Anglo American Cup, Boca Juniors vs. Cruz Azul (Sun Jan 16) Boca Juniors | Cruz Azul 4-1-3-2 A | 5-1-2-2 C Bombonera | VACANT | A_Rossi GK | GK J_Corona C_Zambrano DF | DF J_Dominguez L_Advincula DF | DF J_Martinez M_Rojo DF | DF L_Romo D_Gonzalez DF | DF A_Aldrete E_Salvio MF | DF J_Jimenez E_Rolon MF | FW J_Rodriguez E_Cardona MF | MF Y_Yotun J_Campuzano DM | FW L_Passerini C_Pavon FW | MF R_Alvarado N_Briasco FW | DM W_Montoya | J_Garcia SUB | SUB A_Gudino F_Fabra SUB | SUB J_Reyes L_Lopez SUB | SUB R_Baca A_Molinas SUB | SUB J_Escobar S_Villa SUB | SUB B_Angulo Min. 2 :(cru) J_Rodriguez has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past M_Rojo! ... He has some space now! ... Well executed sliding challenge from L_Advincula ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... R_Alvarado hits it into the box! ... A_Aldrete gets his head on it ... Looks like it should be A_Rossi's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... A_Rossi looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 8 :(boc) The ball is passed in from C_Zambrano, he finds N_Briasco ... N_Briasco hits a crisp volley! ... J_Corona with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 8 :(cru) Y_Yotun beats the defender ... From long range Y_Yotun bends the ball towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Rossi dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Rossi beaten! ... CORNER! ... R_Alvarado crosses it in! ... M_Rojo wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 10 :(boc) C_Pavon runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to M_Rojo ... J_Dominguez with the tackle Min. 18 :(cru) J_Dominguez flicks it over M_Rojo's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... M_Rojo reacts well to win the ball back Min. 27 :(cru) A_Aldrete with a precise ball to L_Passerini ... But M_Rojo sweeps up the threat Min. 29 :(boc) C_Pavon takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... J_Martinez slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 29 :(cru) L_Passerini times his run well ... L_Advincula stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 29 :(boc) N_Briasco slides it through the middle to C_Pavon ... A_Aldrete with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 33 :(cru) W_Montoya curls the ball out wide to Y_Yotun ... But D_Gonzalez puts the ball out of play Min. 40 :(cru) L_Passerini brings it under control ... He takes on L_Advincula ... He gets past him! ... He puts in J_Rodriguez! ... J_Rodriguez is clean through! ... He rounds A_Rossi ... He tries to slide it past A_Rossi ... A_Rossi pulls off a save !! Min. 42 :(boc) E_Rolon gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at J_Martinez ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(cru) Y_Yotun off the woodwork. ... L_Passerini picks up the deflection ... A scorcher of a shot from L_Passerini ! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Rossi arms ... He's spilt it! ... GOAL !! ... He'll want to forget about that quickly! ... That’s given Cruz Azul the advantage! ... Boca Juniors 0-1 Cruz Azul ... Min. 44 :(boc) E_Rolon turns past A_Aldrete ... He has created space for himself now ... E_Rolon aims for the top right corner ! ... J_Corona makes the save ... He hits the ball up field! Min. 44 :(cru) R_Alvarado with a reverse pass to L_Passerini ... A glorious effort by L_Passerini ! ... A_Rossi with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 45 :(boc) D_Gonzalez finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... W_Montoya with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 47 :(boc) E_Cardona looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... N_Briasco receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A_Aldrete reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... E_Salvio drives it into the box! ... J_Martinez clears the danger Min. 47 :(cru) R_Alvarado flicks it past E_Cardona ... He runs forward ... R_Alvarado attempts to drive it home! ... A_Rossi gathers it comfortably Min. 48 :(boc) D_Gonzalez looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to C_Zambrano ... What a shot from C_Zambrano ! ... It could go anywhere ... Looks like it should be J_Corona's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... J_Corona looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Boca Juniors 0-1 Cruz Azul Min. 46 :(cru) R_Alvarado retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... J_Dominguez latches onto the end of it ... J_Dominguez has a go! ... A_Rossi goes down well to save Min. 55 :(boc) E_Cardona with a penetrating pass to E_Salvio ... But J_Martinez barges him off the ball Min. 56 :(cru) The defender under hits the back pass! ... L_Passerini is through! ... L_Passerini gets his head to the ball ! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 60 :(cru) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... J_Reyes will come on for J_Dominguez and play DF Min. 60 :(cru) R_Baca is ready to come on to replace Y_Yotun ... Looks like he will play as a MF Min. 60 :(cru) J_Escobar replaces A_Aldrete to play as a DF Min. 63 :(boc) N_Briasco takes on J_Escobar ... He runs past him ... But L_Romo clears the danger Min. 65 :(boc) N_Briasco steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... L_Romo hits it out for a throw Min. 65 :(boc) C_Pavon twists his ankle! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 65 :(boc) S_Villa comes on for C_Pavon and will play FW to the delight of the fans Min. 65 :(cru) L_Passerini gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past D_Gonzalez! ... He has some space now! ... L_Passerini with the shot on net ! