Match Report


Defensa y JusticiaDefensa y Justicia     Guaraní Antonio FrancoGuaraní Antonio Franco
Robert McfadyenRobert Mcfadyen Computer Player Computer Player
Felipe GruezoF. Gruezo82
G
1
G
69Nahuel BianchiN. Bianchi
Thomas SandersT. Sanders73
D
2
D
62Benjamín MuñozB. Muñoz
Jamie KasselJ. Kassel80
D
3
D
58Fabricio GallettiF. Galletti
Manuel LucenaM. Lucena82
D
4
D
56Mateo CruzM. Cruz
Peter HughesP. Hughes76
D
5
D
54Nahuel PereyraN. Pereyra
Christian PereyraC. Pereyra78
M
6
M
67Esteban DomínguezE. Domínguez
Adrian MeramA. Meram77
M
7
M
67Luiz Gustavo VavaL. Vava
Leon SaadL. Saad82
M
8
M
63Pablo QuirogaP. Quiroga
Bill AllenB. Allen83
A
9
A
68Mariano CalvoM. Calvo
Gastón ArdilesG. Ardiles83
A
captain10captain
A
66Alan VillegasA. Villegas
Tommy WhiteT. White76
A
11
A
63Emanuel AndersonE. Anderson
 
Luca RamírezL. Ramírez81
A
12
G
67Tiago VeraT. Vera
Vernon AlesciV. Alesci83
A
13
G
62Andres OrtegaA. Ortega
Miguel VacaM. Vaca86
M
14
M
56Nelson TuttleN. Tuttle

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Norberto Tomaghello where Defensa y Justicia play host to Guaraní Antonio Franco. A crowd of 20,563 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Defensa y Justicia and Guaraní Antonio Franco are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Vieira Miguel Balbo.


