Champions League 2011/2012

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
25	M. Becerra (GK)
23	F. Baloy		45'
5	A. Galindo	55'
27	J. Olvera
21	E. López		38'
69	L. García
7	J. Cárdenas
15	J. Toledo
65	J. Escoboza	67'	68'
9	C. Ochoa
29	J. Enríquez
Coach: B. Galindo

#	Player	Disciplinary
31	S. Ceus (GK)
3	D. Moor
22	M. Wynne
32	M. Comminges
27	K. Kimura
29	S. Palguta
4	J. Larentowicz	30'
15	W. Thompson	71'
16	R. LaBauex
21	C. Folan
10	M. Kandji
Coach: G. Smith

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
46	A. González for J. Enríquez 58'
49	C. Parra for C. Ochoa 66'
30	E. Morúa for E. López 76'

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
23	S. Nyassi for R. LaBauex 58'
14	O. Cummings for M. Kandji 62'
8	E. Ababio for M. Wynne 78'

Minute		Description
90' +4		Full time whistle blows and Santos run out 2-0 winners. Colorado must wait to see if the will progress to the quarter finals.
90' +1		Three minutes of additional time to this second half.
90'		Cummings slips the ball through to Thompson but he just can't get there in time as Santos get the all important challenge in.
87'		Baloy almost through on goal, this time Ceus makes a good block.
85'		Nyassi with another corner, this time Becerra punches clear for Santos.
83'		Corner kick to Colorado as they continue to pressure the Santos goal. Nyassi sends in the corner and a header is ballooned over the bar.
80'		Nyassi gets to the bi-line and his cut back is met by a Folan volley that is over Becerra's bar.
79'		Another corner kick to Santos to the far post, the ball eventually falls to Cárdenas and his effort is wide.
78'		E. Ababio enters the game and replaces M. Wynne.
76'		E. Morúa enters the game and replaces E. López.
76'		Colorado have a free kick in a promising position but Nyassi balloons the ball over the bar.

Minute		Description
72'		Another effort on goal from Santos, this time Ceus with a super save that results in a corner kick. The corner kick comes in and Ceus almost punches into his own net, Colorado with some desperate defending as they clear the ball.
71'		W. Thompson gets yellow.
71'		Thompson receives a yellow card for flattening his opponent.
68'		J. Escoboza gets yellow.
68'		Escoboza receives a yellow card for up-ending Larentowicz.
67'		J. Escoboza has scored a goal for Santos Laguna! Assist by C. Parra.
67'		Goal Santos. Another dent looking cross into the heart of the Colorado penalty area from Parra and Escoboza this time with a superb volley to make it 2-0 to Santos.
66'		C. Parra enters the game and replaces C. Ochoa.
64'		A lazy back pass from González almost lets in Thompson, Becerra scrambles off his line to make a clearance.
62'		O. Cummings enters the game and replaces M. Kandji.
60'		Ceus almost makes a hash of a simple catch, he spills it but manages to clear up field.
58'		A. González enters the game and replaces J. Enríquez.
58'		S. Nyassi enters the game and replaces R. LaBauex.
55'		A. Galindo has scored a goal for Santos Laguna!
55'		Goal Santos. A superb effort from Galindo. A low cross fizzes across the 18-yard box and Galindo's volley nestles into the bottom corner.
54'		A corner kick to Santos as they continue to pressure the Colorado Rapids in this second half. Ceus is again on hand and claims the corner well.
51'		Ceus palms a shot out into open play, good save from the 'Rapids' keeper.
50'		Free kick to Santos strikes the Colorado wall and the 'Rapids' can clear up field.
48'		Santos come out for the second half with a spring in their step. Cardenas has an effort that goes out for a goal kick.
46'		Colorado get the second half underway.
45' +2		The referee blows for half time and we have a stalemate at this juncture as both teams trudge off the pitch. All to play for in the second half.
45'		F. Baloy gets yellow.
45'		Baloy gets a yellow card for the tackle from behind on Kandji.
38'		E. López gets yellow.
38'		Colorado with a great chance from a free kick, Ochoa gets a yellow card for not moving back ten yards, Colorado unfortunately make a mess of the free kick and Santos can clear.
37'		At the other end Cárdenas has a chance for Santos, he cuts back inside his defender on the edge of the 18-yard box and tries to curl one past Ceus, it's too high and wide resulting in a goal kick.
35'		Another decent build up from Colorado ends with a neat cross that Folan heads over Becerra's bar.
32'		Corner kick taken short, chance of a cross finally from Santos to the back post and Cárdenas almost sneaks in with an effort. Goal kick.
31'		Free kick is sent in and cleared out for a corner kick.
30'		J. Larentowicz gets yellow.
30'		Larentowicz receives a yellow card after barging into López.
29'		Folan is clean through for Colorado, a Santos defender is closing in and the Rapid striker strikes his effort over the bar.
28'		A long throw in from Colorado is headed out to Larentowicz whose strike hits a Santos defender and the ball is cleared.
26'		First real chance to put a shot on target tonight, Enriquez will be disappointing with the effort.
25'		Enriquez gets in behind the Colorado defense and he somewhat rushes his shot as the ball balloons over Ceus' bar.
23'		The two number 15's come together in the middle and it's Toledo that comes off the worse. He dusts himself down and play continues.
20'		Toledo tries to storm through the Colorado defense but is thwarted by a decent defensive tackle.
14'		Colorado with some decent possession in these last few minutes. Santos content on soaking up the pressure at this juncture.
13'		Free kick to Colorado is disappointing from Kimura and the Santos defense clear with ease.
8'		Second effort to the near post and headed clear by the Colorado defense.
7'		Santos win the first corner of the night. Corner comes in and a big scramble in the 18-yard box that ends with a second corner.
4'		Santos already through to the quarter finals, Colorado could join them with a win tonight, any other result and they have to wait to see what happens in the other final group game.
3'		An early chance for Santos from outside the 18-yard box, Ceus makes a comfortable save down to his left.
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 the Colorado Rapids from the USA.

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	Santos Laguna	Colorado Rapids
Shots on goal	7	1
Shots wide	4	4
Fouls	12	7
Corner Kicks	4	1
Offsides	4	1
Possession	58%	42%

Champions League 2011/2012

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Santos Laguna

2 - 0

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