Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Vélez Sarsfield vs Unión (Santa Fe), Superliga Argentina 2017-18

· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Vélez Sarsfield
    FT
    0 - 2
    Unión (Santa Fe)
    • 28': Franco Soldano
    • 68': Lucas Gamba

    About

    Vélez Sarsfield are hosting Unión (Santa Fe) at José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Argentina, starting on . The match is a part of the Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 3': Corner, Unión Santa Fe. Conceded by Braian Cufré.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Yeimar Gómez (Unión Santa Fe) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Zabala with a cross.
    • 4': Corner, Unión Santa Fe. Conceded by Emiliano Amor.
    • 7': Hand ball by Damián Martínez (Unión Santa Fe).
    • 9': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Romero (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fausto Grillo with a through ball.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Franco Fragapane (Unión Santa Fe) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Zabala with a cross.
    • 11': Braian Cufré (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Lucas Gamba (Unión Santa Fe).
    • 12': Hand ball by Lucas Gamba (Unión Santa Fe).
    • 12': Corner, Unión Santa Fe. Conceded by Braian Cufré.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Nelson Acevedo (Unión Santa Fe) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 14': Damián Martínez (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 14': Foul by Braian Cufré (Vélez Sarsfield).
    • 15': Hand ball by Damián Martínez (Unión Santa Fe).
    • 20': Foul by Nicolás Delgadillo (Vélez Sarsfield).
    • 20': Yeimar Gómez (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Jonathan Bottinelli (Unión Santa Fe).
    • 21': Nicolás Delgadillo (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Corner, Unión Santa Fe. Conceded by Fausto Grillo.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Franco Soldano (Unión Santa Fe) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mauro Pittón with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 25': Corner, Unión Santa Fe. Conceded by Nicolás Delgadillo.
    • 28': Damián Martínez (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Vélez Sarsfield).
    • 28': Goal! Vélez Sarsfield 0, Unión Santa Fe 1. Franco Soldano (Unión Santa Fe) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Gamba.
    • 34': Foul by Franco Soldano (Unión Santa Fe).
    • 34': Santiago Cáseres (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Nelson Acevedo (Unión Santa Fe) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Gamba.
    • 36': Corner, Vélez Sarsfield. Conceded by Bruno Pittón.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Jorge Correa (Vélez Sarsfield) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 40': Offside, Vélez Sarsfield. Fausto Grillo tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Romero is caught offside.
    • 40': Corner, Unión Santa Fe. Conceded by Emiliano Amor.
    • 44': Foul by Emiliano Amor (Vélez Sarsfield).
    • 44': Franco Soldano (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Corner, Vélez Sarsfield. Conceded by Bruno Pittón.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Franco Fragapane (Unión Santa Fe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Franco Soldano.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Unión Santa Fe. Conceded by Santiago Cáseres.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Vélez Sarsfield 0, Unión Santa Fe 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Vélez Sarsfield 0, Unión Santa Fe 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Jonathan Cristaldo replaces Nicolás Delgadillo.
    • 46': Foul by Mauro Pittón (Unión Santa Fe).
    • 46': Jorge Correa (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Offside, Vélez Sarsfield. Braian Cufré tries a through ball, but Jonathan Cristaldo is caught offside.
    • 49': Hand ball by Maximiliano Romero (Vélez Sarsfield).
    • 49': Foul by Emiliano Amor (Vélez Sarsfield).
    • 49': Franco Soldano (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Nicolás Domínguez (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Cristaldo.
    • 58': Bruno Pittón (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Jorge Correa (Vélez Sarsfield).
    • 59': Emiliano Amor (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Franco Soldano (Unión Santa Fe).
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Jorge Correa (Vélez Sarsfield) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Vargas.
    • 59': Dangerous play by Jorge Correa (Vélez Sarsfield).
    • 59': Mauro Pittón (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Santiago Cáseres (Vélez Sarsfield).
    • 61': Lucas Gamba (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Santiago Cáseres (Vélez Sarsfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Lucas Gamba (Unión Santa Fe) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Bruno Pittón.
    • 63': Corner, Unión Santa Fe. Conceded by Jorge Correa.
    • 64': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Luis Amarilla replaces Jorge Correa.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Franco Soldano (Unión Santa Fe) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Pittón with a cross.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Romero (Vélez Sarsfield) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Díaz with a cross.
    • 65': Corner, Vélez Sarsfield. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
    • 65': Foul by Braian Cufré (Vélez Sarsfield).
    • 65': Lucas Gamba (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Braian Cufré (Vélez Sarsfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Franco Soldano (Unión Santa Fe) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Zabala with a cross.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Bruno Pittón (Unión Santa Fe) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Franco Soldano.
    • 68': Goal! Vélez Sarsfield 0, Unión Santa Fe 2. Lucas Gamba (Unión Santa Fe) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Pittón.
    • 68': Delay in match Bruno Pittón (Unión Santa Fe) because of an injury.
    • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Corner, Vélez Sarsfield. Conceded by Bruno Pittón.
    • 71': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Lucas Robertone replaces Santiago Cáseres.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Nicolás Domínguez (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matías Vargas.
    • 75': Corner, Unión Santa Fe. Conceded by Emiliano Amor.
    • 75': Delay in match Bruno Pittón (Unión Santa Fe) because of an injury.
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Substitution, Unión Santa Fe. Luciano Balbi replaces Bruno Pittón because of an injury.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Franco Soldano (Unión Santa Fe) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luciano Balbi with a cross following a corner.
    • 77': Substitution, Unión Santa Fe. Guillermo Méndez replaces Lucas Gamba.
    • 78': Hand ball by Yeimar Gómez (Unión Santa Fe).
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Gastón Díaz (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 80': Corner, Vélez Sarsfield. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
    • 82': Substitution, Unión Santa Fe. Manuel de Iriondo replaces Diego Zabala.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Guillermo Méndez (Unión Santa Fe) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel de Iriondo with a through ball.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Jonathan Cristaldo (Vélez Sarsfield) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matías Vargas with a cross.
    • 85': Foul by Mauro Pittón (Unión Santa Fe).
    • 85': Matías Vargas (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Delay in match Mauro Pittón (Unión Santa Fe) because of an injury.
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 88': Foul by Lucas Robertone (Vélez Sarsfield).
    • 88': Franco Fragapane (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Matías Fidel Castro (Unión Santa Fe) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Mauro Pittón (Unión Santa Fe) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Franco Soldano.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Manuel de Iriondo (Unión Santa Fe) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Gastón Díaz (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Nelson Acevedo (Unión Santa Fe) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Damián Martínez.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Luis Amarilla (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Robertone with a headed pass.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Vélez Sarsfield 0, Unión Santa Fe 2.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Vélez Sarsfield 0, Unión Santa Fe 2.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    9 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 7
    45.8 Possession 54.2
    17 SHOTS 10
    9 ON GOAL 2
    0.5 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    295 Accurate Passes 393
    423 Passes 496
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 4
    21 Crosses 26
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    74 Long Balls 60
    24 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    27 Effective Tackles 12
    30 Tackles 20
    0.9 Tackle % 0.6
    0 Interceptions 0
    19 Effective Clearances 19
    19 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

    Venue: José Amalfitani
    Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Argentine LPF Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Estudiantes de La Plata 14 +10 27
    2 Vélez Sarsfield 14 +6 26
    3 Boca Juniors 14 +8 24
    4 Talleres (Córdoba) 14 +4 24
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    VEL Vélez Sarsfield (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    25 César Rigamonti (GK)
    6 Fausto Grillo
    4 Emiliano Amor
    3 Braian Cufré Yellow Card
    8 Gastón Díaz
    10 Jorge Correa
    28 Nicolás Domínguez
    35 Santiago Caseres Yellow Card
    19 Maxi Romero
    22 Nicolás Delgadillo
    26 Matias Vargas
    Vélez Sarsfield Substitutes:
    Lucas Robertone, Nicolas Tripichio, Luis Amarilla, Leandro Desábato, Alan Aguerre, Jonatan Cristaldo, Mauricio Toni.

    USF Unión (Santa Fe) (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    29 Matías Castro (GK) Yellow Card
    33 Jonathan Bottinelli
    28 Yeimar Gómez
    14 Bruno Pittón
    16 Damián Martínez
    30 Mauro Pittón
    5 Nelson Acevedo
    7 Franco Fragapane
    11 Diego Zabala
    18 Lucas Gamba
    27 Franco Soldano
    Unión (Santa Fe) Substitutes:
    Luciano Balbi, Manuel de Iriondo, Alan Sosa, Walter Bracamonte, Brian Blasi, Julián Vitale, Guillermo Méndez.

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