Cienciano del Cusco vs Melgar, 2022 CONMEBOL Sudamericana, First Stage

· 1st Leg

Cienciano del Cusco

48': Josue Estrada

FT
1 - 1
1st Leg

Melgar

24': Bernardo Cuesta (P)

About

Cienciano del Cusco are hosting Melgar at Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Cusco, Peru, starting on . The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by Luciano Recalde.
2': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by Alexis Cossio.
3': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by Alexis Cossio.
3': Attempt saved. Walter Tandazo (Melgar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Arias with a cross.
4': Attempt missed. Josué Estrada (Cienciano) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Vargas.
8': Attempt missed. Martín Pérez Guedes (Melgar) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexis Arias.
9': Foul by Walter Tandazo (Melgar).
9': Nicolás Rinaldi (Cienciano) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Alexis Arias (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Alexis Cossio (Cienciano).
11': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by Josué Estrada.
14': Foul by Alec Deneumostier (Melgar).
14': Kevin Sandoval (Cienciano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Alec Deneumostier (Melgar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15': Foul by Josué Estrada (Cienciano).
15': Luis Iberico (Melgar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Attempt saved. Alexis Arias (Melgar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Iberico with a cross.
22': Penalty Melgar. Alexis Arias draws a foul in the penalty area.
22': Penalty conceded by Ángel Romero (Cienciano) after a foul in the penalty area.
24': Goal! Cienciano 0, Melgar 1. Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
26': Foul by Martín Pérez Guedes (Melgar).
26': Josué Estrada (Cienciano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28': Attempt blocked. Kevin Sandoval (Cienciano) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Cossio.
28': Attempt missed. Luis Iberico (Melgar) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Ramos with a cross.
29': Adrián Ugarriza (Cienciano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Foul by Horacio Orzán (Melgar).
29': Horacio Orzán (Melgar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Attempt missed. Danilo Carando (Cienciano) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Sandoval with a through ball.
32': Attempt saved. Kevin Sandoval (Cienciano) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Rinaldi.
32': Attempt missed. Kevin Sandoval (Cienciano) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Rinaldi.
32': Corner, Cienciano. Conceded by Walter Tandazo.
33': Foul by Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar).
33': Paolo Fuentes (Cienciano) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Corner, Cienciano. Conceded by Horacio Orzán.
34': Attempt missed. Carlos Beltrán (Cienciano) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Sandoval with a cross following a corner.
36': Attempt missed. Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Iberico.
37': Corner, Cienciano. Conceded by Alec Deneumostier.
37': Attempt saved. Luciano Recalde (Cienciano) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Romero with a headed pass.
38': Alexis Arias (Melgar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Foul by Alexis Cossio (Cienciano).
38': Alexis Cossio (Cienciano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Foul by Walter Tandazo (Melgar).
39': Nicolás Rinaldi (Cienciano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Walter Tandazo (Melgar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Attempt saved. Danilo Carando (Cienciano) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josué Estrada with a cross.
41': Foul by Alejandro Ramos (Melgar).
41': Ángel Romero (Cienciano) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Attempt missed. Danilo Carando (Cienciano) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Sandoval with a cross following a set piece situation.
44': Luis Iberico (Melgar) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Alexis Arias.
44': Paolo Fuentes (Cienciano) is shown the yellow card.
45'+2': Foul by Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar).
45'+2': Paolo Fuentes (Cienciano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, Cienciano 0, Melgar 1.
45': Second Half begins Cienciano 0, Melgar 1.
46': Attempt missed. Carlos Beltrán (Cienciano) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Cossio with a cross.
47': Attempt saved. Carlos Beltrán (Cienciano) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Josué Estrada.
47': Corner, Cienciano. Conceded by Carlos Cáceda.
48': Goal! Cienciano 1, Melgar 1. Josué Estrada (Cienciano) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Carlos Beltrán.
51': Attempt missed. Danilo Carando (Cienciano) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josué Estrada with a cross.
52': Foul by Ángel Romero (Cienciano).
52': Paolo Reyna (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Ángel Romero (Cienciano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Attempt saved. Danilo Carando (Cienciano) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Cossio with a cross.
58': Attempt missed. Kevin Sandoval (Cienciano) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Romero.
61': Foul by Alexis Arias (Melgar).
61': Nicolás Rinaldi (Cienciano) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Attempt saved. Alexis Arias (Melgar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Walter Tandazo.
65': Substitution, Melgar. Cristian Bordacahar replaces Alexis Arias.
65': Substitution, Melgar. Jean Pierre Archimbaud replaces Walter Tandazo.
68': Adrián Ugarriza (Cienciano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Foul by Jean Pierre Archimbaud (Melgar).
69': Attempt missed. Carlos Beltrán (Cienciano) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josué Estrada with a cross following a set piece situation.
69': Offside, Cienciano. Carlos Beltrán tries a through ball, but Paolo Fuentes is caught offside.
70': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by Ángel Romero.
71': Foul by Alec Deneumostier (Melgar).
71': Ángel Romero (Cienciano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Substitution, Cienciano. Emanuel Ibáñez replaces Nicolás Rinaldi.
72': Substitution, Cienciano. Fernando Guerrero replaces Carlos Beltrán.
72': Attempt saved. Adrián Ugarriza (Cienciano) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Danilo Carando with a headed pass.
75': Alejandro Ramos (Melgar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Foul by Adrián Ugarriza (Cienciano).
75': Substitution, Melgar. Kenji Cabrera replaces Martín Pérez Guedes.
77': Attempt blocked. Jean Pierre Archimbaud (Melgar) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
77': Attempt missed. Danilo Carando (Cienciano) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ángel Romero following a fast break.
83': Hand ball by Adrián Ugarriza (Cienciano).
84': Adrián Ugarriza (Cienciano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Jean Pierre Archimbaud (Melgar).
86': Attempt blocked. Josué Estrada (Cienciano) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
86': Substitution, Cienciano. Mathías Carpio replaces Adrián Ugarriza.
90': Attempt missed. Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cristian Bordacahar.
90'+1': Hand ball by Danilo Carando (Cienciano).
90'+3': Foul by Emanuel Ibáñez (Cienciano).
90'+3': Kenji Cabrera (Melgar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Emanuel Ibáñez (Cienciano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Substitution, Melgar. Nicolás Figueroa replaces Bernardo Cuesta.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Cienciano 1, Melgar 1.
0': Match ends, Cienciano 1, Melgar 1.

