Champions League 2011/2012

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
1	M. Montes (GK)
15	A. Pacheco	36'
5	E. Aquino
20	O. Mejía		20'
16	R. Sánchez
7	J. Morán
17	L. Blanco
14	A. Flores
19	Á. Escobar
10	P. Suárez
9	Allan Kardeck
Coach: E. Portillo

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
31	S. Ceus (GK)		35'
34	T. Marshall
29	S. Palguta		30'
2	D. Earls		45'
26	M. Holody		37'
8	E. Ababio	31'
15	W. Thompson
16	R. LaBauex
5	J. Nane
12	Q. Amarikwa	49'
19	A. Akpan
Coach: G. Smith

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
12	E. Sánchez for J. Morán 54'		60'
53	M. Monterrosa for O. Mejía 78'

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
28	D. Armstrong for E. Ababio 62'
14	O. Cummings for A. Akpan 72'	77'	88'
10	M. Kandji for Q. Amarikwa 90'

Minute		Description
90' +5		The full-time whistle sounds, and it's a big 3-1 victory for Colorado Rapids that takes them into second place in Group B, a point ahead of Metapán and two in front of Real España.
90' +3		Suárez has a path in after a miscue by Nane, but his shot is deflected and into the arms of Ceus.
90' +2		The ball squirts around in the Colorado box, but it's cleared for a corner. The delivery by Suárez is poor and the visitors are able to clear their lines.
90' +1		Colorado make their final change as Macoumba Kandji replaces Amarikwa. The fourth official then signals that four minutes will be added on to the match.
90'		M. Kandji enters the game and replaces Q. Amarikwa.
90'		Late corner here for the hosts as they try to find a way back, but the service is poor and right into the hands of Ceus.
88'		O. Cummings gets yellow.
88'		Another free kick on the right for Metapán, and again Pacheco serves it in but over the bar. At the other end, Cummings is flagged for offside and then booked for kicking the ball after the whistle.
86'		Big save by Montes after a huge defensive lapse keeps the game alive. Another bouncing ball finds its way though to Cummings, who draws out Montes before laying off to the top for LaBauex. The drive is stopped nicely by Montes, though.
84'		Colorado, now leading by two goals, really beginning to pile in numbers behind the ball in order to preserve what would be an invaluable three points on the road.
83'		Another long ball forward on the counter connects with Amarikwa, but Aquino does well to retreat and clear.
82'		Big free kick effort by Flores is turned aside by Ceus for a corner. The ensuing corner is cleared.

