CONMEBOL Libertadores

Sporting Cristal vs Fluminense, 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores, Group Stage

· CONMEBOL Libertadores
Sporting Cristal
  • 18': Joao Grimaldo
  • Red Card 90'+6': Yoshimar Yotún
FT
1 - 3
Fluminense
  • 35': Germán Cano
  • 59': Germán Cano
  • 81': Vitor Mendes

About

Sporting Cristal are hosting Fluminense 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.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Keno (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelo.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Keno (Fluminense) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhon Arias.
  • 3': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Leonardo Díaz.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Germán Cano (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelo with a cross following a corner.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Felipe Melo (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Germán Cano following a corner.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Germán Cano (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jhon Arias.
  • 5': Foul by André (Fluminense).
  • 5': Jesús Castillo (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Marcelo (Fluminense) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 11': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Jesús Castillo.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Germán Cano (Fluminense) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Keno.
  • 16': André (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Jesús Castillo (Sporting Cristal).
  • 17': Attempt saved. Keno (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. PH Ganso (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 18': Goal! Sporting Cristal 1, Fluminense 0. Joao Grimaldo (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jesús Castillo.
  • 20': André (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Jesús Pretell (Sporting Cristal).
  • 23': Offside, Fluminense. Nino tries a through ball, but Jhon Arias is caught offside.
  • 25': Offside, Fluminense. Nino tries a through ball, but Germán Cano is caught offside.
  • 26': Foul by Brenner (Sporting Cristal).
  • 26': Nino (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Jhon Arias (Fluminense).
  • 27': Gianfranco Chávez (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Jhon Arias (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Alexsander (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal).
  • 33': Foul by Ignácio (Sporting Cristal).
  • 33': Jhon Arias (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Ignácio (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Jhilmar Lora.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Nino (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jhon Arias with a cross.
  • 35': Goal! Sporting Cristal 1, Fluminense 1. Germán Cano (Fluminense) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
  • 36': Brenner (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Alexsander (Fluminense).
  • 37': Foul by Leonardo Díaz (Sporting Cristal).
  • 37': Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Brenner (Sporting Cristal).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Hand ball by Jhon Arias (Fluminense).
  • 42': Foul by Felipe Melo (Fluminense).
  • 42': Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Felipe Melo (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Keno (Fluminense) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcelo.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Jhon Arias (Fluminense).
  • 45'+2': Leonardo Díaz (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sporting Cristal 1, Fluminense 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Cristal 1, Fluminense 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Fluminense. Vitor Mendes replaces Felipe Melo.
  • 47': Foul by Jesús Pretell (Sporting Cristal).
  • 47': Keno (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': André (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Jesús Castillo (Sporting Cristal).
  • 47': Jesús Castillo (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Vitor Mendes (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcelo with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Germán Cano (Fluminense) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexsander.
  • 52': André (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Foul by Brenner (Sporting Cristal).
  • 53': Foul by Marcelo (Fluminense).
  • 53': Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Jesús Pretell (Sporting Cristal).
  • 54': Jhon Arias (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Vitor Mendes (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jhon Arias with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Renato Solís (Sporting Cristal).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Leandro Sosa (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yoshimar Yotún.
  • 57': Foul by Brenner (Sporting Cristal).
  • 57': Nino (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Joao Grimaldo.
  • 59': Goal! Sporting Cristal 1, Fluminense 2. Germán Cano (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jhon Arias.
  • 60': Foul by Marcelo (Fluminense).
  • 60': Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Marcelo (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Vitor Mendes.
  • 62': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Jostin Alarcón replaces Leandro Sosa.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Germán Cano (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexsander.
  • 64': Vitor Mendes (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Substitution, Fluminense. Lima replaces Marcelo.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Jhon Arias (Fluminense) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Germán Cano.
  • 66': Foul by Nino (Fluminense).
  • 66': Joao Grimaldo (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Nino (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Joao Grimaldo (Sporting Cristal).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Washington Corozo replaces Leonardo Díaz.
  • 69': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Irven Ávila replaces Brenner.
  • 70': Substitution, Fluminense. Gabriel Pirani replaces Keno.
  • 71': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Lima.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 72': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Gabriel Pirani.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Jesús Pretell (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 73': Foul by Joao Grimaldo (Sporting Cristal).
  • 73': Lima (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Vitor Mendes.
  • 76': Foul by Jesús Pretell (Sporting Cristal).
  • 76': Lima (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Germán Cano (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jhon Arias.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pirani (Fluminense) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Germán Cano.
  • 78': Substitution, Fluminense. Thiago Santos replaces PH Ganso.
  • 78': Substitution, Fluminense. Lelê replaces Germán Cano.
  • 79': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Jesús Castillo tries a through ball, but Irven Ávila is caught offside.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Lima (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Pirani.
  • 80': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Ignácio.
  • 81': Goal! Sporting Cristal 1, Fluminense 3. Vitor Mendes (Fluminense) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jhon Arias with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Lelê (Fluminense) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jhon Arias with a headed pass.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pirani (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Thiago Santos (Fluminense) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 84': Foul by Alexsander (Fluminense).
  • 84': Joao Grimaldo (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Foul by Jesús Pretell (Sporting Cristal).
  • 85': Gabriel Pirani (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Martín Távara replaces Jesús Pretell.
  • 86': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Alejandro Hohberg replaces Joao Grimaldo.
  • 86': Hand ball by André (Fluminense).
  • 87': Washington Corozo (Sporting Cristal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Martín Távara following a set piece situation.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Irven Ávila (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
  • 88': André (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Washington Corozo (Sporting Cristal).
  • 89': Hand ball by Ignácio (Sporting Cristal).
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jostin Alarcón (Sporting Cristal).
  • 90'+1': Thiago Santos (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Washington Corozo tries a through ball, but Irven Ávila is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal).
  • 90'+3': Lelê (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal).
  • 90'+6': Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Irven Ávila.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Vitor Mendes (Fluminense).
  • 90'+7': Jesús Castillo (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sporting Cristal 1, Fluminense 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Cristal 1, Fluminense 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Cristal 1, Fluminense 3.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 18
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 4
0 Saves 6
56.6 Possession 43.4
25 SHOTS 6
10 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
376 Accurate Passes 259
446 Passes 337
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 2
15 Crosses 19
0.5 Cross % 0.1
27 Long Balls 39
13 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 15
14 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
2 Interceptions 14
13 Effective Clearances 9
13 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Estadio Nacional de Lima
Location: Lima, Peru

