Match Report


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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Nou Camp where Club León F.C. play host to Deportivo Toluca. A crowd of 12,430 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Club León F.C. and Deportivo Toluca are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alonso Ayala.


0.00
The whistle blows and Club León F.C. get the match underway!
3.58
Gabriel Vazquez flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Talavera holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hugo Talavera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
4.03
Seeing a gap ahead, Enrique Tapia plays the ball forward to Rafael Pickens. Rafael Pickens makes a probing pass to Adalberto Luna. Adalberto Luna whips in a cross ball towards Luis Valenzuela. Luis Valenzuela beats his man to it with a header. Duilio Rosales comfortably punches it away to safety.
18.04
Ramón Izazola flicks a high pass forward. Leonardo Ventura collects the pass. Without breaking stride, Leonardo Ventura plays the ball forward to Adalberto Luna. Adalberto Luna knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duilio Rosales who gathers it comfortably.
24.25
Eduardo Maldonado pushes up the pitch. Eduardo Maldonado flicks a high ball forward to Luis Valenzuela who takes it down. Luis Valenzuela lofts in a cross ball towards Adalberto Luna. Adalberto Luna gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.42
Marcelo Rodriguez passes the ball forward to Luis Valenzuela. Luis Valenzuela knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duilio Rosales who gathers it comfortably.
33.04
Antonio Gonzales takes the throw-in. Fernando Herrera makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Talavera. Hugo Talavera advances inside the box! Some awkward footwork from Hugo Talavera provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but Ricardo Beltran is on top of it.
44.03
Fede Medrano flicks the ball to his team mate, Adalberto Luna. Adalberto Luna tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Club León F.C. appear unchanged since the first half. Deportivo Toluca also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Deportivo Toluca get the second half underway!
47.24
Marcelo Rodriguez flicks a high pass forward. Adalberto Luna holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adalberto Luna deftly passes the ball to Luis Valenzuela, releasing him through on goal. Luis Valenzuela takes a shot at goal. It's there!! Duilio Rosales has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
51.15
Mark Miller knocks the ball to his team mate, Gerardo Magana. Gerardo Magana threads a neat ball through to Hugo Talavera. Hugo Talavera plays a scrappy one-two with Néstor Mendoza and advances towards the goal... Hugo Talavera strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Ramón Izazola.
52.11
It's a corner kick. Fernando Herrera kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Ricardo Beltran drops low and scoops up the ball.
55.57
Deportivo Toluca are dictating the run of play here today.
57.51
Eduardo Maldonado sees space and advances. Eduardo Maldonado controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luis Valenzuela. Luis Valenzuela knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.06
Eduardo Maldonado makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcelo Rodriguez. Marcelo Rodriguez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Valenzuela. Luis Valenzuela knocks in a cross ball towards Adalberto Luna. With a superhuman jump, Adalberto Luna connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it rises well off target!
66.49
Gabriel Vazquez makes a simple pass to Néstor Mendoza. Néstor Mendoza shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
69.30
Marcelo Rodriguez takes a short throw-in bringing Leonardo Ventura into play. Leonardo Ventura makes a probing pass to Luis Valenzuela. Luis Valenzuela sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Duilio Rosales. Excellent save.
72.05
Rafael Pickens flicks a high ball forward to Luis Valenzuela who takes it down. Luis Valenzuela knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alex Ojeda.
73.46
Gerardo Magana makes an attacking run forward. Gerardo Magana knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eduardo Maldonado.
78.20
Alex Ojeda flicks a high ball forward to Antonio Gonzales who takes it down. Antonio Gonzales sees Hugo Talavera in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hugo Talavera shoots from outside the area. Ricardo Beltran gets down and covers it.
85.55
Ramón Izazola flicks a high pass forward. Leonardo Ventura controls it well on his chest. Leonardo Ventura runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Leonardo Ventura whips in a cross ball towards Adalberto Luna. Adalberto Luna directs the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Duilio Rosales. Excellent save.
87.47
Fernando Herrera threads a neat ball through to Néstor Mendoza. Néstor Mendoza shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.9%
59.1%
Play Area
26.1%
45.5%
28.4%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Adalberto Luna of Deportivo Toluca

Match Ratings
1.Duilio Rosales (GK)
7
2.Barry Traynor (DEF)
6
3.Mark Miller (DEF)
6
4.Isaac Matuzalem (DEF)
6
5.Alex Ojeda (DEF)
6
6.Fernando Herrera (MID)
6
7.Antonio Gonzales (MID)
6
8.Gerardo Magana (MID)
7
9.Gabriel Vazquez (MID)
6
10.Hugo Talavera (ATT)
7
11.Néstor Mendoza (ATT)
6
 
12.Lucas Galletti (GK)
0
13.Pepe Correa (ATT)
0
14.Omar Escobar (GK)
0