CONMEBOL Libertadores

Sporting Cristal vs Racing Club, 2021 Copa Libertadores, Group Stage

· CONMEBOL Libertadores
Sporting Cristal
    FT
    0 - 2
    Racing Club
    • 74': Tomás Chancalay
    • 76': Ignacio Piatti

    About

    Sporting Cristal are hosting Racing Club at Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru, 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': Foul by Ezequiel Schelotto (Racing Club).
    • 1': Nilson Loyola (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Ezequiel Schelotto (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Washington Corozo.
    • 8': Offside, Racing Club. Nicolás Reniero tries a through ball, but Ezequiel Schelotto is caught offside.
    • 12': Washington Corozo (Sporting Cristal) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Gerald Távara.
    • 12': Foul by Santiago Godoy (Racing Club).
    • 12': Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Joaquín Novillo.
    • 16': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Christofer Gonzáles tries a through ball, but Alejandro Hohberg is caught offside.
    • 17': Aníbal Moreno (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by Gerald Távara (Sporting Cristal).
    • 17': Gerald Távara (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Joao Grimaldo.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Lovera (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ignacio Galván.
    • 21': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Ezequiel Schelotto.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Christofer Gonzáles (Sporting Cristal) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Hohberg with a cross.
    • 22': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Gabriel Arias.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Washington Corozo (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Christofer Gonzáles.
    • 25': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Gabriel Arias.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Omar Merlo (Sporting Cristal) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Gerald Távara with a cross following a corner.
    • 29': Foul by Ezequiel Schelotto (Racing Club).
    • 29': Washington Corozo (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Santiago Godoy (Racing Club) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolás Reniero with a cross.
    • 32': Foul by Santiago Godoy (Racing Club).
    • 32': Omar Merlo (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Christofer Gonzáles (Sporting Cristal).
    • 33': Julián López (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Christofer Gonzáles (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Julián López (Racing Club).
    • 35': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Horacio Calcaterra tries a through ball, but Alejandro Hohberg is caught offside.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Reniero (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 36': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Alejandro González.
    • 38': Foul by Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal).
    • 38': Nery Domínguez (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Nicolás Reniero (Racing Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iván Pillud with a cross.
    • 42': Foul by Horacio Calcaterra (Sporting Cristal).
    • 42': Ignacio Galván (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Nicolás Reniero (Racing Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maximiliano Lovera with a cross.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Santiago Godoy (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián López.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Ezequiel Schelotto (Racing Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aníbal Moreno with a cross.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sporting Cristal 0, Racing Club 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Cristal 0, Racing Club 0.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Gerald Távara (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joao Grimaldo.
    • 46': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Joaquín Novillo.
    • 48': Foul by Joao Grimaldo (Sporting Cristal).
    • 48': Ignacio Galván (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Omar Merlo.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Aníbal Moreno (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ezequiel Schelotto.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Washington Corozo.
    • 51': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Alejandro Hohberg tries a through ball, but Washington Corozo is caught offside.
    • 52': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Omar Merlo tries a through ball, but Alejandro Hohberg is caught offside.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Julián López (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Godoy.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Washington Corozo (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Hohberg.
    • 54': Christofer Gonzáles (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Julián López (Racing Club).
    • 56': Substitution, Racing Club. Eugenio Mena replaces Ignacio Galván because of an injury.
    • 56': Substitution, Racing Club. Tomás Chancalay replaces Ezequiel Schelotto.
    • 57': Substitution, Racing Club. Ignacio Piatti replaces Nicolás Reniero.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jhilmar Lora.
    • 58': Foul by Horacio Calcaterra (Sporting Cristal).
    • 58': Maximiliano Lovera (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Jhon Marchán replaces Joao Grimaldo.
    • 60': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Nilson Loyola.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Tomás Chancalay (Racing Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Godoy.
    • 63': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Eugenio Mena.
    • 67': Christofer Gonzáles (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Julián López (Racing Club).
    • 68': Attempt missed. Santiago Godoy (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Ignacio Piatti (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julián López following a fast break.
    • 71': Substitution, Racing Club. Enzo Copetti replaces Santiago Godoy.
    • 71': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Jhilmar Lora.
    • 74': Goal! Sporting Cristal 0, Racing Club 1. Tomás Chancalay (Racing Club) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Eugenio Mena.
    • 75': Foul by Ignacio Piatti (Racing Club).
    • 75': Jhon Marchán (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Jesús Castillo replaces Gerald Távara.
    • 76': Goal! Sporting Cristal 0, Racing Club 2. Ignacio Piatti (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Lovera.
    • 78': Substitution, Racing Club. Leonardo Sigali replaces Nery Domínguez.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Christofer Gonzáles (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Washington Corozo with a headed pass.
    • 78': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Aníbal Moreno.
    • 79': Foul by Washington Corozo (Sporting Cristal).
    • 79': Julián López (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Tomás Chancalay (Racing Club).
    • 79': Nilson Loyola (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Jesús Castillo (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Washington Corozo.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Christofer Gonzáles (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Piatti (Racing Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Chancalay.
    • 82': Foul by Maximiliano Lovera (Racing Club).
    • 82': Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Maximiliano Lovera (Racing Club).
    • 84': Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Gabriel Arias.
    • 87': Hand ball by Christofer Gonzáles (Sporting Cristal).
    • 87': Foul by Enzo Copetti (Racing Club).
    • 87': Omar Merlo (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Iván Pillud.
    • 89': Foul by Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal).
    • 89': Maximiliano Lovera (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Nilson Loyola.
    • 90'+1': Christofer Gonzáles (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Aníbal Moreno (Racing Club).
    • 90'+2': Foul by Enzo Copetti (Racing Club).
    • 90'+2': Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Julián López (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ignacio Piatti.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Washington Corozo (Sporting Cristal).
    • 90'+5': Ignacio Piatti (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sporting Cristal 0, Racing Club 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Sporting Cristal 0, Racing Club 2.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    5 Corner Kicks 9
    4 Saves 2
    44.9 Possession 55.1
    16 SHOTS 13
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    288 Accurate Passes 362
    368 Passes 459
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 5
    25 Crosses 18
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    61 Long Balls 75
    26 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 5
    11 Effective Tackles 16
    19 Tackles 21
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    19 Interceptions 5
    16 Effective Clearances 19
    16 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

