Anglo-American, Club America vs. Cruzeiro (Wed Sep 25) Club America | Cruzeiro 5-2-3 A | 4-1-1-2-2 P VACANT | Thomas Edvardsen | G_Ochoa GK | GK Fabio B_Valdez DF | DF Dodo C_Vargas DF | DF Dede E_Alvarez DF | DM L_Romero L_Reyes DF | DF L_Orejuela E_Aguilera DF | DF E_Mendes G_Rodriguez MF | FW Sassa L_Lopez MF | MF Henrique G_dos_Santos FW | FW Fred J_Menez FW | AM A_Cabral R_Martinez FW | AM T_Neves | O_Jimenez SUB | SUB R_Pires P_Aguilar SUB | SUB Egidio J_Sanchez SUB | SUB M_Gabriel R_Ibarra SUB | SUB Leo N_Castillo SUB | SUB David Min. 1 :(ame) G_Rodriguez with an in swinging cross to J_Menez ... J_Menez hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 2 :(cru) L_Romero passes the ball to Sassa ... Good sliding challenge from C_Vargas ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... L_Romero plays it into the danger area! ... A_Cabral loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... G_Ochoa has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... G_Ochoa reacts well to save!!! Min. 3 :(cru) L_Romero brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Cabral gets on the end of the pass ... A_Cabral heads the ball towards goal ! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 4 :(ame) J_Menez takes possession ... What can he do here? ... J_Menez with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... Fabio makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 9 :(ame) R_Martinez runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off E_Mendes back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... Well executed sliding challenge from L_Romero ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... G_Rodriguez drives it into the box! ... Dede gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 11 :(ame) G_Rodriguez is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to R_Martinez ... Dede goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 14 :(ame) G_dos_Santos looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to L_Reyes ... Fred with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one Min. 15 :(ame) E_Aguilera with the cross-field pass to G_dos_Santos ... L_Orejuela is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... Fabio misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by G_Rodriguez ... The ball finds its way to L_Lopez ... He gets the shot away ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 15 :(cru) L_Romero has it now ... He takes on C_Vargas ... He gets past him! ... He puts in T_Neves! ... C_Vargas reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 15 :(ame) Play's been held up due to a cat on the pitch. R_Martinez manages to catch it and gives it a cuddle before giving to the steward ... Dodo fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 19 :(cru) Sassa beats E_Alvarez ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... L_Reyes gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 21 :(cru) A_Cabral finds himself in a good position ... A_Cabral has a dig at goal! ... G_Ochoa gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 23 :(cru) L_Romero is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to Sassa ... But B_Valdez comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 25 :(ame) G_dos_Santos finds J_Menez with a perfectly weighted pass ... An audacious effort from J_Menez ! ... But Fabio just gets his fingers to that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 26 :(ame) C_Vargas looks up ... He swings the ball right towards R_Martinez ... E_Mendes wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 28 :(ame) L_Reyes leaves Dodo standing ... Dede goes in with high feet!! ... That’s a poor tackle! Min. 29 :(cru) L_Romero cut's in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Fred ... B_Valdez makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... T_Neves swings it in! ... L_Reyes reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 34 :(cru) Sassa loses his marker! ... Sassa fires off a left-footed shot ! ... The shot slips through G_Ochoa's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 40 :(cru) Sassa is rolling on the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 40 :(cru) David will replace the useless Sassa and will play FW Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(ame) N_Castillo is coming on and R_Martinez is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play FW Min. 45 :(ame) a big roar from the crowd as R_Ibarra comes on for L_Lopez to play MF Min. 46 :(ame) L_Reyes runs at the defence ... He nutmegs Dodo ... He showed his class there ... L_Reyes goes for the top corner ! ... But Fabio palms it away ... He could have caught that! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Club America 0-0 Cruzeiro Min. 46 :(cru) Fred sidesteps B_Valdez ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... E_Alvarez with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that’s a foul ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 49 :(cru) David finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... B_Valdez slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 53 :(cru) A_Cabral boots it towards Dede ... But he loses control of it ... B_Valdez belts it clear Min. 55 :(cru) L_Romero is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to Fred ... Fred is clean through! ... He rounds G_Ochoa ... He tries to flick it past G_Ochoa ... He falls over ... The ball trickles out for a goal kick!! Min. 60 :(cru) M_Gabriel comes on for T_Neves and will play MF to the delight of the fans Min. 61 :(cru) E_Mendes knocks it forward ... L_Reyes