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Soldados Mancos F.C.
5 - 0El Mercado de Plátanos
Played on Saturday 24 October at 01:45 BST at EL MANCO STADIUM
⚽ 5' Uriel Saéz
⚽ 24' Aaron Colombo
⚽ 70' Joaco Bisi
⚽ 74' Aaron Colombo
⚽ 81' Aaron Colombo
🟨 14' Beto Téllez🟨 65' Simón Arestizabal
Possession: 55% - 45%
2,182 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $4,520,858
2,182 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $4,520,858
Match report
Soldados Mancos F.C. beat El Mercado de Plátanos 5-0 in the League. Goals for Soldados Mancos F.C.: Colombo (x3), Bisi, Saéz. The man of the match was Aaron Colombo (10.0).
Form guide
Soldados Mancos F.C.WWWWW
Soldados Mancos F.C. came in with 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
El Mercado de PlátanosWLLLL
El Mercado de Plátanos came in with 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Line-ups
Soldados Mancos F.C. (4-3-3-FALSE9): Calleo Bengoetxea, Jeremías Arratia, Xavier Bocchini, Daniel Casas, Joaco Bisi, Camilo Doval, Axel Berriozabal, Mirko Pavlovic, Simón Arestizabal, Uriel Saéz, Aaron Colombo.
El Mercado de Plátanos (4-4-2): Elián Zucca, Beto Téllez, Yair Briozzo, Genaro Zanforlin, Beto Basaldua, Walter Montes, Santi Spinelli, Axel Ortelli, Pancho Tognola, Jesús Faud, León Renner.
Minute-by-minute commentary
1'We're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim out wide.
2'The home side break at full speed; the away side were left wide open like a barn door. Time to look forward now.
5'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
5'...Uriel Saéz pounces on the gift...
5'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
5'...places it at the far post...
5'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Up pops Uriel Saéz to score. 1-0.
7'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
9'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
10'Deft touch from Xavier Bocchini: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
11'🎯 Xavier Bocchini carries the ball forward...
11'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
11'Xavier Bocchini sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
13'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
14'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
14'🟨 Beto Téllez goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
23'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
24'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
24'...Aaron Colombo pounces on the gift...
24'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
24'...places it at the far post...
24'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Aaron Colombo pokes it into the net. 2-0.
25'Interception by the home side between the lines; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
26'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
28'Axel Berriozabal thinks a step ahead and finds Simón Arestizabal in the hot zone.
29'🎯 Jeremías Arratia runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
29'...hits it with his left foot...
29'Jeremías Arratia fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
32'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
34'The the home side press bites out wide; the away side start to lose their clarity.
37'Effort from a teammate right in front of the dugouts; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The small details could decide this.
38'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
39'Beto Téllez goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul.
39'🟨🟥 Second yellow for Beto Téllez! The referee shows red and sends him for an early bath.
42'🎯 Camilo Doval runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
42'...hits it with his left foot...
42'Effort from a teammate in the inside channel; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
43'The away side manage the ball with first-time touches, shifting the home side from side to side.
46'The players head for the dressing room with their heads full of instructions.
48'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box.
50'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
51'Yair Briozzo accelerates down the right and the counter starts to take shape.
56'Jeremías Arratia goes in hard through the middle and the referee gives the foul.
60'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception.
64'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
65'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
65'🟨 Fair booking: Simón Arestizabal was late and left a mark.
69'Axel Berriozabal darts in behind and Daniel Casas plays the striker in with a superb ball. It's being played with gritted teeth.
70'⚡ Joaco Bisi picks up the ball a long way from goal...
70'...nobody closes him down...
70'...shapes to shoot...
70'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
70'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Joaco Bisi pokes it into the net. 3-0.
71'Daniel Casas accelerates from inside their own half and the counter starts to take shape. The story is only just beginning.
72'The home side manage the ball with good sense, shifting the away side from side to side.
74'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
74'...Aaron Colombo pounces on the gift...
74'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
74'...places it at the far post...
74'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Aaron Colombo makes no mistake. 4-0.
76'Yair Briozzo thinks a step ahead and finds Jesús Faud in the hot zone.
77'The away side try to play out from the back, but the home side swarm all over them as a unit. It's being played with gritted teeth.
78'The home side put the game to sleep in behind the holding midfielder, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
80'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
81'⚡ Simón Arestizabal lifts his head in midfield...
81'...plays Aaron Colombo in with a sublime pass...
81'...Aaron Colombo takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
81'...drives it across the keeper...
81'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Aaron Colombo pokes it into the net, through the keeper's legs. 5-0.
82'Simón Arestizabal wins it and releases it quickly; the away side race back to salvage what they can. The home side are in a much better position after that.
83'The home side manage the ball with good sense, shifting the away side from side to side. The second half promises a different story.
84'Uriel Saéz plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
85'It fell perfectly for Daniel Casas, who hit it with heart and boot.
90'With the last ball kicked, it's over: the result is written, but the analysis is only just beginning.
About the clubs
Soldados Mancos F.C. ("EL VERDUGO DEL ASCENSO"), founded in 1947, from the San Martín neighbourhood, with 33,819 fans. Home ground: EL MANCO STADIUM.
El Mercado de Plátanos, with 1,570 fans. Home ground: Estadio Plátanos.
Coming up
Next match for Soldados Mancos F.C.: vs su proximo rival — Friday 30 October at 17:00 GMT
Next match for El Mercado de Plátanos: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 02:15 GMT
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