New Zealand U23 vs Honduras U23, 2020 Olympic Men's Soccer, Group Stage

· Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament
New Zealand U23
  • 10': Liberato Cacace
  • 49': Chris Wood
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2 - 3
Honduras U23
  • 45'+1': Luis Palma
  • 78': Juan Carlos Obregón Jr
  • 87': Rigoberto Rivas

About

New Zealand U23 are hosting Honduras U23 at mercari Stadium, Kashima, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Winston Reid (New Zealand U23).
  • 3': Jorge Benguché (Honduras U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Substitution, New Zealand U23. George Stanger replaces Winston Reid because of an injury.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Edwin Rodriguez (Honduras U23) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesly Decas.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Callum McCowatt (New Zealand U23) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
  • 9': Corner, New Zealand U23. Conceded by Cristopher Meléndez.
  • 10': Goal! New Zealand U23 1, Honduras U23 0. Liberato Cacace (New Zealand U23) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gianni Stensness following a corner.
  • 10': Edwin Rodriguez (Honduras U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Joe Bell (New Zealand U23).
  • 11': Offside, New Zealand U23. Dane Ingham tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
  • 11': Corner, Honduras U23. Conceded by George Stanger.
  • 13': Attempt missed. José Reyes (Honduras U23) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Edwin Rodriguez.
  • 14': Foul by Cristopher Meléndez (Honduras U23).
  • 14': Liberato Cacace (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Foul by Cristopher Meléndez (Honduras U23).
  • 18': Liberato Cacace (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Corner, New Zealand U23. Conceded by José García.
  • 20': Cristopher Meléndez (Honduras U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Liberato Cacace (New Zealand U23).
  • 21': Foul by George Stanger (New Zealand U23).
  • 21': Jorge Benguché (Honduras U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Nando Pijnaker (New Zealand U23).
  • 23': Luis Palma (Honduras U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Luis Palma (Honduras U23) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Jorge Benguché (Honduras U23) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 26': Elijah Just (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Foul by Jorge Álvarez (Honduras U23).
  • 28': Attempt saved. Callum McCowatt (New Zealand U23) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Wood.
  • 28': Corner, New Zealand U23. Conceded by Alex Güity.
  • 29': Foul by George Stanger (New Zealand U23).
  • 29': José García (Honduras U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Chris Wood (New Zealand U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elijah Just.
  • 32': Edwin Rodriguez (Honduras U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Foul by Dane Ingham (New Zealand U23).
  • 33': Attempt missed. Douglas Martínez (Honduras U23) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by José Reyes.
  • 35': Foul by Elijah Just (New Zealand U23).
  • 35': José García (Honduras U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Douglas Martínez (Honduras U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Foul by Dane Ingham (New Zealand U23).
  • 36': Elijah Just (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Wesly Decas (Honduras U23).
  • 36': Wesly Decas (Honduras U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Foul by Joe Bell (New Zealand U23).
  • 37': Jorge Benguché (Honduras U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. José Reyes (Honduras U23) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Edwin Rodriguez (Honduras U23) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cristopher Meléndez.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Luis Palma (Honduras U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristopher Meléndez.
  • 45': Corner, Honduras U23. Conceded by Nando Pijnaker.
  • 45'+1': Goal! New Zealand U23 1, Honduras U23 1. Luis Palma (Honduras U23) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Reyes with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Luis Palma (Honduras U23) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edwin Rodriguez.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, New Zealand U23 1, Honduras U23 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins New Zealand U23 1, Honduras U23 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Honduras U23. Carlos Pineda replaces Jorge Benguché.
  • 46': Corner, Honduras U23. Conceded by Michael Woud.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Edwin Rodriguez (Honduras U23) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesly Decas.
  • 49': Goal! New Zealand U23 2, Honduras U23 1. Chris Wood (New Zealand U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Elijah Just with a cross.
  • 50': Denil Maldonado (Honduras U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Chris Wood (New Zealand U23).
  • 51': Denil Maldonado (Honduras U23) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Douglas Martínez.
  • 53': Foul by Carlos Pineda (Honduras U23).
