Match Report


Minnesota UnitedMinnesota United     Atletico OttawaAtletico Ottawa
Nicholas BroadNicholas Broad Dave Bell Dave Bell
Manny NanchoffM. Nanchoff78
G
1
G
72Juan ArteagaJ. Arteaga
André RochaA. Rocha73
D
2
D
73Allen ThompsonA. Thompson
Chris KellyC. Kelly72
D
3
D
71Jerrit CoxJ. Cox
Facundo LealF. Leal70
D
4
D
74Maximiliano MontenegroM. Montenegro
Floyd MorganF. Morgan79
M
5
D
72Dinis OliveiraD. Oliveira
Emerson DidiE. Didi77
M
captain6
M
70Luke HernandezL. Hernandez
Sergio CoronadoS. Coronado70
M
7
M
71Jose GreenJ. Green
Nicolás HerreraN. Herrera72
M
8
M
69Uruguay PerezU. Perez
Korey ReedK. Reed74
A
9captain
A
73Roy HarrisR. Harris
Leonardo CafùL. Cafù73
A
10
A
77Floyd AndersonF. Anderson
Guy MartinG. Martin73
A
11
A
70Fernando RiveraF. Rivera
 
Sal MeredithS. Meredith45
D
12
A
67Maximiliano TrejoM. Trejo
Ted RichardsonT. Richardson84
M
13
A
69Sebastián SosaS. Sosa
Juan CaicedoJ. Caicedo80
A
14
M
71Bruno MaradonaB. Maradona

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at National Sports Center where Minnesota United play host to Atletico Ottawa. A crowd of 16,182 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Minnesota United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Atletico Ottawa appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Willie Bilyk.


0.00
Atletico Ottawa get the match underway!
2.08
Uruguay Perez passes the ball forward to Fernando Rivera. Fernando Rivera plays a scrappy one-two with Floyd Anderson and advances towards the goal... Fernando Rivera comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
3.47
Chris Kelly pushes up the pitch. With some swift thinking, Chris Kelly plays the ball forward to Korey Reed. Korey Reed whips in a cross ball towards Guy Martin. Guy Martin jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Juan Arteaga had no chance!! Goal for Minnesota United!
8.40
Emerson Didi threads the ball through to Korey Reed. Korey Reed knocks the ball forward, putting Guy Martin through on goal. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Guy Martin provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Minnesota United!
15.57
Luke Hernandez threads the ball through to Fernando Rivera. Fernando Rivera skips past Facundo Leal! Some silky footwork from Fernando Rivera provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Manny Nanchoff is on top of it.
20.56
Chris Kelly hits a low pass to Emerson Didi. Emerson Didi plays the ball forward to Guy Martin. Guy Martin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
22.03
Emerson Didi knocks the ball forward to Korey Reed. Korey Reed finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
24.27
Sergio Coronado flicks a high pass forward. Korey Reed holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Korey Reed controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
33.27
Facundo Leal threads a neat ball through to Emerson Didi. Emerson Didi chips the ball to his team mate, Korey Reed. Korey Reed shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
34.07
André Rocha knocks the ball forward to Floyd Morgan. Floyd Morgan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Korey Reed. Korey Reed knocks in a cross ball towards Guy Martin. Guy Martin whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but Maximiliano Montenegro is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
35.21
It's a corner kick. Nicolás Herrera loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Leonardo Cafù comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The shot is on target but blocked by Allen Thompson. That should have been a goal!
36.15
Luke Hernandez flicks a high pass forward. Floyd Anderson collects the pass. Floyd Anderson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.25
Luke Hernandez kicks a strong pass forward to Floyd Anderson. Floyd Anderson whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Rivera. Fernando Rivera is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball comes off Facundo Leal and the loose ball is cleared up field.
39.22
Chris Kelly makes a probing pass to Floyd Morgan. Floyd Morgan knocks the ball to his team mate, Korey Reed. Korey Reed rushes past Jerrit Cox! Korey Reed cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
44.18
Jose Green flicks the ball to his team mate, Roy Harris. Roy Harris lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Rivera. Fernando Rivera directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Minnesota United appear unchanged since the first half. Atletico Ottawa also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Minnesota United kicking off!
54.17
Jerrit Cox clumsily knocks into Leonardo Cafù. Jerrit Cox is warned by the referee! Leonardo Cafù runs off the knock.
66.52
Minnesota United are in full control of this game.
73.16
Chris Kelly pushes up the pitch. Chris Kelly flicks a high pass forward. Leonardo Cafù holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Leonardo Cafù knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dinis Oliveira.
77.18
Atletico Ottawa have made 3 substitutions with Bruno Maradona replacing Uruguay Perez, Sebastián Sosa replacing Floyd Anderson and Maximiliano Trejo replacing Fernando Rivera .
87.33
Sergio Coronado threads the ball through to Guy Martin. Guy Martin shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Minnesota United

Atletico Ottawa
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
74.3%
25.7%
Play Area
25.7%
44.3%
30%

Scorers
Guy Martin 3, 8
Fernando Rivera 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Guy Martin of Minnesota United

Match Ratings
1.Manny Nanchoff (GK)
6
2.André Rocha (DEF)
6
3.Chris Kelly (DEF)
8
4.Facundo Leal (DEF)
6
5.Floyd Morgan (MID)
6
6.Emerson Didi (MID)
7
7.Sergio Coronado (MID)
6
8.Nicolás Herrera (MID)
6
9.Korey Reed (ATT)
8
10.Leonardo Cafù (ATT)
6
11.Guy Martin (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Sal Meredith (DEF)
0
13.Ted Richardson (MID)
0
14.Juan Caicedo (ATT)
0

1.Juan Arteaga (GK)
6
2.Allen Thompson (DEF)
6
3.Jerrit Cox (DEF)
6
4.Maximiliano Montenegro (DEF)
6
5.Dinis Oliveira (DEF)
6
6.Luke Hernandez (MID)
6
7.Jose Green (MID)
6
8.Uruguay Perez (MID)
6
9.Roy Harris (ATT)
6
10.Floyd Anderson (ATT)
6
11.Fernando Rivera (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Maximiliano Trejo (ATT)
6
13.Sebastián Sosa (ATT)
6
14.Bruno Maradona (MID)
6