Match Report


Vélez SarsfieldVélez Sarsfield     San MartínSan Martín
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Luciano BassedasL. Bassedas57
G
1
G
66Delio MaciasD. Macias
Sebastián ÁlvarezS. Álvarez76
D
2
D
64Ricardo MarzoliniR. Marzolini
Claudio D. ValdanoC. Valdano63
D
3
D
61Facundo MartínF. Martín
Federico PazF. Paz60
D
4
D
58Sergio OspinaS. Ospina
Arthur AsaraA. Asara64
M
captain5
M
67Narcise Olivier SivoriN. Sivori
Fabricio RuizF. Ruiz61
M
6
M
64Eduardo MendozaE. Mendoza
Manuel MartinezM. Martinez53
M
7
M
60Leandro PonceL. Ponce
Sebastián GómezS. Gómez48
M
8
M
57Bautista MarinelliB. Marinelli
Claudio FloresC. Flores68
A
9
A
67Gustavo Enrique ValdanoG. Valdano
Fernando SotoF. Soto59
A
10
A
59Oscar CrespoO. Crespo
Daniel SimeoneD. Simeone52
A
11captain
A
59Christian L. CarrizoC. Carrizo
 
Facundo RuizF. Ruiz60
D
12
G
57Miguel AgudeloM. Agudelo
Diego F. SánchezD. Sánchez59
D
13
D
56Alessandro PeleA. Pele
Federico CrespoF. Crespo58
D
14
A
53Tomás MorenoT. Moreno

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at José Amalfitani where Vélez Sarsfield play host to San Martín. A crowd of 12,132 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Vélez Sarsfield and San Martín are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Juan Sebastian Rossi.


0.00
Vélez Sarsfield start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.10
Narcise Olivier Sivori flicks the ball to his team mate, Gustavo Enrique Valdano. Gustavo Enrique Valdano shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
6.11
Eduardo Mendoza sees space and advances. Eduardo Mendoza sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
8.34
Sebastián Álvarez hits a low pass to Fabricio Ruiz. Fabricio Ruiz flicks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Soto. Fernando Soto passes the ball forward to Daniel Simeone. Daniel Simeone shoots from just inside the box. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
9.33
Christian L. Carrizo clumsily knocks into Sebastián Álvarez. Christian L. Carrizo is given a warning by the referee! Sebastián Álvarez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.55
Fabricio Ruiz catches Eduardo Mendoza on the ankles. The referee calls over Fabricio Ruiz and shows him a yellow card! Eduardo Mendoza hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.16
Federico Paz hacks Gustavo Enrique Valdano from behind! Federico Paz is shown the yellow card! Gustavo Enrique Valdano runs off the knock.
15.26
Sergio Ospina chips the ball to his team mate, Bautista Marinelli. Bautista Marinelli passes the ball forward to Gustavo Enrique Valdano. Gustavo Enrique Valdano plays a scrappy one-two with Christian L. Carrizo and advances towards the goal... Gustavo Enrique Valdano takes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
21.19
Eduardo Mendoza sees Gustavo Enrique Valdano in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gustavo Enrique Valdano shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
22.58
Fabricio Ruiz threads a neat ball through to Claudio Flores. Claudio Flores shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
27.58
Leandro Ponce kicks a strong pass forward to Oscar Crespo. Oscar Crespo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.34
San Martín are dictating the run of play here today.
32.34
Narcise Olivier Sivori makes a simple pass to Gustavo Enrique Valdano. Gustavo Enrique Valdano controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Luciano Bassedas!
33.37
Facundo Martín controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bautista Marinelli. Bautista Marinelli chips the ball to his team mate, Gustavo Enrique Valdano. Gustavo Enrique Valdano plays a quick one-two with Oscar Crespo and rushes in on goal... Gustavo Enrique Valdano muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
34.08
Claudio D. Valdano flicks the ball to his team mate, Fabricio Ruiz. Fabricio Ruiz makes a simple pass to Daniel Simeone. Daniel Simeone knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Facundo Martín.
36.44
Seeing a gap ahead, Federico Paz plays the ball forward to Arthur Asara. Arthur Asara knocks the ball forward to Fernando Soto. Fernando Soto shoots from distance. Delio Macias gets down and covers it.
40.28
Claudio D. Valdano threads the ball through to Fabricio Ruiz. Fabricio Ruiz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fernando Soto. Fernando Soto knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ricardo Marzolini.
42.56
Sergio Ospina makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bautista Marinelli. Bautista Marinelli hits a low pass to Gustavo Enrique Valdano. Gustavo Enrique Valdano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.43
Eduardo Mendoza surges forward with the ball. Eduardo Mendoza plays a one-two with Christian L. Carrizo and rushes in on goal... Eduardo Mendoza side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Luciano Bassedas effortlessly smothers it!
45.00
Leandro Ponce flicks a high pass forward. Gustavo Enrique Valdano holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gustavo Enrique Valdano shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Vélez Sarsfield appear unchanged since the first half. San Martín also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with San Martín kicking off!
53.25
Claudio D. Valdano catches Gustavo Enrique Valdano on the ankles. Claudio D. Valdano is shown the yellow card! Gustavo Enrique Valdano runs off the knock.
55.28
Bautista Marinelli clumsily knocks into Sebastián Álvarez. The referee calls over Bautista Marinelli and shows him a yellow card! Sebastián Álvarez runs off the knock.
59.11
Eduardo Mendoza barges into Sebastián Gómez. The referee calls over Eduardo Mendoza and shows him a yellow card! Sebastián Gómez grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.24
Vélez Sarsfield have made a substitution with Federico Crespo replacing Federico Paz .
63.02
Fabricio Ruiz flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Simeone controls it well on his chest. Daniel Simeone cuts inside the box! Facundo Martín clumsily knocks into Daniel Simeone. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
66.30
Federico Crespo threads a neat ball through to Manuel Martinez. Manuel Martinez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Simeone. Daniel Simeone threads the ball through to Fernando Soto but he's offside!
67.57
Ricardo Marzolini threads the ball through to Eduardo Mendoza. Without breaking stride, Eduardo Mendoza plays the ball forward to Gustavo Enrique Valdano. Gustavo Enrique Valdano finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
69.49
Federico Crespo runs forward with the ball. Federico Crespo passes the ball forward to Fernando Soto. Fernando Soto shoots from outside the area. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.01
Fabricio Ruiz knocks the ball forward to Claudio Flores. Claudio Flores knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Simeone. Daniel Simeone makes a convincing header but Delio Macias is on top of it.
79.41
Fabricio Ruiz threads the ball through to Fernando Soto. Fernando Soto whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Simeone. Daniel Simeone makes a looping header on goal. Delio Macias manages to gather it.
83.22
Bautista Marinelli changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Bautista Marinelli shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.45
Eduardo Mendoza makes an attacking run forward. Eduardo Mendoza plays a one-two with Oscar Crespo and advances towards the goal... Eduardo Mendoza looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Luciano Bassedas gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Vélez Sarsfield

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

Possession
36.3%
63.7%
Play Area
34.1%
44%
22%

Scorers
Fernando Soto 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fernando Soto of Vélez Sarsfield

Match Ratings