Champions League 2011/2012

#	Player	Goals
25	M. Becerra (GK)
5	A. Galindo
20	O. Mares
19	R. Figueroa
27	J. Olvera
21	E. López
69	L. García
15	J. Toledo
65	J. Escoboza
9	C. Ochoa
29	J. Enríquez	28'
Coach: D. Cocca

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
22	M. Macias (GK)
19	J. Calderón
13	M. Martínez
29	S. Bica	51'
21	D. Tejeda
23	E. Delgado	42'
8	J. Rodríguez		79'
7	M. Martínez
20	A. Mejía
10	C. Martínez
11	L. Lobo
Coach: M. Zanabria

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
13	C. Suárez for J. Olvera 69'	74'
46	A. González for J. Escoboza 74'		87'
8	J. Rodriguez for J. Toledo 78'

#	Player	Goals
17	A. Lalin for L. Lobo 52'	68'
	J. Puerto for C. Martínez 65'
4	H. Colón for J. Calderón 81'

Minute		Description
90' +3		Referee blows for full time and Santos win an entertaining encounter 3-2.
90' +2		Mario Martínez curls in a cross, too close to Becerra and Santos clear up field.
90' +1		Three minutes of added time are being held up by the fourth official. Full steam ahead for Real.
89'		Corner kick to Santos taken out wide by Suárez resulting in open play.
87'		A. González gets yellow.
87'		Santos' González receives a soft yellow card for kicking the ball away when a free kick was awarded.
86'		García breaks free and and has Macias to beat but sends his effort wide.
85'		A bending cross into the Real area goes unnoticed by the Santos forwards and the ball is cleared up field.
81'		H. Colón enters the game and replaces J. Calderón.
81'		Just under ten minutes left in this cracking Concacaf Champions league group match. Thrilling stuff in Mexico.
79'		J. Rodríguez gets yellow.
78'		J. Rodriguez enters the game and replaces J. Toledo.
78'		Santos have the ball in the net but the referee blows for off side.

Minute		Description
77'		Real almost grab an equalizer as a diving header almost sneaks under Becerra.
74'		A. González enters the game and replaces J. Escoboza.
		C. Suárez has scored a goal for Santos Laguna!
		Goal Santos. What an absolute peach of a goal from Suárez. He powers across the Real 18-yard box and unleashes an unstoppable shot into the top corner. Great strike from the Ecuadorian.
71'		In-swinging corner from Real races across the Santos area with players scrambling for a touch. Santos survive and the ball is cleared up field.
70'		Real España with their tails up and fancy themselves here for a positive result tonight. the game is anybodies at this juncture.
69'		C. Suárez enters the game and replaces J. Olvera.
68'		A. Lalin has scored a goal for Real España!
68'		Goal Real. Lalin latches onto a ball over the top of the Santos defense and he slots past a diving Becerra.
65'		J. Puerto enters the game and replaces C. Martínez.
63'		Corner kick to Santos to the top of the 6-yard box. A defensive header is volleyed back over Macias' bar from Olvera.
60'		A Real free kick is sent in and Ochoa's defensive header is almost goal bound and Real win a corner. Rodríguez meets the corner on the near post but it's wide and Becerra clears up field from a goal kick.
57'		Free kick to Real from 20-yards out in a central position. Mario Martínez strikes a beauty that is palmed superbly onto the cross bar, Bica needs to nod into an open net on the rebound but instead sends his header over the bar. Mind boggling stuff.
54'		Mejía with an effort from 30-yards that fizzes past Becerra's post.
52'		A. Lalin enters the game and replaces L. Lobo.
51'		S. Bica is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
51'		Goal Santos. Strangest own goal. Cross comes into the 18-yard area and falls to Bica who toe pokes it into the top corner. Real players stand with hands on hips, Santos players reel away in joy.
50'		Real on the attack and a cross to the back post finds Mario Martínez, he can only just keep the ball in play and Becerra collects.
47'		Enriquez for Santos breaks clear of the Real defense and his effort is just over Macias' bar.
46'		Second half gets underway.
45' +1		Half time whistle blows and all square here in this opening Group B opener.
42'		E. Delgado has scored a goal for Real España! Assist by M. Martínez.
42'		Goal Real España. Mario Martínez with a free kick that he squares across the Santos goal and Delgado is there to put the ball away in fine style.
39'		Some sloppy defending from Real almost lets in Santos. The Hondurans re-group and clear the danger.
37'		Escoboza from Santos has some work done on a dislodged contact lens. Some water and a decent looking sponging down and the Mexican is back up and running.
36'		The Hondurans have some thinking to do at half time. Not much punch up front and will be desperate to avoid defeat in this group opener.
32'		Just under fifteen minutes to this first half and the home side hold a slender lead after a muted first half thus far.
28'		J. Enríquez has scored a goal for Santos Laguna!
28'		Goal Santos. Ochoa strides into the penalty area and tries to curl one past Macias, the keeper palms his save into the path of Enriquez for the simplest of tap-ins.
27'		The game chugging along at a relatively slow pace. No shots on goal worth mentioning at this juncture. Real with the slight edge on possession.
25'		Ochoa wins a free kick for Santos in mid-field. The ball is floated toward the edge of the 18-yard area and headed clear.
19'		Olvera sends in a teasing ball across the face of the Real box, no one following up though and the danger is cleared.
17'		The referee blows for off side on Ochoa of Santos. The big man has been caught a few times in a well drilled Real defense.
14'		No solid clear cut chances from both sides thus far. Still Real top the possession statistics though.
12'		The Real captain Mejía strides up for a 30-yard effort that sails over Becerra's bar.
8'		Rodríguez finds Martinez with his back to the Santos defense. His first time effort is wide of Becerra's left post.
5'		Real España with some decent possession in these opening minutes. A speculative effort from a full 40-yards trundles through to Becerra.
2'		Real España earn the first free kick of the night, wasted though as the effort is straight into the arms of Becerra
1'		Santos get the first half underway.
		Welcome to Estadio Nuevo Corona, Torreón for tonight’s coverage of the Concacaf Champions League Group B match between Santos Laguna from Mexico and Real España from Honduras. Your referee for tonight’s encounter is Walter Quesada from Costa Rica.

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	Santos Laguna	Real España
Shots on goal	6	4
Shots wide	3	4
Fouls	10	6
Corner Kicks	2	2
Offsides	6	1
Possession	54%	46%

Champions League 2011/2012

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