Champions League 2011/2012

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
30	J. Paredes (GK)		74'
4	E. Martínez		17'
13	C. Castrillo
31	A. Machado
14	Rafael Morales
6	C. Mejía
22	R. Gómez		41'
99	M. Ciani		86'
17	T. Montepeque
9	A. Trigueros
8	C. Ramírez	45'
Coach: I. Sopegno

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
1	J. Orozco (GK)
15	J. Basanta
2	S. Meza
5	D. Chavez
6	H. Morales
29	E. Guevara
17	J. Zavala
20	W. Ayoví
33	M. Piñón
11	S. Santana
13	A. Carreño
Coach: V. Vucetich

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
5	E. Morales for T. Montepeque 72'
20	H. Sandoval for C. Mejía 72'
29	J. Aparicio for M. Ciani 90'

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
26	H. Suazo for E. Guevara 55'
9	A. de Nigris for M. Piñón 55'
18	N. Cardozo for A. Carreño 67'

Minute		Description
90' +7		And that is it. A great win for Comunicaciones over title holders Monterrey to put them on six points in Group D. They will be three behind Seattle, who won 2-1 at Herediano this evening. Monterrey, meanwhile, looked a shell of the side that won the competition last year, and they will have work to do to qualify for the quarterfinals.
90' +5		Free kick to Monterrey on the left as Santana is pulled back.
90' +3		Corner taken by Monterrey is caught by Paredes, and a foul allows the clearance.
90' +2		J. Aparicio enters the game and replaces M. Ciani.
90' +2		Trying to milk the clock a bit, Comunicaciones make a change with Jorge Aparicio replacing Ciani.
90'		Corner comes in and is headed high and over. Goal kick for Paredes. Also, six minutes to be added on.
89'		Comunicaciones have kept the ball entirely in the Monterrey half for the last few minutes. But Monterrey finally respond by winning a corner.
88'		Ciani takes a free kick directly on target, and Orozco does well to push it over the bar.
87'		Yellow card to Ciani for a bit of time-wasting.
86'		M. Ciani gets yellow.
84'		Zavala is offside near the corner flag, and Comunicaciones can again clear their lines. The flag has not been kind to Monterrey thoroughout this second half.

