Match Report


San Antonio ScorpionsSan Antonio Scorpions     Harrisburg City IslandersHarrisburg City Islanders
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Benjamin ChavarriB. Chavarri59
G
captain1
G
67Milton BeckermanM. Beckerman
Ernest BernardoE. Bernardo78
D
2
D
66Theodore BeckermanT. Beckerman
Angel BarnesA. Barnes65
D
3
D
65Santiago ReyesS. Reyes
Carlos AlvaradoC. Alvarado57
D
4
D
56Roland WhiteR. White
Randy RichardsonR. Richardson67
M
5
M
65Gregory ClarkG. Clark
Jaime CampbellJ. Campbell66
M
6
M
58Johnnie GrayJ. Gray
Pablo ToroP. Toro65
M
7captain
M
58Gustavo LuceroG. Lucero
Ray AndersonR. Anderson64
M
8
M
57Bernard CarterB. Carter
George YatesG. Yates72
A
9
A
62Joe GrossmanJ. Grossman
Facundo VasquezF. Vasquez67
A
10
A
62Jerry HowardJ. Howard
Luciano PereyraL. Pereyra67
A
11
A
59Gabriel CortésG. Cortés
 
Marco BarraganM. Barragan61
A
12
G
61Francisco G. TaffarelF. Taffarel
Clifton RamosC. Ramos57
D
13
M
56António RuizA. Ruiz
Reginald JohnsonR. Johnson56
D
14
A
56John AlstonJ. Alston

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Toyota Field where San Antonio Scorpions play host to Harrisburg City Islanders. A crowd of 13,674 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both San Antonio Scorpions and Harrisburg City Islanders are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Julio Perez.


