Match Report


Club OlimpoClub Olimpo     Crucero del NorteCrucero del Norte
Scott TubbrittScott Tubbritt David Jacobs David Jacobs
Rúben SilvaR. Silva71
G
1
G
73Ricardo SaavedraR. Saavedra
Felipe CastilloF. Castillo72
D
2
D
70Agustin QuinteroA. Quintero
Thomas LassiterT. Lassiter76
D
3
D
69Eduardo JonesE. Jones
Cauê PontarolloC. Pontarollo73
D
captain4captain
D
73Rocha A. LimaR. Lima
Ignacio AragonI. Aragon77
D
5
M
77Tomás DomínguezT. Domínguez
Sal HayesS. Hayes75
M
6
M
71Christian L. LorenzoC. Lorenzo
Tim PhillipsT. Phillips79
M
7
M
78N. De Araujo IñacioN. Iñacio
Nuno AguilarN. Aguilar77
M
8
M
73Jair EscobarJ. Escobar
Librado MartínezL. Martínez80
A
9
A
70jonathan Blancoj. Blanco
Alan MedinaA. Medina75
A
10
A
75Ryan BeslerR. Besler
Luis FaríasL. Farías77
A
11
A
71Danny WatsonD. Watson
 
Thiago IbáñezT. Ibáñez44
G
12
D
68Enrico GónzalezE. Gónzalez
Santiago MirandaS. Miranda75
M
13
M
74Brett HeinemannB. Heinemann
Gabriel ColocciniG. Coloccini59
A
14
A
80Enner DomínguezE. Domínguez

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Roberto Natalio Carminatti where Club Olimpo play host to Crucero del Norte. A crowd of 20,721 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Club Olimpo are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Crucero del Norte appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ezequiel Fernández.


0.00
The whistle blows and Club Olimpo kick off!
3.07
Tim Phillips flicks a high pass forward to Luis Farías who brings the ball under control. Luis Farías cuts inside the box! Luis Farías shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
6.21
Cauê Pontarollo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Aguilar. Nuno Aguilar knocks the ball to his team mate, Alan Medina. Alan Medina knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Farías. Luis Farías connects with a diving header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
10.00
Christian L. Lorenzo flicks a high ball forward to Danny Watson who takes it down. Danny Watson kicks a strong pass forward to Ryan Besler but the referee indicates it's offside!
18.49
Eduardo Jones passes the ball forward to Jair Escobar. With some swift thinking, Jair Escobar plays the ball forward to Danny Watson. Danny Watson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Rúben Silva manages to gather it.
26.12
Ignacio Aragon volleys a long ball forward. Librado Martínez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
32.30
Nuno Aguilar comes in with a late challenge on Tomás Domínguez. The referee calls over Nuno Aguilar and shows him a yellow card! Tomás Domínguez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.13
Nuno Aguilar deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Farías. Luis Farías threads a neat ball through to Librado Martínez. Librado Martínez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
34.59
Sal Hayes threads the ball through to Alan Medina. Alan Medina edges inside the box! Alan Medina shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.06
Cauê Pontarollo threads a neat ball through to Sal Hayes. Showing composure, Sal Hayes laces a through ball forward to Librado Martínez. Librado Martínez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Ricardo Saavedra manages to gather it.
45.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Nuno Aguilar plays the ball forward to Alan Medina. Alan Medina shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Club Olimpo appear unchanged since the first half. Crucero del Norte also appear unchanged since the first half. The Crucero del Norte players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Crucero del Norte kick off!
47.34
Felipe Castillo threads the ball through to Sal Hayes. Sal Hayes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luis Farías. Luis Farías makes a probing pass to Alan Medina but he's offside!
49.37
With a delightful solo run, Tomás Domínguez stretches the opposition's defence. Tomás Domínguez whips in a cross ball towards jonathan Blanco. jonathan Blanco makes a convincing header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
59.01
Thomas Lassiter surges forward with the ball. Thomas Lassiter makes a probing pass to Librado Martínez. Librado Martínez shoots from 25 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Librado Martínez!
61.01
Crucero del Norte have made a substitution with Enner Domínguez replacing Danny Watson .
63.07
Cauê Pontarollo flicks a high pass forward. Tim Phillips holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tim Phillips flicks a high pass forward. Luis Farías controls it well on his chest. Luis Farías advances inside the box! Luis Farías looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Solid save from Ricardo Saavedra. What a great pair of hands!
69.26
Tomás Domínguez threads a neat ball through to Ryan Besler. Ryan Besler plays a scrappy one-two with jonathan Blanco and advances towards the goal... Ryan Besler rockets a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
71.40
Sal Hayes threads the ball through to Librado Martínez. Librado Martínez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rocha A. Lima.
72.36
Sal Hayes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Librado Martínez. Librado Martínez puts a great ball through but Luis Farías is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
77.55
Crucero del Norte have made a substitution with Enrico Gónzalez replacing Rocha A. Lima .
78.64
Tim Phillips decides to run forward with the ball. Tim Phillips controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
81.44
Sal Hayes chips the ball to his team mate, Luis Farías. Luis Farías knocks in a cross ball towards Librado Martínez. Librado Martínez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball comes off Eduardo Jones and the loose ball is cleared up field.
84.52
Agustin Quintero sees Christian L. Lorenzo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Christian L. Lorenzo flicks a high pass forward. Ryan Besler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ryan Besler shoots from 20 yards. Rúben Silva gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
85.30
Christian L. Lorenzo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Enner Domínguez. Enner Domínguez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
90.00
Ignacio Aragon sees a break and surges forward. Ignacio Aragon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Librado Martínez. Librado Martínez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Enrico Gónzalez.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Club Olimpo

Crucero del Norte
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.4%
41.6%
Play Area
22.1%
42.9%
35.1%

Scorers
Librado Martínez 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Librado Martínez of Club Olimpo

Match Ratings