ROTW WING KNOCKOUT CUP ROUND 2, Club America vs. DC United (Wed Apr 23)


                         Club America  |  DC United
                          4-1-3-1-1 C  |  4-1-3-2 C
                         Jack Kellett  |  Adam Pyke
                                       |
                          A_Nelson GK  |  GK I_Franks
                        J_A_Castro DF  |  DF R_Sakim
                       I_Rodriguez DF  |  DF B_Pirdeaux
                           L_Blanc DF  |  DF M_A_Hady
                       K_Nowak'ska DF  |  DF x04
                          O_Garcia MF  |  DM A_K_Fofana
                          D_Marney MF  |  MF S_Mathe
                         S_Coppell MF  |  MF S_Perrotta
                          M_Delura DM  |  FW J_Walters
                      R_Van_Persie FW  |  FW L_Mokoena
                          M_Watson AM  |  MF M_Kindel
                                       |
                            P_Cech SUB |  SUB C_Stringer
                           R_Rojas SUB |  SUB L_Bluett
                          M_Convey SUB |  SUB B_Engvall
                         T_Capaldi SUB |  SUB L_do_Bomfim
                     C_A_Jaramillo SUB |  SUB Aruna_Dindane

Referee: M_McCurry (Scotland)


Min. 4  :(dcu) S_Mathe jumps over J_A_Castro's challenge 
          ...  S_Mathe with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  But A_Nelson pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 7  :(cla) S_Coppell gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds M_Watson 
          ...  M_Watson belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  I_Franks makes a fine save 
Min. 7  :(dcu) M_A_Hady with a 50-yard pass to L_Mokoena 
          ...  I_Rodriguez wins the ball 
Min. 10 :(dcu) DC United's manager orders his side to play P 
Min. 12 :(cla) S_Coppell changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Marney 
          ...  S_Mathe with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  He received a good talking to from M_McCurry 
Min. 15 :(cla) R_Van_Persie with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows M_A_Hady a clean set of heals 
          ...  B_Pirdeaux with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  M_McCurry ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Adam Pyke looks relieved 
Min. 16 :(cla) K_Nowak'ska gets to the by line and finds D_Marney with a beautiful cross 
          ...  A_K_Fofana takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 18 :(cla) O_Garcia steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs M_A_Hady 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  But L_Mokoena reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 20 :(dcu) DC United switch to playing E 
Min. 23 :(dcu) R_Sakim turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to x04 
          ...  D_Marney tackles cleanly 
Min. 24 :(cla) R_Van_Persie with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past M_A_Hady 
          ...  R_Van_Persie with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But I_Franks makes a fine save 
Min. 24 :(dcu) A_K_Fofana takes advantage of a mistake by M_Delura 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  M_Watson with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 27 :(cla) S_Coppell finds R_Van_Persie in the box 
          ...  R_Van_Persie uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  But I_Franks smothers the ball. 
Min. 28 :(cla) D_Marney gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  L_Mokoena with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
Min. 29 :(dcu) x04 threads the through ball to S_Mathe 
          ...  L_Blanc gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 30 :(dcu) DC United changed their strategy to play N 
Min. 30 :(dcu) S_Mathe with a pinpoint pass to J_Walters 
          ...  J_Walters runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But A_Nelson parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 32 :(dcu) M_Kindel bursts forward 
          ...  K_Nowak'ska forces him off the ball 
Min. 40 :(dcu) The DC United manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A 
Min. 40 :(dcu) J_Walters plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  R_Van_Persie with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  L_Mokoena hits it over the wall 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 41 :(dcu) S_Perrotta with the towering header to M_A_Hady 
          ...  M_A_Hady beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He runs at A_Nelson 
          ...  He rounds A_Nelson 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  DC United go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Club America 0-1 DC United ...
Min. 42 :(cla) D_Marney looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Van_Persie 
          ...  R_Sakim slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 42 :(cla) O_Garcia plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  S_Coppell decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  A_K_Fofana fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  M_McCurry gave him a strong warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  M_Watson hits it hard 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Coppell hits it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to R_Van_Persie 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  I_Franks never had a chance! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(dcu) J_Walters jumps over I_Rodriguez's challenge 
          ...  A powerful shot by J_Walters ! 
          ...  A_Nelson can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Nelson makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 46 :(cla) I_Rodriguez takes advantage of a mistake by L_Mokoena 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  A well-placed shot from I_Rodriguez ! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 47 :(cla) M_Watson finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  M_A_Hady rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  M_McCurry calls him over 
          ...  M_McCurry is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 48 :(cla) O_Garcia retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  M_Watson latches onto the end of it 
          ...  M_Watson with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  I_Franks with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Club America 0-1 DC United

