Champions League 2009/2010

Minute		Description
90' +4		There is the final whistle and it is a massive win for W Connection, in impressive style. They keep up their hopes of advancing to the final eight.
90' +2		Gallardo is given a yellow card, but it doesn't stop the fantastic Fana Frias from sparking another drive into the area. Guerra, though, is able to deal with it.
90' +1		W Connection make their final change as Eder Arias replaces Hector.
90'		E. Arias enters the game and replaces H. Hector.
		C. Gallardo gets yellow.
		Montepeque shoots weakly from the right, and it's again out for a goal kick as we enter the final minute of normal time.
89'		Viveros is taken out by the visitors, replaced by Keryn Navarro.
88'		K. Navarro enters the game and replaces C. Viveros.
88'		W Connection take it into the corner to kill time, and they'll waste more with a sub.
87'		Candia crosses in from the right, but it goes across goal and out of play harmlessly.
86'		Dominant spell here from the home side, but it is likely too little far too late.
84'		Free kick for Comunicaciones 25 yards out on the right, but the ball swung in to the back post, looking for Pezzarossi, is off the mark. A few moments later, Comunicaciones are denied by the bar with a shot from the top of the area.
83'		Free kick in the defensive half for W Connection as Aguillera goes down under a challenge from Marquez.

Minute		Description
82'		The Guatemalans pressing hard, but Fonseca is denied by another sliding W Connection defender.
81'		Comunicaciones win a corner in the last 10 minutes here, but it comes to nothing. Goal kick for Williams.
79'		Likely game over with that one from the Dominican. He has been outstanding tonight, the home side's defense yet to come up with a solution for him.
78'		First sub for the visitors as the influential Bartholemew comes off for Gerrard Williams.
77'		Gerard Williams enters the game and replaces M. Bartholemew.
77'		Goal for W Connection and it's the hat-trick for Fana Frias! Bartholemew with his third assist of the night as he plays Fana Frias into the area, where he blasts a shot inside the far post.
76'		J. Faña has scored a goal for W Connection! Assist by M. Bartholemew.
75'		Another chance missed by Bartholemew. A cross by Fana Frias comes in from the right, and the striker can't quite control before sailing a shot over the top.
74'		Fana Frias chases down the ball, marked by Díaz, but he is able to send in a cross for Bartholemew. Guerra, however, is able to cut it out.
72'		The home side are pushing hard here, but time is working against them.
71'		Williams is finally called on to make a save, but the shot lacked teeth.
69'		D. Pezzarossi enters the game and replaces L. Bradley.
69'		Second sub for the home side as Thompson is replaced by Dwight Pezzarossi.
68'		Comunicaciones with a better spell of possession, but they have failed to test Williams thus far in the second half.
67'		Another long ball forward by Comunicaciones is too long and out for a goal kick to Williams. The fans are beginning to get a bit restless.
66'		Gómez puts it into the area for Montepeque, but his touch is poor and he loses control. It comes back to Soto on the left, but his cross is cleared.
64'		Fonseca tries to play in a ball into the area, but Cupid cuts it out and sparks a break the other way.
63'		Long ball forward by Nickcolson Thomas looks for Fana Frias, but it's just a bit too strong. Comunicaciones now make their first switch as Morales is taken off in place of Manuel Soto.
62'		M. Soto enters the game and replaces E. Morales.
62'		Shot by Bartholemew is wide. W Connection pressing for yet another.
61'		Montepeque crosses in, but it seems hapless as there is no one on the other end.
59'		The Guatemalans trying to press down the left, but the W Connection defenders are with them step for step. One hour played, and time will begin being a 12th man for W Connection.
57'		Comunicaciones will really have to press now, trailing by two, and you have to think manager Julio César González will go to his bench soon.
55'		A. Trigueros enters the game and replaces J. Márquez.
55'		Goal for W Connection! And another for Fana Frias! Bartholemew touches one into the center for the Dominican, who unleashes a shot from 20 yards that may have taken a slight deflection off Gallardo on its way in.
54'		Renato Pereira gets yellow.
		J. Faña has scored a goal for W Connection! Assist by M. Bartholemew.
		Yellow for Pereira.
52'		Comunicaciones can't seem to gain possession now, something they had no trouble doing in the first half. Meanwhile, on the sidelines, Fana Frias appears in a bit of pain, and he is pleading with the physios to get him back on the pitch.
51'		Fana Frias is down again, this time requiring the stretcher to take him off.
49'		The crowd has been stunned here in Guatemala, but both sides deserved one, and it's the islanders to strike first.
47'		Goal for W Connection! Bartholemew slides in a pass for Fana Frias, and the Dominican eludes Carlos Gallardo before sliding a shot beneath a sliding Guerra, who could only get a piece of it.
46'		J. Faña has scored a goal for W Connection! Assist by M. Bartholemew.
46'		The second half is under way.
45' +3		There's the half-time whistle. Both sides with great chances in the half. Comunicaciones seemed to control the beginning and end of the half, but W Connection looked dangerous in the middle portion. A great second half is in store in Guatemala. Keep your browser right here for all the action.
45' +2		Gómez plays it forward into space, but Pereira is there to play it out for a throw. A few moments later, Díaz attempts to catch Williams off his line from 50 yards out, and he does not miss it high by very much.
45' +1		Two minutes added on.
45'		Fana Frias goes down in the area. There's a half-shout for a penalty, but Quesada has nothing of it. Goal kick for Guerra.