CONMEBOL Libertadores Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Boca Juniors 0 0 0
2 Cruzeiro 0 0 0
3 Universidad Católica 0 0 0
4 Barcelona SC 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

SCR Sporting Cristal (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Renato Solís (GK)
4 Gianfranco Chávez
14 Ignácio Yellow Card
32 Leonardo Diaz
15 Carlos Lora
6 Jesús Pretell
16 Jesús Castillo
19 Yoshimar Yotún Red Card
9 Brenner
20 Joao Grimaldo
8 Leandro Sosa
Sporting Cristal Substitutes:
Irven Ávila, Jostin Alarcón, Adrián Ascues, Rafael Lutiger, Gerald Távara, Flavio Alcedo, Alejandro Hohberg, Diego Otoya, Emile Franco, Washington Corozo, Joel Herrera, Johan Madrid.

FLU Fluminense (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Fábio (GK)
30 Felipe Melo Yellow Card
33 Nino Yellow Card
12 Marcelo Yellow Card
2 Samuel Xavier
10 Ganso
5 Alexsander
7 André
14 Germán Cano
11 Keno
21 Jhon Arias Yellow Card
Fluminense Substitutes:
Vitor Mendes, Lima, John Kennedy, Gabriel Pirani, Vitor Eudes, Thiago Santos, Lelê, Pedro Rangel, Guga, Giovanni, Alan, Alexandre Jesus.

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