IWC Semi Final, River Plate vs. Plymouth Argyle (Wed Jun 11)


                          River Plate  |  Plymouth Argyle
                            4-3-2-1 E  |  5-3-2 C
                        Tony McCleary  |  Steve Arscott
                                       |
                         J_Carrizo GK  |  GK H_Butt
                           Orinoco DF  |  DF F_Beckenbauer
                        A_Saavreda DF  |  DF S_McNulty
                          J_Rapley DF  |  DF P_Griffin
                           R_Plate DF  |  DF Luke_oBrien
                           Trident MF  |  DF S_Kyrgiakos
                            L_Jian MF  |  MF C_Villarreal
                          J_Mendez MF  |  MF P_Romero
                     A_vanderMeyde AM  |  MF E_Gallardo
                      G_Dos_Santos AM  |  FW T_Henry
                            A_Mutu FW  |  FW M_Ferreria
                                       |
                             G_Lux SUB |  SUB S_Kerschstein
                            F_Coco SUB |  SUB H_Cornelis
                         A_Buzsaky SUB |  SUB Steven_Taylor
                       D_Kovalenko SUB |  SUB G_Batistuta
                          E_Farias SUB |  SUB N_Chadwick

Referee: P_Collina (Italy)


Min. 3  :(riv) A_vanderMeyde comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  S_Kyrgiakos wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 9  :(riv) L_Jian nutmegs the defender 
          ...  P_Griffin fouls badly 
          ...  P_Collina will just give him a speaking to 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is in a good position! 
          ...  A_vanderMeyde drives it in 
          ...  But H_Butt punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 12 :(riv) Orinoco takes advantage of a bad back pass from S_McNulty 
          ...  Orinoco carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 12 :(ply) S_McNulty is rolling on the ground! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 12 :(ply) H_Cornelis is going to be brought on 
          ...  S_McNulty is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 15 :(riv) G_Dos_Santos is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He gets to his feet 
          ...  He signals to the bench he can't carry on 
Min. 15 :(riv) A_Buzsaky will come on for G_Dos_Santos and play AM 
Min. 16 :(riv) R_Plate holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Mutu 
          ...  A_Mutu with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  H_Butt falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 18 :(ply) F_Beckenbauer is unmarked! 
          ...  F_Beckenbauer hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  J_Carrizo with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 22 :(riv) J_Rapley flicks it past M_Ferreria 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  A left-footer by J_Rapley ! 
          ...  But H_Butt punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 25 :(ply) M_Ferreria finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  M_Ferreria goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  J_Carrizo watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 30 :(ply) C_Villarreal with a well-controlled run 
          ...  L_Jian bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  P_Collina calls him over 
          ...  RED CARD! 
          ...  He's off! 
Min. 31 :(ply) S_Kyrgiakos turns past J_Rapley 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  A_Saavreda hits it out for a throw 
Min. 32 :(riv) A_Mutu controls it with ease 
          ...  A_Mutu goes for goal ! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by A_Buzsaky 
          ...  J_Mendez with the shot! 
          ...  H_Butt gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Buzsaky curls it into the box! 
          ...  H_Cornelis reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 33 :(riv) A_Mutu with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows H_Cornelis a clean set of heals 
          ...  A_Mutu hits a great shot ! 
          ...  H_Butt tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_vanderMeyde plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  H_Butt fists it away! 
Min. 34 :(ply) E_Gallardo with a measured ball to M_Ferreria 
          ...  Orinoco reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 36 :(ply) E_Gallardo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to M_Ferreria 
          ...  A_Saavreda with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(riv) A_Mutu runs forward 
          ...  A_Mutu tries to beat H_Butt! 
          ...  But H_Butt just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  P_Collina has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 46 :(riv) Orinoco looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Trident 
          ...  Trident with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  H_Butt falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it hits his back! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  H_Butt looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_vanderMeyde curls it into the box! 
          ...  H_Butt fists it away! 
Min. 46 :(ply) M_Ferreria with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  J_Mendez with a nasty foul 
          ...  P_Collina will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 49 :(riv) J_Mendez puts in J_Rapley 
          ...  J_Rapley hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  H_Butt saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: River Plate 0-0 Plymouth Argyle

Min. 51 :(ply) E_Gallardo looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Ferreria 
          ...  But J_Rapley slides in two footed. 
          ...  P_Collina has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 57 :(ply) P_Romero chests it down 
          ...  Trident with a bad challenge 
          ...  P_Collina will want to speak to him 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 61 :(riv) A_vanderMeyde takes advantage of a mistake by P_Griffin 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_vanderMeyde with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through H_Butt's hands 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  That puts River Plate ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  River Plate 1-0 Plymouth Argyle ...
Min. 62 :(ply) T_Henry retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  H_Cornelis latches onto the end of it 
          ...  H_Cornelis drives the ball low ! 
          ...  J_Carrizo with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 67 :(ply) T_Henry nutmegs A_Mutu 
          ...  Orinoco is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  J_Carrizo misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Henry chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  J_Carrizo makes the catch! 
Min. 74 :(ply) P_Romero threads the through ball to C_Villarreal 
          ...  Cleared by J_Rapley 
Min. 79 :(riv) J_Mendez cuts inside M_Ferreria 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  But S_Kyrgiakos clears the ball to safety 
Min. 80 :(riv) A_Mutu gets possession in his own half 
          ...  An audacious effort from A_Mutu ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 83 :(riv) A_Mutu takes advantage of a mistake by H_Cornelis 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  C_Villarreal is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 84 :(riv) A_vanderMeyde with a first time pass 
          ...  Orinoco runs onto it! 
          ...  But H_Cornelis sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 84 :(riv) A_vanderMeyde looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Mendez 
          ...  E_Gallardo with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 85 :(ply) P_Griffin sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Kyrgiakos 
          ...  S_Kyrgiakos hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag! 
          ...  An equaliser late in the game!! 
          ...  River Plate 1-1 Plymouth Argyle ...
Min. 86 :(riv) A_vanderMeyde gains possession 
          ...  A_vanderMeyde heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(riv) Trident with a neat pass into A_vanderMeyde 
          ...  A_vanderMeyde hits a great drive! 
          ...  But H_Butt reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on H_Butt anyway 