Minute		Description
80'		Monterroza immediately gets into the fray with a turning shot on his left boot at the top of the area, but Ceus gets low to make the save.
78'		M. Monterrosa enters the game and replaces O. Mejía.
78'		Metapán immediately respond with a change as Marvin Monterroza replaces Mejía.
77'		O. Cummings has scored a goal for Colorado Rapids! Assist by M. Holody.
77'		Goal Colorado, and the visitors are now 3-1 up on the counterattack through the sub Cummings. Holody sends a deep forward from the back, and Cummings times his run perfectly to stay onside, control and slot past the keeper with no one near him.
75'		Flores does well to get off a cross while being pinned down by both Earls and Armstrong, but the ball is over the end line for a goal kick.
74'		Free kick from the left is deflected in the area, but Colorado are again able to clear with no shot getting through to goal.
72'		O. Cummings enters the game and replaces A. Akpan.
72'		Second change for Colorado as Omar Cummings enters the attack in place of Akpan.
69'		A win tonight would vault Colorado into second place ahead of Metapán, but a victory for the hosts would seem them into the last eight.
66'		Another shot from distance by the hosts, and again the ball sails high. The chances are limited to 20 yards and beyond at the moment.
64'		Ceus down needing a bit of treatment as play is stopped.
62'		D. Armstrong enters the game and replaces E. Ababio.
62'		First sub for Colorado as goalscorer Ababio is replaced by David Armstrong.
60'		E. Sánchez gets yellow.
60'		Second yellow for Metapán as Edwin Sánchez goes into the book for chopping down Ross LaBauex from behind.
58'		Pacheco from long range is off the mark. A lot of those opportunities tonight by Metapán, but none have managed to hit the target.
56'		Allan flashes one across the face of goal from the right, but there is no one on the other end to meet up with the pass. Goal kick for Ceus.
54'		E. Sánchez enters the game and replaces J. Morán.
54'		Amarikwa tries to control at the top of the area for Colorado, but the ball skips up onto his arm, and the whistle goes against him. Meanwhile, Edwin Sánchez replaces Morán for the hosts.
53'		Free kick from the right is swung in by Pacheco, but the ball squirts wide of the far post.
52'		Ababio sends in a deep cross from the right seeking out Akpan, but Montes is out to gather.
49'		Q. Amarikwa has scored a goal for Colorado Rapids!
49'		Goal Colorado and it's Amarikwa to give the visitors the lead. A defensive header only gets as far as Amarikwa at the top of the area, and his volley is partially stopped by Montes, but the ball rolls beyond the keeper and into the net.
48'		Free kick to the hosts as Ababio charges in late on Jorge Luis Morán.
47'		No substitutions for either side at the interval.
46'		The teams have switched ends and the match is back under way.
45' +3		The whistle sounds on a very eventful first half. The second promises to be just as tense.
45' +2		Nearly the second for the hosts, but a volley by Allan in wide open space goes crashing off the bar.
45' +1		D. Earls gets yellow.
45' +1		A foul is whistled against Earls in the middle of the pitch, and he's booked only after talking back to the referee.
45'		Two minutes of added time in the first half.
42'		Metapán piling on the pressure as the half wears on, trying to get a lead before halftime.
40'		Flores looks to get on the end of a looping ball from the right, but the flag is up for offside.
38'		And now a booking for Michael Holody for kicking the ball after the play was blown dead. Holody pleads his case that he never heard the whistle, but it's to no avail.
37'		M. Holody gets yellow.
36'		A. Pacheco has scored a goal for Metapán!
36'		Goal Metapán as they convert the set piece with Alfredo Pacheco slamming home inside the near post.
35'		S. Ceus gets yellow.
35'		Ceus is booked for violating the six-second rule of not disposing of the ball, and Castro has awarded a rare indirect free-kick inside the Colorado area.
32'		That goal by Ababio ended a run of 226 minutes without a goal allowed at home by Metapán in the Champions League.
31'		E. Ababio has scored a goal for Colorado Rapids! Assist by Q. Amarikwa.
31'		Goal to Colorado and against the run of play the visitors are in front through Eddie Ababio. Amarikwa comes forward and passes wide to a charging Ababio who controls with his shot and then lofts a shot into the left-hand corner.
30'		S. Palguta gets yellow.
30'		Harsh challenge from behind on Suárez earns Scott Palguta the visitors' first booking of the night.
29'		Corner served in by Thompson is better this time, but after a couple of deflections, Miguel Montes is able to gather and clear.
26'		Corner for Colorado on the far side but it is low and poorly taken by Wells Thompson. Metapán embark on a counter, but Flores' shot is deflected behind by Ceus.
23'		Another long-distance drive for the hosts, this time off the left boot of Allan, flies high over the bar.
20'		O. Mejía gets yellow.
20'		Yellow card to Omar Mejía of Metapán for a late challenge on Quincy Amarikwa.
19'		Great cross from the right side by Flores just misses the sliding Allan in the center. The Brazilian wasn't too far away from latching onto that one.
17'		Blanco tries his luck from 35 yards out, but he only manages to send the ball soaring high.
16'		One good chance apiece thus far in the half with Akpan coming close for Colorado and Blanco forcing a good save for Metapán.
13'		Near miss for Colorado as Akpan gets in behind the defense chasing Nane's lofted ball, but the shot drags wide of the far post.
12'		The service on the corner is poor, however, and Colorado are able to easily clear.
11'		Corner to Metapán as Andrés Flores wins it against Danny Earls in the right corner.
9'		Metapán press forward, but eventually the ball trickles out for a goal kick.
8'		Plenty of back and forth in the early stages of this match as each side jockeys to get the upper hand.
6'		Bit of a stoppage as Joseph Nane has to trot off with a knock.
4'		Ceus caught way off his line as Allan races forward and dribbles around the keeper, but the striker is unable to get the shot through as Ceus recovers.
3'		And at the other end, Steward Ceus has to make a good save as Paolo Blanco's cross is fiercely headed at goal by Lester Blanco.
2'		Cross from the right finds the head of Andre Akpan in the center, but the ball sails over the bar.
1'		Raúl Castro of Honduras is the match referee and he gets the match under way.
		Good evening to all and welcome to this crucial Group B tie in the CONCACAF Champions League between Isidro Metapán of El Salvador and Colorado Rapids of the USA. Metapán sit in second in the group on six points while Colorado are two points further back with just two matches to play. A win for either would position them well for a spot in the last eight, but it should be a tense encounter.

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	Metapán	Colorado Rapids
Shots on goal	15	5
Shots wide	15	4
Fouls	8	21
Corner Kicks	9	4
Offsides	10	9
Possession	56%	44%

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