Anglo-American, Rosario Central vs. Cruzeiro (Wed Jan 08) Rosario Central | Cruzeiro 4-3-3 P | 5-1-2-2 C Daniel Mason | Thomas Edvardsen | J_Ledesma GK | GK Fabio M_Caruzzo DF | DF Dodo D_Navaretti DF | DF E_Mendes M_Barbieri DF | DF Dede N_Lucero DF | DF Weverton L_Gil MF | DF L_Orejuela A_Alione MF | FW David N_Ortigoza MF | MF A_Cabral C_Riano FW | FW Fred S_Ribas FW | MF T_Neves F_Zampedri FW | DM Henrique | J_Ayala SUB | SUB R_Pires E_Britez SUB | SUB Egidio F_Almada SUB | SUB L_Romero C_Rius SUB | SUB Leo U_Gamba SUB | SUB Sassa Min. 2 :(cru) L_Orejuela hoists the ball across to T_Neves ... But he loses control of it ... D_Navaretti takes possession Min. 3 :(ros) C_Riano beats E_Mendes ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... But Weverton wins the ball Min. 3 :(cru) David takes possession ... What can he do here? ... But D_Navaretti comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 4 :(cru) Fred watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... A vicious shot by Fred ! ... J_Ledesma saves, but he fumbles ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Cabral hits it towards the far post! ... The danger is dealt with by D_Navaretti Min. 5 :(ros) N_Ortigoza with a neat pass into F_Zampedri ... Weverton with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... The Referee warns him Min. 7 :(cru) T_Neves with electric pace ... He eases past N_Lucero ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... M_Caruzzo hits it out for a throw Min. 8 :(cru) A_Cabral plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... A_Cabral tries to chip the ball over J_Ledesma! ... It takes a deflection! ... J_Ledesma is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Cabral chips the ball in towards the back post! ... N_Lucero wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 11 :(ros) F_Zampedri gains control of the loose ball ... Weverton gets to the ball first Min. 15 :(ros) C_Riano takes possession on the edge of the box ... C_Riano pounds a rocket on goal ! ... But Fabio palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 16 :(cru) E_Mendes holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to Fred ... M_Caruzzo with a clumsy challenge ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 21 :(cru) A_Cabral looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to Dodo ... Dodo bears down on goal! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 22 :(cru) T_Neves works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Fred ... M_Caruzzo gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... T_Neves floats the ball in! ... N_Lucero belts it clear Min. 29 :(cru) The defender under hits the back pass! ... David is through! ... M_Caruzzo makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... T_Neves crosses it in! ... Fred tries to place the shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 36 :(ros) C_Riano stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... C_Riano with a powerful downward header! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... GOAL !! ... How did that find its way in? ... That’s put Rosario Central ahead! ... Rosario Central 1-0 Cruzeiro ... Min. 37 :(ros) C_Riano knocks it past E_Mendes and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... C_Riano could have let it bounce! ... Fabio parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 40 :(ros) S_Ribas finds himself in a good position ... S_Ribas with a bomb of a shot ! ... It takes a deflection! ... Fabio is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Alione lofts the ball in! ... The ball finds its way to F_Zampedri ... He gets the shot away ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 42 :(cru) A_Cabral squares it to David ... N_Ortigoza with a nasty foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(ros) C_Rius takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace N_Ortigoza ... He'll play as a MF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Rosario Central 1-0 Cruzeiro Min. 47 :(ros) M_Caruzzo with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... But Henrique wins the tackle Min. 50 :(ros) a big roar from the crowd as U_Gamba comes on for F_Zampedri to play FW Min. 54 :(ros) D_Navaretti sidesteps David ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Dede fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... A_Alione swings it in ... C_Riano gets on the end of it ... Dede reads the play well Min. 55 :(cru) Egidio will come on for E_Mendes and play DF Min. 55 :(cru) Leo is going to be brought on ... Dede is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 55 :(cru) L_Romero is coming on for A_Cabral and will play MF Min. 55 :(cru) Cruzeiro changed their strategy to play P Min. 56 :(cru) Dodo plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... Fred keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... S_Ribas rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The Referee just wants to lecture him ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... Fred drives it in ... J_Ledesma gets a hand to it!! ... GOAL !! ... He just couldn't keep it out! ... Cruzeiro are back on level terms now! ... Rosario