Atlético Junior vs Caracas FC, 2021 Copa Libertadores, Second Stage

· 2nd Leg - Atlético Junior advance 5-2 on aggregate

Atlético Junior

41': Miguel Borja
75': Teófilo Gutiérrez
90'+1': Jhon Pajoy

FT
3 - 1
2nd Leg - Atlético Junior advance 5-2 on aggregate

Caracas FC

86': Samson Olanrewaju Akinyoola (P)

About

Atlético Junior are hosting Caracas FC at Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia, 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.
3': Fredy Hinestroza (Junior) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Teófilo Gutiérrez.
4': Corner, Caracas FC. Conceded by Willer Ditta.
5': Attempt missed. Sandro Notaroberto (Caracas FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
7': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ángel (Junior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
7': Corner, Caracas FC. Conceded by Willer Ditta.
9': Foul by Fabián Viáfara (Junior).
9': Kwaku Bonsu Osei (Caracas FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt blocked. Samson Olanrewaju Akinyoola (Caracas FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Castillo with a cross.
14': Fabián Viáfara (Junior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Kwaku Bonsu Osei (Caracas FC).
15': Foul by Fabián Ángel (Junior).
15': Luis Ramírez (Caracas FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt blocked. Fabián Viáfara (Junior) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredy Hinestroza with a cross.
17': Corner, Junior. Conceded by Sandro Notaroberto.
18': Attempt missed. Willer Ditta (Junior) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis González with a cross following a corner.
20': Attempt missed. Luis González (Junior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Miguel Borja.
22': Attempt missed. Fredy Hinestroza (Junior) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis González.
23': Foul by Fabián Ángel (Junior).
23': Sandro Notaroberto (Caracas FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Offside, Junior. Fabián Viáfara tries a through ball, but Fredy Hinestroza is caught offside.
25': Attempt saved. Samson Olanrewaju Akinyoola (Caracas FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eduardo Fereira with a cross.
26': Attempt blocked. Miguel Borja (Junior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis González.
26': Foul by Júnior Moreno (Caracas FC).
26': Teófilo Gutiérrez (Junior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Attempt blocked. Fredy Hinestroza (Junior) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
27': Attempt missed. Luis González (Junior) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
29': Foul by Willer Ditta (Junior).
29': Júnior Moreno (Caracas FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Corner, Caracas FC. Conceded by Didier Moreno.
33': Attempt missed. Miguel Borja (Junior) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
35': Attempt saved. Fabián Viáfara (Junior) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Fuentes with a cross.
35': Corner, Junior. Conceded by Carlos Rivero.
38': Foul by Germán Mera (Junior).
38': Kwaku Bonsu Osei (Caracas FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Attempt missed. Fabián Ángel (Junior) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Fuentes.
41': Goal! Junior 1, Caracas FC 0. Miguel Borja (Junior) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabián Viáfara with a cross.
45': Foul by Fabián Ángel (Junior).
45': Luis Ramírez (Caracas FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt blocked. Ade Oguns (Caracas FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Júnior Moreno.
45': Corner, Caracas FC. Conceded by Didier Moreno.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Diego Osio (Caracas FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Ramírez with a cross following a corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Junior 1, Caracas FC 0.
45': Second Half begins Junior 1, Caracas FC 0.
45': Substitution, Caracas FC. Luis González replaces Luis Ramírez.
45': Substitution, Junior. Marlon Piedrahita replaces Fabián Viáfara.
46': Attempt missed. Luis González (Caracas FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Samson Olanrewaju Akinyoola.
48': Foul by Júnior Moreno (Caracas FC).
48': Luis González (Junior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Ade Oguns (Caracas FC).
49': Luis González (Junior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Attempt missed. Marlon Piedrahita (Junior) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Didier Moreno.
50': Foul by Marlon Piedrahita (Junior).
50': Kwaku Bonsu Osei (Caracas FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Carlos Rivero (Caracas FC).
56': Miguel Borja (Junior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Substitution, Junior. Edwin Cetré replaces Gabriel Fuentes.
56': Attempt missed. Ade Oguns (Caracas FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
57': Attempt blocked. Sandro Notaroberto (Caracas FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Júnior Moreno.
59': Corner, Junior. Conceded by Júnior Moreno.
59': Attempt saved. Luis González (Junior) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
60': Attempt missed. Júnior Moreno (Caracas FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Samson Olanrewaju Akinyoola.
61': Foul by Júnior Moreno (Caracas FC).
61': Teófilo Gutiérrez (Junior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Attempt saved. Miguel Borja (Junior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis González.
67': Foul by Ade Oguns (Caracas FC).
67': Fredy Hinestroza (Junior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Attempt missed. Miguel Borja (Junior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Teófilo Gutiérrez.
68': Foul by Marlon Piedrahita (Junior).
68': Kwaku Bonsu Osei (Caracas FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Eduardo Fereira (Caracas FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Foul by Fredy Hinestroza (Junior).
68': Fredy Hinestroza (Junior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Offside, Caracas FC. Luis González tries a through ball, but Kwaku Bonsu Osei is caught offside.
72': Attempt saved. Miguel Borja (Junior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
72': Corner, Junior. Conceded by Cristhian Flores.
73': Foul by Willer Ditta (Junior).
73': Luis González (Caracas FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Substitution, Junior. John Pajoy replaces Luis González.
75': Goal! Junior 2, Caracas FC 0. Teófilo Gutiérrez (Junior) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Pajoy following a fast break.
76': Substitution, Caracas FC. Javier Maldonado replaces Júnior Moreno.
78': Foul by Kwaku Bonsu Osei (Caracas FC).
78': Germán Mera (Junior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Substitution, Junior. Carmelo Valencia replaces Miguel Borja.
79': Substitution, Junior. Larry Vásquez replaces Didier Moreno.
79': Substitution, Caracas FC. Manuel Sulbarán replaces Kwaku Bonsu Osei.
80': Corner, Caracas FC. Conceded by Marlon Piedrahita.
82': Attempt blocked. Edwin Cetré (Junior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carmelo Valencia.
83': Corner, Junior. Conceded by Sandro Notaroberto.
84': Attempt missed. Larry Vásquez (Junior) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Edwin Cetré.
85': Substitution, Caracas FC. Luis Casiani replaces Eduardo Fereira.
85': Substitution, Caracas FC. Julio Da Silva replaces Sandro Notaroberto.
85': Penalty Caracas FC. Manuel Sulbarán draws a foul in the penalty area.
85': Penalty conceded by Larry Vásquez (Junior) after a foul in the penalty area.
86': Goal! Junior 2, Caracas FC 1. Samson Olanrewaju Akinyoola (Caracas FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
87': Attempt blocked. Edwin Cetré (Junior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Pajoy.
87': Corner, Junior. Conceded by Diego Castillo.
88': Foul by Germán Mera (Junior).
88': Julio Da Silva (Caracas FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Fabián Ángel (Junior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Diego Osio (Caracas FC).
90'+1': Goal! Junior 3, Caracas FC 1. John Pajoy (Junior) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
90'+4': Edwin Cetré (Junior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Manuel Sulbarán (Caracas FC).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Junior 3, Caracas FC 1.
0': Match ends, Junior 3, Caracas FC 1.

