Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Victoria where Club Necaxa play host to Pumas de la UNAM. A crowd of 18,363 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Club Necaxa and Pumas de la UNAM are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Magana.


0.00
Pumas de la UNAM kick off and get the first half underway!
6.39
Ruben Becerra flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Olivares collects the pass. Eduardo Olivares knocks in a cross ball towards Efren Nieto. Efren Nieto makes a looping header on goal. Good keeping from Emesto Pacheco as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
8.30
Alexis Diaz threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Olivares. Eduardo Olivares knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rubisel Benavides.
10.15
Omar Velazquez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joaquín Burgos. Joaquín Burgos whips in a cross ball towards Raul Hernandez. Raul Hernandez whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
20.31
Omar Velazquez flicks the ball to his team mate, Joaquín Burgos. Joaquín Burgos shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
21.15
Alexis Diaz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristian Escamilla. Cristian Escamilla lofts in a cross ball towards Efren Nieto. Efren Nieto outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
22.48
Omar Velazquez flicks a high pass forward to Bernabé Martinez who brings the ball under control. Bernabé Martinez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Raul Hernandez but the linesman indicates offside!
27.21
Emiliano Hidalgo flicks a high pass forward. Otoniel Dueñas controls it well on his chest. Otoniel Dueñas surges forward with the ball. Otoniel Dueñas whips in a cross ball towards Cristian Escamilla. Cristian Escamilla heads the ball goalwards but it whistles just wide of the post!
30.44
D. Santos Pelado brings the ball forward. D. Santos Pelado knocks in a cross ball towards Efren Nieto. With a superhuman jump, Efren Nieto connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
33.31
Ruben Becerra makes a simple pass to Cristian Escamilla. Cristian Escamilla lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Olivares. Eduardo Olivares flicks the ball with his head. Eduardo Olivares scores for Pumas de la UNAM!!
36.51
Ruben Becerra surges forward with the ball. Ruben Becerra whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Olivares. Eduardo Olivares flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Emesto Pacheco had no chance!! Goal for Pumas de la UNAM!
39.56
Omar Velazquez clumsily knocks into Alexis Diaz. The referee calls over Omar Velazquez and warns him to calm down! Alexis Diaz runs off the knock.
44.30
Omar Velazquez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bernabé Martinez. Bernabé Martinez shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Patricio González. Excellent save.
45.00
Rodrigo Figueroa chips the ball to his team mate, Ruben Becerra. Ruben Becerra passes the ball forward to Efren Nieto. Efren Nieto whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Olivares. Eduardo Olivares outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is tipped over by Emesto Pacheco.
45.00
Alexis Diaz takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Some silky footwork from Ruben Becerra provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball strikes Nuno Cortes's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
45.00
Corner kick to Pumas de la UNAM. Alexis Diaz plays it to the near post. Marvin Ackley gets to the ball and clears it up field.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Club Necaxa appear unchanged since the first half. Pumas de la UNAM also appear unchanged since the first half. The Club Necaxa players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Club Necaxa kick off!
49.09
Marvin Ackley threads the ball through to Raul Hernandez. Raul Hernandez plays a scrappy one-two with Bernabé Martinez and advances towards the goal... Raul Hernandez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
54.09
Marvin Ackley makes an attacking run forward. Marvin Ackley passes the ball forward but Joaquín Burgos is offside!
60.19
Club Necaxa have made a substitution with Sal Cruz replacing Nuno Cortes .Pumas de la UNAM have made 2 substitutions with Manolo Zavala replacing Emiliano Hidalgo and Diego Delatorre replacing Alexis Diaz .
61.27
Rubisel Benavides sees Ezequiel Moreno in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ezequiel Moreno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joaquín Burgos. Joaquín Burgos threads the ball through into the box. Bernabé Martinez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Patricio González is on top of it.
66.30
Ruben Becerra hacks Lucas Santos from behind! The referee calls over Ruben Becerra and warns him to calm down! Lucas Santos stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.04
Raul Hernandez clumsily knocks into Rodrigo Figueroa. Raul Hernandez is given a warning by the referee! Rodrigo Figueroa carries on, but is struggling a bit.
69.04
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
72.57
Cristian Escamilla barges into Gustavo Aviles. The referee calls over Cristian Escamilla and shows him a yellow card! Gustavo Aviles hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.08
Club Necaxa have made 2 substitutions with Julian Harris replacing Lucas Santos and Bruno Olivares replacing Raul Hernandez .Pumas de la UNAM have made a substitution with Javier Campos replacing Cristian Escamilla .
78.16
Diego Delatorre sees Javier Campos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Javier Campos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sal Cruz.
83.31
Ezequiel Moreno makes a simple pass to Bernabé Martinez. Bernabé Martinez finds some space and shoots from distance but Patricio González is on top of his game. Good save!
84.03
D. Santos Pelado makes a beautiful solo run. D. Santos Pelado knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sal Cruz.
85.43
Julian Harris flicks a high ball forward to Joaquín Burgos who takes it down. Joaquín Burgos plays a one-two with Bernabé Martinez and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Joaquín Burgos provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.51
Diego Delatorre flicks the ball to his team mate, Javier Campos. Javier Campos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.5%
51.5%
Play Area
25.8%
48.5%
25.8%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Olivares of Pumas de la UNAM

Match Ratings