CONMEBOL Libertadores

Sporting Cristal vs River Plate, 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores, Group Stage

· CONMEBOL Libertadores
Sporting Cristal
  • 63': Yoshimar Yotún
  • Red Card 73': Rafael Lutiger
FT
1 - 1
River Plate
  • 84': Rodrigo Aliendro
  • Red Card 90'+6': Salomón Rondón

About

Sporting Cristal are hosting River Plate 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.
  • 4': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Gianfranco Chávez.
  • 4': Foul by Enzo Pérez (River Plate).
  • 4': Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 6': Jesús Pretell (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 6': Foul by Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal).
  • 6': Nicolás de la Cruz (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Rafael Lutiger tries a through ball, but Brenner is caught offside.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Nacho Fernández (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Beltrán.
  • 11': Rafael Lutiger (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 11': Foul by Enzo Díaz (River Plate).
  • 11': Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Jostin Alarcón tries a through ball, but Alejandro Hohberg is caught offside.
  • 13': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Foul by Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal).
  • 15': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolás de la Cruz.
  • 17': Foul by Enzo Pérez (River Plate).
  • 17': Jostin Alarcón (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Jostin Alarcón (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yoshimar Yotún.
  • 19': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Rafael Lutiger.
  • 20': Foul by Robert Rojas (River Plate).
  • 20': Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Hand ball by Brenner (Sporting Cristal).
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Esequiel Barco with a headed pass.
  • 23': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Ignácio.
  • 26': Esequiel Barco (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Jesús Castillo (Sporting Cristal).
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Jostin Alarcón (Sporting Cristal).
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Nicolás de la Cruz (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 30': Brenner (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Milton Casco (River Plate).
  • 31': Foul by Nicolás de la Cruz (River Plate).
  • 31': Jostin Alarcón (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Brenner (Sporting Cristal).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Foul by Jesús Pretell (Sporting Cristal).
  • 35': Nacho Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Nacho Fernández (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Nicolás de la Cruz (River Plate) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Lucas Beltrán (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Enzo Pérez.
  • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Renato Solís (Sporting Cristal).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Enzo Pérez (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milton Casco with a headed pass.
  • 43': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
  • 44': Foul by Jostin Alarcón (Sporting Cristal).
  • 44': Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Esequiel Barco (River Plate) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Paulo Díaz following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Enzo Díaz (River Plate).
  • 45'+1': Jesús Castillo (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Enzo Díaz (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate).
  • 45'+1': Jostin Alarcón (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+3': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Gianfranco Chávez.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sporting Cristal 0, River Plate 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Cristal 0, River Plate 0.
  • 48': Foul by Enzo Díaz (River Plate).
  • 48': Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 51': Foul by Enzo Díaz (River Plate).
  • 51': Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brenner.
  • 54': Foul by Jostin Alarcón (Sporting Cristal).
  • 54': Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Jhilmar Lora.
  • 59': Substitution, River Plate. Andrés Herrera replaces Enzo Díaz.
  • 59': Substitution, River Plate. Miguel Borja replaces Enzo Pérez.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nacho Fernández with a cross.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Miguel Borja (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nacho Fernández.
  • 62': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Joao Grimaldo replaces Alejandro Hohberg.
  • 62': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Martín Távara replaces Jesús Pretell.
  • 63': Goal! Sporting Cristal 1, River Plate 0. Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 67': Foul by Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate).
  • 67': Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Jesús Castillo (Sporting Cristal).
  • 67': Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Miguel Borja (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nacho Fernández.
  • 69': Penalty River Plate. Nacho Fernández draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 69': Penalty conceded by Rafael Lutiger (Sporting Cristal) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 72': VAR Decision: Goal Sporting Cristal 1-0 River Plate (Nacho Fernández).
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Second yellow card to Rafael Lutiger (Sporting Cristal) for a bad foul.
  • 76': Penalty saved! Miguel Borja (River Plate) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the top left corner.
  • 77': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Jesús Castillo.
  • 77': Substitution, River Plate. José Paradela replaces Nacho Fernández.
  • 79': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Leonardo Díaz replaces Jostin Alarcón.
  • 79': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Leandro Sosa replaces Brenner.
  • 80': Attempt missed. José Paradela (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Paulo Díaz with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 82': Foul by Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate).
  • 82': Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Esequiel Barco (River Plate) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Lucas Beltrán.
  • 84': Goal! Sporting Cristal 1, River Plate 1. Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Paradela with a headed pass.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Andrés Herrera (River Plate) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Beltrán following a fast break.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal).
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Adrián Ascues replaces Jhilmar Lora because of an injury.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Lucas Beltrán (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 89': Substitution, River Plate. Pablo Solari replaces Paulo Díaz.
  • 89': Substitution, River Plate. Matías Suárez replaces Nicolás de la Cruz.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Leonardo Díaz (Sporting Cristal).
  • 90'+1': Pablo Solari (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Leonardo Díaz (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Leandro Sosa.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Joao Grimaldo (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yoshimar Yotún with a through ball.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Adrián Ascues (Sporting Cristal).
  • 90'+5': José Paradela (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Adrián Ascues (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sporting Cristal 1, River Plate 1.
  • 90'+6': Salomón Rondón (River Plate) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Cristal 1, River Plate 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 5
62.2 Possession 37.8
20 SHOTS 5
6 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.8
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
389 Accurate Passes 209
477 Passes 293
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 3
21 Crosses 7
0.1 Cross % 0.4
36 Long Balls 44
20 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 0
7 Effective Tackles 7
13 Tackles 10
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 11
10 Effective Clearances 23
10 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Estadio Nacional de Lima
Location: Lima, Peru
Attendance: 34,374

CONMEBOL Libertadores Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 São Paulo 6 +6 14
2 Libertad 6 +1 9
3 Alianza Lima 6 -4 5
4 Talleres (Córdoba) 6 -3 4
Full Table

Line-Ups

SCR Sporting Cristal (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
12 Renato Solís (GK)
14 Ignácio
4 Gianfranco Chávez
6 Jesús Pretell Yellow Card
5 Rafael Lutiger Yellow Card
15 Carlos Lora
30 Jostin Alarcón
16 Jesús Castillo
10 Alejandro Hohberg
19 Yoshimar Yotún
9 Brenner
Sporting Cristal Substitutes:
Joel Herrera, Juan Sánchez, Joao Grimaldo, Irven Ávila, Washington Corozo, Alejandro Duarte, Leandro Sosa, Leonardo Diaz, Flavio Alcedo, Gabriel Alfaro, Gerald Távara, Adrián Ascues.

RIV River Plate (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Franco Armani (GK)
17 Paulo Díaz
2 Robert Rojas
13 Enzo Díaz Yellow Card
20 Milton Casco
10 Ignacio Fernández
24 Enzo Pérez Yellow Card
29 Rodrigo Aliendro
18 Lucas Beltrán
21 Ezequiel Barco
11 Nicolás de la Cruz
River Plate Substitutes:
Matías Kranevitter, Jonathan Maidana, Santiago Simón, Agustín Palavecino, Ezequiel Centuríon, José Paradela, Elias Gomez, Andres Herrera, Miguel Borja, Matías Suárez, Salomón Rondón, Pablo Solari.

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