Champions League 2011/2012

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
1	A. Anzola (GK)
3	L. Moreno	76'	82'
22	C. Rodríguez
8	L. Parris
26	R. Herrera
6	J. Pérez
11	J. Barrera
10	G. Ríos
15	M. Sánchez
12	A. Gallardo
9	D. Canali
Coach: J. Cubilla

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
30	M. Kočić (GK)		55'
20	T. Harden
3	A. Iro		20'
27	R. Eckersley		31'
6	J. de Guzmán	24'	90'
25	D. Borman
15	M. Stinson		45'
14	D. Koevermans
9	R. Johnson	21'
70	P. Marosevic
7	J. Plata
Coach: A. Winter

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
4	M. Vargas for G. Ríos 33'
5	T. Pérez for A. Gallardo 35'
16	V. Mendieta Jr for D. Canali 64'

#	Player	Disciplinary
32	D. Robinson for A. Iro 37'
5	A. Morgan for M. Stinson 46'
19	M. Yourassowsky for D. Koevermans 58'	81'

Minute		Description
90' +6		Referee blows for full time and Toronto hang on for a terrific opening Group C result.
90' +4		Free kick into the 18-yard box and a deft header is inches wide of Kočić's post.
90' +3		Plata breaks away and Toronto have a man advantage, Plata tries his luck with a curling effort that is wide.
90' +2		Tauro with another corner as the pressure mounts. Low corner kick to near post cleared up field by Toronto.
90' +1		J. de Guzmán gets yellow.
90' +1		De Guzmán brings down his opponent to stop a good looking break away attack from Tauro.
90'		Corner kick to Tauro is sent in and Toronto head clear.
87'		Corner kick to Tauro is sent in and Kočić makes a hash of the catch as Morgan swipes the ball clear.
86'		Just under five minutes for Toronto to hang on this precious lead in this Group C opener.
82'		L. Moreno gets yellow.
82'		Moreno receives a yellow card for chopping down Eckersley.
81'		M. Yourassowsky gets yellow.
81'		Plata receives a yellow card for arguing with the referee after conceding a foul.

Minute		Description
77'		Took an age for that penalty kick to be taken. Toronto coach Winter sent to the stands for arguing with the fourth official.
76'		Penalty goal scored by L. Moreno for Tauro!
76'		Moreno sends Kočić the wrong way and Tauro are back in this game.
73'		Penalty to Tauro as De Guzmán brings down his opponent in the area.
72'		Free kick to Tauro is tapped square and a decent long distance effort has Kočić scrambling to his left to save.
69'		Borman sends in a free kick to the back post, Johnson heads past Anzola, but the off side flag is raised and the goal chalked off.
66'		Free kick to Tauro again right on the edge of the Toronto area. The free kick is lined up and blasted over Kočić's bar.
65'		Tauro with a free kick taken by Parris, Kočić with an unconvincing punch clear.
64'		V. Mendieta Jr enters the game and replaces D. Canali.
60'		Group C kicked off last evening with a stunning FC Dallas 1-0 victory over Pumas. The first time an MLS club has won any match on Mexican soil.
58'		M. Yourassowsky enters the game and replaces D. Koevermans.
55'		M. Kočić gets yellow.
55'		Kočić receives a yellow card for time wasting.
54'		Corner to Tauro is headed out by Johnson and the shot comes in and deflected for a second corner. Barrera is completely unmarked on the back post from the second corner and his header is directed wide.
50'		Toronto qualified for the group stages tonight after beating Real Estelí 4-2 on aggregate in the preliminary round.
47'		First corner of the second half falls to Tauro, good defending from Toronto clears the danger.
46'		A. Morgan enters the game and replaces M. Stinson.
46'		Tauro get the second half underway.
45' +3		Half time whistle blows and Toronto in full control of this match. Tauro with a lot more work to do in the second half if they are to get anything out of this game.
45' +2		Corner kick to Tauro is swung in and a header on target is collected by Kočić.
45' +1		M. Stinson gets yellow.
45' +1		Stinson receives a yellow card for barging over his opponent.
45'		Barrera for Tauro has an effort from distance that is high over Kočić's bar.
42'		Tauro free kick is sent into the Toronto area and Johnson heads clear.
38'		Tauro break forward and Kočić is caught in no mans land as a Tauro forward chips in an effort, Eckersley is there though to head the ball off the line.
37'		D. Robinson enters the game and replaces A. Iro.
35'		T. Pérez enters the game and replaces A. Gallardo.
33'		M. Vargas enters the game and replaces G. Ríos.
32'		Eckersley receives a yellow for a late challenge.
31'		R. Eckersley gets yellow.
30'		Kočić makes a hash of a routine catch that has Tauro scurrying around the penalty area for any scraps. Toronto hold firm though and clear up field.
28'		The Central Americans in deep trouble here on home soil as the thirty minute mark approaches.
24'		J. de Guzmán has scored a goal for Toronto!
23'		Goal Toronto. More poor defending from Tauro, J. de Guzmán picks the ball up midfield and as the Tauro defense backs off he shoots and beats Anzola from 25-yards.
21'		R. Johnson has scored a goal for Toronto!
21'		Goal Toronto. An absolute howler of a clearance from the Tauro defense lets in Johnson and he slots past Anzola with aplomb.
20'		A. Iro gets yellow.
20'		Andy Iro receives a yellow card for a studs up challenge. The big man will be disappointing with that challenge.
18'		First corner of the night goes to Tauro. It's an out swinger that is met by a solid Toronto defensive header.
15'		Important for Tauro to get something out of this game tonight on home soil, difficult group for the Panamanians to be in.
14'		A long throw in from Tauro causes problems in the Toronto defense as the Panamanians first shot on goal is blocked.
12'		De Guzmán lines up an effort from a full 30-yards that only troubles the patrons in the upper stands.
10'		Johnson sends in a teasing ball across the Tauro 6-yard box and Koevermans almost gets the important touch. Toronto go close there to the opening goal.
9'		Toronto looking sharp in these opening minutes, Plato the standout player thus far. Good start from the Canadians.
7'		Plata rolls the ball around Anzola in the Tauro goal and his strike is into the side netting.
6'		A tight opening period to this Group C encounter, Toronto winning the possession stakes at this juncture.
4'		Cubilla, the Tauro coach pacing up and down on the side lines early, looking fit as a fiddle i might add.
1'		Toronto get the first half underway.
		Welcome to Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez, Ciudad de Panamá for tonight’s coverage of the Concacaf Champions League Group C match between Tauro from Panama and Toronto from Canada (MLS).

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	Tauro	Toronto
Shots on goal	10	7
Shots wide	12	3
Fouls	15	23
Corner Kicks	10	2
Offsides	1	3
Possession	59%	41%

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