Minute		Description
82'		Monterrey can't seem to get the ball out of their own half, and Comunicaciones doing a great job of serving it back down the pitch whenever possible.
80'		Just ten minutes and stoppage time remain. Monterrey still trailing and they could be in real danger in this group if they fail to take points here.
78'		First meaningful touch for Suazo since coming on, but the big striker can only lash a half-volley wide of the target.
75'		While Paredes is tended to, the influential Montepeque comes off to be replaced by Hernán Sandoval. And once to his feet, the referee shows him a yellow. Aguilar feels he was being a bit theatrical with that one.
74'		J. Paredes gets yellow.
73'		As the teams prepare for the corner, Paredes suddenly goes down in the six-yard box. Looks like he and De Nigris may have gotten together there.
72'		E. Morales enters the game and replaces C. Mejía.
72'		H. Sandoval enters the game and replaces T. Montepeque.
71'		De Nigris hits a turning shot wide, but it took a deflection and Monterrey have a corner.
70'		Twenty minutes to go, and Monterrey still need a goal to get some kind of result here. In the other Group D match, Seattle have gone back ahead 2-1 thanks to Fredy Montero's second of the match. If that results holds, Seattle would stay top on maximum points.
69'		Final sub now for the visitors as the manager Vucetich inserts Neri Cardozo for Carreño.
67'		N. Cardozo enters the game and replaces A. Carreño.
67'		The intensity is picking up in Guatemala City and the referee is having a chat with several players in an effort to keep tensions from boiling over.
65'		Montepeque has a crack at goal from distance, but the effort lacked direction and went well off the mark.
63'		Monterrey settling back into a possession groove, but the last ball seems to lack the proper touch. They have yet to trouble Paredes thus far in the second half.
60'		Good ball through the left side finds de Nigris in the area, but he is unable to get a shot off on target.
59'		Montepeque drives in a low cross from the right side, but Orozco is able to gather it at the near post.
57'		Shot by Carreño from the right drags wide of the far post.
55'		H. Suazo enters the game and replaces E. Guevara.
		A. de Nigris enters the game and replaces M. Piñón.
		Subs now for Monterrey. Humberto Suazo and Aldo de Nigris come on to boost the visitors' attack as Guevara and Piñón give way.
53'		Meanwhile, in the other group game, Herediano also scored just before halftime to draw level at 1-1 against Seattle.
50'		Monterrey seem just a slight bit rattled from that late first-half goal by Ramírez. Comunicaciones look the brighter of the sides starting out in this second term.
47'		Crazy sequence that nearly leads to a second for the hosts. Trigueros' corner was punched aside by Orozco, but a rifle shot from the right by Martínez forced a big save out of the keeper.
46'		Aguilar blows the whistle and the second half is now under way.
45' +2		There is the halftime whistle, and what a flourish right at the end for the home side. Monterrey will need to turn it up in the second half if they want to avoid a second straight group-stage defeat.
45'		C. Ramírez has scored a goal for Comunicaciones! Assist by T. Montepeque.
45'		Goal Comunicaciones, and the hosts have the lead against the run of play. Montepeque receives a long ball on the right, and his quick cross finds Ramírez cutting in front of Guevara to finish into the far corner. Stunning work right before halftime.
42'		Second yellow of the match for Comunicaciones as Rigoberto Gómez comes in from behind to get in the book.
41'		R. Gómez gets yellow.
40'		The free kick comes in, and Paredes vacates the net. But Carreño manages to get a head to it only to see the ball flash just wide of the post.
39'		Free kick on the right side to Monterrey as Ciani brings down Zavala. The ball will be just a few yards inside the touchline.
36'		Another counterattack, and again it's Montepeque. This time he turns inside onto his left boot, but the shot is right at Orozco.
34'		Drive from distance by Morales was likely slicing wide, but the goalkeeper Paredes made sure to slap it away.
32'		The Comunicaciones defense has done quite well to stifle the Monterrey attack from all angles. This time, a stop in the middle leads to a break the other way with Montepeque, but the striker slices his shot wide of the target.
29'		Montepeque finally gets a bit of space to run on the right side, but his cross to the center is cut out by Orozco.
28'		The winner of this game - should there be one - would be well-positioned for the second half of the group stage. Failure to win for either of these teams could allow Seattle to gain ground at the head of the pack.
26'		The free kick is a great effort from a sharp angle by Carreño, but it just goes over top of the bar.
25'		Free kick coming for Monterrey as Darvin Chávez is impeded by Martínez just off to the left of the area.
23'		Monterrey certainly enjoying the bulk of the possession at the moment, but Piñón's shot earlier has been the only true chance on target so far in the game.
21'		Castrillo takes the free kick, but his effort sails high and never troubles Orozco.
20'		Free kick in a dangerous spot for the hosts as Morales trips up Montepeque 25 yards out.
18'		First booking of the match is for Comunicaciones as Edgard Martínez clips down Carreño near midfield.
17'		E. Martínez gets yellow.
17'		Long left-footed drive from the captain Basanta, but it's right into the arms of Paredes.
16'		Zavala plays the ball up the left side for Ayoví, but Adolfo Machado did well to jump in front and clear.
15'		No real rhythm to this match quite yet. Both sides seem to be lacking a certain fluidity in attack.
13'		In the other game in this section, group leaders Seattle Sounders have a 1-0 lead at Herediano early on.
11'		Great effort by Piñón and well-saved by Juan Paredes. Piñón hit a slow, curling shot from the left that could have been headed for the bottom corner, but Paredes stretched out to parry the ball away.
10'		Nothing doing on the set piece, and off an ensuing corner kick the keeper Jonathan Orozco is able to clear.
9'		Free kick on the left for Comunicaciones as Carlos Ramírez is hauled down by Eduardo Guevara.
7'		The corner nearly pays off as Walter Ayoví's outswinger finds the head of Jesús Zavala, but the ball is over the top.
6'		Corner to Monterrey as Darío Carreño wins it in the area. The home fans are not pleased with that decision.
5'		Ambitious shot on the left by Tránsito Montepeque for the hosts, but the ball drifts high.
3'		Marvin Piñón goes down for Monterrey in his own half, and the ball is played out so he can receive a bit of attention.
1'		Joel Aguilar of El Salvador is the referee, and his whistle gets the match under way.
		Good evening to all and welcome to coverage of this CONCACAF Champions League Group D match between home side Comunicaciones of Guatemala and reigning competition champions Monterrey. The two sides are level on three points and trailing leaders Seattle Sounders. Comunicaciones beat Herediano 2-0 on Matchday 2 while Monterrey were stunned at home, 1-0, by Seattle. These two teams will look to keep pace with the MLS side and it should be an intriguing match at Estadio Cementos Progreso.

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	Comunicaciones	Monterrey
Shots on goal	6	0
Shots wide	1	4
Fouls	4	3
Corner Kicks	3	3
Offsides	0	1
Possession	48%	52%

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