CONMEBOL Sudamericana

River Plate vs Melgar, 2022 CONMEBOL Sudamericana, Group Stage

· CONMEBOL Sudamericana
River Plate
  • 90'+3': Joaquín Lavega
FT
1 - 2
Melgar
  • 22': Bernardo Cuesta
  • Red Card 56': Carlos Cáceda
  • 90'+5': Jean Pierre Archimbaud

About

River Plate are hosting Melgar at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay, 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.
  • 8': Hand ball by Marcos Montiel (River Plate (Montevideo)).
  • 9': Hand ball by Horacio Orzán (Melgar).
  • 10': Hand ball by Horacio Orzán (Melgar).
  • 11': Attempt missed. Thiago Borbas (River Plate (Montevideo)) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Walter Clar with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Arias.
  • 12': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by José Aja.
  • 14': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by Walter Clar.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Luis Iberico (Melgar) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Arias with a cross.
  • 16': Offside, Melgar. Paolo Reyna tries a through ball, but Bernardo Cuesta is caught offside.
  • 17': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by Santiago Brunelli.
  • 19': Foul by Alec Deneumostier (Melgar).
  • 19': Jonathan Urretaviscaya (River Plate (Montevideo)) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Tiago Galletto (River Plate (Montevideo)) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Urretaviscaya following a set piece situation.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Luis Iberico (Melgar) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martín Pérez Guedes.
  • 22': Goal! River Plate (Montevideo) 0, Melgar 1. Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  • 24': Foul by Walter Clar (River Plate (Montevideo)).
  • 24': Matías Lazo (Melgar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Walter Clar (River Plate (Montevideo)) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Alec Deneumostier (Melgar) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Arias with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 27': Corner, River Plate (Montevideo). Conceded by Matías Lazo.
  • 27': Attempt missed. José Aja (River Plate (Montevideo)) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Walter Clar following a corner.
  • 28': Hand ball by Paolo Reyna (Melgar).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Fonseca (River Plate (Montevideo)) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo López.
  • 29': Corner, River Plate (Montevideo). Conceded by Luis Iberico.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Nicolás Fonseca (River Plate (Montevideo)) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Urretaviscaya.
  • 31': Corner, River Plate (Montevideo). Conceded by Cristian Bordacahar.
  • 37': Foul by Luis Iberico (Melgar).
  • 37': Tiago Galletto (River Plate (Montevideo)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Paolo Reyna (Melgar).
  • 37': Marcos Montiel (River Plate (Montevideo)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Paolo Reyna (Melgar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Urretaviscaya (River Plate (Montevideo)) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo López.
  • 39': Corner, River Plate (Montevideo). Conceded by Alexis Arias.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Thiago Borbas (River Plate (Montevideo)) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Urretaviscaya with a cross.
  • 39': Corner, River Plate (Montevideo). Conceded by Luis Iberico.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Thiago Borbas (River Plate (Montevideo)) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Urretaviscaya with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Cristian Bordacahar (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Pablo López (River Plate (Montevideo)).
  • 42': Attempt saved. Thiago Borbas (River Plate (Montevideo)) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Montiel with a through ball.
  • 44': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by Marcos Montiel.
  • 45': Foul by Cristian Bordacahar (Melgar).
  • 45': José Aja (River Plate (Montevideo)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Hand ball by Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar).
  • 45'+1': Corner, River Plate (Montevideo). Conceded by Alec Deneumostier.
  • 45'+1': Carlos Cáceda (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by José Aja (River Plate (Montevideo)).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, River Plate (Montevideo) 0, Melgar 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins River Plate (Montevideo) 0, Melgar 1.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Marcos Montiel (River Plate (Montevideo)) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Urretaviscaya.
  • 51': Corner, River Plate (Montevideo). Conceded by Matías Lazo.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Thiago Borbas (River Plate (Montevideo)) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Brunelli.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Jonathan Urretaviscaya (River Plate (Montevideo)) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Maxi Pereira (River Plate (Montevideo)) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Urretaviscaya.
  • 54': Corner, River Plate (Montevideo). Conceded by Paolo Reyna.
  • 56': Hand ball by Carlos Cáceda (Melgar).
  • 56': Carlos Cáceda (Melgar) is shown the red card.
  • 59': Substitution, Melgar. Jorge Cabezudo replaces Luis Iberico.
  • 59': Substitution, Melgar. Jean Pierre Archimbaud replaces Martín Pérez Guedes.
  • 59': Substitution, River Plate (Montevideo). Matías Ocampo replaces Nicolás Fonseca.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Urretaviscaya (River Plate (Montevideo)) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 60': Corner, River Plate (Montevideo). Conceded by Cristian Bordacahar.
  • 60': Corner, River Plate (Montevideo). Conceded by Leonel Galeano.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Pablo López (River Plate (Montevideo)) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 64': Corner, River Plate (Montevideo). Conceded by Paolo Reyna.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. José Aja (River Plate (Montevideo)) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Urretaviscaya with a cross.
  • 64': Corner, River Plate (Montevideo). Conceded by Paolo Reyna.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Thiago Borbas (River Plate (Montevideo)) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Walter Clar.
  • 65': Cristian Bordacahar (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Santiago Brunelli (River Plate (Montevideo)).
  • 68': Offside, Melgar. Alexis Arias tries a through ball, but Cristian Bordacahar is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, River Plate (Montevideo). Nicolás Sosa replaces Pablo López.
  • 68': Substitution, River Plate (Montevideo). Gonzalo Castro replaces Tiago Galletto.
  • 69': Corner, River Plate (Montevideo). Conceded by Matías Lazo.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Maxi Pereira (River Plate (Montevideo)) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Marcos Montiel (River Plate (Montevideo)) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Brunelli.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Matías Ocampo (River Plate (Montevideo)) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Castro.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorge Cabezudo.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Urretaviscaya (River Plate (Montevideo)) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Nicolás Sosa (River Plate (Montevideo)) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Montiel with a cross.
  • 75': Thiago Borbas (River Plate (Montevideo)) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Corner, River Plate (Montevideo). Conceded by Cristian Bordacahar.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Thiago Borbas (River Plate (Montevideo)) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 77': Substitution, Melgar. José Luján replaces Alexis Arias.
  • 78': Substitution, River Plate (Montevideo). Joaquín Lavega replaces Jonathan Urretaviscaya.
  • 79': Substitution, River Plate (Montevideo). Ricardo Chopitea replaces Maxi Pereira.
  • 79': Corner, River Plate (Montevideo). Conceded by Leonel Galeano.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Marcos Montiel (River Plate (Montevideo)) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matías Ocampo with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Nicolás Sosa (River Plate (Montevideo)) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Matías Ocampo (River Plate (Montevideo)) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 80': Corner, River Plate (Montevideo). Conceded by Jean Pierre Archimbaud.
  • 81': Foul by Marcos Montiel (River Plate (Montevideo)).
  • 81': Jean Pierre Archimbaud (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Hand ball by Cristian Bordacahar (Melgar).
  • 83': Attempt saved. Joaquín Lavega (River Plate (Montevideo)) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 84': Corner, River Plate (Montevideo). Conceded by Jorge Cabezudo.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Walter Clar (River Plate (Montevideo)) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Matías Ocampo.
  • 86': Foul by Joaquín Lavega (River Plate (Montevideo)).
  • 86': Horacio Orzán (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 89': Attempt missed. José Aja (River Plate (Montevideo)) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Walter Clar.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Bordacahar.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Melgar. Jhonny Vidales replaces Bernardo Cuesta.
  • 90'+3': Goal! River Plate (Montevideo) 1, Melgar 1. Joaquín Lavega (River Plate (Montevideo)) header from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Chopitea with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Goal! River Plate (Montevideo) 1, Melgar 2. Jean Pierre Archimbaud (Melgar) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jhonny Vidales.
  • 90'+6': Jean Pierre Archimbaud (Melgar) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 90'+7': Offside, River Plate (Montevideo). José Aja tries a through ball, but Marcos Montiel is caught offside.
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Paolo Reyna (Melgar) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jhonny Vidales.
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Castro (River Plate (Montevideo)) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, River Plate (Montevideo) 1, Melgar 2.
  • 0': Match ends, River Plate (Montevideo) 1, Melgar 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 17
4 Saves 5
44.3 Possession 55.7
10 SHOTS 31
7 ON GOAL 5
0.7 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
262 Accurate Passes 329
387 Passes 447
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 12
10 Crosses 44
0.2 Cross % 0.3
74 Long Balls 74
34 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 12
19 Effective Tackles 11
27 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 15
53 Effective Clearances 10
53 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Sudamericana

