Thursday, March 10, 2011

Godoy Cruz crush Independiente

Mendoza’s Godoy Cruz defeated Independiente 3-1 in the first match between two Argentine teams at the Libertadores de América Cup.

At 16' of the first half, Independiente's Facundo Parra opened the score, but his team mate Fredes netted an own goal at 28' leaving the result 1-1.

Godoy Cruz's Ariel Rojas scored at 32' leading his team to a current victory.

At 11' of the second half, Rubén Ramírez netted Godoy Cruz's third goal.

The game was held at Independiente’s Libertadores de América Stadium in Avellaneda City. The match will close the first leg of the groups round, which also counts with Uruguay’s Peñarol and Ecuador’s Liga de Quito.

Independiente and Godoy Cruz accumulate three points after two games, but Peñarol leads the group with six points after it defeated Liga de Quito 1-0 in Montevideo.

 

Line-ups:

Independiente: Hilario Navarro; Iván Vélez, Eduardo Tuzzio, Julián Velázquez and Leonel Galeano or Lucas Mareque; Cristian Pellerano and Fernando Godoy or Iván Pérez; Leandro Gracián, Patricio Rodríguez and Matías Defederico; Jairo Castillo. Coach: Antonio Mohamed.

Godoy Cruz: Sebastián Torrico; Roberto Russo, Leonardo Sigali, Nicolás Sánchez and Zelmar García; Carlos Sánchez, Nicolás Olmedo, Ariel Rojas and Diego Villar; Pablo Miranda or Fabricio Núñez and Rubén Ramírez. Coach: Jorge Da Silva.

Stadium: Independiente.

Referee: Patricio Loustau.