Match Report


General CaballeroGeneral Caballero     Cerro CoráCerro Corá
Armenio ParadaArmenio Parada Computer Player Computer Player
Junior GruezoJ. Gruezo80
G
1
G
62Shawn CastilloS. Castillo
Simão JorginhoS. Jorginho75
D
2
D
72Andrew FosterA. Foster
Thomas RomeroT. Romero72
D
captain3
D
70Renato DíazR. Díaz
Carlos BanuelosC. Banuelos75
D
4
D
70Lourenço JedaL. Jeda
Paolo QuintanillaP. Quintanilla70
D
5
D
67Matias RicoM. Rico
Mauricio ParedesM. Paredes77
M
6captain
M
73Leo TestoL. Testo
Scott RussellS. Russell76
M
7
M
71Marvin WalkerM. Walker
Alexis BoilvarA. Boilvar70
M
8
A
75David CarvajalD. Carvajal
Sergio MontañoS. Montaño76
A
9
A
69Paquito BernhardtP. Bernhardt
Edemir CardozoE. Cardozo75
A
10
A
68Iván SimeoneI. Simeone
Francisco CantuF. Cantu63
A
11
A
68Anthony DidiA. Didi
 
Diego ChamotD. Chamot73
D
12
M
66Salvador AriasS. Arias
Patricio CarrizoP. Carrizo79
M
13
M
65Rick GutierrezR. Gutierrez
Thomas BarnesT. Barnes81
A
14
D
64Diogo RicoD. Rico

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Hugo Bogado Vaceque where General Caballero play host to Cerro Corá. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
General Caballero are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cerro Corá appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by David Escamilla.


0.00
General Caballero kick off and get the first half underway!
14.51
Paolo Quintanilla controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Russell. Scott Russell threads the ball through to Sergio Montaño. Sergio Montaño cuts inside the box! Sergio Montaño shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Shawn Castillo. Excellent save.
16.13
Leo Testo flicks a high ball forward to Iván Simeone who takes it down. Iván Simeone knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Junior Gruezo who gathers it comfortably.
21.12
Leo Testo takes a short throw-in bringing Marvin Walker into play. Marvin Walker threads a neat ball through to Paquito Bernhardt. Paquito Bernhardt rushes past Paolo Quintanilla! Paquito Bernhardt strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
22.16
Alexis Boilvar chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Cantu. Francisco Cantu knocks in a cross ball towards Sergio Montaño. Sergio Montaño jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Shawn Castillo is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
26.04
Mauricio Paredes hits a low pass to Edemir Cardozo. Edemir Cardozo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Shawn Castillo who gathers it comfortably.
27.15
Lourenço Jeda passes the ball forward to Leo Testo. Leo Testo threads a neat ball through to Iván Simeone. Iván Simeone skips past Carlos Banuelos! Some superb footwork from Iván Simeone provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
30.38
Mauricio Paredes hits a low pass to Edemir Cardozo. Edemir Cardozo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.36
Alexis Boilvar threads a neat ball through to Edemir Cardozo. Edemir Cardozo knocks in a cross ball towards Sergio Montaño. Sergio Montaño heads the ball goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
38.53
Alexis Boilvar chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Cantu. Francisco Cantu knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Shawn Castillo who gathers it comfortably.
39.54
Scott Russell hacks Marvin Walker from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Marvin Walker hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Marvin Walker plays the ball forward to Anthony Didi. Anthony Didi tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Junior Gruezo.
45.00
It's a corner kick. Leo Testo loops the ball in to towards the near post. Carlos Banuelos jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. General Caballero have changed their lineup with Patricio Carrizo replacing Alexis Boilvar. Cerro Corá appear unchanged since the first half. The General Caballero players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Cerro Corá kicking off!
48.16
Thomas Romero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patricio Carrizo. Patricio Carrizo flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Cantu controls it well on his chest. Francisco Cantu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lourenço Jeda.
54.10
Thomas Romero flicks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Paredes. Mauricio Paredes flicks a high pass forward. Sergio Montaño holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sergio Montaño makes a simple pass, allowing Edemir Cardozo to run into the box. Matias Rico comes in with a late challenge on Edemir Cardozo. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
57.27
Marvin Walker darts forward. Marvin Walker plays a scrappy one-two with Paquito Bernhardt and advances towards the goal... Paolo Quintanilla barges into Marvin Walker. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
59.14
Marvin Walker flicks a high pass forward. Iván Simeone holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Iván Simeone skips past Simão Jorginho! Some good footwork from Iván Simeone provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's there!! Junior Gruezo has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
61.14
General Caballero have made a substitution with Thomas Barnes replacing Sergio Montaño .Cerro Corá have made a substitution with Diogo Rico replacing David Carvajal .
65.00
Marvin Walker chips the ball to his team mate, Iván Simeone. Iván Simeone whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Didi. Anthony Didi makes a looping header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
69.20
Andrew Foster runs forward with the ball. Andrew Foster threads a neat ball through to Iván Simeone. Iván Simeone plays a one-two with Anthony Didi and advances towards the goal... Iván Simeone shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.10
Carlos Banuelos plays the ball forward to Scott Russell. Scott Russell hits a low pass to Francisco Cantu. Francisco Cantu knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andrew Foster.
77.43
Paolo Quintanilla flicks a high pass forward to Patricio Carrizo who brings the ball under control. Patricio Carrizo makes a simple pass to Thomas Barnes. Thomas Barnes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lourenço Jeda.
78.39
Marvin Walker flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Rico holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Diogo Rico knocks the ball to his team mate, Iván Simeone. Some silky footwork from Iván Simeone provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Iván Simeone scores for Cerro Corá!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
85.31
Marvin Walker knocks the ball to his team mate, Paquito Bernhardt. Paquito Bernhardt lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Didi. Anthony Didi flicks the ball with his head but Junior Gruezo reads it well. Fabulous stop!
87.30
Thomas Romero threads the ball through to Scott Russell. Scott Russell flicks a high ball forward to Edemir Cardozo who takes it down. Edemir Cardozo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Scott Russell knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Cantu. Francisco Cantu lofts in a cross ball towards Edemir Cardozo. Edemir Cardozo beats his man to it with a header. Solid save from Shawn Castillo.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

General Caballero

Cerro Corá
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
25.6%
47.4%
26.9%

Scorers
Sergio Montaño 22
Iván Simeone 27, 59, 78
Anthony Didi 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Iván Simeone of Cerro Corá

Match Ratings
1.Junior Gruezo (GK)
6
2.Simão Jorginho (DEF)
6
3.Thomas Romero (DEF)
6
4.Carlos Banuelos (DEF)
6
5.Paolo Quintanilla (DEF)
6
6.Mauricio Paredes (MID)
6
7.Scott Russell (MID)yellow card
6
8.Alexis Boilvar (MID)
6
9.Sergio Montaño (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Edemir Cardozo (ATT)
6
11.Francisco Cantu (ATT)
6
 
12.Diego Chamot (DEF)
0
13.Patricio Carrizo (MID)
6
14.Thomas Barnes (ATT)
6

1.Shawn Castillo (GK)
6
2.Andrew Foster (DEF)
6
3.Renato Díaz (DEF)
6
4.Lourenço Jeda (DEF)
6
5.Matias Rico (DEF)
6
6.Leo Testo (MID)
6
7.Marvin Walker (MID)
7
8.David Carvajal (ATT)
6
9.Paquito Bernhardt (ATT)
6
10.Iván Simeone (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Anthony Didi (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Salvador Arias (MID)
0
13.Rick Gutierrez (MID)
0
14.Diogo Rico (DEF)
6