Curicó Unido vs Cerro Porteño, 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores, Second Stage
· 1st LegAbout
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Cristián Zavala (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Wílder Viera (Cerro Porteño).
- 2': Attempt blocked. Federico Castro (Curicó Unido) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 2': Corner, Curicó Unido. Conceded by Alberto Espínola.
- 3': Hand ball by Cristián Zavala (Curicó Unido).
- 4': Delay in match (Cerro Porteño).
- 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 5': Hand ball by Ronald De La Fuente (Curicó Unido).
- 7': Attempt missed. Federico Carrizo (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Cardozo Lucena.
- 10': Attempt missed. Wílder Viera (Cerro Porteño) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Carrizo.
- 11': Foul by Wílder Viera (Cerro Porteño).
- 11': Yerko Leiva (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Augusto Barrios (Curicó Unido) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 12': Offside, Curicó Unido. Ronald De La Fuente tries a through ball, but Augusto Barrios is caught offside.
- 20': VAR Decision: No Goal Curicó Unido 0-0 Cerro Porteño.
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Augusto Barrios (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Wílder Viera (Cerro Porteño).
- 27': Attempt blocked. Robert Morales (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudio Aquino.
- 27': Corner, Cerro Porteño. Conceded by Omar Merlo.
- 28': Attempt saved. Juan Patiño (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Claudio Aquino with a cross.
- 29': Foul by Alberto Espínola (Cerro Porteño).
- 29': Ronald De La Fuente (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Augusto Barrios (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Federico Carrizo (Cerro Porteño).
- 30': Federico Carrizo (Cerro Porteño) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Delay in match because of an injury Augusto Barrios (Curicó Unido).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Foul by Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Cerro Porteño).
- 32': Yerko Leiva (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Mario Sandoval (Curicó Unido) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 36': Attempt missed. Cristián Zavala (Curicó Unido) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Omar Merlo.
- 37': Diego Churín (Cerro Porteño) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Federico Carrizo with a cross.
- 39': Claudio Aquino (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Augusto Barrios (Curicó Unido).
- 40': Hand ball by Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Cerro Porteño).
- 43': Attempt missed. Alberto Espínola (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Churín.
- 45': Cristián Zavala (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Alberto Espínola (Cerro Porteño).
- 45'+4': Diego Churín (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+4': Foul by Ronald De La Fuente (Curicó Unido).
- 45'+6': Attempt missed. Robert Morales (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 45'+7': Attempt saved. Federico Carrizo (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Curicó Unido 0, Cerro Porteño 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Curicó Unido 0, Cerro Porteño 0.
- 46': Federico Carrizo (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Augusto Barrios (Curicó Unido).
- 47': Diego Churín (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Omar Merlo (Curicó Unido).
- 47': Foul by Claudio Aquino (Cerro Porteño).
- 47': Yerko Leiva (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Cerro Porteño. Conceded by Omar Merlo.
- 50': Offside, Cerro Porteño. Juan Patiño tries a through ball, but Robert Morales is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt missed. Robert Morales (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Churín with a cross.
- 52': Foul by Juan Patiño (Cerro Porteño).
- 52': Yerko Leiva (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Diego Churín (Cerro Porteño).
- 55': Ronald De La Fuente (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Claudio Aquino (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Morales.
- 56': Foul by Alberto Espínola (Cerro Porteño).
- 56': Yerko Leiva (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Alberto Espínola (Cerro Porteño) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Cristián Zavala (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Wílder Viera (Cerro Porteño).
- 60': Federico Castro (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Alberto Espínola (Cerro Porteño).
- 61': Federico Carrizo (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Augusto Barrios (Curicó Unido).
- 61': Augusto Barrios (Curicó Unido) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Curicó Unido. Felipe Ortiz replaces Mario Sandoval.
- 62': Attempt missed. Diego Churín (Cerro Porteño) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Carrizo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 63': Alberto Espínola (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Federico Castro (Curicó Unido).
- 66': Offside, Cerro Porteño. Wílder Viera tries a through ball, but Federico Carrizo is caught offside.
- 67': Foul by Claudio Aquino (Cerro Porteño).
- 67': Ronald De La Fuente (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Attempt missed. Augusto Barrios (Curicó Unido) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Yerko Leiva with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 69': Substitution, Cerro Porteño. Antonio Galeano replaces Claudio Aquino.
- 69': Substitution, Cerro Porteño. Braian Samudio replaces Federico Carrizo.
- 70': Yerko Leiva (Curicó Unido) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Alberto Espínola (Cerro Porteño).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Federico Castro (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Alberto Espínola (Cerro Porteño).
- 73': Attempt blocked. Braian Samudio (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, Cerro Porteño. Conceded by Augusto Barrios.
- 74': Substitution, Cerro Porteño. Marcelo Moreno replaces Robert Morales.
- 75': Corner, Cerro Porteño. Conceded by Omar Merlo.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Federico Castro (Curicó Unido) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristián Zavala.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Federico Castro (Curicó Unido) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 77': Foul by Diego Churín (Cerro Porteño).
- 77': Ronald De La Fuente (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Diego Churín (Cerro Porteño) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt missed. Antonio Galeano (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcelo Moreno.
- 79': Hand ball by Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Cerro Porteño).
- 81': Corner, Cerro Porteño. Conceded by Felipe Ortiz.
- 81': Attempt missed. Marcelo Moreno (Cerro Porteño) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antonio Galeano with a cross following a corner.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Moreno (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alberto Espínola.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Antonio Galeano (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Moreno.
- 81': Corner, Cerro Porteño. Conceded by Diego Coelho.
- 82': Hand ball by Braian Samudio (Cerro Porteño).
- 85': Attempt saved. Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Braian Samudio.
- 87': Substitution, Curicó Unido. Felipe Fritz replaces Diego Coelho.
- 88': Offside, Curicó Unido. Franco Bechtholdt tries a through ball, but Cristián Zavala is caught offside.
- 88': Foul by Federico Castro (Curicó Unido).
- 88': Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Corner, Cerro Porteño. Conceded by Franco Bechtholdt.
- 89': Goal! Curicó Unido 0, Cerro Porteño 1. Juan Patiño (Cerro Porteño) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Antonio Galeano with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Cerro Porteño. Damián Bobadilla replaces Ángel Cardozo Lucena.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Curicó Unido 0, Cerro Porteño 1.
- 0': Match ends, Curicó Unido 0, Cerro Porteño 1.
- 0': Match ends, Curicó Unido 0, Cerro Porteño 1.
Statistics
CPT |
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|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
| 54.6 | Possession | 45.4 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 302 | Accurate Passes | 230 |
| 396 | Passes | 328 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 19 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 16 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 21 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 13 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: Estadio Monumental David Arellano
Location: Santiago, Chile
Line-Ups
Curicó Unido (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Fabian Cerda (GK) |
| 2 | Omar Merlo |
| 16 | Franco Bechtholdt |
| 19 | Ronald De La Fuente |
| 24 | Augusto Barrios |
| 5 | Agustín Nadruz |
| 10 | Yerko Leiva |
| 8 | Mario Sandoval |
| 27 | Diego Coelho |
| 20 | Federico Castro |
| 15 | Cristian Zavala |
Cerro Porteño (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Miguel Martinez (GK) |
| 14 | Gabriel Báez |
| 24 | Juan Patiño |
| 17 | Daniel Rivas |
| 23 | Alberto Espínola |
| 20 | Wilder Viera |
| 15 | Ángel Cardozo |
| 8 | Federico Carrizo |
| 22 | Claudio Aquino |
| 31 | Robert Morales |
| 19 | Diego Churín |
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