    Venue: Estadio Nacional de Lima
    Location: Lima, Peru

    CONMEBOL Libertadores Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Peñarol 0 0 0
    2 Corinthians 0 0 0
    3 Independiente Santa Fe 0 0 0
    4 Platense 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SCR Sporting Cristal (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Alejandro Duarte (GK)
    5 Omar Merlo
    22 Alejandro González
    29 Nilson Loyola
    15 Carlos Lora
    17 Christofer Gonzáles
    25 Gerald Távara Yellow Card
    7 Horacio Calcaterra
    8 Alejandro Hohberg
    11 Washington Corozo
    20 Joao Grimaldo
    Sporting Cristal Substitutes:
    Diego Soto, Flavio Alcedo, Percy Ruiz, Emile Franco, Cesar Vasquez, Jesús Castillo, Jhon Marchán, Jesús Pretell, Gianfranco Chávez, Matías Cordova, Benjamín Villalta.

    RAC Racing Club (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Gabriel Arias (GK)
    23 Nery Dominguez
    40 Joaquín Novillo
    4 Ivan Pillud
    29 Aníbal Moreno
    24 Julián López
    34 Maximiliano Lovera
    50 Ignacio Galván
    18 Ezequiel Schelotto Yellow Card
    22 Nicolás Reniero
    14 Santiago Godoy
    Racing Club Substitutes:
    Mauricio Martínez, Leonardo Sigali, Fabricio Domínguez, Lorenzo Melgarejo, Matías Tagliamonte, Ignacio Piatti, Tomás Chancalay, Dario Cvitanich, Héctor Fertoli, Eugenio Mena, Enzo Copetti, Leonel Miranda.

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