Match Report


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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Deportivo Cali where Deportivo Cali play host to Envigado. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Deportivo Cali are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Envigado appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gonçalo Contreras.


0.00
Envigado start the match!
2.54
Hugo Deleon threads a neat ball through to Ignacio Rodriguez. Ignacio Rodriguez knocks in a cross ball towards José Venegas. José Venegas whips the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Gonçalo Mendez. Excellent save.
10.25
Yoximar Carrasco kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Palacio. Eduardo Palacio plays a scrappy one-two with Paul Alston and advances towards the goal... Eduardo Palacio shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
16.21
Manny Scott runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Manny Scott whips in a cross ball towards Paul Alston. Paul Alston is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Paul Alston!
21.39
Juan Zuniga pushes mid-way up the pitch. Juan Zuniga kicks a strong pass forward to Ignacio Rodriguez. Ignacio Rodriguez threads a neat, attacking ball through to José Venegas. José Venegas makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
27.51
Juan Zuniga knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Palomeque. Manuel Palomeque threads a neat ball through to Ignacio Rodriguez. Ignacio Rodriguez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
28.42
José Venegas barges into Nuno Lugo. José Venegas is shown the yellow card! Nuno Lugo stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.55
Hugo Deleon chips the ball to his team mate, Ignacio Rodriguez. Ignacio Rodriguez makes a pass forward but Ignacio Pagan makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
33.53
Gustavo Chacon flicks a high pass forward to José Venegas who brings the ball under control. José Venegas plays a one-two with Ignacio Pagan and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from José Venegas provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
36.53
Gustavo Chacon threads a neat ball through to José Venegas. José Venegas sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.30
Hugo Deleon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, José Venegas. José Venegas knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dinis Luna.
40.35
Yoximar Carrasco flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Alston. Paul Alston knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nondier Delgado.
44.10
Carlos Garcia knocks the ball forward to Eduardo Palacio. Eduardo Palacio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Deportivo Cali have changed their lineup with Andres Pena replacing Manuel Palomeque. Envigado appear unchanged since the first half. The Deportivo Cali players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Deportivo Cali kick off the second half!
49.23
Gustavo Chacon threads the ball through to José Venegas. José Venegas chips the ball to his team mate, Ignacio Rodriguez. Some superb footwork from Ignacio Rodriguez provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies wide!
53.13
Gustavo Chacon flicks a high pass forward to José Venegas who brings the ball under control. José Venegas runs straight at the defence! José Venegas shows great control and tries a shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
54.39
Manny Scott flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Palacio easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eduardo Palacio knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Alston. Paul Alston knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
59.32
Marco Bernal knocks the ball to his team mate, Ignacio Rodriguez. Ignacio Rodriguez skips past Humberto Vazquez! Ignacio Rodriguez muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Gonçalo Mendez is on top of it.
60.51
Deportivo Cali have made a substitution with Lucas Gabriel Vava replacing Ignacio Rodriguez .
61.60
Andres Pena takes it forward alone. Andres Pena knocks in a cross ball towards José Venegas. José Venegas is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
63.16
Carlos Segura runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Carlos Segura finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
65.59
Yoximar Carrasco knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Alston. Paul Alston tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
81.08
Andres Pena flicks a high pass forward. Lucas Gabriel Vava collects the pass. Lucas Gabriel Vava knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Humberto Vazquez.
87.51
José Venegas clumsily knocks into Nuno Lugo. José Venegas is shown his second yellow card!! He leaves the field in disgrace!! Nuno Lugo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.50
Gustavo Chacon clumsily knocks into Carlos Garcia. Gustavo Chacon is warned by the referee! Carlos Garcia runs off the knock.
90.00
With imagination, Andres Pena laces a weighted ball forward to Lucas Gabriel Vava. Lucas Gabriel Vava shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
7
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
56.6%
43.4%
Play Area
26.3%
44.7%
28.9%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Alston of Envigado

Match Ratings
1.Lucio Acevedo (GK)
6
2.Nondier Delgado (DEF)
6
3.Simón Medina (DEF)
6
4.Juan Zuniga (DEF)
7
5.Marco Bernal (MID)
6
6.Hugo Deleon (MID)
6
7.Manuel Palomeque (MID)
6
8.Gustavo Chacon (MID)
6
9.Ignacio Pagan (ATT)
6
10.Ignacio Rodriguez (ATT)
6
11.José Venegas (ATT)red card
3
 
12.Luis Galvan (DEF)
0
13.Andres Pena (GK)
6
14.Lucas Gabriel Vava (DEF)
6

1.Gonçalo Mendez (GK)
6
2.Nuno Betancourt (DEF)
6
3.Nuno Lugo (DEF)
6
4.Dinis Luna (DEF)
6
5.Humberto Vazquez (DEF)
6
6.Carlos Garcia (MID)
6
7.Yoximar Carrasco (MID)
6
8.Carlos Segura (MID)
7
9.Manny Scott (MID)
7
10.Eduardo Palacio (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Paul Alston (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Marcelo Pele (ATT)
0
13.Alexis Quinones (ATT)
0
14.Milton Carpintero (DEF)
0