Match Report


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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at El Campín where Independiente Santa Fe play host to Academia. A crowd of 19,978 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Independiente Santa Fe are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Academia appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Carlos Felix.


0.00
The whistle blows and Academia get the match underway!
3.03
Angel Young advances with the ball. Angel Young shoots from 20 yards. The keeper, Rafael Aristeguieta, sees it late!! Goal for Independiente Santa Fe!
8.19
Óscar Carlos Zampiery threads the ball through to Julián Ruiz. Julián Ruiz hits a low pass to Antonio César. Antonio César threads a neat, attacking ball through to Victor Castaneda. Guilherme Acevedo barges into Victor Castaneda. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
9.07
Juan Larrea makes a simple pass to Samuel Hurtado. Samuel Hurtado flicks a high pass forward to Antonio César who brings the ball under control. Antonio César whips in a cross ball towards Ricardo Cuéllar. Ricardo Cuéllar directs the ball goalwards with his head. León Cárdenas is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
14.58
Martim Williams makes a simple pass to Carlos Bautista. Carlos Bautista knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Óscar Carlos Zampiery.
16.49
Edison Deza threads a neat ball through to Victor Castaneda. Victor Castaneda advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Victor Castaneda provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's there!! León Cárdenas has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
21.33
Samuel Hurtado makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio César. Antonio César runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Antonio César provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
24.34
Seeing Carvalho Garrincha's attacking run, Angel Young quickly throws the ball into his path. Carvalho Garrincha flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Banuelos. Eduardo Banuelos whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Bautista. Carlos Bautista gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it curls horrendously wide!
26.01
Samuel Hurtado flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio César. Antonio César whips in a cross ball towards Ricardo Cuéllar. Ricardo Cuéllar connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
27.48
Edison Deza sees space and advances. Edison Deza knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio César. Antonio César is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Good keeping from León Cárdenas as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
28.09
Corner kick to Academia. Rúben Rojas chips it out wide. Some superb footwork from Edison Deza provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.34
Juan Larrea threads the ball through to Julián Ruiz. With a delightful solo run, Julián Ruiz stretches the opposition's defence. Julián Ruiz shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but León Cárdenas easily smothers it!
32.23
Julián Ruiz makes a simple pass to Victor Castaneda. Victor Castaneda finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
39.15
Martim Williams clumsily knocks into Edison Deza. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Edison Deza hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.09
Carvalho Garrincha receives the ball from a throw-in from Angel Young. Carvalho Garrincha surges forward with the ball. Carvalho Garrincha knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Bautista. Osbaldo Valencia comes in with a late challenge on Carlos Bautista. Carlos Bautista appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
42.41
Rúben Rojas makes a simple pass to Antonio César. Antonio César skips past Duane Gore! Antonio César takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
Martim Williams slams into Rúben Rojas with his studs up. Martim Williams is shown the red card!! Rúben Rojas grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Independiente Santa Fe appear unchanged since the first half. Academia also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Independiente Santa Fe kick off!
49.57
Eduardo Banuelos threads a neat ball through to André Perlaza. André Perlaza lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Bautista. Carlos Bautista finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
51.47
Guilherme Acevedo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carvalho Garrincha. Carvalho Garrincha runs straight at the opposition's defence. Carvalho Garrincha knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.21
Edison Deza flicks a high pass forward. Antonio César holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antonio César sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. León Cárdenas gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
54.11
Óscar Carlos Zampiery controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rúben Rojas. Rúben Rojas passes the ball forward to Victor Castaneda. Victor Castaneda knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio César. Antonio César is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
61.27
Angel Young passes the ball forward to Carlos Bautista. Carlos Bautista knocks in a cross ball towards André Perlaza. André Perlaza directs the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
63.42
Juan Larrea makes a strong solo run forward. Juan Larrea deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Cuéllar. Ricardo Cuéllar shoots from long range. Magnificent save by León Cárdenas!
65.34
Rúben Rojas makes a probing pass to Ricardo Cuéllar. Ricardo Cuéllar plays a one-two with Victor Castaneda and advances towards the goal... Ricardo Cuéllar cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.48
Julián Ruiz kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Cuéllar. Ricardo Cuéllar kicks a strong pass forward to Antonio César but the referee indicates it's offside!
71.39
Julián Ruiz kicks a strong pass forward to Victor Castaneda. Victor Castaneda whips in a cross ball towards Ricardo Cuéllar. Ricardo Cuéllar directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by León Cárdenas!
73.09
Samuel Hurtado controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio César. Antonio César knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duane Gore.
77.04
Academia have made 3 substitutions with Rafael Anderson replacing Juan Larrea, Javier Silva replacing Julián Ruiz and Jerrit Martin replacing Antonio César .
78.11
Samuel Hurtado threads the ball through to Ricardo Cuéllar. Ricardo Cuéllar shoots from outside the area. Ricardo Cuéllar scores for Academia!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
90.00
Osbaldo Valencia knocks the ball forward to Samuel Hurtado. Samuel Hurtado kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Cuéllar. Ricardo Cuéllar shoots from long range but is denied by León Cárdenas. Excellent save.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
8
Shots on Target
1
16
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
31.5%
68.5%
Play Area
32.9%
46.6%
20.5%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ricardo Cuéllar of Academia

Match Ratings