Anglo American Trophy, Monterrey vs. Palmeiras (Wed Dec 22) Monterrey | Palmeiras 4-3-2-1 A | 4-4-2 C Carlos | Will Schoolar | E_Andrada GK | GK Weverton C_Montes DF | DF J_Piquerez J_Gallardo DF | DF M_Rocha H_Moreno DF | DF G_Gomez E_Gutierrez DF | DF B_Kuscevic C_Ortiz MF | MF Ze_Rafael A_Gonzalez MF | MF G_Menino D_Vergara MF | MF F_Melo J_Campbell AM | MF P_de_Paula M_Meza AM | FW Breno A_Alvarado FW | FW Rony | L_Cardenas SUB | SUB V_Silvestre E_Aguire SUB | SUB V_Luis M_Kranevitter SUB | SUB Mayke C_Rodriguez SUB | SUB G_Scarpa V_Janssen SUB | SUB G_Veron Min. 1 :(pal) G_Gomez hoists the ball across to Rony ... A great volley from Rony ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... GOAL !! ... That was unfortunate ... That puts Palmeiras ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Monterrey 0-1 Palmeiras ... Min. 2 :(mon) Monterrey restructured their strategy to P Min. 2 :(mon) D_Vergara with the heel pass to A_Alvarado ... A_Alvarado fires off a right-footed shot ! ... Weverton with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 3 :(mon) H_Moreno with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past B_Kuscevic ... M_Rocha intercepts the pass Min. 3 :(pal) P_de_Paula runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off J_Gallardo back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... A_Alvarado fouls badly ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 7 :(mon) M_Meza pulls it back to J_Campbell ... J_Campbell with the strike ! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net !! ... Weverton looks relieved there! Min. 8 :(pal) P_de_Paula floats the ball in to find Breno ... A_Alvarado is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong Min. 8 :(pal) Ze_Rafael drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Rony ... Rony shoots towards goal ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 9 :(pal) G_Menino spots G_Gomez who is in acres of space ... G_Gomez with a thundering shot! ... E_Andrada won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 10 :(pal) G_Menino off the woodwork. ... Breno picks up the deflection ... Breno unleashes a pile driver ! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 13 :(pal) Ze_Rafael with a 40-yard pass to P_de_Paula ... Excellent sliding challenge from H_Moreno ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 14 :(pal) M_Rocha finds Rony in acres of space ... Rony bears down on goal! ... E_Andrada heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 15 :(pal) B_Kuscevic with a reverse pass to Rony ... A wicked drive by Rony ! ... GOAL !! ... His players jump on top of him ... Monterrey 0-2 Palmeiras ... Min. 16 :(pal) Breno heads the ball back to Rony ... Launched towards the top corner by Rony ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... E_Andrada never had a chance! Min. 21 :(pal) Rony comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!!! ... Superb play ... Rony blasts it at the goal ! ... What agility from E_Andrada Min. 22 :(mon) J_Campbell looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... J_Campbell with the header ! ... Weverton catches the ball Min. 22 :(mon) J_Gallardo takes possession ... Knocks it past M_Rocha ... He's through on goal ... G_Gomez with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 24 :(pal) B_Kuscevic holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Breno ... Breno chases it through, he must score ! ... What agility from E_Andrada Min. 25 :(mon) C_Ortiz pushes it past the defender ... M_Rocha is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man Min. 27 :(mon) J_Campbell with a real burst of pace ... He leaves G_Gomez behind ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... M_Rocha looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 28 :(mon) M_Meza takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... M_Meza with the shot ! ... But Weverton with the difficult save Min. 28 :(pal) M_Rocha plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... G_Menino decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... G_Menino swings in the shot! ... E_Andrada tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... F_Melo crosses it in! ... It is kicked away by C_Montes Min. 30 :(mon) A_Alvarado knocks the ball past B_Kuscevic ... Excellent sliding challenge from G_Gomez ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 30 :(pal) J_Piquerez is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to Rony ... Excellent sliding challenge by C_Montes ... He timed it well Min. 32 :(mon) A_Alvarado 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! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... Ze_Rafael scythes the player down. ... Psycho! ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 37 :(pal) Ze_Rafael turns on a sixpence ... Ze_Rafael attempts a chip! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... E_Andrada dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had E_Andrada beaten! ... CORNER! ... P_de_Paula chips the ball in towards the far post! ... Ze_Rafael gets to it! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... J_Piquerez crosses it in! ... E_Andrada jumps well to claim it! Min. 38 :(mon) C_Ortiz finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled G_Menino ... C_Ortiz with the side footed shot! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 38 :(pal) G_Gomez kicks C_Ortiz off the ball ... The linesman is flagging ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 41 :(mon) M_Meza jumps over M_Rocha's challenge ... B_Kuscevic gathers up the loose ball Min. 42 :(pal) F_Melo with a penetrating pass to J_Piquerez ... J_Piquerez tries the shot ! ... But E_Andrada palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 47 :(mon) A_Gonzalez has the ball ... He knocks the ball past M_Rocha ... He puts in A_Alvarado! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... B_Kuscevic looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 47 :(pal) Ze_Rafael with a flicked pass to Breno ... Breno has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork !! ... And goes safely clear! ... E_Andrada never had a chance! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Monterrey 0-2 Palmeiras Min. 48 :(pal) F_Melo is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to Breno ... But C_Montes wins the tackle Min. 51 :(pal) P_de_Paula is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to Breno ... Breno attempts a chip! