Match Report


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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at WakeMed Soccer Park where Carolina Railhawks play host to Real Salt Lake. A crowd of 20,714 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Carolina Railhawks are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Real Salt Lake appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Mike Tavernese.


0.00
Real Salt Lake kick off the first half!
14.54
Wayne Campbell threads a neat ball through to Jefre Carabalí. Jefre Carabalí plays a scrappy one-two with Lloyd Lowry and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jefre Carabalí shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.11
Wayne Campbell threads a neat ball through to Jefre Carabalí. Jefre Carabalí rushes past Samuel Saldana! Jefre Carabalí shoots from just inside the box. Yoshimar Ballón is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
21.58
Raymond Morales kicks a strong pass forward to Diogo Araújo. Diogo Araújo flicks a high ball forward to Segundo Angulo who takes it down. Segundo Angulo knocks in a cross ball towards Lloyd Lowry. Lloyd Lowry is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Yoshimar Ballón picks it out of the air!
22.34
Matias Santos knocks the ball forward to Jhasmani Pedriel. Jhasmani Pedriel runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jhasmani Pedriel knocks in a cross ball towards Lloyd Lowry. Lloyd Lowry heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
24.31
Bastián Fuentes hacks Wayne Campbell from behind! Bastián Fuentes is warned by the referee! Wayne Campbell carries on, but is struggling a bit.
26.07
Matias Santos flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Araújo collects the pass. Diogo Araújo knocks the ball forward to Segundo Angulo. Segundo Angulo knocks in a cross ball towards Jefre Carabalí. Jefre Carabalí makes a convincing header. Yoshimar Ballón effortlessly picks it out of the air!
27.46
Wayne Campbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Jefre Carabalí. Jefre Carabalí whips in a cross ball towards Segundo Angulo. Segundo Angulo makes a deft header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Segundo Angulo!
30.51
Alvaro Cortes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paolo Arias. Paolo Arias controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
33.02
Damián González knocks the ball to his team mate, Segundo Angulo. Segundo Angulo rushes past Henrique Adailton! Some good footwork from Segundo Angulo provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
42.15
Diogo Araújo knocks the ball forward to Jefre Carabalí. Jefre Carabalí knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Samuel Saldana.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Carolina Railhawks appear unchanged since the first half. Real Salt Lake also appear unchanged since the first half. The Carolina Railhawks players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Carolina Railhawks kick off and get the second half underway!
53.48
Damián González controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jefre Carabalí. Jefre Carabalí sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Yoshimar Ballón. Excellent save.
54.28
Alvaro Cortes passes the ball forward to Gabriel Núnez. Gabriel Núnez plays a scrappy one-two with Jordan Knighton and stumbles forward towards the goal... Gabriel Núnez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Real Salt Lake!
60.18
Carolina Railhawks have made 3 substitutions with Michael Heinemann replacing Matias Santos, Marshall Moore replacing Damián González and Mike Myers replacing Segundo Angulo .
61.25
Jhasmani Pedriel passes the ball forward to Lloyd Lowry. Lloyd Lowry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Henrique Adailton.
63.15
Samuel Saldana barges into Jefre Carabalí. The referee brings Samuel Saldana to one side and gives him a warning! Jefre Carabalí runs off the knock.
65.47
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
67.31
Showing composure, Marshall Moore laces a weighted ball forward to Lloyd Lowry. Lloyd Lowry shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
69.42
Diogo Araújo sees Jefre Carabalí in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jefre Carabalí finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
75.02
Bastián Fuentes threads a neat ball through to Paolo Arias. Paolo Arias knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Michael Heinemann.
78.33
Paulo Albarracín picks a pass forward to Wayne Campbell. Wayne Campbell threads a neat ball through to Lloyd Lowry. Lloyd Lowry knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Yoshimar Ballón who gathers it comfortably.
79.36
Diogo Araújo flicks a high pass forward. Lloyd Lowry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lloyd Lowry threads the ball through into the box. Mike Myers muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
83.09
Marshall Moore threads a neat ball through to Mike Myers. Mike Myers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jefre Carabalí but he's offside!
85.53
Jhasmani Pedriel sees a break and surges forward. Jhasmani Pedriel lofts in a cross ball towards Mike Myers. Mike Myers makes a looping header on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.17
Jhasmani Pedriel makes a probing pass to Mike Myers. Mike Myers shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Yoshimar Ballón manages to gather it effortlessly.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
9
1
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
70.5%
29.5%
Play Area
20.5%
47.4%
32.1%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jefre Carabalí of Carolina Railhawks

Match Ratings