Match Report


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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at José Amalfitani where Vélez Sarsfield play host to Instituto de Córdoba. A crowd of 12,691 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Vélez Sarsfield and Instituto de Córdoba are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Javier Artime.


0.00
Vélez Sarsfield start the match!
2.11
Manuel Martinez makes a simple pass to Daniel Simeone. Daniel Simeone plays a one-two with Claudio Flores and advances towards the goal... Daniel Simeone looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Diego Orsi with no chance!! Goal for Vélez Sarsfield!
6.23
Abel Eduardo Montenegro hits a low pass to Tiziano Arias. Tiziano Arias knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sebastián Álvarez.
8.55
Sebastián Álvarez runs forward with the ball. Sebastián Álvarez flicks a high pass forward to Fernando Soto who brings the ball under control. Fernando Soto shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
9.38
Claudio Flores barges into Rui Andrade. The referee calls over Claudio Flores and shows him a yellow card! Rui Andrade stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.44
Diego Villalba threads a neat ball through to Tiziano Arias. Tiziano Arias rushes past Federico Paz! Tiziano Arias looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
30.49
Manuel Martinez hits a low pass to Claudio Flores. Claudio Flores knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Diego Orsi who gathers it comfortably.
32.15
Sebastiano Ferreira clumsily knocks into Sebastián Álvarez. Sebastiano Ferreira is shown the yellow card! Sebastián Álvarez carries on, but is struggling a bit.
38.21
Manuel Martinez threads a neat ball through to Fernando Soto. Fernando Soto whips in a cross ball towards Claudio Flores. Claudio Flores finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Vélez Sarsfield appear unchanged since the first half. Instituto de Córdoba also appear unchanged since the first half. The Instituto de Córdoba players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Instituto de Córdoba kick off and get the second half underway!
47.08
Lukas Valenzuela makes a probing pass to Fernando Soto. Fernando Soto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.15
Abel Eduardo Montenegro catches Sebastián Gómez on the ankles. Abel Eduardo Montenegro is shown the yellow card! Sebastián Gómez grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
53.39
Nicolas Santana deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diego Villalba. Diego Villalba flicks a high ball forward to Sebastiano Ferreira who takes it down. Sebastiano Ferreira plays a quick one-two with Gabriel Maldonado and rushes in on goal... Sebastiano Ferreira comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it misses the target by a large margin!
54.50
Lukas Valenzuela makes a probing pass to Claudio Flores. Claudio Flores knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Soto. Fernando Soto finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
55.52
Lukas Valenzuela threads the ball through to Daniel Simeone. Daniel Simeone knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicolas Santana.
57.04
Nicolas Santana makes a probing pass to Hernan Ríos. Hernan Ríos flicks a high pass forward. Sebastiano Ferreira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sebastiano Ferreira lofts in a cross ball towards Tiziano Arias. Tiziano Arias directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.16
Vélez Sarsfield have made a substitution with Gustavo Poyet replacing Federico Paz .
61.21
Rui Andrade flicks a high pass forward to Abel Eduardo Montenegro who brings the ball under control. Abel Eduardo Montenegro threads a neat ball through to Gabriel Maldonado. Gabriel Maldonado finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
63.38
Tiziano Arias comes in with a late challenge on Sebastián Álvarez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sebastián Álvarez runs off the knock.
66.44
Hernan Ríos flicks a high pass forward. Sebastiano Ferreira collects the pass. Sebastiano Ferreira shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
69.37
Lukas Valenzuela flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Simeone collects the pass. Daniel Simeone knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicolas Santana.
72.01
Sebastiano Ferreira comes in with a late challenge on Claudio D. Valdano. The referee warns Sebastiano Ferreira to calm down! Claudio D. Valdano runs off the knock.
73.15
Hernan Ríos threads the ball through to Gabriel Maldonado. Gabriel Maldonado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.35
Instituto de Córdoba have made a substitution with Nahuel Cáceres replacing Gabriel Maldonado .
84.07
Gustavo Poyet makes a simple pass to Manuel Martinez. Manuel Martinez flicks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Flores. Claudio Flores lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Simeone. With a superhuman jump, Daniel Simeone connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
87.43
Arthur Asara kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Simeone. Daniel Simeone finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.12
With great vision, Nicolas Santana plays the ball forward to Diego Acosta. Diego Acosta sees Nahuel Cáceres in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nahuel Cáceres whips in a cross ball towards Sebastiano Ferreira. Sebastiano Ferreira beats his man to it with a header but Luciano Bassedas reads it well. Fabulous stop!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.5%
45.5%
Play Area
27.3%
42.9%
29.9%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Daniel Simeone of Vélez Sarsfield