Venue: Estadio Centenario
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay

Line-Ups

RIV River Plate (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Salvador Ichazo (GK)
3 Santiago Brunelli
44 José Aja
47 Walter Clar Yellow Card
5 Tiago Galletto
20 Nicolás Fonseca
17 Marcos Montiel
21 Jonathan Urretaviscaya
16 Maxi Pereira
9 Thiago Borbas Yellow Card
14 Pablo López
River Plate Substitutes:
Gonzalo Napoli, Matías Ocampo, Ricardo Chopitea, Valentin Adamo, Fabrizio Correa, Nicolás Sosa Sánchez, Agustin Vera, Juan Santos, Fabricio Vidal, Chory Castro, Joaquín Lavega, Juan Pablo Plada.

MGR Melgar (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
12 Carlos Cáceda (GK) Red Card
2 Leonel Galeano
5 Alec Deneumostier
22 Horacio Orzan
19 Paolo Reyna Yellow Card
33 Matías Lazo
11 Martín Guedes
28 Alexis Arias
16 Luis Iberico
7 Cristian Bordacahar
9 Bernardo Cuesta
Melgar Substitutes:
Joel Sánchez, Jean Pierre Archimbaud, Jefferson Caceres, Diego Rodríguez, Kenji Cabrera, José Luján, Kevin Quevedo, Jhonny Vidales, Jorge Cabezudo.

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