slips ... M_Gabriel gets to it! ... A scorcher of a shot from M_Gabriel ! ... But G_Ochoa makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 65 :(cru) A_Cabral squares it to David ... R_Ibarra with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 65 :(cru) E_Mendes gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds David ... David fires off a left-footed shot ! ... It hits off a defender! ... G_Ochoa is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Gabriel hits it into the box! ... Fred swings a leg at it! ... But he somehow misses ... The Club America fans laugh at him Min. 67 :(ame) G_Rodriguez is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to N_Castillo ... But L_Orejuela clears the ball to safety Min. 70 :(cru) Egidio will come on for L_Orejuela and play DF Min. 70 :(cru) Cruzeiro switch to playing C Min. 77 :(ame) E_Alvarez is injured. He's been stretchered off Min. 77 :(ame) P_Aguilar is ready to come on to replace E_Alvarez ... Looks like he will play as a DF Min. 77 :(cru) Henrique jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Fred ... Fred with a little chip! ... But G_Ochoa stops that one easily Min. 79 :(ame) R_Ibarra can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to G_dos_Santos ... G_dos_Santos hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But Fabio reaches the ball. Good save Min. 79 :(cru) Fred jumps over C_Vargas's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... A vicious shot by Fred ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 85 :(ame) N_Castillo knocks the ball past the lunge of Dede ... Brilliantly taken away by L_Romero !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 86 :(ame) J_Menez plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... J_Menez with a scorcher of a shot ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Fabio dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had Fabio beaten! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 92 :(ame) The defender under hits the back pass! ... N_Castillo is through! ... But he loses control of it ... Dodo hits it out for a throw ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Aztec Stadium Attendance : 31,321 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Club America Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Valdez Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : E_Alvarez (77) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cruzeiro Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Romero (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Fred (14) Injured : Sassa (40) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Club America | Cruzeiro Attempts on Goal : 7 | 10 Off target : 3 | 7 On target : 4 | 3 Possession : 33 | 67 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 7 Key Tackles : 7 | 7 Key Passes : 8 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Club America 0 - 0 Cruzeiro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Club America Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Ochoa GK 28 2 2 1 25 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 B_Valdez DF 1 24 6 5 26 | 95 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 C_Vargas DF 1 23 9 2 22 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 E_Alvarez DF 1 23 10 2 23 | 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 L_Reyes DF 1 23 8 4 25 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 3 E_Aguilera DF 1 23 6 3 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Rodriguez MF 1 10 23 5 25 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 L_Lopez MF 1 3 23 6 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 G_dos_Santos FW 1 3 10 23 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 J_Menez FW 1 2 12 23 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 R_Martinez FW 1 3 5 23 23 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Jimenez GK 25 2 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Aguilar DF 1 23 10 5 24 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Sanchez DF 1 22 5 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Ibarra MF 1 2 23 7 25 | 50 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 N_Castillo FW 1 3 7 23 24 | 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Cruzeiro Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fabio GK 28 3 1 1 25 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 Dodo DF 1 23 10 2 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 Dede DF 1 25 6 4 25 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 L_Romero DM 1 10 23 2 24 | 95 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 60 0 L_Orejuela DF 1 23 10 3 23 | 72 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 E_Mendes DF 1 24 9 3 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 Sassa FW 1 2 7 23 23 | 40 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Henrique MF 1 10 24 3 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Fred FW 1 3 8 25 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 3 A_Cabral AM 1 3 24 11 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 5 T_Neves AM 1 2 24 10 24 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Pires GK 26 2 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Egidio DF 1 23 11 4 23 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Gabriel MF 1 2 23 10 22 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Leo DF 1 23 5 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 David FW 1 2 5 23 24 | 55 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1569435307 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35