0.00
The whistle blows and Guaraní Antonio Franco get the match underway!
6.59
Christian Pereyra clumsily knocks into Pablo Quiroga. The referee brings Christian Pereyra to one side and gives him a warning! Pablo Quiroga runs off the knock.
8.36
Mateo Cruz threads a neat ball through to Pablo Quiroga. Pablo Quiroga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mariano Calvo. Mariano Calvo passes the ball forward but Emanuel Anderson is offside!
10.42
Showing composure, Peter Hughes plays the ball forward to Christian Pereyra. Christian Pereyra makes a probing pass to Gastón Ardiles. Gastón Ardiles shoots from distance. Solid save from Nahuel Bianchi.
14.56
Mateo Cruz threads a neat ball through to Pablo Quiroga. Pablo Quiroga flicks a high pass forward to Mariano Calvo who brings the ball neatly under control. Mariano Calvo shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Felipe Gruezo comfortably smothers it!
16.33
Manuel Lucena takes a long throw-in. Peter Hughes threads a neat ball through to Christian Pereyra. Christian Pereyra makes a simple pass to Gastón Ardiles. Gastón Ardiles whips in a cross ball towards Tommy White. Tommy White directs the ball goalwards with his head. Benjamín Muñoz clears it off the line with his head!
20.36
Esteban Domínguez threads a neat ball through to Mariano Calvo. Mariano Calvo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.15
Nahuel Pereyra flicks a high pass forward. Esteban Domínguez controls it well on his chest. Esteban Domínguez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mariano Calvo. Mariano Calvo shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
22.19
Adrian Meram flicks a high pass forward. Gastón Ardiles holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gastón Ardiles knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy White. Tommy White is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but is denied by Nahuel Bianchi. Excellent save.
27.12
Jamie Kassel makes a strong solo run forward. Jamie Kassel advances with the ball. Jamie Kassel shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Nahuel Bianchi!
28.44
Esteban Domínguez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mariano Calvo. Mariano Calvo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.24
Jamie Kassel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christian Pereyra. Christian Pereyra hits a low pass to Bill Allen. Bill Allen whips in a cross ball towards Gastón Ardiles. Gastón Ardiles beats his man to it with a header but somehow Nahuel Bianchi manages to keep it out.
42.29
Christian Pereyra kicks a strong pass forward to Tommy White. Tommy White shoots from 20 yards but Nahuel Bianchi is on top of it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Defensa y Justicia appear unchanged since the first half. Guaraní Antonio Franco also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The second half starts with Defensa y Justicia kicking off!
47.11
Adrian Meram knocks the ball forward to Bill Allen. Bill Allen knocks in a cross ball towards Gastón Ardiles. With a superhuman jump, Gastón Ardiles connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but somehow Nahuel Bianchi manages to keep it out.
48.54
Leon Saad controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gastón Ardiles. Gastón Ardiles knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nahuel Bianchi who gathers it comfortably.
51.25
Thomas Sanders chips the ball to his team mate, Christian Pereyra. Christian Pereyra darts forward. Christian Pereyra lofts in a cross ball towards Gastón Ardiles. Gastón Ardiles makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
54.58
Luiz Gustavo Vava plays the ball forward to Emanuel Anderson. Emanuel Anderson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Manuel Lucena.
59.16
Pablo Quiroga decides to run forward with the ball. Pablo Quiroga knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Felipe Gruezo who gathers it comfortably.
60.45
Manuel Lucena makes a simple pass to Leon Saad. Leon Saad makes a simple pass to Tommy White. Tommy White lofts in a cross ball towards Bill Allen. Bill Allen directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is deflected wide by Fabricio Galletti.
61.57
Corner kick to Defensa y Justicia. Adrian Meram plays it out to the edge of the box. Alan Villegas reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
71.11
Jamie Kassel flicks a high pass forward. Leon Saad controls it well on his chest. Leon Saad flicks the ball to his team mate, Bill Allen. Bill Allen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.45
Seeing a gap ahead, Nahuel Pereyra plays the ball forward to Luiz Gustavo Vava. Luiz Gustavo Vava flicks a high pass forward. Emanuel Anderson controls it well on his chest. Emanuel Anderson whips in a cross ball towards Mariano Calvo. Mariano Calvo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
73.06
With a delightful solo run, Leon Saad stretches the opposition's defence. Leon Saad controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
75.10
Jamie Kassel comes in with a late challenge on Alan Villegas. Jamie Kassel is shown the yellow card! Alan Villegas hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.54
With imagination, Thomas Sanders laces a weighted ball forward to Christian Pereyra. Christian Pereyra flicks a high pass forward. Tommy White holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tommy White runs straight at the defence! Tommy White cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
79.02
Christian Pereyra flicks a high pass forward. Tommy White collects the pass. Tommy White sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Nahuel Bianchi. Excellent save.
81.45
Showing composure, Esteban Domínguez picks a pass forward to Emanuel Anderson. Emanuel Anderson lofts in a cross ball towards Mariano Calvo. Mariano Calvo rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Solid save from Felipe Gruezo. What a great pair of hands!
83.55
Leon Saad knocks the ball to his team mate, Gastón Ardiles. Gastón Ardiles shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
89.26
Manuel Lucena makes a simple pass to Christian Pereyra. Christian Pereyra makes a probing pass to Tommy White. Tommy White knocks the ball to his team mate, Bill Allen. Bill Allen looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but is denied by Nahuel Bianchi. Excellent save.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Defensa y Justicia

Guaraní Antonio Franco
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
12
3
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.7%
48.3%
Play Area
31.5%
40.4%
28.1%

Scorers
Gastón Ardiles 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nahuel Bianchi of Guaraní Antonio Franco

Match Ratings
1.Felipe Gruezo (GK)
7
2.Thomas Sanders (DEF)
6
3.Jamie Kassel (DEF)yellow card
7
4.Manuel Lucena (DEF)
6
5.Peter Hughes (DEF)
6
6.Christian Pereyra (MID)
8
7.Adrian Meram (MID)
6
8.Leon Saad (MID)
7
9.Bill Allen (ATT)
6
10.Gastón Ardiles (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Tommy White (ATT)
7
 
12.Luca Ramírez (ATT)
0
13.Vernon Alesci (ATT)
0
14.Miguel Vaca (MID)
0

1.Nahuel Bianchi (GK)
9
2.Benjamín Muñoz (DEF)
6
3.Fabricio Galletti (DEF)
6
4.Mateo Cruz (DEF)
6
5.Nahuel Pereyra (DEF)
6
6.Esteban Domínguez (MID)
7
7.Luiz Gustavo Vava (MID)
6
8.Pablo Quiroga (MID)
7
9.Mariano Calvo (ATT)
6
10.Alan Villegas (ATT)
6
11.Emanuel Anderson (ATT)
6
 
12.Tiago Vera (GK)
0
13.Andres Ortega (GK)
0
14.Nelson Tuttle (MID)
0