IWC Group 10, River Plate vs. Charlton Athletic (Sun Feb 24) River Plate | Charlton Athletic 3-4-1-2 E | 5-3-2 E Tony McCleary | Simon Thompson | J_Carrizo GK | GK M_Chadili J_Rapley DF | DF K_Thomas A_Buzsaky MF | DF P_Billy R_Plate DF | DF D_Gibson A_Saavreda DF | DF D_Simpson L_Jian MF | DF N_Gillet Trident MF | MF F_J_Torres J_Mendez MF | MF V_Arutjunjan A_vanderMeyde AM | FW C_Limmer A_Mutu FW | FW D_Edwardsx18 E_Farias FW | MF B_Emerton | G_Lux SUB | SUB J_Lastuvka F_Coco SUB | SUB A_Jrindou Hohlov_Simson SUB | SUB D_Masstrovic D_Kovalenko SUB | SUB K_Lisbie S_Auguero SUB | SUB W_Reyad Referee: M_Guezzaz (Mexico) Min. 1 :(riv) L_Jian has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past D_Gibson! ... He has some space now! ... L_Jian gets up high for the header ! ... M_Chadili with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 4 :(cha) V_Arutjunjan 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! ... D_Edwardsx18 receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... D_Edwardsx18 hits a curling shot! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 5 :(cha) B_Emerton is clutching his leg! ... The Charlton Athletic physio rushes on ... He isn't able to carry on! Min. 5 :(cha) K_Lisbie replaces B_Emerton to play as a MF Min. 6 :(cha) V_Arutjunjan with an inch perfect pass to K_Lisbie ... A cheeky lob from K_Lisbie ! ... J_Carrizo gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 8 :(riv) Trident picks out A_Mutu with the cross ... But F_J_Torres comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 11 :(riv) Trident boots it towards A_Mutu ... A_Mutu rifles it at the goal ! ... M_Chadili makes a difficult save Min. 15 :(riv) L_Jian with the deft touch ... He takes it past D_Gibson ... He knocks it to A_Mutu! ... A_Mutu attempts a low drive! ... M_Chadili is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 18 :(riv) A_Buzsaky is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... A_vanderMeyde latches onto the ball ... D_Simpson beats him to the ball Min. 19 :(cha) K_Lisbie is first to the loose ball ... K_Lisbie with the goal bound shot! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 20 :(riv) A_Buzsaky bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Mutu ... A_Mutu looks to see where M_Chadili is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 27 :(cha) V_Arutjunjan cut's in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to P_Billy ... R_Plate gets to the ball first Min. 29 :(riv) A_vanderMeyde turns on a sixpence ... A_vanderMeyde goes for goal ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... M_Chadili never had a chance! Min. 29 :(riv) Trident knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... C_Limmer is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... M_Guezzaz reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 34 :(riv) A_vanderMeyde sprints past the defender ... A_vanderMeyde sees M_Chadili off his line ! ... But M_Chadili makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 38 :(cha) V_Arutjunjan chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Simpson ... D_Simpson tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... But J_Carrizo punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 39 :(riv) A_vanderMeyde runs at the defence ... He nutmegs N_Gillet ... He showed his class there ... D_Simpson robs him of the ball Min. 39 :(riv) E_Farias flicks it over K_Thomas's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... N_Gillet stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That’s a rash challenge!! ... FREE KICK! ... It is in a good position! ... A_Mutu with the thundering drive ... M_Chadili has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... M_Chadili is left flat-footed ... It's gone in ... GOAL !! ... That’s put River Plate in front! ... River Plate 1-0 Charlton Athletic ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: River Plate 1-0 Charlton Athletic Min. 47 :(riv) L_Jian runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to A_Mutu ... A_Mutu attempts a low drive! ... But M_Chadili punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 49 :(cha) C_Limmer runs with pace at the defence ... A skilful effort from C_Limmer ! ... But J_Carrizo punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 54 :(cha) C_Limmer controls the ball with ease ... C_Limmer hits a great drive! ... J_Carrizo with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 55 :(riv) E_Farias steps over the ball ... He nutmegs V_Arutjunjan ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... E_Farias with the overhead ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... M_Chadili moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... M_Chadili catches it with style! Min. 58 :(riv) A_Buzsaky looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Mutu ... A_Mutu from 20 yards ! ... M_Chadili saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 59 :(cha) P_Billy back heels to find N_Gillet in space ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... A_Buzsaky hits it out for a throw Min. 62 :(cha) N_Gillet kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... V_Arutjunjan gets on the end of the pass ... V_Arutjunjan with the shot on net ! ... But J_Carrizo punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 63 :(cha) J_Carrizo miss-kicks! ... C_Limmer is through! ... J_Mendez reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 64 :(cha) D_Gibson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... F_J_Torres gets onto the end of the pass! ... But A_vanderMeyde sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 72 :(riv) L_Jian unselfishly lays the ball back to A_Mutu ... Good sliding challenge from P_Billy ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Trident chips the ball in towards the far post! ... The danger is dealt with by P_Billy Min. 72 :(cha) F_J_Torres wins possession ... He plays the ball across to C_Limmer ... C_Limmer tries to chip the ball over J_Carrizo! ... J_Carrizo with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 73 :(riv) A_vanderMeyde sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... K_Thomas slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... L_Jian plays it towards the near post! ... It comes to