Match Report
| Defensor Casablanca | Defensor Casablanca |  |  | O Higgins FC | O Higgins FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Jonathan Julian Pitt | Jonathan Julian Pitt | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Facundo Ortiz | F. Ortiz |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 | | Felipe Gallardo | F. Gallardo | |||||||||
| Luciano Vargas | L. Vargas | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Damián Gutiérrez | D. Gutiérrez | |||||||||
| Javier Rojas | J. Rojas |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Francisco Hernández | F. Hernández | |||||||||
| Emilio Núñez | E. Núñez | | 61 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Renato Rodríguez | R. Rodríguez | ||||||||
| Vicente Espinoza | V. Espinoza | | 61 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Franco Miranda | F. Miranda | |||||||||
| Cristián Donoso | C. Donoso | | 56 | M | | 6 | | | M | 64 | | José Rojas | J. Rojas | ||||||||
| Cristóbal García | C. García | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Diego Sanhueza | D. Sanhueza | |||||||||
| Matías Ramírez | M. Ramírez | | 65 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 |  | Marco Melo | M. Melo | |||||||||
| Iago Díaz | I. Díaz | | 55 | M | | 9 | | M | 58 |  | Leonel Aurellio | L. Aurellio | |||||||||
| Humberto Ramirez | H. Ramirez |  | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 | | Ian Campos | I. Campos | |||||||||
| Nelson Ibarra | N. Ibarra |  | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 | | Martín Moreno | M. Moreno | |||||||||
| Thomas Vargas | T. Vargas | | 61 | D | | 12 | | A | 68 | | David Campos | D. Campos | |||||||||
| Sergio Vega | S. Vega | | 50 | M | | 13 | | A | 66 | | Alonso Herrera | A. Herrera | |||||||||
| Facundo Poblete | F. Poblete | | 74 | A | | 14 | | M | 58 | | Gonçalo Campos | G. Campos | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Municipal de Casablanca where Defensor Casablanca play O Higgins FC in this league cup game. A crowd of 18,017 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Defensor Casablanca and O Higgins FC are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gaspar Aravena.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Defensor Casablanca and O Higgins FC are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gaspar Aravena.
0.00
0-0Defensor Casablanca kick off and get the first half underway!
6.36
0-0Marco Melo makes a beautiful solo run. Marco Melo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
8.11
0-0Francisco Hernández clumsily knocks into Cristóbal García. Francisco Hernández is shown the yellow card! Cristóbal García runs off the knock.
12.33
1-0Matías Ramírez flicks a high pass forward. Iago Díaz collects the pass. Iago Díaz knocks in a cross ball towards Matías Ramírez. Matías Ramírez beats his man to it with a header. Felipe Gallardo is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
40.58
Javier Rojas sees Matías Ramírez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matías Ramírez chips the ball to his team mate, Iago Díaz. Iago Díaz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Defensor Casablanca appear unchanged since the first half. O Higgins FC also appear unchanged since the first half. The Defensor Casablanca players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
O Higgins FC kick off the second half!
49.11
1-0Defensor Casablanca are in full control of this game.
51.23
Iago Díaz comes in with a late challenge on Diego Sanhueza. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Diego Sanhueza runs off the knock.
53.56
1-0Franco Miranda comes in with a late challenge on Humberto Ramirez. The referee brings Franco Miranda to one side and gives him a warning! Humberto Ramirez stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.29
1-0Defensor Casablanca have made 2 substitutions with Facundo Poblete replacing Iago Díaz and Thomas Vargas replacing Luciano Vargas and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
67.48
1-0Diego Sanhueza makes a beautiful solo run. Diego Sanhueza lofts in a cross ball towards Martín Moreno. Martín Moreno finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Vicente Espinoza. Excellent block.
69.40
1-0Franco Miranda flicks the ball to his team mate, Diego Sanhueza. Diego Sanhueza hits a low pass to Ian Campos. Ian Campos shoots from 20 yards but Facundo Ortiz is on top of it.
73.50
Vicente Espinoza threads the ball through to Cristóbal García. Cristóbal García makes an attacking run forward. Cristóbal García threads a neat ball through to Matías Ramírez. Matías Ramírez shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
75.38
1-0Francisco Hernández darts forward. Francisco Hernández hits a low pass to Marco Melo. Marco Melo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Facundo Ortiz who gathers it comfortably.
77.11
Defensor Casablanca have made a substitution with Sergio Vega replacing Cristián Donoso .
78.14
Francisco Hernández pushes mid-way up the pitch. Francisco Hernández chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Campos. Ian Campos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
79.26
Sergio Vega hacks Franco Miranda from behind! Sergio Vega is shown the yellow card! Franco Miranda runs off the knock.
85.03
Francisco Hernández controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Diego Sanhueza. Diego Sanhueza passes the ball forward to Ian Campos. Ian Campos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sergio Vega.
87.32
Vicente Espinoza decides to run forward with the ball. Vicente Espinoza knocks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Vega. Sergio Vega shoots from 25 yards but somehow Felipe Gallardo manages to keep it out.
89.49
Javier Rojas takes it forward alone. Javier Rojas flicks a high pass forward. Matías Ramírez collects the pass. Matías Ramírez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Felipe Gallardo who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Matías Ramírez of Defensor Casablanca |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Facundo Ortiz (GK)
7
2. Luciano Vargas (DEF)
6
3. Javier Rojas (DEF)
7
4. Emilio Núñez (DEF)
6
5. Vicente Espinoza (DEF)
8
6. Cristián Donoso (MID)
6
7. Cristóbal García (MID)
7
8. Matías Ramírez (MID)
10
9. Iago Díaz (MID)
6
10. Humberto Ramirez (ATT)
6
11. Nelson Ibarra (ATT)
6
12. Thomas Vargas (DEF)
6
13. Sergio Vega (MID)
5
14. Facundo Poblete (ATT)
6
1. Felipe Gallardo (GK)
7
2. Damián Gutiérrez (DEF)
6
3. Francisco Hernández (DEF)
7
4. Renato Rodríguez (DEF)
6
5. Franco Miranda (DEF)
6
6. José Rojas (MID)
6
7. Diego Sanhueza (MID)
8
8. Marco Melo (MID)
7
9. Leonel Aurellio (MID)
6
10. Ian Campos (ATT)
6
11. Martín Moreno (ATT)
6
12. David Campos (ATT)
0
13. Alonso Herrera (ATT)
0
14. Gonçalo Campos (MID)
0