Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at José Amalfitani where Vélez Sarsfield play host to Sportivo Belgrano. A crowd of 12,318 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Vélez Sarsfield and Sportivo Belgrano are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Maximiliano Diaz.


0.00
Vélez Sarsfield kick off the first half!
2.08
Diego F. Sánchez makes a probing pass to Manuel Martinez. Manuel Martinez flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Simeone controls it well on his chest. Daniel Simeone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Claudio Flores but he's offside!
8.01
Arthur Asara laces a through ball forward to Claudio Flores. Claudio Flores lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Simeone. Daniel Simeone gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.34
Fabricio Ruiz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Soto. Fernando Soto plays a one-two with Daniel Simeone and advances towards the goal... Fernando Soto shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.38
Roberto Davis sees Esteban Varela in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Esteban Varela knocks the ball to his team mate, Julio Ricardo Fernández. Julio Ricardo Fernández knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.12
Fabricio Ruiz clumsily knocks into Esteban Varela. The referee calls over Fabricio Ruiz and shows him a yellow card! Esteban Varela hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.16
Showing composure, Gustavo E. Quiroga laces a through ball forward to Roberto F. Bruno. With vision, Roberto F. Bruno plays the ball forward to Nahuel Robles. Without breaking stride, Nahuel Robles plays the ball forward to Pietro Fernandez who has made a great run into the box. Pietro Fernandez rockets a shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
28.10
Lukas Valenzuela flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Flores holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Claudio Flores whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Soto. Fernando Soto is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.57
Esteban Varela sees a break and surges forward. Esteban Varela advances inside the box! Esteban Varela looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but Diego F. Sánchez blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
36.03
Roberto F. Bruno makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julio Ricardo Fernández. Julio Ricardo Fernández knocks the ball forward, putting Nahuel Robles through on goal. Nahuel Robles rockets a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.50
Diego Aguirre catches Lukas Valenzuela on the ankles. Diego Aguirre is shown the yellow card! Lukas Valenzuela hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Federico Crespo clumsily knocks into Julio Ricardo Fernández. The referee calls over Federico Crespo and shows him a yellow card! Julio Ricardo Fernández runs off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Vélez Sarsfield appear unchanged since the first half. Sportivo Belgrano also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Sportivo Belgrano kicking off!
47.15
Diego Aguirre plays the ball forward to Pietro Fernandez. Pietro Fernandez rushes past Diego F. Sánchez! Pietro Fernandez tries a spectacular strike but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
48.22
Gustavo E. Quiroga passes the ball forward to Esteban Varela. Esteban Varela flicks a high pass forward. Nahuel Robles holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nahuel Robles skips past Federico Crespo! Nahuel Robles muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Luciano Bassedas. Excellent save.
55.28
Federico Crespo flicks a high pass forward. Fabricio Ruiz easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fabricio Ruiz makes a simple pass to Claudio Flores. Claudio Flores knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Louis Thompson.
59.58
Nahuel Delgado brings the ball forward. Nahuel Delgado sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
60.16
Vélez Sarsfield have made a substitution with Gustavo Poyet replacing Federico Crespo .
66.11
Lukas Valenzuela flicks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Soto. Fernando Soto flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Simeone controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Daniel Simeone comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Federico Bianchi reads it well. Fabulous stop!
67.24
Roberto Davis knocks the ball to his team mate, Nahuel Delgado. Nahuel Delgado threads the ball through to Nahuel Robles. Nahuel Robles runs straight at the defence! Some superb footwork from Nahuel Robles provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Solid save from Luciano Bassedas.
71.06
Sebastián Álvarez flicks a high pass forward. Fabricio Ruiz controls it well on his chest. Seeing a gap ahead, Fabricio Ruiz plays the ball forward to Fernando Soto. Fernando Soto shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
73.19
Louis Thompson flicks a high ball forward to Roberto F. Bruno who takes it down. Roberto F. Bruno threads a neat ball through to Nahuel Robles. Nahuel Robles shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
75.24
Manuel Martinez threads a neat ball through to Claudio Flores. Claudio Flores finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
78.35
Fabricio Ruiz passes the ball forward to Claudio Flores. Claudio Flores knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Federico Bianchi who gathers it comfortably.
83.58
Fabricio Ruiz flicks a high pass forward to Claudio Flores who brings the ball under control. Claudio Flores knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.14
Nahuel Delgado clumsily knocks into Lukas Valenzuela. The referee calls over Nahuel Delgado and shows him a yellow card! Lukas Valenzuela runs off the knock.
85.15
Roberto Davis flicks a high pass forward. Diego Aguirre controls it well on his chest. With great vision, Diego Aguirre plays the ball forward to Nahuel Robles. Nahuel Robles knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Diego F. Sánchez.
89.55
Daniel Simeone clumsily knocks into Gustavo E. Quiroga. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gustavo E. Quiroga hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Louis Thompson takes it forward alone. Louis Thompson passes the ball forward to Nahuel Robles. Nahuel Robles knocks in a cross ball towards Julio Ricardo Fernández. Julio Ricardo Fernández beats his man to it with a header. Luciano Bassedas gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 4
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 5
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 3 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 3 vs 2
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 44.4444444444444 vs 55.5555555555556
Play Area
Home team third: 25.93%, Midfield: 45.68%, Away team third: 28.40%
 

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nahuel Robles of Sportivo Belgrano

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
5
5. Arthur Asara (MID)
6
6. Fabricio Ruiz (MID)
6
7
7
10. Fernando Soto (ATT)
6
11. Daniel Simeone (ATT)
5

0
14. Gustavo Poyet (GK)
6

3. Roberto Davis (DEF)
7
7
5. Diego Aguirre (MID)
5
6
8
10. Nahuel Robles (ATT)
9
7

12. Emiliano Subiat (DEF)
0
13. Rodrigo Yllana (MID)
0
14. Facundo Rojas (GK)
0