E_Farias ... He gets the shot away ... But M_Chadili with the difficult save ... CORNER! ... Trident crosses it in! ... It comes to J_Mendez ... He gets the shot away ... M_Chadili can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... M_Chadili has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 75 :(riv) A_Buzsaky spots A_vanderMeyde who is in acres of space ... A_vanderMeyde with the overhead ! ... M_Chadili just watches float over the bar! Min. 76 :(cha) C_Limmer jumps over J_Rapley's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... A_vanderMeyde fouls badly ... M_Guezzaz calls him over ... M_Guezzaz is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 77 :(riv) J_Mendez flicks it past P_Billy ... He runs forward ... K_Thomas cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 78 :(riv) A_vanderMeyde takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... Excellent sliding challenge from K_Thomas ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by Trident ... A_vanderMeyde tries to place the shot! ... M_Chadili dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop ! ... CORNER! ... Trident plays it into the danger area! ... L_Jian with the header ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... M_Chadili acrobatically tips it over !! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... Trident plays it towards the near post! ... A_Mutu gets his head on it ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 85 :(cha) D_Gibson retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... V_Arutjunjan latches onto the end of it ... Trident wins the ball well ... M_Guezzaz has given a free kick ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 86 :(riv) A_Buzsaky plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_vanderMeyde keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A_vanderMeyde with a screamer of a shot ! ... M_Chadili parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(riv) A_Buzsaky runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... L_Jian latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... L_Jian hits the ball first time! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 92 :(cha) V_Arutjunjan can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to K_Lisbie ... K_Lisbie has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 93 :(riv) L_Jian with a simple pass to A_vanderMeyde ... A_vanderMeyde controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... M_Chadili gathers it comfortably ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : El Monumental Attendance : 15,863 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- River Plate Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Mutu (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Mutu (39) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_vanderMeyde (76), Trident (85) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charlton Athletic Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_Arutjunjan Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Limmer (29) Injured : B_Emerton (5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- River Plate | Charlton Athletic Attempts on Goal : 19 | 9 Off target : 8 | 3 On target : 11 | 6 Possession : 57 | 43 Corners : 6 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 6 | 12 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 12 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : River Plate 1 - 0 Charlton Athletic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - River Plate Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Carrizo GK 28 1 1 1 10 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 0 0 0 J_Rapley DF 1 26 10 7 16 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Buzsaky MF 1 8 22 8 26 | 95 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 90 0 R_Plate DF 1 23 10 4 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 0 0 A_Saavreda DF 1 22 10 8 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Jian MF 1 9 26 10 29 | 95 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 60 12 Trident MF 1 8 26 9 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 36 6 J_Mendez MF 1 11 24 11 37 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 10 12 A_vanderMeyde AM 1 10 23 21 13 | 95 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 21 -4 17 A_Mutu FW 1 14 13 26 18 | 95 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 E_Farias FW 1 3 3 24 33 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 G_Lux GK 18 1 1 1 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Coco DF 1 19 11 8 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hohlov_Simson DF 2 17 7 4 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Kovalenko MF 1 5 21 3 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Auguero FW 1 8 9 12 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Charlton Athletic Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Chadili GK 28 1 1 1 14 | 95 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 K_Thomas DF 1 24 9 4 22 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 -10 -10 P_Billy DF 1 23 9 7 24 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 5 -10 D_Gibson DF 1 22 11 4 31 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 D_Simpson DF 1 22 10 7 35 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 5 N_Gillet DF 1 21 11 9 34 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 F_J_Torres MF 1 5 27 11 35 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 15 0 V_Arutjunjan MF 2 8 26 9 30 | 95 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 75 5 C_Limmer FW 1 3 3 22 31 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 11 D_Edwardsx18 FW 1 10 9 12 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 B_Emerton MF 1 5 23 10 23 | 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lastuvka GK 26 1 1 1 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Jrindou DF 1 21 7 5 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Masstrovic DF 1 20 9 7 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Lisbie MF 1 8 13 12 20 | 90 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 W_Reyad FW 1 4 3 20 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1203888125 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08