Match Report


PlatensePlatense     Plaza ColoniaPlaza Colonia
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Gustavo SilvaG. Silva77
G
1
G
67Pepe NietoP. Nieto
Mauricio QuirogaM. Quiroga71
D
2
D
77Guilherme CastellanosG. Castellanos
Pablo MartinezP. Martinez62
D
3
D
73Herbert FucitoH. Fucito
Matias SaenzM. Saenz61
D
4
D
72Nuno MatuzalemN. Matuzalem
Dylan SivoriD. Sivori57
D
5
M
77Avril ValenzuelaA. Valenzuela
Diego BustamanteD. Bustamante72
M
6
M
75Matías BalboM. Balbo
Tiago GallardoT. Gallardo70
M
7
M
72Peter BarronP. Barron
Zac SanchezZ. Sanchez67
M
8
M
69Alvaro EscobarA. Escobar
Ricardo MurphyR. Murphy66
A
captain9
A
69Favio GomezF. Gomez
Daniel LeyvaD. Leyva65
A
10
A
67Juan VelazquezJ. Velazquez
Daniel JuarezD. Juarez64
A
11captain
A
64Stephen DiazS. Diaz
 
Felix BalboaF. Balboa69
G
12
M
68Martín OrellanaM. Orellana
Francelino AlexF. Alex66
M
13
G
65Facundo ValdezF. Valdez
Mauricio VillegasM. Villegas65
M
14
D
59Vicente CarrascoV. Carrasco

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Obdulio Jacinto Varela where Platense play host to Plaza Colonia. A crowd of 16,770 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Platense are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Plaza Colonia appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jorge Magana.


