)
7
8.Jamie Morales (MID)
6
9.Cameron Diaz (ATT)
6
10.Joel Chávez (ATT)
6
11.Jordon Rivera (ATT)
6
 
12.Luis Korb (DEF)
0
13.Adalberto Tapia (MID)
0
14.Tommy White (ATT)
0

1.Manny Nanchoff (GK)
7
2.Miguel Pardo (DEF)
5
3.Sal Meredith (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Chris Kelly (DEF)
6
5.Luis Fernando Hurtado (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Marco Silva (MID)
6
7.Emerson Didi (MID)
6
8.Korey Reed (ATT)
6
9.Leonardo Cafù (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Juan Caicedo (ATT)
6
11.Guy Martin (ATT)
6
 
12.Jeb Murphy (MID)
0
13.Floyd Morgan (MID)
0
14.Heitor Gónzalez (ATT)
6