Match Report


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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Cuauhtémoc where Puebla FC play host to Club Necaxa. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Puebla FC and Club Necaxa are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Pedro Smith.


0.00
Club Necaxa kick off and get the first half underway!
2.47
Camilo Ornelas flicks a high pass forward. Bruno Reggi controls it well on his chest. Bruno Reggi whips in a cross ball towards Juan Carlos Pina. Juan Carlos Pina gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Puebla FC!
6.14
Lucas Santos flicks a high ball forward to Fernando Aurelio who takes it down. Fernando Aurelio controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
10.16
Marco Bernal kicks a strong pass forward to Bruno Reggi. Bruno Reggi shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
14.40
Julian Harris controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bernabé Martinez. Bernabé Martinez makes a simple pass, allowing Fernando Aurelio to run into the box. Fernando Aurelio tries a spectacular strike but it flies just wide!
15.52
Hayder Magana sees Sebastián Álvarez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sebastián Álvarez plays a scrappy one-two with Bruno Reggi and stumbles forward towards the goal... Sebastián Álvarez muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
21.43
Bruno Olivares barges into Mateo Fabbri. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mateo Fabbri stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.12
Ezequiel Cervantes chips the ball to his team mate, Augusto Feliciano. Augusto Feliciano makes a probing pass to Juan Carlos Pina. Juan Carlos Pina rushes past Vinicius Jairzinho! Vinicius Jairzinho barges into Juan Carlos Pina. Juan Carlos Pina appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
34.18
Augusto Feliciano makes a simple pass to Sebastián Álvarez. Sebastián Álvarez rushes past Gustavo Aviles! Sebastián Álvarez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's there!! Emesto Pacheco has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
39.41
Sixto Miranda plays the ball forward to Marco Bernal. Marco Bernal knocks the ball forward to Sebastián Álvarez. Sebastián Álvarez passes the ball forward to Bruno Reggi. Bruno Reggi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but is denied by Emesto Pacheco. Excellent save.
42.22
Gustavo Aviles pushes up the pitch. Gustavo Aviles threads a neat ball through to Bernabé Martinez. Bernabé Martinez skips past Mateo Fabbri! Bernabé Martinez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Magnificent block by Ezequiel Cervantes!
44.19
Augusto Feliciano flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan Carlos Pina. Juan Carlos Pina knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rubisel Benavides.
45.00
Juan Carlos Pina clumsily knocks into Gustavo Aviles. The referee calls over Juan Carlos Pina and warns him to calm down! Gustavo Aviles runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Puebla FC appear unchanged since the first half. Club Necaxa also appear unchanged since the first half. The Club Necaxa players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Puebla FC kick off!
49.26
Sixto Miranda breaks forward. Sixto Miranda sees Sebastián Álvarez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sebastián Álvarez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
57.52
Mateo Fabbri flicks the ball to his team mate, Augusto Feliciano. With some swift thinking, Augusto Feliciano plays the ball forward to Bruno Reggi. Bruno Reggi finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
59.52
Ezequiel Moreno decides to run forward with the ball. Ezequiel Moreno runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Ezequiel Moreno provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Superb reactions from Israel de Nigris. What a save!
60.03
Club Necaxa have made a substitution with Omar Velazquez replacing Lucas Santos .
63.18
Augusto Feliciano flicks a high pass forward. Sebastián Álvarez controls it well on his chest. Sebastián Álvarez flicks a high pass forward. Juan Carlos Pina controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Juan Carlos Pina muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
65.11
Gustavo Aviles sees Omar Velazquez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Omar Velazquez makes a probing pass to Bernabé Martinez. Bernabé Martinez skips past Sixto Miranda! Bernabé Martinez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
72.57
Julian Harris makes a beautiful solo run. Julian Harris deftly passes the ball to Bruno Olivares, releasing him through on goal. Bruno Olivares shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
73.36
Marco Bernal sees Sebastián Álvarez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sebastián Álvarez threads a neat ball through to Bruno Reggi. Bruno Reggi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
77.38
Puebla FC have made 3 substitutions with Marco Antonio Bonilla replacing Mateo Fabbri, Ian Vargas replacing Marco Bernal and Rui Mata replacing Bruno Reggi .Club Necaxa have made 2 substitutions with Nuno Cortes replacing Vinicius Jairzinho and Joaquín Burgos replacing Fernando Aurelio .
78.46
Julian Harris flicks a high ball forward to Bernabé Martinez who takes it down. Bernabé Martinez knocks in a cross ball towards Bruno Olivares. With a superhuman jump, Bruno Olivares connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Israel de Nigris didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
79.38
Julian Harris advances with the ball. Julian Harris lofts in a cross ball towards Joaquín Burgos. Joaquín Burgos heads the ball goalwards but Israel de Nigris is on top of it.
83.10
Julian Harris kicks a strong pass forward to Joaquín Burgos. Joaquín Burgos threads a neat ball through to Bernabé Martinez. Bernabé Martinez muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
85.28
Omar Velazquez chips the ball to his team mate, Joaquín Burgos. Joaquín Burgos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.19
Marvin Ackley threads the ball through to Joaquín Burgos. Joaquín Burgos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.4%
46.6%
Play Area
30.7%
46.6%
22.7%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sebastián Álvarez of Puebla FC

Match Ratings