Match Report


Chivas de GuadalajaraChivas de Guadalajara     Venados Fútbol ClubVenados Fútbol Club
Gerry MontenegroGerry Montenegro Computer Player Computer Player
Gustavo ZambranoG. Zambrano75
G
1
G
66Rodrigo RuggeriR. Ruggeri
Rafael PradoR. Prado72
D
2
D
72Gonzalo MoranG. Moran
Alexis AguirreA. Aguirre70
D
3
D
68Matias JairzinhoM. Jairzinho
Sebastián ÁlvarezS. Álvarez76
D
4
D
64Luciano RojasL. Rojas
Fernando CaicedoF. Caicedo71
D
5
D
63Vasco BernalV. Bernal
Raul AlonsoR. Alonso81
M
6
M
73Sixto AlvarezS. Alvarez
Erick MarquezE. Marquez80
M
7captain
M
66Charlie RamosC. Ramos
Jacobo FaríasJ. Farías81
M
8
M
66Gustavo OrozcoG. Orozco
Jorge AyovíJ. Ayoví76
A
9
A
71Mateo FernándezM. Fernández
Manolo VarelaM. Varela76
A
captain10
A
68Juan MunizJ. Muniz
Thomas CruzT. Cruz76
A
11
A
67João Lucas JorginhoJ. Jorginho
 
Pedro BenaventeP. Benavente76
D
12
M
64Rubén DelgadoR. Delgado
Esteban VillalobosE. Villalobos76
M
13
A
64Maximiliano RuizM. Ruiz
Aaron MeredithA. Meredith75
A
14
D
63Murilo RodriguezM. Rodriguez

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Omnilife where Chivas de Guadalajara play host to Venados Fútbol Club. A crowd of 20,377 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Chivas de Guadalajara are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Venados Fútbol Club appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by David Magana.


0.00
Venados Fútbol Club get the match underway!
2.06
Gustavo Orozco darts forward. Gustavo Orozco shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
6.45
Sebastián Álvarez threads a neat ball through to Jacobo Farías. Jacobo Farías deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Cruz. Thomas Cruz shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
10.28
Mateo Fernández comes in with a late challenge on Sebastián Álvarez. The referee calls over Mateo Fernández and shows him a yellow card! Sebastián Álvarez runs off the knock.
18.07
Gustavo Orozco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan Muniz. Juan Muniz shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
21.37
Gustavo Orozco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, João Lucas Jorginho. João Lucas Jorginho shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
22.36
Sixto Alvarez flicks a high pass forward. Juan Muniz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan Muniz lofts in a cross ball towards João Lucas Jorginho. João Lucas Jorginho powers a header at goal but it rises well off target!
24.16
Erick Marquez passes the ball forward to Thomas Cruz. Thomas Cruz shoots from 25 yards. What a cracker!! Rodrigo Ruggeri had no chance!! Goal for Chivas de Guadalajara!
28.26
Rafael Prado deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jacobo Farías. Jacobo Farías deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jorge Ayoví. Jorge Ayoví shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
30.56
Matias Jairzinho flicks a high pass forward. Gustavo Orozco controls it well on his chest. Gustavo Orozco passes the ball forward to Juan Muniz. Juan Muniz tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
34.46
Gustavo Orozco sees Juan Muniz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Juan Muniz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Gustavo Zambrano.
36.13
Matias Jairzinho pushes mid-way up the pitch. Matias Jairzinho makes a simple pass to Juan Muniz. Juan Muniz plays a quick one-two with João Lucas Jorginho and rushes in on goal... Juan Muniz cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
38.08
Charlie Ramos threads a neat ball through to Mateo Fernández. Mateo Fernández shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
40.15
Erick Marquez barges into Charlie Ramos. Erick Marquez is shown the yellow card! Charlie Ramos stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.31
Jacobo Farías makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Manolo Varela. Manolo Varela knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luciano Rojas.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chivas de Guadalajara appear unchanged since the first half. Venados Fútbol Club also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Chivas de Guadalajara kick off!
49.29
Erick Marquez threads a neat ball through to Manolo Varela. Manolo Varela lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Cruz. Thomas Cruz beats his man to it with a header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
54.22
Sixto Alvarez flicks a high pass forward. Mateo Fernández holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mateo Fernández shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
55.50
Gustavo Orozco sees Mateo Fernández in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mateo Fernández finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
59.03
Erick Marquez sees Thomas Cruz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thomas Cruz tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
61.26
Erick Marquez flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Cruz controls it well on his chest. Thomas Cruz whips in a cross ball towards Manolo Varela. Manolo Varela shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.11
Erick Marquez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jorge Ayoví. Jorge Ayoví knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luciano Rojas.
73.29
Jacobo Farías makes an attacking run forward. Jacobo Farías lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Cruz. Thomas Cruz heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Thomas Cruz! That's his third!
77.36
Sixto Alvarez comes in with a late challenge on Jacobo Farías. The referee calls over Sixto Alvarez and shows him a yellow card! Jacobo Farías runs off the knock.
78.14
Raul Alonso comes in with a late challenge on Vasco Bernal. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vasco Bernal runs off the knock.
79.04
Gustavo Orozco threads a neat ball through to João Lucas Jorginho. João Lucas Jorginho makes a great pass forward. Mateo Fernández runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
81.11
Charlie Ramos flicks a high pass forward to João Lucas Jorginho who brings the ball under control. João Lucas Jorginho tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
84.01
Rafael Prado makes a probing pass to Raul Alonso. Raul Alonso makes an attacking run forward. Raul Alonso shoots from long range but is denied by Rodrigo Ruggeri. Excellent save.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Chivas de Guadalajara

Venados Fútbol Club
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
2
9
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
30.4%
44.9%
24.6%

Scorers
Thomas Cruz 24, 49, 73
Manolo Varela 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Thomas Cruz of Chivas de Guadalajara

Match Ratings