Central 1-1 Cruzeiro ... Min. 62 :(cru) T_Neves finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... Excellent sliding challenge by N_Lucero ... He timed it well Min. 71 :(cru) Weverton hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... L_Romero latches onto it! ... L_Romero gets up high for the header ! ... J_Ledesma narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 72 :(ros) C_Rius pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... S_Ribas is clean through! ... S_Ribas tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 73 :(cru) L_Orejuela with a precise ball to Fred ... Fred is miles offside! ... The flag stays down ... J_Ledesma tries to close down the angle ... He tries to flick it past J_Ledesma ... He falls over ... The ball trickles out for a goal kick!! Min. 75 :(cru) Cruzeiro restructured their strategy to N Min. 75 :(cru) Henrique seems to have switched to a MF role Min. 75 :(cru) Henrique with an intelligent ball to Leo ... Leo gets up high for the header ! ... GOAL !! ... What a cheeky finish! ... Cruzeiro go in front now with that goal! ... Rosario Central 1-2 Cruzeiro ... Min. 76 :(cru) It seems Cruzeiro are making a tactical change to D Min. 76 :(cru) interesting tactic change... ... Henrique will now play as DM Min. 76 :(cru) It appears L_Romero is playing as a DM Min. 76 :(ros) A_Alione is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to C_Riano ... But David slides in two footed. ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 82 :(ros) L_Gil runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... U_Gamba latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... Leo with the tackle Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ros) J_Ledesma is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 88 :(ros) L_Gil looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to S_Ribas ... T_Neves bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 93 :(cru) Fred jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to David ... D_Navaretti attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Gigante de Arryito Attendance : 31,112 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosario Central Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Riano Scorers : C_Riano (36) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Caruzzo (16) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cruzeiro Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Fred (Man of the Match) Scorers : Fred (56), Leo (75) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Dede (54), T_Neves (88) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosario Central | Cruzeiro Attempts on Goal : 6 | 8 Off target : 4 | 4 On target : 2 | 4 Possession : 35 | 65 Corners : 1 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 5 Key Tackles : 7 | 6 Key Passes : 5 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Rosario Central 1 - 2 Cruzeiro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -24 0 0 0 M_Caruzzo DF 1 25 5 3 27 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 36 -3 -3 D_Navaretti DF 1 24 6 3 25 | 95 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 M_Barbieri DF 1 23 7 3 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Lucero DF 1 23 10 2 22 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 L_Gil MF 1 5 24 4 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Alione MF 1 3 23 10 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 N_Ortigoza MF 1 4 23 6 24 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Riano FW 1 3 7 24 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 S_Ribas FW 1 2 5 23 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 F_Zampedri FW 1 4 6 23 24 | 52 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 F_Almada DF 1 21 4 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Rius MF 1 7 23 4 26 | 50 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 U_Gamba FW 1 3 4 22 25 | 43 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 Dodo DF 1 23 10 2 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 E_Mendes DF 1 24 9 3 24 | 57 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 8 Dede DF 1 25 6 4 25 | 57 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 Weverton DF 1 22 6 2 24 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 L_Orejuela DF 1 23 10 3 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 David FW 1 2 5 23 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Cabral MF 1 3 24 11 22 | 57 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 Fred FW 1 3 8 25 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 10 28 T_Neves MF 1 2 24 10 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 Henrique DM 1 10 24 3 25 | 95 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 28 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 | 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 L_Romero DM 1 10 23 2 24 | 38 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Leo DF 1 23 5 3 27 | 38 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 13 0 23 Sassa FW 1 2 7 23 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1578512722 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35