*************  EXTRA TIME  ****************

Min. 91 :(ply) H_Cornelis finds the run of T_Henry 
          ...  T_Henry hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  What a time to score!! 
          ...  That must be the winner 
          ...  River Plate 1-2 Plymouth Argyle ...
Min. 91 :(ply) The Plymouth Argyle manager told his side to change to a D strategy 
Min. 91 :(ply) P_Romero shifts into the DM position in a tactical change 
Min. 93 :(ply) P_Griffin finds T_Henry on the edge of the box 
          ...  The defender plays it back to J_Carrizo 
          ...  T_Henry intercepts the back pass! 
          ...  He tries to dummy J_Carrizo 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Carrizo 
          ...  J_Carrizo does well to save it !! 
Min. 100:(riv) A_vanderMeyde with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past H_Cornelis 
          ...  A_vanderMeyde lobs H_Butt! 
          ...  But H_Butt punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 103:(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 105:(ply) F_Beckenbauer comes up lame after the wicked challenge. 
          ...  He's unable to continue 
Min. 105:(ply) Steven_Taylor is being prepared to come on 
          ...  F_Beckenbauer is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************

Min. 110:(ply) S_Kyrgiakos breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on J_Carrizo! 
          ...  A_Saavreda brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  P_Collina reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 113:(riv) J_Mendez with the towering header to A_Mutu 
          ...  Fine tackle by S_Kyrgiakos 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 115:(ply) P_Romero is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to M_Ferreria 
          ...  A_Saavreda clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 115:(riv) A_Saavreda looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Mutu 
          ...  P_Griffin scythes the player down. 
          ...  Psycho! 
          ...  P_Collina calls him over 
          ...  P_Collina tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 118:(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 119:(riv) J_Rapley breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on H_Butt! 
          ...  Steven_Taylor brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is in a good position! 
          ...  A_Mutu passes to A_Buzsaky 
          ...  E_Gallardo hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Mendez curls it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to A_Saavreda 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  H_Butt was lucky there 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : El Monumental
Attendance           : 22,570
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River Plate Match Info
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Best player          : A_vanderMeyde (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_vanderMeyde (61)
Sent Off             : L_Jian (30)
Booked               : J_Mendez (46), Trident (57), A_Saavreda (110)
Injured              : G_Dos_Santos (15)
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Plymouth Argyle Match Info
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Best player          : T_Henry
Scorers              : S_Kyrgiakos (85), T_Henry (91)
Sent Off             : Steven_Taylor (119)
Booked               : E_Gallardo (84), P_Griffin (115)
Injured              : S_McNulty (12), F_Beckenbauer (105)
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Match Statistics
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                             River Plate  |    Plymouth Argyle
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       6
Off target           :           5        |       1
On target            :          11        |       5
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :          12        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :           8        |       8
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Final Score          : River Plate 1 - 2 Plymouth Argyle
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Player Statistics - River Plate
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Carrizo      GK  29   1   1   1  10 | 127   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
Orinoco        DF   1  24  11   9  36 | 127   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  15   2
A_Saavreda     DF   1  23  11   8  26 | 127   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  10   1  -9
J_Rapley       DF   1  27  11   7  16 | 127   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  16   0  10
R_Plate        DF   1  23  10   4  25 | 127   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Trident        MF   1   9  27   9  25 | 127   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0 -14   1  -9
L_Jian         MF   1   9  28  10  29 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
J_Mendez       MF   1  11  25  11  37 | 127   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  26   1
A_vanderMeyde  AM   1  10  23  21  13 | 127   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  30  46
G_Dos_Santos   AM   1   5  20  17  27 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mutu         FW   1  14  13  27  18 | 127   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
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
A_Buzsaky      AM   1   8  22   8  26 | 112   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
E_Farias       FW   1   3   3  25  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Plymouth Argyle
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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H_Butt         GK  31   1   1   1  24 | 127  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0   0
F_Beckenbauer  DF   1  25  20  15  11 | 111   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_McNulty      DF   1  22  12   7  19 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Griffin      DF   1  23  11   5  20 | 127   0   0   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  -4  60  -4
Luke_oBrien    DF   1  22  12   4  27 | 127   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kyrgiakos    DF   1  19  10  10  34 | 127   0   3   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  58  10  50
C_Villarreal   MF   1   4  23  10  29 | 127   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Romero       DM   1   9  23   8  19 | 127   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
E_Gallardo     MF   2   4  22   6  30 | 127   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  27  26  -4
T_Henry        FW   1   4  12  30  28 | 127   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  15  25
M_Ferreria     FW   1   8   8  23  22 | 127   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  10  12
S_Kerschstein  GK  23   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Cornelis     DF   1  16  13  10  25 | 115   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  38  47   5
Steven_Taylor  DF   2  12  17  10  21 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
G_Batistuta    FW   1   6   8  21  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Chadwick     FW   1   6   8  16  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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