Match Report


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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at General Pablo Rojas where Cerro Porteño play host to Sportivo 2 de Mayo. A crowd of 11,334 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cerro Porteño are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sportivo 2 de Mayo appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Hugo Molina.


0.00
Sportivo 2 de Mayo start the match!
2.27
Santiago Alarcón makes a probing pass to Manuel Carrillo. Manuel Carrillo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tomás Junior.
3.09
Vicente Romo flicks a high pass forward. Santiago Herrera controls it well on his chest. Santiago Herrera shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Vicente Arredondo smothers it!
4.44
Santiago Alarcón threads a neat ball through to Manuel Carrillo. Manuel Carrillo shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
6.57
Lourenço Correa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Quintero. Thomas Quintero hits a low pass to André Guerra. André Guerra shoots from outside the area which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
9.24
Vicente Romo knocks the ball to his team mate, André Guerra. André Guerra rushes past Pedro Herrera! André Guerra muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
15.41
Alex Castellanos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Santiago Herrera. Santiago Herrera knocks the ball to his team mate, André Guerra. André Guerra makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Wonderful reactions from Vicente Arredondo keeps it out!
26.54
Tomás Junior flicks a high pass forward. Vicente Romo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vicente Romo surges forward with the ball. Vicente Romo shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
27.27
Matias Rico flicks a high pass forward to Juan Martín Blanco who brings the ball under control. Juan Martín Blanco makes a beautiful solo run. Juan Martín Blanco whips in a cross ball towards Manuel Carrillo. Manuel Carrillo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
30.30
Ricardo Enriquez threads the ball through to Manuel Carrillo. Manuel Carrillo shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
36.58
Thomas Quintero flicks a high ball forward to Guilherme Guevara who takes it down. Guilherme Guevara cuts inside the box! Guilherme Guevara rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
39.29
Seeing a gap ahead, Tomás Junior plays the ball forward to Thomas Quintero. Thomas Quintero flicks the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Guevara. Guilherme Guevara knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matias Rico.
40.43
Vicente Romo knocks the ball to his team mate, André Guerra. André Guerra skips past Pedro Herrera! André Guerra rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
Henrique Ornelas knocks the ball forward to Alex Castellanos. Alex Castellanos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Santiago Herrera. Santiago Herrera controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cerro Porteño appear unchanged since the first half. Sportivo 2 de Mayo also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Cerro Porteño start the second half!
48.32
Thomas Quintero clumsily knocks into Santiago Alarcón. Thomas Quintero is shown the yellow card! Santiago Alarcón gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
49.58
Santiago Alarcón flicks a high pass forward. José Alvarado controls it well on his chest. José Alvarado knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tomás Junior.
57.36
Tomás Junior makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vicente Romo. Vicente Romo runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Vicente Romo whips in a cross ball towards Santiago Herrera. With a superhuman jump, Santiago Herrera connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Wonderful reactions from Vicente Arredondo keeps it out!
60.49
Sportivo 2 de Mayo have made 2 substitutions with Guilherme Valadez replacing Lourenço Correa and Ferreira Gónzalez replacing Vicente Romo .
73.36
Thomas Quintero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, André Guerra. André Guerra sees Guilherme Guevara just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Guilherme Guevara shoots from just inside the box. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
77.38
Sportivo 2 de Mayo have made a substitution with Henrique Gutierrez replacing André Guerra and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 6-3-1 formation.
78.42
Showing composure, Juan Martín Blanco plays the ball forward to José Alvarado. José Alvarado knocks the ball forward to Manuel Carrillo but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
83.57
Guilherme Guevara knocks the ball to his team mate, Henrique Gutierrez. Henrique Gutierrez finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
84.07
Matias Rico takes it forward alone. Matias Rico surges forward with the ball. Matias Rico finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Ricardo Cuellar.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.7%
55.3%
Play Area
31.8%
45.9%
22.4%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to André Guerra of Sportivo 2 de Mayo