Statistics

CAR		JUN
10	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	1
30.7	Possession	69.3
10	SHOTS	23
2	ON GOAL	7
0.2	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
197	Accurate Passes	566
290	Passes	662
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	9
13	Crosses	20
0.2	Cross %	0.5
44	Long Balls	77
15	Accurate Long Balls	46
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	6
7	Effective Tackles	9
13	Tackles	13
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	13
19	Effective Clearances	15
19	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Location: Barranquilla, Colombia

Line-Ups

Atlético Junior (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
1	Sebastian Viera (GK)
16	German Mera
4	Willer Ditta
17	Gabriel Fuentes
27	Fabián Viáfara
6	Didier Moreno
30	Fabián Ángel
29	Teófilo Gutiérrez
9	Miguel Borja
8	Fredy Hinestroza
10	Luis González

Atlético Junior Substitutes:

Carmelo Valencia, Homer Martínez, Larry Vásquez, Leider Berdugo, Ruben Manjarres, Sebastián Araujo, Joan Castro, Dany Rosero, Eder Chaux, Marlon Piedrahita, Jhon Pajoy, Edwin Cetre.

Caracas FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Cristhian Flores (GK)
4	Diego Osio
13	Carlos Rivero
14	Sandro Notaroberto
2	Eduardo Fereira
11	Luis Ramírez
25	Diego Castillo
20	Júnior Moreno
9	Samson Olanrewaju Akinyoola
19	Kwaku Bonsu Osei
15	Ade Oguns

Caracas FC Substitutes:

Wilbert Hernández, Luis González, Manuel Sulbarán, Maiker Rivas, Julio Da Silva, Luis Cassiani, Javier Maldonado.

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