Match Report


Audax ItalianoAudax Italiano     O Higgins FCO Higgins FC
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Fernando BustamanteF. Bustamante57
G
captain1
G
68Diego RuizD. Ruiz
Clarence GruenebaumC. Gruenebaum67
D
2
D
69Favio WilliamsF. Williams
Pedro NavarreteP. Navarrete60
D
3
D
55Juan AravenaJ. Aravena
Tomás YáñezT. Yáñez59
D
4
D
54Levi IñacioL. Iñacio
Ricardo CisnerosR. Cisneros70
M
5
D
51Martín OlivaresM. Olivares
Renato ArayaR. Araya64
M
6
M
65João Lucas AmaralJ. Amaral
Eduardo TorresE. Torres54
M
7
M
59Samuel AltafiniS. Altafini
José CarvajalJ. Carvajal49
M
8
M
57Agustín SilvaA. Silva
Bernardo EspinozaB. Espinoza68
A
9
M
50Esteban MoralesE. Morales
David HernándezD. Hernández67
A
10captain
A
71Esteban CortésE. Cortés
Thomas ZúñigaT. Zúñiga65
A
11
A
67Pedro OrellanaP. Orellana
 
Simón CamposS. Campos57
A
12
A
61Massimo LeandroM. Leandro
Diego ParedesD. Paredes55
D
13
A
61Emilio RuizE. Ruiz
Simón VidalS. Vidal54
D
14
A
57Juan ReyesJ. Reyes

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Bicentenario Municipal de La Florida where Audax Italiano play host to O Higgins FC. A crowd of 13,392 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Audax Italiano are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while O Higgins FC appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gaspar Rojas.


0.00
O Higgins FC kick off!
6.49
Samuel Altafini flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Orellana holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pedro Orellana whips in a cross ball towards Esteban Cortés. Esteban Cortés directs the ball goalwards with his head. Esteban Cortés scores for O Higgins FC!!
12.31
Tomás Yáñez receives the ball from a throw-in from Pedro Navarrete. Tomás Yáñez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Cisneros. Ricardo Cisneros threads the ball through to Bernardo Espinoza. Bernardo Espinoza shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
14.03
Samuel Altafini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Orellana. Pedro Orellana rushes past Pedro Navarrete! Pedro Orellana strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The keeper, Fernando Bustamante, sees it late!! Goal for O Higgins FC!
26.54
Renato Araya flicks the ball to his team mate, Bernardo Espinoza. Bernardo Espinoza threads the ball through into the box. Some good footwork from David Hernández provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
36.24
Levi Iñacio kicks a strong pass forward to Samuel Altafini. Samuel Altafini threads a neat ball through to Pedro Orellana. Pedro Orellana knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tomás Yáñez.
40.39
Clarence Gruenebaum sees a break and surges forward. Clarence Gruenebaum passes the ball forward to David Hernández. David Hernández lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Zúñiga. Thomas Zúñiga shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
44.12
Tomás Yáñez threads a neat ball through to Renato Araya. Renato Araya threads a neat ball through to Bernardo Espinoza. Bernardo Espinoza finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Audax Italiano appear unchanged since the first half. O Higgins FC also appear unchanged since the first half. The Audax Italiano players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Audax Italiano get the second half underway!
48.44
Renato Araya flicks a high ball forward to David Hernández who takes it down. David Hernández shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
51.10
Eduardo Torres deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bernardo Espinoza. Bernardo Espinoza makes a defence splitting pass to Thomas Zúñiga. Thomas Zúñiga takes a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
53.06
Samuel Altafini barges into Eduardo Torres. Samuel Altafini is shown the yellow card! Eduardo Torres runs off the knock.
55.46
Clarence Gruenebaum deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Renato Araya. Renato Araya makes a probing pass to Thomas Zúñiga. Thomas Zúñiga knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martín Olivares.
57.24
Tomás Yáñez barges into Pedro Orellana. The referee warns Tomás Yáñez to calm down! Pedro Orellana stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.38
Samuel Altafini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Esteban Cortés. Esteban Cortés plays a one-two with Pedro Orellana and advances towards the goal... Clarence Gruenebaum hacks Esteban Cortés from behind! Penalty for O Higgins FC!!
61.38
The referee points to the spot..
62.52
Pedro Orellana takes a stuttering run up. The keeper dives to the left but Pedro Orellana cheekily places the ball straight down the middle. Goal!
63.49
Ricardo Cisneros hacks Agustín Silva from behind! The referee warns Ricardo Cisneros to calm down! Agustín Silva stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.55
Pedro Orellana barges into Tomás Yáñez. The referee calls over Pedro Orellana and warns him to calm down! Tomás Yáñez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.08
José Carvajal flicks the ball to his team mate, Bernardo Espinoza. Bernardo Espinoza shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
73.44
Eduardo Torres chips the ball to his team mate, David Hernández. David Hernández knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Juan Aravena.
75.04
Tomás Yáñez launches a long ball forward into the other half. David Hernández shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.33
Renato Araya kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Zúñiga. Thomas Zúñiga knocks in a cross ball towards Bernardo Espinoza. Bernardo Espinoza directs the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
84.15
Samuel Altafini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Esteban Cortés. Esteban Cortés knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tomás Yáñez.
87.54
Esteban Morales makes an attacking run forward. Esteban Morales plays a scrappy one-two with Pedro Orellana and stumbles forward towards the goal... Esteban Morales cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Audax Italiano

O Higgins FC
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
7
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.5%
47.5%
Play Area
23%
44.3%
32.8%

Scorers
David Hernández 27
Thomas Zúñiga 40
Esteban Cortés 6
Pedro Orellana 14, 63 (p)
Esteban Morales 88

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pedro Orellana of O Higgins FC

Match Ratings