Match Report


Club OlimpoClub Olimpo     Gimnasia y EsgrimaGimnasia y Esgrima
Scott TubbrittScott Tubbritt Computer Player Computer Player
Rúben SilvaR. Silva71
G
1captain
G
73Ricardo MaganaR. Magana
Felipe CastilloF. Castillo72
D
2
D
70Rodrigo BrownR. Brown
Thomas LassiterT. Lassiter76
D
3
D
65León BernalL. Bernal
Cauê PontarolloC. Pontarollo73
D
captain4
D
63Christian HernándezC. Hernández
Ignacio AragonI. Aragon77
D
5
D
63Carlos Dario NúnezC. Núnez
Nuno AguilarN. Aguilar77
M
6
M
69Maximiliano MonteroM. Montero
Felipe VidalF. Vidal76
M
7
M
67Carlos CohenC. Cohen
Tim PhillipsT. Phillips79
M
8
M
65Pedro VillalobosP. Villalobos
Librado MartínezL. Martínez80
A
9
A
70Guilherme CarrascoG. Carrasco
Alan MedinaA. Medina75
A
10
A
69Augusto MarinoA. Marino
Luis FaríasL. Farías77
A
11
A
60Facundo KapoF. Kapo
 
Thiago IbáñezT. Ibáñez44
G
12
M
64Christian L. NúnezC. Núnez
Sal HayesS. Hayes75
M
13
D
60Facundo OrtegaF. Ortega
Narcise Olivier PrietoN. Prieto58
A
14
D
60Benjamín KempesB. Kempes

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Roberto Natalio Carminatti where Club Olimpo play host to Gimnasia y Esgrima. A crowd of 19,046 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Club Olimpo are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Gimnasia y Esgrima appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Benjamín Batistuta.


0.00
The whistle blows and Club Olimpo kick off!
2.46
Felipe Vidal chips the ball to his team mate, Luis Farías. Luis Farías controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Ricardo Magana gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
8.37
Nuno Aguilar flicks a high pass forward. Librado Martínez collects the pass. Librado Martínez threads a neat, attacking ball through to Luis Farías. Some world-class footwork from Luis Farías provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
14.21
Thomas Lassiter flicks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Vidal. Felipe Vidal flicks a high pass forward. Librado Martínez controls it well on his chest. Librado Martínez whips in a cross ball towards Luis Farías. Luis Farías is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
18.39
Carlos Cohen makes a simple pass to Guilherme Carrasco. Guilherme Carrasco shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
20.06
Nuno Aguilar threads a neat ball through to Librado Martínez. Librado Martínez knocks the ball forward to Alan Medina but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
22.08
León Bernal chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Villalobos. Pedro Villalobos threads a neat ball through to Augusto Marino. Augusto Marino knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Thomas Lassiter.
26.49
León Bernal laces a weighted ball forward to Maximiliano Montero. Maximiliano Montero threads the ball through to Augusto Marino. Augusto Marino passes the ball forward to Facundo Kapo. Facundo Kapo shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
30.26
Nuno Aguilar chips the ball to his team mate, Luis Farías. Luis Farías shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Ricardo Magana manages to gather it comfortably.
38.13
Tim Phillips sees Luis Farías in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luis Farías sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty! That's his third!
42.19
Felipe Castillo threads a neat ball through to Felipe Vidal. Felipe Vidal makes a simple pass to Luis Farías. Luis Farías flicks a high pass forward. Alan Medina controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Alan Medina cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
Maximiliano Montero chips the ball to his team mate, Augusto Marino. Augusto Marino whips in a cross ball towards Facundo Kapo. Facundo Kapo jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
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. Gimnasia y Esgrima also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Gimnasia y Esgrima kicking off!
47.27
Tim Phillips chips the ball to his team mate, Librado Martínez. Librado Martínez chips the ball to his team mate, Alan Medina. Alan Medina side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
48.51
Seeing a gap ahead, Felipe Vidal plays the ball forward to Alan Medina. Alan Medina passes the ball forward but Librado Martínez is offside!
54.23
Pedro Villalobos flicks a high pass forward. Guilherme Carrasco controls it well on his chest. Guilherme Carrasco controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Rúben Silva. Excellent save.
60.37
Ignacio Aragon makes a probing pass to Nuno Aguilar. Nuno Aguilar makes a simple pass to Luis Farías. Luis Farías makes a probing pass to Librado Martínez but he's offside!
65.54
Tim Phillips flicks a high pass forward to Alan Medina who brings the ball under control. Alan Medina sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Ricardo Magana. Excellent save.
67.45
Tim Phillips makes a probing pass to Luis Farías. Luis Farías 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!
69.14
Felipe Vidal flicks a high pass forward. Luis Farías holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luis Farías controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.27
Christian Hernández hacks Luis Farías from behind! Christian Hernández is warned by the referee! Luis Farías runs off the knock.
77.25
Gimnasia y Esgrima have made a substitution with Benjamín Kempes replacing Facundo Kapo .
79.02
Felipe Vidal threads the ball through to Luis Farías. Luis Farías shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
83.53
Pedro Villalobos knocks the ball to his team mate, Benjamín Kempes. Benjamín Kempes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.41
Carlos Cohen knocks the ball forward to Augusto Marino. Augusto Marino knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Thomas Lassiter.
87.25
Nuno Aguilar passes the ball forward to Librado Martínez. Librado Martínez makes a probing pass to Luis Farías but he's offside!
89.35
Felipe Castillo sees Tim Phillips in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tim Phillips makes a simple pass to Luis Farías. Luis Farías lofts in a cross ball towards Librado Martínez. Librado Martínez rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball comes off León Bernal and the loose ball is cleared up field.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Club Olimpo

Gimnasia y Esgrima
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
9
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
70%
30%
Play Area
20%
44.3%
35.7%

Scorers
Luis Farías 8, 14, 38
Alan Medina 42
Facundo Kapo 26

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Luis Farías of Club Olimpo

Match Ratings