0.00
The first half starts with Platense kicking off!
2.54
Pablo Martinez flicks a high pass forward. Diego Bustamante holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Diego Bustamante flicks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Murphy. Ricardo Murphy knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pepe Nieto who gathers it comfortably.
3.30
Nuno Matuzalem flicks a high pass forward. Matías Balbo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matías Balbo sees Favio Gomez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Favio Gomez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
4.32
Avril Valenzuela flicks a high pass forward. Juan Velazquez controls it well on his chest. Juan Velazquez shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Gustavo Silva manages to gather it effortlessly.
6.54
Peter Barron flicks a high pass forward. Favio Gomez controls it well on his chest. Favio Gomez finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
10.20
Nuno Matuzalem flicks a high pass forward. Avril Valenzuela collects the pass. Avril Valenzuela kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Diaz. Stephen Diaz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gustavo Silva who gathers it comfortably.
15.07
Matias Saenz knocks the ball to his team mate, Diego Bustamante. Diego Bustamante threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Murphy. Ricardo Murphy threads the ball through to Daniel Juarez but he's offside!
16.10
Tiago Gallardo flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Juarez controls it well on his chest. Daniel Juarez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Guilherme Castellanos.
21.27
Guilherme Castellanos breaks forward. Guilherme Castellanos runs straight at the opposition's defence. Guilherme Castellanos whips in a cross ball towards Favio Gomez. Favio Gomez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.44
Alvaro Escobar flicks a high pass forward to Favio Gomez who brings the ball under control. Favio Gomez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gustavo Silva who gathers it comfortably.
38.29
Matias Saenz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Zac Sanchez. Zac Sanchez kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Juarez. Daniel Juarez shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
39.02
Peter Barron flicks a high pass forward to Juan Velazquez who brings the ball under control. Juan Velazquez knocks in a cross ball towards Favio Gomez. Favio Gomez whips the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.12
Matías Balbo knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Diaz. Stephen Diaz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gustavo Silva who gathers it comfortably.
44.37
Matías Balbo makes a probing pass to Favio Gomez. Favio Gomez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pablo Martinez.
45.00
Dylan Sivori comes in with a late challenge on Stephen Diaz. Dylan Sivori is shown the yellow card! Stephen Diaz carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Platense appear unchanged since the first half. Plaza Colonia also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Plaza Colonia get the second half underway!
47.20
Peter Barron sees Juan Velazquez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Juan Velazquez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.17
Alvaro Escobar knocks the ball forward to Favio Gomez. Favio Gomez finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Gustavo Silva manages to keep it out.
49.20
Avril Valenzuela controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Diaz. Stephen Diaz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matias Saenz.
53.12
Herbert Fucito deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matías Balbo. Seeing a gap ahead, Matías Balbo plays the ball forward to Juan Velazquez. Juan Velazquez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
59.05
Pablo Martinez sees Diego Bustamante in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Diego Bustamante knocks the ball forward to Daniel Juarez. Daniel Juarez lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Murphy. Ricardo Murphy makes a convincing header but somehow Pepe Nieto manages to keep it out.
60.24
Zac Sanchez flicks a high ball forward to Ricardo Murphy who takes it down. Ricardo Murphy lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Leyva. Daniel Leyva connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Pepe Nieto is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
63.20
Herbert Fucito passes the ball forward to Matías Balbo. Matías Balbo sees Stephen Diaz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephen Diaz cuts inside the box! Matias Saenz clumsily knocks into Stephen Diaz. Stephen Diaz appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
65.22
Avril Valenzuela threads a neat ball through to Favio Gomez. Favio Gomez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.44
Matias Saenz runs forward with the ball. Matias Saenz decides to run forward with the ball. Matias Saenz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pepe Nieto who gathers it comfortably.
78.18
Tiago Gallardo flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Leyva collects the pass. Daniel Leyva knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.57
Alvaro Escobar makes a probing pass to Stephen Diaz. Stephen Diaz lofts in a cross ball towards Favio Gomez. Favio Gomez flicks the ball with his head but slams it into the crowd!
84.02
Matías Balbo knocks the ball forward to Stephen Diaz. Stephen Diaz rushes past Pablo Martinez! Some awkward footwork from Stephen Diaz provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but somehow Dylan Sivori happens to be in the right place to block it.
85.28
Avril Valenzuela kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Diaz. Stephen Diaz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pablo Martinez.
87.53
Herbert Fucito flicks a high pass forward to Alvaro Escobar who brings the ball under control. Alvaro Escobar flicks a high pass forward. Juan Velazquez collects the pass. Juan Velazquez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Nuno Matuzalem threads the ball through to Peter Barron. With some swift thinking, Peter Barron plays the ball forward to Stephen Diaz. Stephen Diaz lofts in a cross ball towards Juan Velazquez. Juan Velazquez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies just off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Platense

Plaza Colonia
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.4%
63.6%
Play Area
34.1%
45.5%
20.5%

Scorers
Daniel Leyva 60
Favio Gomez 21, 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Favio Gomez of Plaza Colonia

Match Ratings
1.Gustavo Silva (GK)
6
2.Mauricio Quiroga (DEF)
6
3.Pablo Martinez (DEF)
6
4.Matias Saenz (DEF)
7
5.Dylan Sivori (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Diego Bustamante (MID)
6
7.Tiago Gallardo (MID)
6
8.Zac Sanchez (MID)
6
9.Ricardo Murphy (ATT)
7
10.Daniel Leyva (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Daniel Juarez (ATT)
6
 
12.Felix Balboa (GK)
0
13.Francelino Alex (MID)
0
14.Mauricio Villegas (MID)
0

1.Pepe Nieto (GK)
6
2.Guilherme Castellanos (DEF)
7
3.Herbert Fucito (DEF)
6
4.Nuno Matuzalem (DEF)
6
5.Avril Valenzuela (MID)
7
6.Matías Balbo (MID)
7
7.Peter Barron (MID)
6
8.Alvaro Escobar (MID)
7
9.Favio Gomez (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Juan Velazquez (ATT)
7
11.Stephen Diaz (ATT)
7
 
12.Martín Orellana (MID)
0
13.Facundo Valdez (GK)
0
14.Vicente Carrasco (DEF)
0