  • 53': Joe Bell (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Elijah Just (New Zealand U23).
  • 54': Wesly Decas (Honduras U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Luis Palma (Honduras U23) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Douglas Martínez (Honduras U23) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Palma.
  • 62': Foul by Callum McCowatt (New Zealand U23).
  • 62': José Reyes (Honduras U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Substitution, Honduras U23. Elvin Oliva Casildo replaces Cristopher Meléndez.
  • 62': Substitution, Honduras U23. Carlos Meléndez replaces Denil Maldonado.
  • 63': Substitution, Honduras U23. Rigoberto Rivas replaces Jorge Álvarez.
  • 65': Substitution, New Zealand U23. Marko Stamenic replaces Clayton Lewis.
  • 65': Substitution, New Zealand U23. Ben Waine replaces Callum McCowatt.
  • 67': Elvin Oliva Casildo (Honduras U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Chris Wood (New Zealand U23).
  • 68': Offside, Honduras U23. Edwin Rodriguez tries a through ball, but Wesly Decas is caught offside.
  • 69': Chris Wood (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Carlos Meléndez (Honduras U23).
  • 70': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (New Zealand U23) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Bell following a set piece situation.
  • 71': Substitution, Honduras U23. Juan Carlos Obregón Jr replaces Douglas Martínez.
  • 74': Corner, New Zealand U23. Conceded by Alex Güity.
  • 75': Foul by Ben Waine (New Zealand U23).
  • 75': Rigoberto Rivas (Honduras U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Ben Waine (New Zealand U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Elijah Just (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Wesly Decas (Honduras U23).
  • 78': Goal! New Zealand U23 2, Honduras U23 2. Juan Carlos Obregón Jr (Honduras U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elvin Oliva Casildo with a headed pass.
  • 80': Elijah Just (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Wesly Decas (Honduras U23).
  • 80': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (New Zealand U23) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 81': Corner, New Zealand U23. Conceded by Alex Güity.
  • 81': Carlos Meléndez (Honduras U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Chris Wood (New Zealand U23).
  • 84': Attempt saved. Rigoberto Rivas (Honduras U23) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Carlos Obregón Jr with a headed pass.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Carlos Pineda (Honduras U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Palma with a headed pass.
  • 85': Carlos Pineda (Honduras U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand U23).
  • 85': Marko Stamenic (New Zealand U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, New Zealand U23. Joseph Champness replaces Elijah Just.
  • 86': Foul by Liberato Cacace (New Zealand U23).
  • 86': José Reyes (Honduras U23) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Goal! New Zealand U23 2, Honduras U23 3. Rigoberto Rivas (Honduras U23) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Pineda.
  • 89': Foul by Edwin Rodriguez (Honduras U23).
  • 89': Gianni Stensness (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Dane Ingham (New Zealand U23).
  • 90': Luis Palma (Honduras U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Luis Palma (Honduras U23).
  • 90'+1': Gianni Stensness (New Zealand U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, New Zealand U23 2, Honduras U23 3.
  • 0': Match ends, New Zealand U23 2, Honduras U23 3.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 19
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 5
59.1 Possession 40.9
18 SHOTS 7
8 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
384 Accurate Passes 238
472 Passes 319
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 3
14 Crosses 17
0.1 Cross % 0.2
52 Long Balls 64
25 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 5
16 Tackles 11
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
15 Interceptions 17
8 Effective Clearances 18
8 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament

Venue: mercari Stadium
Location: Kashima, Japan

OLY Soccer (M) Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
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2 Argentina U23 3 +3 6
3 Ukraine U23 3 -2 3
4 Iraq U23 3 -4 3
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Line-Ups

NZL New Zealand U23 (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Michael Woud (GK)
2 Winston Reid
4 Nando Pijnaker
16 Gianni Stensness
6 Clayton Lewis
8 Joe Bell
3 Liberato Cacace
15 Dane Ingham
9 Chris Wood
12 Callum McCowatt
7 Elijah Just
New Zealand U23 Substitutes:
Callan Elliot, George Stanger, Jamie Searle, Marko Stamenic, Joe Champness, Ben Waine, Sam Sutton.

HON Honduras U23 (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alex Güity (GK)
16 Jose García
2 Denil Maldonado
3 Wesly Decas Yellow Card
5 Cristopher Meléndez
20 Jorge Álvarez
8 Edwin Rodríguez
19 Douglas Martínez
7 Jose Reyes
9 Jorge Benguche
17 Luis Palma
Honduras U23 Substitutes:
Michael Perello, Juan Carlos Obregón Jr, Elvin Oliva, Rigoberto Rivas, Carlos Meléndez, Carlos Pineda, Jonathan Núñez.

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