Match Report


Vélez SarsfieldVélez Sarsfield     Boca UnidosBoca Unidos
Computer Player Computer Player Steve Bullock Steve Bullock
Luciano BassedasL. Bassedas57
G
1captain
G
68Ronnie WrightR. Wright
Sebastián ÁlvarezS. Álvarez76
D
2
D
69Germán BacaG. Baca
Claudio D. ValdanoC. Valdano63
D
3
D
69Peter MurilloP. Murillo
Federico PazF. Paz60
D
4
D
66Maximiliano ScaroneM. Scarone
Arthur AsaraA. Asara64
M
captain5
D
63Alan QuirogaA. Quiroga
Fabricio RuizF. Ruiz62
M
6
M
70Walter KempesW. Kempes
Lukas ValenzuelaL. Valenzuela54
M
7
M
71Henrique JairzinhoH. Jairzinho
Manuel MartinezM. Martinez53
M
8
M
64Juan Bautista GarayJ. Garay
Claudio FloresC. Flores68
A
9
A
72Santiago VillalbaS. Villalba
Fernando SotoF. Soto60
A
10
A
69Bradley FerrariB. Ferrari
Daniel SimeoneD. Simeone53
A
11
A
68Luca CordoneL. Cordone
 
Diego F. SánchezD. Sánchez59
D
12
D
58Jordan SmithJ. Smith
Federico CrespoF. Crespo58
D
13
M
68Germán LaraG. Lara
Gustavo PoyetG. Poyet52
G
14
A
67Luciano SandovalL. Sandoval

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at José Amalfitani where Vélez Sarsfield play host to Boca Unidos. A crowd of 13,819 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Vélez Sarsfield are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Boca Unidos appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastián Hugo.


0.00
Boca Unidos kick off the first half!
3.59
Juan Bautista Garay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Santiago Villalba. Santiago Villalba edges inside the box! Santiago Villalba side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Sebastián Álvarez's outstretched leg.
6.31
Juan Bautista Garay passes the ball forward to Luca Cordone. Luca Cordone plays a one-two with Santiago Villalba and advances towards the goal... Luca Cordone comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. It's there!! Luciano Bassedas has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
12.40
Manuel Martinez kicks a strong pass forward to Fernando Soto. Fernando Soto shoots from distance. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ronnie Wright with no chance!! Goal for Vélez Sarsfield!
15.43
Federico Paz comes in with a late challenge on Santiago Villalba. Federico Paz is shown the yellow card! Santiago Villalba stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.17
Alan Quiroga flicks a high pass forward. Henrique Jairzinho controls it well on his chest. Henrique Jairzinho threads a neat ball through to Bradley Ferrari. Bradley Ferrari knocks in a cross ball towards Santiago Villalba. Santiago Villalba makes a looping header on goal. Luciano Bassedas picks it out of the air!
18.10
Federico Paz flicks the ball to his team mate, Fabricio Ruiz. Fabricio Ruiz decides to run forward with the ball. Fabricio Ruiz whips in a cross ball towards Claudio Flores. Claudio Flores makes a convincing header but is denied by Peter Murillo. Excellent block.
20.48
Claudio D. Valdano hits a low pass to Lukas Valenzuela. Lukas Valenzuela makes an attacking run forward. Lukas Valenzuela knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio Flores. Claudio Flores connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Solid save from Ronnie Wright.
22.14
Juan Bautista Garay darts forward. Juan Bautista Garay rushes past Sebastián Álvarez! Some good footwork from Juan Bautista Garay provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
24.09
Peter Murillo passes the ball forward to Juan Bautista Garay. Juan Bautista Garay flicks a high pass forward. Santiago Villalba controls it well on his chest. Santiago Villalba shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
26.37
Walter Kempes clumsily knocks into Manuel Martinez. The referee calls over Walter Kempes and shows him a yellow card! Manuel Martinez stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.08
Juan Bautista Garay laces a weighted ball forward to Bradley Ferrari. Bradley Ferrari shoots from outside the area but is denied by Luciano Bassedas. Excellent save.
33.37
Juan Bautista Garay makes a probing pass to Santiago Villalba. Santiago Villalba threads the ball through to Luca Cordone but he's offside!
34.17
Claudio Flores hacks Maximiliano Scarone from behind! The referee calls over Claudio Flores and shows him a yellow card! Maximiliano Scarone runs off the knock.
36.03
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
38.53
Lukas Valenzuela chips the ball to his team mate, Claudio Flores. Claudio Flores knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Soto. Fernando Soto flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Ronnie Wright has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Vélez Sarsfield appear unchanged since the first half. Boca Unidos also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Vélez Sarsfield kick off the second half!
47.33
Juan Bautista Garay plays the ball forward to Luca Cordone. Luca Cordone sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Boca Unidos!
54.43
Walter Kempes kicks a strong pass forward to Bradley Ferrari. Bradley Ferrari kicks a strong pass forward to Santiago Villalba but the referee indicates it's offside!
60.21
Vélez Sarsfield have made a substitution with Gustavo Poyet replacing Federico Paz .Boca Unidos have made 2 substitutions with Germán Lara replacing Walter Kempes and Luciano Sandoval replacing Luca Cordone .
61.27
Peter Murillo knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan Bautista Garay. Juan Bautista Garay makes a simple pass to Santiago Villalba. Santiago Villalba lofts in a cross ball towards Bradley Ferrari. Bradley Ferrari makes a looping header on goal but it's well over the bar!
66.32
Alan Quiroga sees Henrique Jairzinho in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Henrique Jairzinho threads a neat ball through to Santiago Villalba. Santiago Villalba deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luciano Sandoval but the linesman indicates offside!
67.03
Juan Bautista Garay makes a simple pass to Luciano Sandoval. Luciano Sandoval knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luciano Bassedas who gathers it comfortably.
72.23
Maximiliano Scarone runs forward with the ball. Maximiliano Scarone threads the ball through to Luciano Sandoval. Luciano Sandoval plays a scrappy one-two with Bradley Ferrari and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Luciano Sandoval provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
75.51
Lukas Valenzuela threads a neat ball through to Claudio Flores. Claudio Flores shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
77.36
Maximiliano Scarone hacks Fernando Soto from behind! Maximiliano Scarone is shown the yellow card! Fernando Soto runs off the knock.
79.56
Juan Bautista Garay threads a neat ball through to Luciano Sandoval. Luciano Sandoval knocks in a cross ball towards Santiago Villalba. Santiago Villalba makes a convincing header. Luciano Bassedas gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
85.29
Manuel Martinez sees a break and surges forward. Manuel Martinez knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Soto. Fernando Soto rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's there!! Ronnie Wright has to pick the ball from the back of the net! That's his third!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Vélez Sarsfield

Boca Unidos
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
32.9%
67.1%
Play Area
30.3%
46.1%
23.7%

Scorers
Fernando Soto 12, 39, 85
Luca Cordone 6, 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fernando Soto of Vélez Sarsfield

Match Ratings