Match Report


San Antonio ScorpionsSan Antonio Scorpions     San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Benjamin ChavarriB. Chavarri59
G
captain1captain
G
58Fabian FrancescoliF. Francescoli
Ernest BernardoE. Bernardo79
D
2
D
66Joaquín MejiaJ. Mejia
Angel BarnesA. Barnes66
D
3
D
55Vicente AragonV. Aragon
Carlos AlvaradoC. Alvarado58
D
4
D
54Lance WoodL. Wood
Randy RichardsonR. Richardson68
M
5
M
73Thomas WalkerT. Walker
Jaime CampbellJ. Campbell66
M
6
M
63Mauricio GoycocheaM. Goycochea
Ray AndersonR. Anderson65
M
7
M
58Scott DavisS. Davis
Pablo ToroP. Toro65
M
8
M
55Jeff MyersJ. Myers
Luciano PereyraL. Pereyra68
A
9
A
59Alvaro GomezA. Gomez
Facundo VasquezF. Vasquez67
A
10
A
58Angelo De S. AmorosoA. Amoroso
Marco BarraganM. Barragan61
A
11
A
57Diogo VenturaD. Ventura
 
Kamani AckleyK. Ackley58
M
12
A
56Sanchez AndersonS. Anderson
Reginald JohnsonR. Johnson57
D
13
G
56Henry LewisH. Lewis
Theodore RichardsonT. Richardson56
G
14
G
55Cristian QuirogaC. Quiroga

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Toyota Field where San Antonio Scorpions play host to San Jose Earthquakes. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both San Antonio Scorpions and San Jose Earthquakes are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alberto Vera.


0.00
The whistle blows and San Antonio Scorpions kick off!
3.26
Carlos Alvarado flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Campbell collects the pass. Jaime Campbell makes a probing pass to Marco Barragan. Marco Barragan rushes past Vicente Aragon! Marco Barragan tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
4.49
Vicente Aragon chips the ball to his team mate, Jeff Myers. Jeff Myers hits a low pass to Diogo Ventura. Diogo Ventura shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
6.32
Vicente Aragon threads the ball through to Mauricio Goycochea. Mauricio Goycochea threads the ball through to Alvaro Gomez. Alvaro Gomez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Benjamin Chavarri who gathers it comfortably.
9.28
Angel Barnes threads a neat ball through to Ray Anderson. With a delightful solo run, Ray Anderson stretches the opposition's defence. Ray Anderson shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
10.25
Ernest Bernardo catches Diogo Ventura on the ankles. Ernest Bernardo is given a warning by the referee! Diogo Ventura grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
24.41
Jaime Campbell knocks the ball forward to Marco Barragan. Marco Barragan knocks in a cross ball towards Facundo Vasquez. Facundo Vasquez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
28.26
Jaime Campbell hits a low pass to Marco Barragan. Marco Barragan lofts in a cross ball towards Facundo Vasquez. Facundo Vasquez powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
30.47
Carlos Alvarado chips the ball to his team mate, Pablo Toro. Pablo Toro flicks a high pass forward. Facundo Vasquez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Facundo Vasquez knocks in a cross ball towards Marco Barragan. Marco Barragan makes a deft header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
38.04
Carlos Alvarado controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jaime Campbell. Jaime Campbell flicks a high ball forward to Facundo Vasquez who takes it down. Facundo Vasquez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lance Wood.
39.32
Jaime Campbell sees Luciano Pereyra in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luciano Pereyra advances inside the box! Luciano Pereyra takes a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Lance Wood.
40.37
Pablo Toro takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Angelo De S. Amoroso reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
42.08
Jeff Myers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alvaro Gomez. Alvaro Gomez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
44.39
Ray Anderson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luciano Pereyra. Luciano Pereyra tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. San Antonio Scorpions have changed their lineup with Reginald Johnson replacing Pablo Toro. San Jose Earthquakes appear unchanged since the first half. The San Jose Earthquakes players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
San Jose Earthquakes kick off the second half!
49.25
Thomas Walker chips the ball to his team mate, Angelo De S. Amoroso. Angelo De S. Amoroso whips in a cross ball towards Alvaro Gomez. With a superhuman jump, Alvaro Gomez connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it rises well off target!
53.04
Joaquín Mejia makes a strong solo run forward. Joaquín Mejia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alvaro Gomez. Alvaro Gomez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.34
Randy Richardson hits a low pass to Facundo Vasquez. Facundo Vasquez lofts in a cross ball towards Luciano Pereyra. Luciano Pereyra finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.31
Angel Barnes passes the ball forward to Ray Anderson. Ray Anderson chips the ball to his team mate, Facundo Vasquez. Facundo Vasquez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.49
Scott Davis makes a probing pass to Alvaro Gomez. Alvaro Gomez knocks in a cross ball towards Diogo Ventura. Diogo Ventura connects with a diving header but it flies just off target!
66.38
San Antonio Scorpions are in full control of this game.
67.36
Carlos Alvarado threads the ball through to Randy Richardson. Seeing a gap ahead, Randy Richardson plays the ball forward to Facundo Vasquez. Facundo Vasquez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
69.37
Mauricio Goycochea threads a neat ball through to Diogo Ventura. Diogo Ventura shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.19
Mauricio Goycochea flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Ventura collects the pass. Diogo Ventura sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
72.35
Mauricio Goycochea sees a break and surges forward. Mauricio Goycochea whips in a cross ball towards Angelo De S. Amoroso. Angelo De S. Amoroso outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Benjamin Chavarri comfortably picks it out of the air!
75.31
Jaime Campbell passes the ball forward to Luciano Pereyra. Luciano Pereyra knocks in a cross ball towards Marco Barragan. Marco Barragan directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
78.42
Jaime Campbell passes the ball forward to Luciano Pereyra. Luciano Pereyra hits a low pass to Facundo Vasquez. Facundo Vasquez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.30
Carlos Alvarado clumsily knocks into Alvaro Gomez. The referee calls over Carlos Alvarado and shows him a yellow card! Alvaro Gomez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.52
Ernest Bernardo threads a neat ball through to Jaime Campbell. Jaime Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Luciano Pereyra collects the pass. Luciano Pereyra finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
84.14
Jaime Campbell threads the ball through to Marco Barragan. Marco Barragan kicks a strong pass forward to Facundo Vasquez but the referee indicates it's offside!
85.32
Scott Davis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Diogo Ventura. Diogo Ventura plays a one-two with Alvaro Gomez and advances towards the goal... Angel Barnes hacks Diogo Ventura from behind! Penalty not given!!
89.23
Vicente Aragon runs forward with the ball. Vicente Aragon plays the ball forward to Diogo Ventura. Diogo Ventura whips in a cross ball towards Angelo De S. Amoroso. Angelo De S. Amoroso beats his man to it with a header but somehow Benjamin Chavarri manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

San Antonio Scorpions

San Jose Earthquakes
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
8
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.7%
48.3%
Play Area
28.1%
44.9%
27%

Scorers
Facundo Vasquez 24
Marco Barragan 30, 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marco Barragan of San Antonio Scorpions

Match Ratings