Statistics

MGR		CIE
12	Fouls	9
4	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	4
6	Saves	3
54.8	Possession	45.2
10	SHOTS	19
4	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
251	Accurate Passes	199
340	Passes	270
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	9
16	Crosses	23
0.2	Cross %	0.4
60	Long Balls	62
19	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	2
8	Effective Tackles	13
14	Tackles	21
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
4	Interceptions	7
17	Effective Clearances	19
17	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Sudamericana

Venue: Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
Location: Cusco, Peru
Attendance: 13,083

Line-Ups

Cienciano del Cusco (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Miguel Vargas (GK)
19	Luciano Recalde
6	Paolo Fuentes
2	Alexis Cossio
7	Josue Estrada
10	Nicolás Rinaldi
4	Ángel Romero
13	Carlos Beltrán
9	Danilo Carando
20	Kevin Sandoval
11	Adrián Ugarriza

Cienciano del Cusco Substitutes:

Erick Perleche, Mathias Carpio, Emanuel Ibáñez, Jeizon Chacón, Juniors Barbieri, Roberto Bardales, Ayrthon Quintana, Koichi Aparicio, Sharif Ramírez, Fernando Guerrero, Facundo Curuchet, Jack Durán.

Melgar (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Carlos Cáceda (GK)
33	Matías Lazo
5	Alec Deneumostier
19	Paolo Reyna
4	Elías Ramos
22	Horacio Orzan
24	Walter Tandazo
11	Martín Guedes
28	Alexis Arias
16	Luis Iberico
9	Bernardo Cuesta

Melgar Substitutes:

Jefferson Caceres, Leonel Galeano, Kenji Cabrera, Jhonny Vidales, Jorge Cabezudo, Joel Sánchez, Nicolás Figueroa, José Luján, Cristian Bordacahar, Freddy Oncoy, Kevin Quevedo, Jean Pierre Archimbaud.

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