Match Report


CA FénixCA Fénix     River Plate MontevideoRiver Plate Montevideo
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Gonzalo SernaG. Serna65
G
1captain
G
53Bruno DidiB. Didi
Joaquín GuiñazùJ. Guiñazù78
D
2
D
56Peter CarmonaP. Carmona
Louis AnayaL. Anaya62
D
3
D
55Alejandro JonesA. Jones
Nahuel CarrilloN. Carrillo55
D
4
D
53Diego CardenasD. Cardenas
Elías ChamotE. Chamot53
D
5
M
65Steve LauderdaleS. Lauderdale
Francisco Hacembruch PradoF. Prado68
M
6
M
64Daniel CardosoD. Cardoso
Juan IbarraJ. Ibarra52
M
7
M
64Emesto MolinaE. Molina
Nelson PradoN. Prado51
M
captain8
M
55Pablo RomeroP. Romero
Juan MarreroJ. Marrero51
M
9
M
51Maximiliano VelazquezM. Velazquez
Mauro CastroM. Castro69
A
10
A
58Claudio ValadezC. Valadez
Alejandro AlvaradoA. Alvarado64
A
11
A
54Francisco DelassF. Delass
 
Nuno DavisN. Davis62
G
12
A
53Gonzalo NegronG. Negron
Ryan LeandroR. Leandro61
A
13
D
52Juan ContrerasJ. Contreras
Augusto MaciasA. Macias60
A
14
A
51Claudio P. MirandaC. Miranda

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Parque Cappuro where CA Fénix play host to River Plate Montevideo. A crowd of 13,491 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
CA Fénix are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while River Plate Montevideo appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Nahuel Duarte.


0.00
River Plate Montevideo kick off and get the first half underway!
9.23
Diego Cardenas knocks the ball to his team mate, Emesto Molina. Emesto Molina makes a simple pass to Claudio Valadez. Claudio Valadez shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
14.14
Juan Ibarra flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Alvarado controls it well on his chest. Alejandro Alvarado knocks in a cross ball towards Mauro Castro. Mauro Castro rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Magnificent save by Bruno Didi!
15.02
Francisco Hacembruch Prado kicks a strong pass forward to Mauro Castro. Mauro Castro makes a defence splitting pass to Alejandro Alvarado. Alejandro Alvarado muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
22.30
Diego Cardenas chips the ball to his team mate, Pablo Romero. Pablo Romero flicks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Valadez. Claudio Valadez shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
24.02
Nahuel Carrillo hits a low pass to Juan Marrero. Juan Marrero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Alvarado. Alejandro Alvarado knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alejandro Jones.
26.45
Juan Ibarra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alejandro Alvarado. Alejandro Alvarado shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
28.48
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
33.29
With vision, Louis Anaya plays the ball forward to Juan Ibarra. Juan Ibarra knocks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Alvarado. Alejandro Alvarado threads a neat, attacking ball through to Mauro Castro. Mauro Castro comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. What a cracker!! Bruno Didi had no chance!! Goal for CA Fénix!
44.58
Maximiliano Velazquez takes it forward alone. Maximiliano Velazquez plays a scrappy one-two with Claudio Valadez and stumbles forward towards the goal... Maximiliano Velazquez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. CA Fénix appear unchanged since the first half. River Plate Montevideo also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with CA Fénix kicking off!
47.02
Louis Anaya pushes up the pitch. Louis Anaya knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Alvarado. Alejandro Alvarado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.50
Pablo Romero comes in with a late challenge on Juan Ibarra. The referee calls over Pablo Romero and shows him a yellow card! Juan Ibarra runs off the knock.
57.56
Daniel Cardoso sees Francisco Delass in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Francisco Delass knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio Valadez. Claudio Valadez powers a header at goal but Gonzalo Serna is on top of it.
61.19
Francisco Hacembruch Prado darts forward. Francisco Hacembruch Prado knocks in a cross ball towards Alejandro Alvarado. Alejandro Alvarado whips the ball goalwards with his head but Bruno Didi reads it well. Great save!
63.55
Nelson Prado passes the ball forward to Mauro Castro. Mauro Castro tries a spectacular long range effort but Bruno Didi is on top of it.
65.29
Daniel Cardoso passes the ball forward to Francisco Delass. Francisco Delass knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Joaquín Guiñazù.
71.50
With great vision, Juan Ibarra picks a pass forward to Mauro Castro. Mauro Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Peter Carmona.
72.17
Juan Ibarra flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Alvarado holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alejandro Alvarado skips past Diego Cardenas! Alejandro Alvarado shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
75.27
Steve Lauderdale threads the ball through to Claudio Valadez. Claudio Valadez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
77.16
Peter Carmona flicks a high pass forward. Maximiliano Velazquez collects the pass. Maximiliano Velazquez decides to run forward with the ball. Maximiliano Velazquez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
83.48
Maximiliano Velazquez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Claudio Valadez. Claudio Valadez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Louis Anaya.
89.31
Alejandro Jones makes a probing pass to Maximiliano Velazquez. Maximiliano Velazquez flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Delass. Francisco Delass knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gonzalo Serna who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

CA Fénix

River Plate Montevideo
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
27.4%
47.9%
24.7%

Scorers
Mauro Castro 33
Alejandro Alvarado 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alejandro Alvarado of CA Fénix

Match Ratings