Champions League 2010/2011

#	Player	Disciplinary
25	M. Becerra (GK)
21	J. Santiago	20'
19	R. Figueroa
27	J. Olvera
80	J. Lacerda
5	F. Arce
7	J. Cárdenas
26	F. Torres
15	J. Toledo
9	R. Ruiz
24	O. Peralta
Coach: R. Romano

#	Player	Disciplinary
30	A. Gruenebaum (GK)	83'
4	A. Iro	60'
23	E. Brunner
29	S. Francis
13	L. Griffit
8	D. Oughton
16	B. Carroll
15	K. Burns
11	D. Duka
20	E. Rentería	24'
32	S. Lenhart
Coach: R. Warzycha

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
8	C. Morales for J. Santiago 46'		77'
28	C. Quintero for J. Toledo 58'
4	J. Estrada for F. Torres 71'	90'

#	Player	Disciplinary
12	E. Gaven for L. Griffit 66'
9	J. Garey for E. Rentería 71'	78'
17	E. Ekpo for D. Duka 74'

Minute		Description
90' +4		Full time and heart break for the Crew. So close to achieving a hard fought draw but the second half substitute has given Santos the three points tonight.
90' +3		J. Estrada has scored a goal for Santos Laguna!
90' +3		Goal Santos. Indecisive defending from the Crew and a first time effort from Estrada beats Gruenebaum.
90' +1		Three minutes of additional time.
90'		Gruenebaum gets down well to save a long range Santos effort.
89'		A couple of minutes left in this tie and the Crew still holding firm.
84'		Quintero almost gives Santos the lead as his long range effort hits Gruenebaum's bar. Gruenebaum receives a yellow for time wasting.
83'		A. Gruenebaum gets yellow.
83'		Nervous defending from the Crew as Santos press for the winner.
81'		Corner to Santos is punched clear by Gruenebaum.
80'		Ten Minutes left as Morales curls a shot just past Gruenebaum's left post.
78'		J. Garey gets yellow.
78'		Garey gets a disappointing yellow for time wasting for the Crew.

Minute		Description
77'		C. Morales gets yellow.
77'		Yellow to Morales for a clumsy challenge on Ekpo.
74'		E. Ekpo enters the game and replaces D. Duka.
73'		Ruiz with another Santos corner and Peralta header is over Gruenebaum's bar.
72'		Just under twenty minutes left for the Crew to snatch something from this game. Do they press for the winner or shut up shop for a hard fought draw?
71'		J. Garey enters the game and replaces E. Rentería.
71'		J. Estrada enters the game and replaces F. Torres.
68'		Santos beginning to turn the screw here with regards to possession. Still the Crew defense holds firm.
66'		E. Gaven enters the game and replaces L. Griffit.
65'		Quintero with a beautiful run into the Crew area and his effort is pummeled away by Gruenebaum.
62'		Free kick comes in and Peralta's header hits Burns in the chest as penalty appeals go up from Santos.
61'		Yellow to Iro for tangling with Peralta on the edge of the Crew area.
60'		A. Iro gets yellow.
60'		Peralta with a neat ball inside the Crew area finds Quintero and his effort goes wide.
59'		Lacerda's back pass header almost lets in Renteria but Becerra is quick to claim the ball and clear up field.
58'		C. Quintero enters the game and replaces J. Toledo.
56'		Lenhart rises in the Santos area to meet a decent cross, but not much power behind it and Becerra collects.
53'		Plenty of sustained pressure by Santos in the opening minutes of the second half. Scores still 0-0 and Columbus still in the mix.
51'		Corner to Santos. Ruiz with the out swinger and headed clear by the Columbus Crew defense.
49'		Free kick to Santos headed clear by Iro.
48'		As we keep on reminding ourselves, no MLS club has won a CONCACAF Champions League game on Mexican soil. Only two draws in 17 attempts, can Columbus Crew break the trend?
47'		Peralta with a cut back in the Columbus Crew area and he fires a shot off into the side netting.
46'		C. Morales enters the game and replaces J. Santiago.
46'		Santos Laguna get the second half underway.
45' +2		Free kick to Columbus Crew is floated in and Brunner almost sneaks in at the back post. Half Time.
45'		Peralta feeds Cárdenas and his shot is across goal and away. Two minutes of additional time.
43'		Santos Laguna beat Trinidad & Tobago’s Joe Public 5-2 in their opening Group B match.
42'		Renteria takes on two defenders and his effort is wide.
37'		Ruiz with a neat run across the edge of the Columbus area. He finally runs out of room and Columbus clear the danger.
35'		Free kick to Santos around 30-yards out. Taken square and Renteria and Torres collide in the Columbus area and the referee continues with play.
34'		Corner to Santos Laguna. Ruiz kick sails over everyone and out for a goal kick.
33'		Corner to Santos Laguna headed clear by Renteria.
32'		Corner to Santos Laguna punched clear by Gruenebaum.
28'		Renteria down in a heap again in the penalty area as play continues. A crazy five minutes comes to an end as Santos win a free kick.
24'		E. Rentería gets yellow.
24'		Renteria is given a yellow card for his efforts to return to play without a number on his shirt.
22'		Andy Iro has the ball in the net but disallowed as Renteria was not given permission to return to the field after receiving treatment for a head wound.
20'		J. Santiago gets yellow.
19'		Corner to Santos taken short again and Toledo's effort from distance is just over Gruenebaum's bar.
18'		Yellow to Griffit for a late challenge on Arce.
15'		Corner to Santos taken short and cleared by Columbus.
12'		Lenhart has an opportunity to send in a decent cross but over hits his effort.
11'		Santos Laguna passing the ball around with ease. Not much in the way of goal mouth action thus far.
9'		Santos Laguna reached the group stages of the Champions league after beating Trinidad & Tobago’s Jabloteh 6-0 on aggregate in the preliminary round.
5'		Free kick to Columbus Crew around 25-yards out. A poor free kick is weak and low and cleared with ease.
1'		Columbus Crew get the first half underway.
		Welcome to tonight’s CONCACAF Champions League Group B match between Santos Laguna from Mexico and Columbus Crew from the U.S.A. Your officials for tonight’s encounter are from Panama, your referee is Luis Rodriguez and his assistants are Gabriel Victoria and Benigno Paneso, your fourth official is Ricardo Arellano from Mexico.

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	Santos Laguna	Columbus Crew
Shots on goal	3	1
Shots wide	15	2
Fouls	4	9
Corner Kicks	10	0
Offsides	4	0
Possession	54%	46%

Champions League 2010/2011

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