Aurora vs Melgar, 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores, First Stage

· 1st Leg

Aurora

45'+1': Martín Alaníz

FT
1 - 0
1st Leg

Melgar

88': Kenji Cabrera

About

Aurora are hosting Melgar at Estadio Felix Capriles, Cochabamba, Bolivia, 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 saved. Pablo Lavandeira (Melgar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
3': Attempt missed. Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pablo Lavandeira.
5': Attempt missed. David Robles (Aurora) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nelson Amarilla.
7': Attempt missed. Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tomás Martínez.
9': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by Nelson Amarilla.
10': Attempt blocked. Leonel Galeano (Melgar) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Lavandeira with a cross.
10': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by Nelson Amarilla.
10': Attempt missed. Jean Pierre Archimbaud (Melgar) header from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pablo Lavandeira with a cross following a corner.
12': Foul by Lucas Diarte (Melgar).
12': Mauricio Cabral (Aurora) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Attempt blocked. Nelson Amarilla (Aurora) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Darío Torrico with a cross.
13': Attempt blocked. Martín Alaníz (Aurora) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
13': Corner, Aurora. Conceded by Cristian Bordacahar.
14': Attempt missed. Nelson Amarilla (Aurora) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Darío Torrico with a cross following a corner.
15': Amílcar Sánchez (Aurora) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Foul by Alexis Arias (Melgar).
15': Alexis Arias (Melgar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15': Foul by Pablo Lavandeira (Melgar).
15': Mauricio Cabral (Aurora) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Foul by Jair Torrico (Aurora).
18': Tomás Martínez (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Leonel Galeano (Melgar).
20': Martín Alaníz (Aurora) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt missed. Martín Alaníz (Aurora) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
23': Foul by Mauricio Cabral (Aurora).
23': Lucas Diarte (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt missed. Oswaldo Blanco (Aurora) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
28': Delay in match because of an injury Jair Torrico (Aurora).
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Foul by Leonel González (Melgar).
29': Jair Reinoso (Aurora) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Darío Torrico (Aurora) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Jean Pierre Archimbaud (Melgar).
33': Attempt missed. Mauricio Cabral (Aurora) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Amílcar Sánchez.
35': Foul by Amílcar Sánchez (Aurora).
35': Leonel González (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Amílcar Sánchez (Aurora) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Offside, Melgar. Pablo Lavandeira is caught offside.
37': Foul by Luis Barboza (Aurora).
37': Tomás Martínez (Melgar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Offside, Aurora. Jair Torrico is caught offside.
41': Attempt blocked. Jean Pierre Archimbaud (Melgar) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Arias.
41': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by Luis Barboza.
41': Foul by Leonel González (Melgar).
41': Mauricio Cabral (Aurora) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Offside, Aurora. Jair Torrico is caught offside.
45': Hand ball by Jean Pierre Archimbaud (Melgar).
45'+1': Goal! Aurora 1, Melgar 0. Martín Alaníz (Aurora) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
45'+2': First Half ends, Aurora 1, Melgar 0.
45': Second Half begins Aurora 1, Melgar 0.
45': Substitution, Aurora. Serginho replaces Amílcar Sánchez.
48': Hand ball by Jair Reinoso (Aurora).
48': Foul by Martín Alaníz (Aurora).
48': Pablo Lavandeira (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt saved. Tomás Martínez (Melgar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Arias.
50': Delay in match because of an injury Jair Reinoso (Aurora).
51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51': Offside, Aurora. Oswaldo Blanco is caught offside.
52': Foul by Pablo Lavandeira (Melgar).
52': Martín Alaníz (Aurora) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Attempt missed. Jair Reinoso (Aurora) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Serginho.
58': Foul by Lucas Diarte (Melgar).
58': Luis Barboza (Aurora) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Substitution, Melgar. Walter Tandazo replaces Pablo Lavandeira.
58': Substitution, Melgar. Kenji Cabrera replaces Alexis Arias.
58': Substitution, Melgar. Sebastián Cavero replaces Lucas Diarte.
60': David Robles (Aurora) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Cristian Bordacahar (Melgar).
61': Foul by Jair Torrico (Aurora).
61': Tomás Martínez (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Cristian Bordacahar (Melgar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Foul by Martín Alaníz (Aurora).
65': Attempt saved. Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás Martínez.
65': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by David Akologo.
65': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by Martín Alaníz.
66': Attempt missed. Leonel Galeano (Melgar) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Martínez with a cross following a corner.
68': Cristian Bordacahar (Melgar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Foul by Darío Torrico (Aurora).
69': Attempt blocked. Tomás Martínez (Melgar) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
69': Attempt blocked. Tomás Martínez (Melgar) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
69': Corner, Aurora. Conceded by Cristian Bordacahar.
70': Foul by Kenji Cabrera (Melgar).
70': Martín Alaníz (Aurora) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Kenji Cabrera (Melgar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Substitution, Aurora. Carlos Sejas replaces Jair Torrico.
72': Substitution, Aurora. Óscar Vaca replaces Darío Torrico.
72': Foul by David Robles (Aurora).
72': Tomás Martínez (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Substitution, Melgar. Gian García replaces Jean Pierre Archimbaud.
73': Substitution, Melgar. Brian Blando replaces Tomás Martínez.
73': Offside, Melgar. Sebastián Cavero is caught offside.
75': David Robles (Aurora) is shown the yellow card.
81': Substitution, Aurora. Ramiro Ballivián replaces Mauricio Cabral.
83': Attempt missed. Brian Blando (Melgar) with an attempt from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cristian Bordacahar with a cross.
83': Attempt blocked. Gian García (Melgar) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Blando.
84': Foul by Ramiro Ballivián (Aurora).
84': Leonel González (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Attempt missed. Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Horacio Orzán.
85': Foul by Kenji Cabrera (Melgar).
85': Martín Alaníz (Aurora) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Attempt saved. Serginho (Aurora) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Óscar Vaca.
87': Foul by Kenji Cabrera (Melgar).
87': Martín Alaníz (Aurora) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Second yellow card to Kenji Cabrera (Melgar) for a bad foul.
89': Foul by Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar).
89': Óscar Vaca (Aurora) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Hand ball by Carlos Sejas (Aurora).
90'+1': Attempt missed. