CONMEBOL Libertadores

Estudiantes de Mérida vs Racing Club, 2020 Copa Libertadores, Group Stage

· CONMEBOL Libertadores
Estudiantes de Mérida
  • 48': José Rivas
FT
1 - 2
Racing Club
  • 71': Nicolás Reniero
  • 84': Matías Zaracho

About

Estudiantes de Mérida are hosting Racing Club at Estadio Metropolitano Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela, starting on . The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Edison Penilla.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Matías Rojas (Racing Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 3': Corner, Estudiantes de Mérida. Conceded by Mauricio Martínez.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Matías Zaracho (Racing Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lisandro López.
  • 4': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by José Luis Marrufo.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Matías Zaracho (Racing Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lisandro López.
  • 8': Foul by Armando Araque (Estudiantes de Mérida).
  • 8': Leonardo Sigali (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Matías Zaracho (Racing Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Reniero with a cross.
  • 9': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by José Luis Marrufo.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Alexis Messidoro (Estudiantes de Mérida) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristhian Rivas.
  • 12': Foul by José Rivas (Estudiantes de Mérida).
  • 12': Iván Pillud (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Matías Zaracho (Racing Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Reniero.
  • 15': Offside, Racing Club. Leonardo Sigali tries a through ball, but Nicolás Reniero is caught offside.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Jesús Meza (Estudiantes de Mérida) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 17': Offside, Racing Club. Leonel Miranda tries a through ball, but Lisandro López is caught offside.
  • 18': Corner, Estudiantes de Mérida. Conceded by Leonardo Sigali.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Edison Penilla (Estudiantes de Mérida) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Flores with a cross.
  • 19': Corner, Estudiantes de Mérida. Conceded by Gabriel Arias.
  • 21': Foul by Mauricio Martínez (Racing Club).
  • 21': José Rivas (Estudiantes de Mérida) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Armando Araque (Estudiantes de Mérida) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Linarez.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Lisandro López (Racing Club) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicolás Reniero with a cross.
  • 25': Foul by Christian Flores (Estudiantes de Mérida).
  • 25': Nicolás Reniero (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Alexis Messidoro (Estudiantes de Mérida) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 39': Substitution, Racing Club. Benjamín Garré replaces Marcelo Díaz because of an injury.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Christian Flores (Estudiantes de Mérida).
  • 45'+2': Iván Pillud (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': Eugenio Mena (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Alexis Messidoro (Estudiantes de Mérida).
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Armando Araque (Estudiantes de Mérida) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Estudiantes de Mérida 0, Racing Club 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Estudiantes de Mérida 0, Racing Club 0.
  • 48': Goal! Estudiantes de Mérida 1, Racing Club 0. José Rivas (Estudiantes de Mérida) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Linarez with a cross.
  • 49': Foul by Lisandro López (Racing Club).
  • 49': Jesús Meza (Estudiantes de Mérida) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Corner, Estudiantes de Mérida. Conceded by Matías Zaracho.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Edison Penilla (Estudiantes de Mérida) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Flores with a cross.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Eugenio Mena (Racing Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lisandro López.
  • 57': Offside, Estudiantes de Mérida. Daniel Linarez tries a through ball, but José Rivas is caught offside.
  • 57': José Rivas (Estudiantes de Mérida) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Foul by Benjamín Garré (Racing Club).
  • 58': Jesús Meza (Estudiantes de Mérida) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Benjamín Garré (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Offside, Racing Club. Nicolás Reniero tries a through ball, but Eugenio Mena is caught offside.
  • 62': Offside, Estudiantes de Mérida. Alexis Messidoro tries a through ball, but Armando Araque is caught offside.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Matías Zaracho (Racing Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eugenio Mena with a cross.
  • 64': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Daniel Linarez.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Reniero (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamín Garré.
  • 65': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Daniel Linarez.
  • 67': Foul by Alexis Messidoro (Estudiantes de Mérida).
  • 67': Leonel Miranda (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Substitution, Estudiantes de Mérida. Luz Rodríguez replaces José Rivas.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Nicolás Reniero (Racing Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eugenio Mena.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Matías Zaracho (Racing Club) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left.
  • 71': Goal! Estudiantes de Mérida 1, Racing Club 1. Nicolás Reniero (Racing Club) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matías Zaracho.
  • 72': Substitution, Racing Club. David Barbona replaces Nicolás Reniero.
  • 72': Foul by Cristhian Rivas (Estudiantes de Mérida).
  • 72': Matías Zaracho (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Benjamín Garré (Racing Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matías Zaracho.
  • 77': Substitution, Estudiantes de Mérida. Ayrton Paez replaces Alexis Messidoro.
  • 78': Foul by Christian Flores (Estudiantes de Mérida).
  • 78': Iván Pillud (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Corner, Estudiantes de Mérida. Conceded by Mauricio Martínez.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Christian Flores (Estudiantes de Mérida) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristhian Rivas.
  • 80': Hand ball by Christian Flores (Estudiantes de Mérida).
  • 82': Attempt saved. Matías Rojas (Racing Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Barbona.
  • 84': Goal! Estudiantes de Mérida 1, Racing Club 2. Matías Zaracho (Racing Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eugenio Mena.
  • 85': Substitution, Estudiantes de Mérida. Jaime Moreno replaces Jesús Meza.
  • 85': Corner, Estudiantes de Mérida. Conceded by Iván Pillud.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Christian Flores (Estudiantes de Mérida) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by José Manríquez.
  • 88': Offside, Estudiantes de Mérida. Cristhian Rivas tries a through ball, but Armando Araque is caught offside.
  • 89': Substitution, Racing Club. Alexis Soto replaces Matías Rojas.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jaime Moreno (Estudiantes de Mérida).
  • 90'+2': Leonel Miranda (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Benjamín Garré (Racing Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Edison Penilla (Estudiantes de Mérida) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Lisandro López (Racing Club).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Estudiantes de Mérida 1, Racing Club 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Estudiantes de Mérida 1, Racing Club 2.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 3
57.1 Possession 42.9
16 SHOTS 10
5 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
417 Accurate Passes 280
519 Passes 380
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 4
19 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.2
68 Long Balls 53
33 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 17
13 Tackles 23
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
21 Interceptions 16
12 Effective Clearances 27
12 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Estadio Metropolitano Mérida
Location: Mérida, Venezuela