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 68 :(boc) E_Rolon knocks it forward ... R_Alvarado slips ... E_Salvio gets to it! ... J_Escobar slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 69 :(cru) J_Rodriguez flicks it over C_Zambrano's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... L_Advincula makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 70 :(boc) S_Villa beats J_Martinez ... S_Villa attempts a lob! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 71 :(cru) J_Reyes drives it forward to J_Rodriguez ... J_Rodriguez sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... A_Rossi gets the finger tips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... R_Baca plays it into the danger area! ... W_Montoya gets something on it! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 75 :(cru) Cruz Azul will now play D Min. 75 :(cru) L_Passerini with the mazy run ... L_Passerini with the shot on net ! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 76 :(boc) E_Rolon runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to S_Villa ... But J_Martinez reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 79 :(cru) L_Passerini finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... M_Rojo takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That’s a poor tackle! Min. 80 :(boc) L_Advincula hoists the ball across to S_Villa ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... J_Martinez looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 80 :(cru) R_Alvarado runs at goal ... He spots the run of J_Rodriguez ... He's played him in ... L_Advincula slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 82 :(boc) N_Briasco with the deft touch ... He takes it past R_Baca ... He knocks it to S_Villa! ... Cleared by L_Passerini Min. 86 :(boc) E_Cardona holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to N_Briasco ... N_Briasco attempts the shot! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : La Attendance : 81,070 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boca Juniors Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Advincula Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Rolon (42) Injured : C_Pavon (65) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cruz Azul Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Passerini (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Passerini (43) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boca Juniors | Cruz Azul Attempts on Goal : 5 | 12 Off target : 3 | 6 On target : 2 | 6 Possession : 37 | 63 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 6 Key Tackles : 7 | 10 Key Passes : 10 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Boca Juniors 0 - 1 Cruz Azul ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Boca Juniors Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Rossi GK 30 2 2 1 25 | 98 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 C_Zambrano DF 1 28 5 3 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 L_Advincula DF 1 28 12 6 24 | 98 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 10 0 M_Rojo DF 1 27 6 3 27 | 98 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 D_Gonzalez DF 1 11 28 4 26 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 E_Salvio MF 1 2 28 12 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Rolon MF 1 8 27 3 26 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 17 0 E_Cardona MF 1 3 26 11 24 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 J_Campuzano DM 1 10 26 3 25 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Pavon FW 1 3 10 29 24 | 69 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 N_Briasco FW 1 2 10 28 23 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 J_Garcia GK 28 4 2 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Fabra DF 1 26 11 4 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Lopez DF 1 26 6 5 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Molinas MF 1 5 26 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Villa FW 1 3 9 27 22 | 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Player Statistics - Cruz Azul Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Corona GK 30 3 1 1 25 | 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 J_Dominguez DF 1 28 5 4 26 | 64 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 8 11 J_Martinez DF 1 28 11 4 23 | 98 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 L_Romo DF 1 29 6 4 27 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 A_Aldrete DF 1 28 10 5 24 | 64 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 1 J_Jimenez DF 1 27 11 3 23 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rodriguez FW 1 4 7 28 25 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Y_Yotun MF 1 3 28 10 24 | 64 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 1 L_Passerini FW 1 3 5 29 23 | 98 0 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 13 10 29 R_Alvarado MF 1 3 28 12 23 | 98 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 W_Montoya DM 1 10 27 3 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 A_Gudino GK 28 2 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Reyes DF 1 27 5 2 25 | 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_Baca MF 1 6 28 8 24 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Escobar DF 1 27 5 3 25 | 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 B_Angulo FW 1 3 6 28 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1642329113 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35