Anglo-American, Portland Timbers vs. Rosario Central (Wed Sep 25) Portland Timbers | Rosario Central 4-3-1-2 E | 4-4-2 D William Doherty | Daniel Mason | J_Attinella GK | GK J_Ledesma J_Moreira DF | DF M_Caruzzo J_Villafana DF | DF D_Navaretti Z_Valentin DF | DF M_Barbieri B_Tuiloma DF | DF N_Lucero T_Conechny AM | MF L_Gil D_Valeri MF | MF A_Alione A_Flores MF | MF N_Ortigoza S_Blanco MF | MF D_Morales D_Asprilla FW | FW C_Riano A_Polo FW | FW S_Ribas | S_Clark SUB | SUB J_Ayala M_Farfan SUB | SUB E_Britez J_Cascante SUB | SUB O_Segura E_Williamson SUB | SUB C_Rius B_Fernandez SUB | SUB F_Zampedri Min. 2 :(por) A_Flores bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to S_Blanco ... S_Blanco goes for the top corner ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 2 :(ros) C_Riano nutmegs B_Tuiloma ... J_Villafana with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Rosario Central players ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 3 :(ros) N_Lucero is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 5 :(por) A_Flores loses his marker ... A cracking drive from A_Flores ! ... J_Ledesma makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 7 :(ros) A_Alione passes the ball to C_Riano ... D_Asprilla fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning ... Daniel Mason looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 19 :(ros) S_Ribas knocks it past Z_Valentin and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... S_Ribas with a powerful downward header! ... J_Attinella with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 20 :(por) S_Blanco with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past N_Lucero ... S_Blanco hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... J_Ledesma falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it hits his back! ... And goes wide!! ... J_Ledesma looks relieved!! ... CORNER! ... T_Conechny chips the ball in towards the far post! ... The ball finds its way to D_Asprilla ... He gets the shot away ... J_Ledesma gathers it comfortably Min. 21 :(por) S_Blanco hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... D_Asprilla latches onto it! ... D_Asprilla rifles it at the goal ! ... J_Ledesma beats the ball away Min. 36 :(por) S_Blanco is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... A_Polo latches onto the end of it ... A_Polo hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Asprilla hits it towards the far post! ... J_Ledesma reads it well, and claims it! Min. 37 :(por) S_Blanco slides it through the middle to A_Flores ... A skillful effort from A_Flores ! ... J_Ledesma saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 39 :(por) T_Conechny retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... D_Valeri latches onto the end of it ... D_Valeri goes for the top corner ! ... J_Ledesma with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(ros) F_Zampedri is coming on and S_Ribas is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play FW Min. 45 :(ros) Up goes the substitution board - C_Rius on for D_Morales as a MF ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Portland Timbers 0-0 Rosario Central Min. 50 :(por) B_Fernandez will replace the useless A_Polo and will play FW Min. 55 :(por) J_Villafana hoists the ball across to A_Flores ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... M_Barbieri hits it out for a throw Min. 60 :(por) M_Farfan is ready to come on to replace J_Moreira ... Looks like he will play as a DF Min. 60 :(por) E_Williamson comes on for S_Blanco and will play MF to the delight of the fans Min. 73 :(por) B_Fernandez lobs it over D_Navaretti ... B_Fernandez flicks the header toward the far post! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Ledesma dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had J_Ledesma beaten! Min. 79 :(ros) L_Gil with a 40-yard pass to F_Zampedri ... Excellent sliding challenge from B_Tuiloma ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 83 :(ros) C_Riano nutmegs M_Farfan, he continues to run forward ... A glorious effort by C_Riano ! ... Over the bar Min. 85 :(por) D_Asprilla knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... D_Asprilla has a dig at goal! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(por) B_Fernandez beats N_Ortigoza ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... B_Fernandez tries to catch the keeper out! ... J_Ledesma gathers it easily Min. 92 :(por) E_Williamson with a pinpoint pass to B_Fernandez ... The ball comes in high ... B_Fernandez beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path ... He just has J_Ledesma to beat ... He nutmegs J_Ledesma ... It hits the upright!! ... GOAL !! ... Yes!! ... That goal surely snatches the win! ... Portland Timbers 1-0 Rosario Central ... Min. 93 :(por) Portland Timbers restructured their strategy to P Min. 94 :(ros) F_Zampedri runs at the heart of the defence ... J_Villafana goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Providence Park Attendance : 31,370 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portland Timbers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Fernandez (Man of the Match) Scorers : B_Fernandez (92) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosario Central Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Ledesma Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portland Timbers | Rosario Central Attempts on Goal : 12 | 2 Off target : 4 | 1 On target : 8 | 1 Possession : 68 | 32 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 6 Key Tackles : 2 | 1 Key Passes : 7 | 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Portland Timbers 1 - 0 Rosario Central ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Portland Timbers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Attinella GK 28 5 3 1 26 | 96 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 J_Moreira DF 1 24 10 3 23 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Villafana DF 1 23 9 3 23 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Z_Valentin DF 1 23 11 2 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 8 8 B_Tuiloma DF 1 23 8 3 26 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 T_Conechny AM 1 4 22 10 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Valeri MF 1 3 24 10 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 A_Flores MF 1 3 23 8 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 S_Blanco MF 1 4 23 9 24 | 62 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 4 D_Asprilla FW 1 3 11 23 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 A_Polo FW 1 2 10 23 23 | 52 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 9 S_Clark GK 27 3 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Farfan DF 1 22 9 2 23 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Cascante DF 1 23 6 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Williamson MF 1 2 22 8 24 | 34 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 B_Fernandez FW 1 3 6 23 24 | 44 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 Player Statistics - Rosario Central Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Ledesma GK 28 2 2 1 24 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 M_Caruzzo DF 1 25 5 3 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Navaretti DF 1 24 6 3 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Barbieri DF 1 23 7 3 26 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 N_Lucero DF 1 23 10 2 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Gil MF 1 5 24 4 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Alione MF 1 3 23 10 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 N_Ortigoza MF 1 4 23 6 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Morales MF 1 3 23 11 23 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Riano FW 1 3 7 24 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 S_Ribas FW 1 2 5 23 25 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 J_Ayala GK 27 3 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Britez DF 1 23 11 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Segura DF 1 22 5 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Rius MF 1 7 23 4 26 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Zampedri FW 1 4 6 23 24 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1569438194 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35