0.00
Harrisburg City Islanders get the match underway!
3.57
Jaime Campbell flicks a high pass forward. George Yates controls it well on his chest. George Yates knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Santiago Reyes.
6.16
Gustavo Lucero runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gustavo Lucero knocks in a cross ball towards Jerry Howard. Jerry Howard whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Benjamin Chavarri.
7.48
Joe Grossman takes a quick corner, playing it short to Jerry Howard. Jerry Howard deftly flicks the ball on. Joe Grossman looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies wide!
12.42
Theodore Beckerman chips the ball to his team mate, Gustavo Lucero. Gustavo Lucero surges forward with the ball. Gustavo Lucero shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
15.43
Gustavo Lucero catches Jaime Campbell on the ankles. Gustavo Lucero is shown the yellow card! Jaime Campbell runs off the knock.
16.43
Angel Barnes makes a probing pass to Jaime Campbell. Jaime Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Facundo Vasquez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Facundo Vasquez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Milton Beckerman who gathers it comfortably.
18.01
Roland White threads a neat ball through to Gregory Clark. Gregory Clark sees Joe Grossman in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joe Grossman whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Cortés. Gabriel Cortés makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
21.50
Gregory Clark sees Jerry Howard in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jerry Howard controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Benjamin Chavarri smothers it!
24.16
Theodore Beckerman hacks Luciano Pereyra from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Luciano Pereyra hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.16
Free kick to San Antonio Scorpions just outside the area...
25.50
Jaime Campbell slowly runs up but the ball clips the wall and is cleared by the defence.
27.35
Jerry Howard clumsily knocks into Carlos Alvarado. Jerry Howard is warned by the referee! Carlos Alvarado runs off the knock.
28.54
Gustavo Lucero plays the ball forward to Jerry Howard. Jerry Howard controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
30.15
Santiago Reyes breaks forward. Santiago Reyes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joe Grossman. Joe Grossman makes a probing pass to Jerry Howard but he's offside!
34.12
Gustavo Lucero sees Gabriel Cortés in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gabriel Cortés knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ernest Bernardo.
40.08
Jaime Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of George Yates. George Yates knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.05
Gustavo Lucero advances with the ball. Gustavo Lucero knocks the ball forward to Joe Grossman but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
44.58
Jaime Campbell chips the ball to his team mate, Luciano Pereyra. Luciano Pereyra controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
Ernest Bernardo sees a break and surges forward. Ernest Bernardo sees Luciano Pereyra in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luciano Pereyra plays a scrappy one-two with George Yates and advances towards the goal... Luciano Pereyra comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but Milton Beckerman is on top of it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. San Antonio Scorpions have changed their lineup with Clifton Ramos replacing Ray Anderson. Harrisburg City Islanders appear unchanged since the first half. The San Antonio Scorpions players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
San Antonio Scorpions start the second half!
47.14
Johnnie Gray sees Gabriel Cortés in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gabriel Cortés shoots from distance. Benjamin Chavarri gets down and covers it.
48.17
Johnnie Gray flicks a high pass forward. Jerry Howard collects the pass. Jerry Howard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
54.31
Gregory Clark threads the ball through to Joe Grossman. Joe Grossman tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
55.33
Ernest Bernardo breaks forward. Ernest Bernardo threads a neat ball through to Luciano Pereyra. Luciano Pereyra controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.10
Bernard Carter knocks the ball forward to Gabriel Cortés. Gabriel Cortés shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
77.25
San Antonio Scorpions have made 2 substitutions with Marco Barragan replacing Carlos Alvarado and Reginald Johnson replacing George Yates .
78.26
Johnnie Gray passes the ball forward to Gabriel Cortés. Gabriel Cortés passes the ball forward to Joe Grossman. Joe Grossman comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Harrisburg City Islanders!
81.28
Angel Barnes makes a probing pass to Jaime Campbell. Jaime Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Luciano Pereyra holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luciano Pereyra knocks the ball forward, putting Facundo Vasquez through on goal. Facundo Vasquez shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it rises well off target!
83.12
Bernard Carter receives the ball from a throw-in from Johnnie Gray. Bernard Carter chips the ball to his team mate, Joe Grossman. Joe Grossman plays a scrappy one-two with Jerry Howard and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some superb footwork from Joe Grossman provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.18
Ernest Bernardo threads a neat ball through to Pablo Toro. Pablo Toro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luciano Pereyra. Luciano Pereyra makes a probing pass to Facundo Vasquez but he's offside!
87.51
Randy Richardson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Reginald Johnson. Reginald Johnson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Jaime Campbell passes the ball forward to Facundo Vasquez. Facundo Vasquez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Milton Beckerman who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

San Antonio Scorpions

Harrisburg City Islanders
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.8%
52.2%
Play Area
30.4%
47.8%
21.7%

Scorers
Gabriel Cortés 18
Joe Grossman 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Joe Grossman of Harrisburg City Islanders

Match Ratings
1.Benjamin Chavarri (GK)
7
2.Ernest Bernardo (DEF)
8
3.Angel Barnes (DEF)
6
4.Carlos Alvarado (DEF)
6
5.Randy Richardson (MID)
6
6.Jaime Campbell (MID)
7
7.Pablo Toro (MID)
6
8.Ray Anderson (MID)
6
9.George Yates (ATT)
6
10.Facundo Vasquez (ATT)
6
11.Luciano Pereyra (ATT)
6
 
12.Marco Barragan (ATT)
6
13.Clifton Ramos (DEF)
6
14.Reginald Johnson (DEF)
6

1.Milton Beckerman (GK)
6
2.Theodore Beckerman (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Santiago Reyes (DEF)
6
4.Roland White (DEF)
6
5.Gregory Clark (MID)
6
6.Johnnie Gray (MID)
6
7.Gustavo Lucero (MID)yellow card
8
8.Bernard Carter (MID)
6
9.Joe Grossman (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Jerry Howard (ATT)
6
11.Gabriel Cortés (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Francisco G. Taffarel (GK)
0
13.António Ruiz (MID)
0
14.John Alston (ATT)
0