Match Report


Club NacionalClub Nacional     PlatensePlatense
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Fabian VelasquezF. Velasquez65
G
1
G
69Felix BalboaF. Balboa
Pablo SepúlvedaP. Sepúlveda62
D
2
D
62Pablo MartinezP. Martinez
Thomas VelasquezT. Velasquez60
D
3
D
58Dylan SivoriD. Sivori
Francisco Siri CarrascoF. Carrasco59
D
captain4
D
56Maximiliano MelendezM. Melendez
Pietro DidiP. Didi59
D
5
D
54Juan AvilaJ. Avila
Yoximar JuarezY. Juarez60
M
6
M
72Diego BustamanteD. Bustamante
Mauricio SierraM. Sierra56
M
7
M
70Tiago GallardoT. Gallardo
Jorge AlemanJ. Aleman55
M
8
M
67Zac SanchezZ. Sanchez
Mariano RiveroM. Rivero54
M
9captain
A
66Ricardo MurphyR. Murphy
Luiz Otávio RivelinoL. Rivelino81
A
10
A
65Daniel LeyvaD. Leyva
Augusto DavilaA. Davila73
A
11
A
64Daniel JuarezD. Juarez
 
Daniel DuarteD. Duarte66
A
12
M
66Francelino AlexF. Alex
Mateo Vidal MontoyaM. Montoya57
A
13
A
60Julián VargasJ. Vargas
Abel Eduardo BombardaA. Bombarda57
A
14
M
59Nicolas MaganaN. Magana

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Gran Parque Central where Club Nacional play host to Platense. A crowd of 13,150 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Club Nacional are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Platense appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Juan Tovar.


0.00
The whistle blows and Platense get the match underway!
6.37
Francisco Siri Carrasco flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Sierra controls it well on his chest. Mauricio Sierra makes a probing pass to Luiz Otávio Rivelino. Luiz Otávio Rivelino shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.08
Pablo Sepúlveda flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Sierra controls it well on his chest. Mauricio Sierra flicks a high pass forward. Luiz Otávio Rivelino holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luiz Otávio Rivelino knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pablo Martinez.
9.01
Thomas Velasquez threads the ball through to Jorge Aleman. Jorge Aleman decides to run forward with the ball. Jorge Aleman knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Felix Balboa who gathers it comfortably.
12.19
Pablo Sepúlveda flicks a high pass forward. Jorge Aleman controls it well on his chest. Jorge Aleman laces a weighted ball forward to Luiz Otávio Rivelino. Luiz Otávio Rivelino controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
14.01
Francisco Siri Carrasco knocks the ball to his team mate, Mariano Rivero. Mariano Rivero chips the ball to his team mate, Luiz Otávio Rivelino. Luiz Otávio Rivelino tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
15.28
Thomas Velasquez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jorge Aleman. Jorge Aleman darts forward. Jorge Aleman skips past Dylan Sivori! Jorge Aleman takes a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
16.16
Showing composure, Yoximar Juarez laces a weighted ball forward to Luiz Otávio Rivelino. Luiz Otávio Rivelino tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
18.19
Pablo Sepúlveda makes a simple pass to Jorge Aleman. With imagination, Jorge Aleman picks a pass forward to Luiz Otávio Rivelino. Luiz Otávio Rivelino shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Felix Balboa comfortably smothers it!
20.10
Francisco Siri Carrasco makes a beautiful solo run. Francisco Siri Carrasco kicks a strong pass forward to Augusto Davila. Augusto Davila finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
21.19
Tiago Gallardo flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Juarez controls it well on his chest. Daniel Juarez knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Murphy. Ricardo Murphy jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
24.23
Diego Bustamante plays the ball forward to Ricardo Murphy. Ricardo Murphy shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Fabian Velasquez.
25.06
It's a corner kick. Juan Avila loops the ball in to towards the near post. Francisco Siri Carrasco jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
28.22
Diego Bustamante flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Juarez who takes it down. Daniel Juarez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pietro Didi.
30.39
Luiz Otávio Rivelino hacks Maximiliano Melendez from behind! Luiz Otávio Rivelino is given a warning by the referee! Maximiliano Melendez runs off the knock.
34.19
Francisco Siri Carrasco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jorge Aleman. Jorge Aleman makes an attacking run forward. Jorge Aleman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Augusto Davila but the linesman indicates offside!
38.42
Zac Sanchez knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Leyva. Daniel Leyva lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Murphy. Ricardo Murphy whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Club Nacional appear unchanged since the first half. Platense also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Club Nacional kicking off!
48.35
Thomas Velasquez threads the ball through to Yoximar Juarez. Yoximar Juarez darts forward. Yoximar Juarez shoots from long range. Good keeping from Felix Balboa as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
49.57
It's a corner kick. Yoximar Juarez kicks a low ball out wide. Zac Sanchez gets to the ball and clears it up field.
55.26
Mauricio Sierra knocks the ball forward to Augusto Davila. Augusto Davila shoots from distance. Solid save from Felix Balboa.
60.42
Tiago Gallardo darts forward. Tiago Gallardo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
61.22
Tiago Gallardo chips the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Murphy. Ricardo Murphy whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Juarez. With a superhuman jump, Daniel Juarez connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is shockingly off target!
66.32
Diego Bustamante threads a neat ball through to Daniel Leyva. Daniel Leyva plays a scrappy one-two with Daniel Juarez and advances towards the goal... Daniel Leyva comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. What a cracker!! Fabian Velasquez had no chance!! Goal for Platense!
71.26
Yoximar Juarez flicks a high pass forward. Luiz Otávio Rivelino holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luiz Otávio Rivelino whips in a cross ball towards Augusto Davila. Augusto Davila rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Felix Balboa is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
78.02
Tiago Gallardo threads a neat ball through to Daniel Leyva. Daniel Leyva knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Juarez. Daniel Juarez makes a looping header on goal but it flies just wide!
83.08
Mauricio Sierra hits a low pass to Luiz Otávio Rivelino. Luiz Otávio Rivelino advances inside the box! Some world-class footwork from Luiz Otávio Rivelino provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Felix Balboa!
84.35
Francisco Siri Carrasco flicks the ball to his team mate, Jorge Aleman. Jorge Aleman hits a low pass to Luiz Otávio Rivelino. Luiz Otávio Rivelino sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Superb reactions from Felix Balboa. What a save!
87.05
Pietro Didi flicks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Sierra. Mauricio Sierra threads a neat ball through to Augusto Davila. Augusto Davila shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Felix Balboa manages to gather it.
90.00
Dylan Sivori threads the ball through to Tiago Gallardo. Tiago Gallardo surges forward with the ball. Tiago Gallardo lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Juarez. Daniel Juarez directs the ball goalwards with his head. Fabian Velasquez didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Club Nacional

Platense
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
9
4
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
28.4%
44.3%
27.3%

Scorers
Augusto Davila 71
Ricardo Murphy 21
Daniel Leyva 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Felix Balboa of Platense

Match Ratings