Min. 47 :(dcu) A_K_Fofana holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Kindel 
          ...  M_Kindel tries to chip the ball over A_Nelson! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 48 :(cla) K_Nowak'ska has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_A_Castro gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Kindel with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 50 :(dcu) DC United made the switch to a C strategy 
Min. 51 :(dcu) J_Walters finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Watson 
Min. 52 :(dcu) S_Mathe spots L_Mokoena who is in acres of space 
          ...  L_Mokoena has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 56 :(cla) S_Coppell works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Garcia 
          ...  O_Garcia bears down on goal! 
          ...  I_Franks makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 60 :(cla) Club America made the switch to a P strategy 
Min. 60 :(dcu) DC United made the switch to a E strategy 
Min. 60 :(cla) M_Watson takes advantage of a mistake by B_Pirdeaux 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  M_Watson tries the shot ! 
          ...  I_Franks gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 61 :(cla) M_Watson sidesteps J_Walters 
          ...  A great volley from M_Watson ! 
          ...  I_Franks makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 63 :(dcu) x04 looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Mokoena 
          ...  But K_Nowak'ska wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 67 :(cla) J_A_Castro plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  R_Van_Persie decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  R_Van_Persie tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  Looks like it should be I_Franks's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  I_Franks looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 68 :(dcu) S_Mathe retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  R_Sakim gets on the end of it 
          ...  R_Sakim has a dig at goal! 
          ...  A_Nelson saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 69 :(dcu) A_K_Fofana retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  J_Walters gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Walters with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  A_Nelson parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 70 :(dcu) DC United will now play A after the order comes from the dugout 
Min. 70 :(dcu) M_Kindel seems to have switched to a AM role 
Min. 73 :(cla) R_Van_Persie sidesteps B_Pirdeaux 
          ...  B_Pirdeaux moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 75 :(dcu) Aruna_Dindane takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace S_Perrotta 
          ...  He'll play as a FW 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 75 :(dcu) S_Mathe is down clutching his leg 
          ...  He is ok to carry on though 
Min. 76 :(cla) S_Coppell runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_Van_Persie 
          ...  R_Van_Persie tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  I_Franks parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 79 :(dcu) Aruna_Dindane with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past R_Van_Persie 
          ...  R_Van_Persie with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  M_McCurry refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 79 :(dcu) M_Kindel with a smart pass to L_Mokoena 
          ...  L_Mokoena with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  But A_Nelson tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_K_Fofana floats the ball in! 
          ...  M_A_Hady gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Nelson can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  A_Nelson has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 80 :(dcu) M_Kindel drives it forward to J_Walters 
          ...  J_Walters tries to chip the ball over A_Nelson! 
          ...  But A_Nelson with the difficult save 
Min. 81 :(cla) L_Blanc runs at R_Sakim 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  L_Blanc throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 83 :(cla) D_Marney knocks it forward 
          ...  L_Mokoena slips 
          ...  J_A_Castro gets to it! 
          ...  R_Sakim dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 85 :(cla) O_Garcia slides the ball across to R_Van_Persie 
          ...  R_Van_Persie tries to beat I_Franks from outside the area! 
          ...  I_Franks fists it away 
Min. 86 :(dcu) M_Kindel runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  K_Nowak'ska with an awful challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  M_McCurry tries to calm him down 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(cla) M_Delura takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into J_A_Castro 
          ...  J_A_Castro has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 90 :(cla) M_Delura feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  D_Marney runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  The cross hits D_Marney on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  But I_Franks palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 90 :(dcu) M_Kindel plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  M_Kindel with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Mathe crosses it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to B_Pirdeaux 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 91 :(cla) D_Marney puts in R_Van_Persie 
          ...  A powerful shot by R_Van_Persie ! 
          ...  But I_Franks tips it over 
          ...  M_McCurry has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 92 :(dcu) M_Kindel has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_A_Castro! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But L_Blanc sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 93 :(cla) S_Coppell hoofs it up field to find R_Van_Persie 
          ...  R_Van_Persie aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into I_Franks's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Azteca
Attendance           : 33,258
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Club America Match Info
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Best player          : M_Watson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Watson (24), R_Van_Persie (40)
Injured              : N/A
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DC United Match Info
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Best player          : M_A_Hady (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_A_Hady (41)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_A_Hady (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Club America  |    DC United
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       14
Off target           :           8        |       8
On target            :          10        |       6
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :          12        |       12
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          17        |       12
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Final Score          : Club America 0 - 1 DC United
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Player Statistics - Club America
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Nelson       GK  28   1   1   1  28 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
J_A_Castro     DF   1  23   9   7  13 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10   5  -8
I_Rodriguez    DF   1  22   9   5  12 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   2
L_Blanc        DF   1  22   8   7  27 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   2
K_Nowak'ska    DF   1  20   9   3  32 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  30   0
O_Garcia       MF   2   4  24   6  25 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   5
D_Marney       MF   1   9  23   9  23 |  97   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  45   5
S_Coppell      MF   1   8  22   9  23 |  97   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10  80 -10
M_Delura       DM   1  12  20   4  38 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Van_Persie   FW   1   7   7  22  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   8   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  24
M_Watson       AM   1   8  17  16  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  23  -4  18
P_Cech         GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Rojas        DF   2  18  12   5  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Convey       DF   1  18   8   6  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Capaldi      MF   1   8  21   9  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_A_Jaramillo  MF   1   8  18   7  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - DC United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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I_Franks       GK  29   1   1   1  10 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120   0   0   0
R_Sakim        DF   1  21  15   5  17 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  38  25  15
B_Pirdeaux     DF   1  21  14   3  21 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  64   0   2
M_A_Hady       DF   1  21  12   8  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   1   1   0   0  -4  11  40
x04            DF   1  12   9   6  39 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_K_Fofana     DM   1  12  23   5  30 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  30   0
S_Mathe        MF   2   6  25   6  25 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   5
S_Perrotta     MF   1   9  23  10  29 |  78   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  37   0
J_Walters      FW   1   8  10  25  31 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
L_Mokoena      FW   1   9   8  24  24 |  97   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  26   0   9
M_Kindel       AM   1   5  24  11  33 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   4
C_Stringer     GK  14   1   1   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Bluett       DM   1  10  20   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Engvall      MF   1   8  22   6  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_do_Bomfim    MF   1  11  17  11  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Aruna_Dindane  FW   1   5  12  18  38 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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