Match Report


Arizona UnitedArizona United     Oklahoma CityOklahoma City
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Quincy MeramQ. Meram57
G
1captain
G
50Neil BrownN. Brown
Fernando BombardaF. Bombarda65
D
2
D
66Albert MeliaA. Melia
Martim OrtizM. Ortiz64
D
3
D
64Dan BeckermanD. Beckerman
João Paulo CorreaJ. Correa61
D
4
D
61Ernesto ZapataE. Zapata
Sergio NavarroS. Navarro61
D
captain5
D
60Kupono GomezK. Gomez
Kirk TestoK. Testo60
M
6
M
72Leandro SilvaL. Silva
Jesse BeckermanJ. Beckerman57
M
7
M
57Dave BilykD. Bilyk
Clarence AndersonC. Anderson54
M
8
M
55José QuintanillaJ. Quintanilla
Walter TorresW. Torres73
A
9
A
64Rene RomeroR. Romero
Lawrence FucitoL. Fucito63
A
10
A
56Gonçalo CorreaG. Correa
Ian OrtizI. Ortiz54
A
11
A
51Jon NguyenJ. Nguyen
 
Ian CollinsI. Collins59
D
12
D
54Carlos Dario VidalC. Vidal
Matías HenríquezM. Henríquez53
G
13
D
53Isaac ThomeI. Thome
Josh SullivanJ. Sullivan51
A
14
D
52Mitchell HertelM. Hertel

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Scottsdale Stadium where Arizona United play host to Oklahoma City. A crowd of 12,985 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Arizona United and Oklahoma City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Danny Diaz.


0.00
Oklahoma City get the match underway!
9.52
Sergio Navarro pushes up the pitch. Sergio Navarro makes an attacking run forward. Sergio Navarro lofts in a cross ball towards Walter Torres. Walter Torres jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
16.18
Kirk Testo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ian Ortiz. Ian Ortiz shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
18.18
Clarence Anderson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lawrence Fucito. Lawrence Fucito knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Brown who gathers it comfortably.
20.01
Clarence Anderson comes in with a late challenge on Leandro Silva. Clarence Anderson is warned by the referee! Leandro Silva hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.49
Jesse Beckerman flicks the ball to his team mate, Lawrence Fucito. Lawrence Fucito makes a defence splitting pass to Ian Ortiz. Ian Ortiz looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
27.49
José Quintanilla barges into Kirk Testo. The referee calls over José Quintanilla and shows him a yellow card! Kirk Testo grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
33.40
José Quintanilla makes an attacking run forward. José Quintanilla knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.21
With imagination, João Paulo Correa plays the ball forward to Clarence Anderson. Clarence Anderson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Walter Torres. Walter Torres knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kupono Gomez.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Arizona United appear unchanged since the first half. Oklahoma City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Oklahoma City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Arizona United kick off!
59.31
Ernesto Zapata knocks the ball to his team mate, Dave Bilyk. Dave Bilyk sees Gonçalo Correa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gonçalo Correa shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
60.36
Oklahoma City have made 2 substitutions with Carlos Dario Vidal replacing Dave Bilyk and Isaac Thome replacing Rene Romero .
61.43
Clarence Anderson kicks a strong pass forward to Walter Torres. Walter Torres lofts in a cross ball towards Lawrence Fucito. Lawrence Fucito jumps high and flicks the ball with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
67.48
Jesse Beckerman threads a neat ball through to Walter Torres. Walter Torres shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
69.44
Leandro Silva sees space and advances. Leandro Silva knocks in a cross ball towards Jon Nguyen. Jon Nguyen jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Quincy Meram.
70.58
It's a corner kick. Leandro Silva kicks a low ball out wide. Kirk Testo gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
75.55
Fernando Bombarda threads a neat ball through to Jesse Beckerman. Jesse Beckerman flicks the ball to his team mate, Walter Torres. Walter Torres tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
77.01
Oklahoma City have made a substitution with Mitchell Hertel replacing Ernesto Zapata .
78.09
Leandro Silva flicks a high pass forward. Jon Nguyen collects the pass. Jon Nguyen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.19
Mitchell Hertel barges into Lawrence Fucito. The referee calls over Mitchell Hertel and warns him to calm down! Lawrence Fucito stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.32
José Quintanilla flicks the ball to his team mate, Jon Nguyen. Jon Nguyen lofts in a cross ball towards Gonçalo Correa. Gonçalo Correa whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
84.30
Kirk Testo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Walter Torres. Walter Torres whips in a cross ball towards Ian Ortiz. Ian Ortiz outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies just off target!
89.11
Clarence Anderson threads the ball through to Ian Ortiz. Ian Ortiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Kirk Testo makes a probing pass to Walter Torres. Walter Torres knocks in a cross ball towards Ian Ortiz. With a superhuman jump, Ian Ortiz connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Arizona United

Oklahoma City
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.5%
38.5%
Play Area
23.1%
46.2%
30.8%

Scorers
Walter Torres 10
Ian Ortiz 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Walter Torres of Arizona United

Match Ratings
1.Quincy Meram (GK)
7
2.Fernando Bombarda (DEF)
6
3.Martim Ortiz (DEF)
6
4.João Paulo Correa (DEF)
6
5.Sergio Navarro (DEF)
8
6.Kirk Testo (MID)
7
7.Jesse Beckerman (MID)
7
8.Clarence Anderson (MID)
7
9.Walter Torres (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Lawrence Fucito (ATT)
7
11.Ian Ortiz (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Ian Collins (DEF)
0
13.Matías Henríquez (GK)
0
14.Josh Sullivan (ATT)
0

1.Neil Brown (GK)
7
2.Albert Melia (DEF)
6
3.Dan Beckerman (DEF)
6
4.Ernesto Zapata (DEF)
6
5.Kupono Gomez (DEF)
6
6.Leandro Silva (MID)
7
7.Dave Bilyk (MID)
6
8.José Quintanilla (MID)yellow card
6
9.Rene Romero (ATT)
6
10.Gonçalo Correa (ATT)
6
11.Jon Nguyen (ATT)
6
 
12.Carlos Dario Vidal (DEF)
6
13.Isaac Thome (DEF)
6
14.Mitchell Hertel (DEF)
5