Match Report


Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors     TigreTigre
Computer Player Computer Player Keith Howard Keith Howard
Alessandro SuarezA. Suarez74
G
captain1
G
71Cristian ReyC. Rey
Axel MateoA. Mateo74
D
2
D
67Esteban CarbonariE. Carbonari
Jesse AndersonJ. Anderson74
D
3
D
67Joaquín AyalaJ. Ayala
Mario AchilierM. Achilier72
D
4
D
67Lucas ValdezL. Valdez
Dylan CastilloD. Castillo74
M
5captain
D
66Valentín NavarroV. Navarro
Silvio VillegasS. Villegas73
M
6
M
74Uruguay BecerraU. Becerra
Walter GrossmanW. Grossman72
M
7
M
68Mariano BalboM. Balbo
Patricio RomeroP. Romero72
M
8
M
67Kenneth AdamsK. Adams
Claudio D. ArcaC. Arca79
A
9
A
70Roberto Carlos OsorioR. Osorio
Luke SaadL. Saad73
A
10
A
69Dias De Almeida Roque JuniorD. Roque Junior
Miguel PradoM. Prado71
A
11
A
67Mateus MarquezM. Marquez
 
Guy PowellG. Powell72
D
12
A
66Claudio UribeC. Uribe
Narcise Olivier VarelaN. Varela72
M
13
A
65Lucio GiménezL. Giménez
Roberto Carlos MartínR. Martín72
D
14
M
64Leandro AraújoL. Araújo

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at La Bombonera where Boca Juniors play host to Tigre. A crowd of 16,793 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Boca Juniors are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Tigre appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ezequiel Fernández.


0.00
The first half starts with Boca Juniors kicking off!
2.33
Axel Mateo advances with the ball. Axel Mateo sees Miguel Prado in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Prado shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
3.19
Silvio Villegas flicks a high ball forward to Miguel Prado who takes it down. Miguel Prado finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Cristian Rey manages to keep it out.
4.31
Dylan Castillo knocks the ball forward to Miguel Prado. Miguel Prado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.31
Patricio Romero flicks a high pass forward. Claudio D. Arca holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Claudio D. Arca shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Cristian Rey!
20.49
Silvio Villegas passes the ball forward to Claudio D. Arca. Claudio D. Arca shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.20
Lucas Valdez chips the ball to his team mate, Mariano Balbo. Mariano Balbo makes a simple pass to Roberto Carlos Osorio. Roberto Carlos Osorio lofts in a cross ball towards Mateus Marquez. Mario Achilier hacks Mateus Marquez from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
26.34
Uruguay Becerra flicks a high pass forward. Mateus Marquez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mateus Marquez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.03
Kenneth Adams laces a weighted ball forward to Roberto Carlos Osorio. Roberto Carlos Osorio shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
34.27
Silvio Villegas makes a probing pass to Claudio D. Arca. Claudio D. Arca knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.33
Uruguay Becerra clumsily knocks into Patricio Romero. The referee brings Uruguay Becerra to one side and gives him a warning! Patricio Romero hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.26
Jesse Anderson catches Dias De Almeida Roque Junior on the ankles. The referee calls over Jesse Anderson and shows him a yellow card! Dias De Almeida Roque Junior carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Boca Juniors appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. Tigre appear unchanged since the first half. The Tigre players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Tigre kick off!
47.19
Esteban Carbonari knocks the ball forward to Mariano Balbo. Mariano Balbo chips the ball to his team mate, Mateus Marquez. Mateus Marquez lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Carlos Osorio. Roberto Carlos Osorio connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
51.40
Dylan Castillo threads a neat ball through to Claudio D. Arca. Claudio D. Arca knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cristian Rey who gathers it comfortably.
53.16
Kenneth Adams makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mateus Marquez. Mateus Marquez tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
55.19
Walter Grossman threads the ball through to Miguel Prado. Miguel Prado whips in a cross ball towards Luke Saad. Luke Saad whips the ball goalwards with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Joaquín Ayala. That should have been a goal!
59.04
Mariano Balbo clumsily knocks into Walter Grossman. The referee warns Mariano Balbo to calm down! Walter Grossman hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.25
Boca Juniors have made a substitution with Narcise Olivier Varela replacing Patricio Romero .Tigre have made 2 substitutions with Claudio Uribe replacing Lucas Valdez and Lucio Giménez replacing Kenneth Adams .
65.46
Axel Mateo hits a low pass to Walter Grossman. Walter Grossman sees a break and surges forward. Walter Grossman shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
66.30
Walter Grossman flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Prado collects the pass. Miguel Prado plays a perfect one-two with Claudio D. Arca and rushes in on goal... Miguel Prado muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
69.15
Axel Mateo flicks a high pass forward. Walter Grossman holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Walter Grossman makes a beautiful solo run. Walter Grossman shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
72.30
Dylan Castillo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Claudio D. Arca. Claudio D. Arca lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Prado. Miguel Prado makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
75.19
Jesse Anderson comes in with a late challenge on Mateus Marquez. The referee calls over Jesse Anderson and warns him to calm down! Mateus Marquez gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
79.37
Luke Saad clumsily knocks into Joaquín Ayala. The referee calls over Luke Saad and warns him to calm down! Joaquín Ayala hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.34
Claudio Uribe hits a low pass to Mariano Balbo. Mariano Balbo passes the ball forward to Roberto Carlos Osorio. Roberto Carlos Osorio knocks in a cross ball towards Dias De Almeida Roque Junior. Dias De Almeida Roque Junior gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it rises well off target!
84.31
Narcise Olivier Varela makes a probing pass to Luke Saad. Luke Saad controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
87.56
Axel Mateo clumsily knocks into Roberto Carlos Osorio. The referee calls over Axel Mateo and shows him a yellow card! Roberto Carlos Osorio runs off the knock.
89.30
Axel Mateo flicks the ball to his team mate, Walter Grossman. Walter Grossman makes a probing pass to Miguel Prado. Miguel Prado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Dylan Castillo flicks a high pass forward to Miguel Prado who brings the ball under control. Miguel Prado shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Boca Juniors

Tigre
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.7%
40.3%
Play Area
20.8%
47.2%
31.9%

Scorers
Claudio D. Arca 20
Miguel Prado 66
Roberto Carlos Osorio 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Claudio D. Arca of Boca Juniors

Match Ratings