Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Miguel Morales where Douglas Haig play host to San Martín. A crowd of 10,756 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Douglas Haig are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while San Martín appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gonzalo Navarro.


0.00
The first half starts with Douglas Haig kicking off!
4.23
Walter Hertel sees a break and surges forward. Walter Hertel chips the ball to his team mate, Pablo Iglesias. Some good footwork from Pablo Iglesias provides some space. He shoots at goal. Solid save from Delio Macias.
14.35
Juan Ignacio Russo chips the ball to his team mate, Christian L. Carrizo. Christian L. Carrizo finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
15.22
António Orozco flicks a high pass forward. Pablo Iglesias holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pablo Iglesias puts a great ball through. Bruno Escobar runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
16.11
Walter Hertel flicks a high pass forward to Pablo Iglesias who brings the ball under control. Pablo Iglesias skips past Ricardo Marzolini! Pablo Iglesias cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Delio Macias.
17.40
It's a corner kick. António Orozco loops the ball in to towards the near post. Maximiliano Rattin jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
21.42
Maximiliano Rattin flicks a high pass forward. Christian L. Carrizo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Christian L. Carrizo shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.40
Leandro Ponce sees Gustavo Enrique Valdano in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gustavo Enrique Valdano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
32.46
Angelo De S. Montes flicks a high pass forward to Bruno Escobar who brings the ball under control. Bruno Escobar tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Delio Macias comfortably smothers it!
36.23
António Orozco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias lofts in a cross ball towards Bruno Escobar. Bruno Escobar powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
38.45
Diego Hector Romano makes a probing pass to Bruno Escobar. Bruno Escobar flicks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Douglas Haig appear unchanged since the first half. San Martín also appear unchanged since the first half. The Douglas Haig players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
San Martín kick off and get the second half underway!
51.22
Ricardo Marzolini hits a low pass to Maximiliano Rattin. Maximiliano Rattin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gustavo Enrique Valdano. Gustavo Enrique Valdano knocks in a cross ball towards Christian L. Carrizo. Christian L. Carrizo powers a header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
54.44
Maximiliano Rattin clumsily knocks into Angelo De S. Montes. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Angelo De S. Montes stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.57
Sixto Pedernera receives the ball from a throw-in from Facundo Martín. Sixto Pedernera kicks a strong pass forward to Maximiliano Rattin. Maximiliano Rattin hits a low pass to Tomás Moreno. Tomás Moreno knocks the ball forward to Christian L. Carrizo but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
59.08
Leandro Ponce comes in with a late challenge on António Orozco. Leandro Ponce is shown the yellow card! António Orozco gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.41
Narcise Olivier Sivori controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gustavo Enrique Valdano. Gustavo Enrique Valdano skips past Franco Goycochea! Gustavo Enrique Valdano comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
63.31
Sixto Pedernera clumsily knocks into António Orozco. The referee warns Sixto Pedernera to calm down! António Orozco is taking some rough treatment out there!
71.48
Walter Hertel sees a break and surges forward. Walter Hertel lofts in a cross ball towards Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
75.51
Lucas Sensini threads a neat ball through to Bruno Escobar. Bruno Escobar knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.38
Douglas Haig have made 3 substitutions with Dylan Carrizo replacing Diego Hector Romano, Fernando Mendoza replacing Bruno Escobar and Axel Romero replacing Franco Goycochea .
83.55
Walter Hertel chips the ball to his team mate, Fernando Mendoza. Fernando Mendoza threads the ball through to Pablo Iglesias but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

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

Possession
62.7%
37.3%
Play Area
20.9%
49.3%
29.9%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gustavo Enrique Valdano of San Martín