CONMEBOL Libertadores Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Cerro Porteño 6 +4 13
2 Palmeiras 6 +5 11
3 Sporting Cristal 6 -3 6
4 Atlético Junior 6 -6 4
Full Table

Line-Ups

EDM Estudiantes de Mérida (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alejandro Araque (GK)
13 Jose Marrufo
23 Edison Penilla
3 Daniel Linarez
20 José Manríquez
10 Jesús Manuel Meza
15 Cristhian Rivas
7 Christian Flores
28 Alexis Messidoro
17 Armando Araque
27 José Rivas
Estudiantes de Mérida Substitutes:
Edson Rivas, Luz Rodríguez, Galileo Del Castillo, Jaime Moreno, Edgardo Rondón, Matías Draghi, Edward Morillo, Ayrton Paez, Ronaldo Rivas, Omar Labrador.

RAC Racing Club (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Gabriel Arias (GK)
16 Mauricio Martínez
30 Leonardo Sigali
21 Marcelo Díaz
5 Eugenio Mena
4 Ivan Pillud
19 Leonel Miranda
28 Matías Zaracho
10 Matías Rojas
29 Nicolás Reniero
15 Lisandro López
Racing Club Substitutes:
Gastón Gómez, Walter Montoya, Lucas Orbán, Dario Cvitanich, Benjamin Garre, David Barbona, Tiago Banega, Héctor Fertoli, Javier García, Juan Jose Cáceres, Alexis Soto.

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