Match Report


IndependienteIndependiente     Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys
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Irven ZunigaI. Zuniga76
G
1
G
69Walter MarinelliW. Marinelli
Agustín MedinaA. Medina70
D
2
D
71Tobías SotoT. Soto
Derek MorrisD. Morris69
D
3
D
69Claude RobertsC. Roberts
Jean RuidíazJ. Ruidíaz69
D
4
D
68Jorge D. MoraJ. Mora
Mauricio CastroM. Castro68
M
5
D
66Craig LassiterC. Lassiter
Tiago RamírezT. Ramírez70
M
captain6
M
71Decio RiosD. Rios
Harvey WrightH. Wright69
M
7
M
67Yuri AdailtonY. Adailton
Clayton ScottC. Scott68
M
8
M
62Hayder CastanedaH. Castaneda
Frickson LarreaF. Larrea69
A
9
A
73Cristian CorreaC. Correa
Earnest BedoyaE. Bedoya72
A
10
A
71Claudio CáceresC. Cáceres
Guilherme CarrascoG. Carrasco68
A
11captain
A
66Edison ChávezE. Chávez
 
Lloyd JoyceL. Joyce66
A
12
D
65Vasco CabreraV. Cabrera
Da Silva CuellarD. Cuellar31
D
13
A
60Adrian BennettA. Bennett
Rúben PeleR. Pele27
D
14
A
58Diego AlvarezD. Alvarez

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Libertadores de América where Independiente play host to Newells Old Boys. A crowd of 17,332 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Independiente are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Newells Old Boys appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alejandro Husain.


0.00
Independiente start the match!
2.28
Clayton Scott hacks Decio Rios from behind! The referee calls over Clayton Scott and warns him to calm down! Decio Rios grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
3.36
Decio Rios makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edison Chávez. Edison Chávez plays a scrappy one-two with Cristian Correa and stumbles forward towards the goal... Edison Chávez takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
10.00
Jean Ruidíaz makes a probing pass to Tiago Ramírez. Tiago Ramírez passes the ball forward to Earnest Bedoya. Earnest Bedoya sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
14.05
Yuri Adailton threads a neat ball through to Claudio Cáceres. Claudio Cáceres makes a defence splitting pass to Edison Chávez. Edison Chávez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
16.43
Tiago Ramírez hits a low pass to Earnest Bedoya. Earnest Bedoya whips in a cross ball towards Frickson Larrea. Frickson Larrea beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
22.19
Harvey Wright barges into Decio Rios. Harvey Wright is shown the yellow card! Decio Rios runs off the knock.
24.13
Yuri Adailton chips the ball to his team mate, Claudio Cáceres. Claudio Cáceres advances inside the box! Some world-class footwork from Claudio Cáceres provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
28.06
Hayder Castaneda flicks a high pass forward to Edison Chávez who brings the ball under control. Edison Chávez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Irven Zuniga who gathers it comfortably.
36.42
Hayder Castaneda runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Hayder Castaneda whips in a cross ball towards Cristian Correa. Cristian Correa powers a header at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Clayton Scott laces a weighted ball forward to Guilherme Carrasco. Guilherme Carrasco edges inside the box! Guilherme Carrasco shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Independiente appear unchanged since the first half. Newells Old Boys have changed their lineup with Vasco Cabrera replacing Craig Lassiter and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The whistle blows and Newells Old Boys kick off!
48.43
Harvey Wright clumsily knocks into Vasco Cabrera. The referee calls over Harvey Wright and warns him to calm down! Vasco Cabrera hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.24
Hayder Castaneda clumsily knocks into Mauricio Castro. The referee brings Hayder Castaneda to one side and gives him a warning! Mauricio Castro carries on, but is struggling a bit.
54.33
Agustín Medina passes the ball forward to Clayton Scott. Clayton Scott kicks a strong pass forward to Earnest Bedoya. Earnest Bedoya shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
59.04
Jorge D. Mora knocks the ball to his team mate, Yuri Adailton. Yuri Adailton brings the ball forward. Yuri Adailton passes the ball forward but Cristian Correa is offside!
60.17
Tiago Ramírez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Earnest Bedoya. Earnest Bedoya hits a low pass to Frickson Larrea. Some silky footwork from Frickson Larrea provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Walter Marinelli had no chance!! Goal for Independiente!
63.11
Tiago Ramírez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Earnest Bedoya. Earnest Bedoya knocks in a cross ball towards Frickson Larrea. Frickson Larrea gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's miles wide!
66.47
Hayder Castaneda controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio Cáceres. Claudio Cáceres finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
67.48
Harvey Wright makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guilherme Carrasco. Guilherme Carrasco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.41
Tiago Ramírez makes a simple pass to Guilherme Carrasco. Guilherme Carrasco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frickson Larrea but the linesman indicates offside!
72.23
Clayton Scott sees Guilherme Carrasco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guilherme Carrasco knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jorge D. Mora.
73.24
Earnest Bedoya hacks Tobías Soto from behind! Earnest Bedoya is shown the yellow card! Tobías Soto stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.28
Clayton Scott clumsily knocks into Decio Rios. The referee calls over Clayton Scott again and warns him to calm down! Decio Rios runs off the knock.
81.15
Jorge D. Mora catches Frickson Larrea on the ankles. Jorge D. Mora is warned by the referee! Frickson Larrea stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.04
Seeing a gap ahead, Vasco Cabrera plays the ball forward to Edison Chávez. Edison Chávez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jean Ruidíaz.
90.00
Jean Ruidíaz knocks the ball forward to Harvey Wright. Harvey Wright makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guilherme Carrasco. Guilherme Carrasco runs straight at the defence! Guilherme Carrasco muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Walter Marinelli had no chance!! Goal for Independiente!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Independiente

Newells Old Boys
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.9%
42.1%
Play Area
21.1%
47.4%
31.6%

Scorers
Guilherme Carrasco 45, 90
Frickson Larrea 60
Claudio Cáceres 24

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Guilherme Carrasco of Independiente

Match Ratings
1.Irven Zuniga (GK)
6
2.Agustín Medina (DEF)
6
3.Derek Morris (DEF)
6
4.Jean Ruidíaz (DEF)
6
5.Mauricio Castro (MID)
6
6.Tiago Ramírez (MID)
7
7.Harvey Wright (MID)yellow card
7
8.Clayton Scott (MID)
6
9.Frickson Larrea (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Earnest Bedoya (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Guilherme Carrasco (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Lloyd Joyce (ATT)
0
13.Da Silva Cuellar (DEF)
0
14.Rúben Pele (DEF)
0

1.Walter Marinelli (GK)
6
2.Tobías Soto (DEF)
6
3.Claude Roberts (DEF)
6
4.Jorge D. Mora (DEF)
6
5.Craig Lassiter (DEF)
6
6.Decio Rios (MID)
6
7.Yuri Adailton (MID)
7
8.Hayder Castaneda (MID)
6
9.Cristian Correa (ATT)
6
10.Claudio Cáceres (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Edison Chávez (ATT)
6
 
12.Vasco Cabrera (DEF)
6
13.Adrian Bennett (ATT)
0
14.Diego Alvarez (ATT)
0