Sporting Cristal vs The Strongest, 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores, Group Stage
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Jesús Pretell tries a through ball, but Brenner is caught offside.
- 3': Attempt missed. Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Joao Grimaldo with a cross.
- 5': Foul by Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal).
- 5': Michael Ortega (The Strongest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joao Grimaldo.
- 8': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Adrián Jusino.
- 8': Attempt missed. Martín Távara (Sporting Cristal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alejandro Hohberg with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Jesús Pretell (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 10': Foul by Jaime Arrascaita (The Strongest).
- 10': Rafael Lutiger (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt saved. Enrique Triverio (The Strongest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by John García.
- 12': Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Luciano Ursino (The Strongest).
- 14': Attempt missed. Jesús Pretell (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yoshimar Yotún.
- 17': Foul by Michael Ortega (The Strongest).
- 17': Gianfranco Chávez (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Joao Grimaldo (Sporting Cristal).
- 18': John García (The Strongest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Delay in match because of an injury Jaime Arrascaita (The Strongest).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Enrique Triverio (The Strongest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Martín Távara (Sporting Cristal).
- 23': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Martín Távara tries a through ball, but Alejandro Hohberg is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Luciano Ursino (The Strongest).
- 24': Martín Távara (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Brenner (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Hohberg with a cross.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Brenner (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Távara.
- 28': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Gonzalo Castillo.
- 29': Attempt missed. Ignácio (Sporting Cristal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yoshimar Yotún with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Carlos Robles (The Strongest).
- 31': Attempt blocked. Michael Ortega (The Strongest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 31': Corner, The Strongest. Conceded by Rafael Lutiger.
- 32': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Carlos Roca.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Ignácio (Sporting Cristal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Hohberg with a cross.
- 35': Foul by Enrique Triverio (The Strongest).
- 35': Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Brenner (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Joao Grimaldo.
- 37': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Jesús Pretell tries a through ball, but Brenner is caught offside.
- 39': Foul by Brenner (Sporting Cristal).
- 39': Michael Ortega (The Strongest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Brenner (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Jaime Arrascaita (The Strongest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Ortega.
- 44': Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Adrián Jusino (The Strongest).
- 45': Attempt saved. Carlos Roca (The Strongest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by John García with a headed pass.
- 45'+1': Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Carlos Robles (The Strongest).
- 45'+2': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Saúl Torres.
- 45'+2': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by John García.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Joao Grimaldo (Sporting Cristal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alejandro Hohberg with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Sporting Cristal 0, The Strongest 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Cristal 0, The Strongest 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Jesús Castillo replaces Martín Távara.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Washington Corozo replaces Brenner.
- 45': Substitution, The Strongest. Eugenio Isnaldo replaces Jaime Arrascaita.
- 46': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Saúl Torres.
- 50': Foul by Jesús Pretell (Sporting Cristal).
- 50': Michael Ortega (The Strongest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Jesús Pretell (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Luciano Ursino (The Strongest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Eugenio Isnaldo (The Strongest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Joao Grimaldo (Sporting Cristal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Jesús Castillo following a fast break.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Guillermo Viscarra (The Strongest).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Attempt missed. Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jesús Pretell with a through ball following a fast break.
- 57': Foul by Luciano Ursino (The Strongest).
- 57': Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Adrián Jusino.
- 58': Attempt saved. Ignácio (Sporting Cristal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Hohberg with a cross.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Lutiger.
- 61': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Carlos Robles.
- 61': Foul by Jesús Pretell (Sporting Cristal).
- 61': Michael Ortega (The Strongest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Jostin Alarcón replaces Rafael Lutiger.
- 67': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Jostin Alarcón tries a through ball, but Washington Corozo is caught offside.
- 68': Offside, The Strongest. John García tries a through ball, but Luciano Ursino is caught offside.
- 69': Substitution, The Strongest. Alvaro Quiroga replaces Michael Ortega.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Enrique Triverio (The Strongest).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Attempt saved. Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jostin Alarcón.
- 71': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Guillermo Viscarra.
- 72': Attempt missed. Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 72': Corner, The Strongest. Conceded by Jhilmar Lora.
- 76': Hand ball by Joao Grimaldo (Sporting Cristal).
- 78': Hand ball by Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal).
- 78': Substitution, The Strongest. Cristian Arano replaces Luciano Ursino.
- 79': Offside, The Strongest. John García tries a through ball, but Eugenio Isnaldo is caught offside.
- 80': Goal! Sporting Cristal 1, The Strongest 0. Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 83': VAR Decision: Goal Sporting Cristal 1-0 The Strongest (Jhilmar Lora).
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Substitution, The Strongest. Junior Arias replaces Carlos Robles.
- 86': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Leonardo Díaz replaces Alejandro Hohberg.
- 87': Foul by Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal).
- 87': John García (The Strongest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Delay in match (The Strongest).
- 90': Delay in match because of an injury Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal).
- 90': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Juan Sánchez replaces Jesús Pretell.
- 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Alvaro Quiroga (The Strongest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Washington Corozo (Sporting Cristal).
- 90'+3': Alvaro Quiroga (The Strongest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jesús Castillo (Sporting Cristal).
- 90'+4': Foul by Saúl Torres (The Strongest).
- 90'+4': Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ignácio (Sporting Cristal) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yoshimar Yotún with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+5': Foul by Adrián Jusino (The Strongest).
- 90'+5': Washington Corozo (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Cristian Arano (The Strongest).
- 90'+7': Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sporting Cristal 1, The Strongest 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Cristal 1, The Strongest 0.
Statistics
STR |
SCR![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 35.6 | Possession | 64.4 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 204 | Accurate Passes | 433 |
| 287 | Passes | 513 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 11 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 17 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 24 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Estadio Nacional de Lima
Location: Lima, Peru
Attendance: 13,354
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 |
Line-Ups
Sporting Cristal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Renato Solís (GK) |
| 14 | Ignácio |
| 4 | Gianfranco Chávez |
| 5 | Rafael Lutiger |
| 15 | Carlos Lora |
| 25 | Gerald Távara |
| 19 | Yoshimar Yotún |
| 6 | Jesús Pretell |
| 9 | Brenner |
| 10 | Alejandro Hohberg |
| 20 | Joao Grimaldo |
The Strongest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guillermo Viscarra (GK) |
| 5 | Adrián Jusino |
| 22 | Gonzalo Castillo |
| 19 | Carlos Roca |
| 7 | Saúl Torres |
| 10 | Michael Ortega |
| 24 | Carlos Robles |
| 8 | Luciano Ursino |
| 11 | Enrique Triverio |
| 20 | John García |
| 30 | Jaime Arrascaita |
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