44'		Fonseca tries to link up with Montepeque at the top of the area, but he is surrounded by four green shirts of W Connection, and dispossessed.
43'		Deep throw in for W Connection as Díaz plays it out in front of Fana Frias.
42'		Foul in the attacking third by Fonseca kills off a spell of pressure for Comunicaciones.
41'		Montepeque takes another shot from the top of the area, but it is deflected on its way into the arms of Williams.
40'		Fana Frias serves a pass out to the right for Hector, but the attacker's shot drags across the face of goal and out for a goal kick.
38'		The resulting free kick from 25 yards is curled around the wall by Hector, but a diving Guerra knocks it away from the corner. Nice save. The corner, however, is low and is cleared with no trouble.
37'		First yellow card of the match issued by Quesada as Fredy Thompson is booked for a foul from behind on Fana Frias.
36'		F. Thompson gets yellow.
36'		Great save by Williams! A shot by Márquez from the top of the area is dealt with nicely by the W Connection goalkeeper.
35'		A cross in to the back post by Thompson is headed clear.
34'		Free kick whistled for at the center circle as Bartholomew brings down Morales.
33'		Hector centers to the top of the area, but Morales is the only one around and he clears for Comunicaciones.
32'		The fans at Estadio Cementos Progreso are dancing and creating quite the festive atmosphere. Both sides have had chances to open the scoring, but so far the scoreboard still reads zeros.
31'		Comunicaciones pressure from the right as Thompson crosses into the area, but the defense easily clears.
29'		Another close call from distance by Isidro Candia, but the shot sails agonizingly wide of Williams' right-hand post.
28'		Thompson breaks into the area after a nice one-two with Montepeque, but his weak shot is stopped low by Williams.
27'		Fana Frias wins a free kick in the center of the pitch after a foul from Sebastián Díaz. Hector's free kick is swung in, but taken by Guerra.
26'		Long ball forward tries to pick out Fana Frias, but it's taken by Guerra.
25'		Viveros sends in a cross from the cross, but it is over everyone, and Márquez shepherds it out for a Comunicaciones throw.
23'		The man from the Dominican Republic, Fana Frias, flies through the center and shoots on goal but is saved by Guerra. Quickly, Comunicaciones break the other way and Fonseca drags a shot wide of a sprawling Williams. Back and forth action here in Guatemala.
22'		Fonseca crosses into the area, but it's cleared by Joseph.
21'		Much better stuff here from the visitors, as their pace is beginning to trouble Comunicaciones just a bit.
20'		What a chance missed by W Connection! Fana Frias broke into the area on the and crossed to the back post for a wide open Renato Pereira, but the Brazilian missed the net high.
19'		Corner won by W Connection for their first of the match. Hector's outswinger is easily headed clear.
17'		Foul in the center circle by Hector against Fonseca.
16'		At the other end, Fredy Thompson takes a crack from inside the area, but has it blocked out for a corner. Fonseca's corner finds the head of Erwin Morales in the center of the area, but he puts it high. So close for the home side.
15'		W Connection have won a few free kicks in the open field, but the ball always seems to find its way back into their defensive half. Great pressure from the home side.
14'		Another long distance shot from Comunicaciones, this time from Jean Márquez, is well off the mark. Eventually it works back to them, and Montepeque fires from the top of the area on the left, but the shot is high.
13'		Hughton Hector tries to play Jonathan Fana Frias through on the left, but the flag goes up for offside.
12'		Free kick to the home side 60 yards away as Transito Montepeque is hauled down by Matthew Bartholomew.
11'		Corner kick for Comunicaciones taken by Fonseca is headed behind by Elijah Joseph. The second effort is headed wide. Goal kick for Williams.
10'		Hard foul against Christian Ocoro Viveros, but W Connection give it right back
8'		For all of their possession early, Comunicaciones are yet to trouble Williams with a solid effort at goal.
6'		First shot from the visitors, from Kern Cupid, is off the mark. Goal kick for David Guerra.
5'		All of play has been in the W Connection half, the islanders yet to ease the pressure.
4'		Rolando Fonseca gives it a go from 35 yards out, but the shot rolls harmlessly to Williams.
2'		Early corner kick for the home side as Montepeque comes up lame from a challenge. The effort, though, swings right into the arms of Jan-Michael Williams.
1'		The match referee is Walter Quesada of Costa Rica, and we are under way.
		Welcome to Matchday 4 of the CONCACAF Champions League for a Group D clash between Comunicaciones of Guatemala and W Connection of Trinidad & Tobago. The Guatemalans sit in second place with six points from their three games, but W Connection are seeking their first victory of the campaign, with just a draw against Pumas to their name. The weather at Estadio Cementos Progreso in Guatemala City is quite nice with just a few clouds in the sky and temperatures in the mid-60s.

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#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
	J. Williams (GK)
	E. Joseph
	K. Cupid
33	C. Viveros
	Renato Pereira		54'
12	R. Aguillera
	C. Leon
	H. Hector
13	N. Thomas
10	J. Faña	46' 54' 76'
30	M. Bartholemew
Coach: S. Charles-Fevrier

	Comunicaciones	W Connection
Shots on goal	7	5
Shots wide	12	7
Fouls	8	12
Corner Kicks	6	2
Offsides	3	3
Possession	49%	51%

Champions League 2009/2010

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#	Player	Disciplinary
1	D. Guerra (GK)
	C. Gallardo	90'
	E. Morales
8	S. Díaz
22	R. Gómez
11	I. Candia
12	J. Márquez
6	L. Bradley
	F. Thompson	36'
	T. Montepeque
7	R. Fonseca
Coach: J. González