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 53 :(pal) Breno with the mazy run ... M_Meza knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 55 :(mon) J_Gallardo controls it well ... He nutmegs G_Gomez ... He puts in E_Gutierrez! ... B_Kuscevic pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! Min. 57 :(mon) E_Aguire is being prepared to come on ... H_Moreno is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 58 :(mon) A_Gonzalez controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... A_Alvarado gets onto the end of the pass! ... Rony wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... He got away with just a warning Min. 60 :(pal) There's going to be a change ... V_Luis will come on for J_Piquerez and play DF Min. 62 :(mon) D_Vergara has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past M_Rocha! ... He has some space now! ... Fine tackle by G_Gomez ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 62 :(pal) F_Melo with an incisive pass to Rony ... D_Vergara rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 62 :(mon) E_Gutierrez runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to E_Aguire ... V_Luis with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning Min. 63 :(pal) Ze_Rafael moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to Breno ... Breno drives it low ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 64 :(pal) Ze_Rafael is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to Rony ... C_Montes with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 65 :(pal) G_Scarpa is being prepared to come on ... P_de_Paula is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 65 :(pal) F_Melo knocks it forward ... E_Aguire slips ... Ze_Rafael gets to it! ... A left-footer by Ze_Rafael ! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net !! ... E_Andrada looks relieved there! Min. 67 :(mon) C_Rodriguez is being brought on ... J_Campbell is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 67 :(pal) F_Melo gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds Rony ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... E_Aguire looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 70 :(pal) Mayke comes on for Breno and takes up a DF role Min. 73 :(pal) Ze_Rafael sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to G_Scarpa ... G_Scarpa with a powerful downward header! ... E_Andrada can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... E_Andrada makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 75 :(mon) C_Ortiz squares it to E_Gutierrez ... A wicked drive by E_Gutierrez ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... Weverton plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 77 :(mon) C_Rodriguez makes the tackle ... C_Rodriguez fires off a right-footed shot ! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 80 :(pal) V_Luis rushes through the defence ... But C_Montes barges him off the ball Min. 81 :(mon) C_Rodriguez is on the ground motionless! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 81 :(mon) M_Kranevitter is going to be brought on ... C_Rodriguez is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 81 :(pal) G_Scarpa hoofs it up field to find Rony ... Rony could have let it bounce! ... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 83 :(mon) A_Alvarado finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled G_Scarpa ... F_Melo with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 84 :(mon) D_Vergara beats M_Rocha ... D_Vergara sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... It floats over Weverton ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 87 :(pal) G_Scarpa flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... C_Montes slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 89 :(pal) Mayke moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to M_Rocha ... But E_Gutierrez with the fine tackle Min. 91 :(mon) M_Meza plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Alvarado keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A_Alvarado looks to see where Weverton is! ... He shoots! ... Weverton with the acrobatic save ... Well saved ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio BBVA Attendance : 53,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monterrey Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Meza Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Alvarado (3), D_Vergara (62) Injured : C_Rodriguez (81) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palmeiras Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Rony (Man of the Match) Scorers : Rony (1,15) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Gomez (38) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monterrey | Palmeiras Attempts on Goal : 9 | 19 Off target : 4 | 12 On target : 5 | 7 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 0 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 12 Key Tackles : 8 | 6 Key Passes : 7 | 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Monterrey 0 - 2 Palmeiras ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Monterrey Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Andrada GK 29 3 1 1 24 | 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Montes DF 1 27 6 2 23 | 93 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 J_Gallardo DF 1 27 13 3 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Moreno DF 1 27 5 4 26 | 59 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 E_Gutierrez DF 1 26 12 2 24 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 3 C_Ortiz MF 1 3 26 5 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 A_Gonzalez MF 1 6 26 4 23 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 D_Vergara MF 1 4 27 10 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -2 J_Campbell AM 1 2 28 12 25 | 69 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 M_Meza AM 1 4 27 11 26 | 93 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 20 3 A_Alvarado FW 1 1 6 26 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 3 L_Cardenas GK 27 2 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Aguire DF 1 26 10 4 24 | 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Kranevitter MF 1 11 28 2 26 | 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Rodriguez MF 1 5 26 3 24 | 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 V_Janssen FW 1 2 8 28 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Palmeiras Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weverton GK 30 2 1 1 25 | 93 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 J_Piquerez DF 1 28 12 2 24 | 62 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 18 11 M_Rocha DF 1 27 11 3 25 | 93 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 28 8 G_Gomez DF 1 27 7 3 26 | 93 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 23 25 -2 B_Kuscevic DF 1 26 6 3 25 | 93 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 38 0 Ze_Rafael MF 1 3 28 11 24 | 93 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 50 3 G_Menino MF 1 5 26 3 23 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 F_Melo MF 1 10 26 5 26 | 93 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 P_de_Paula MF 1 4 25 6 21 | 67 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Breno FW 1 2 6 28 23 | 72 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 Rony FW 1 3 5 27 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 55 V_Silvestre GK 28 2 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Luis DF 1 26 9 2 24 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mayke DF 1 26 10 4 22 | 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Scarpa MF 1 4 25 10 23 | 26 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 G_Veron FW 1 3 8 26 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1640203749 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35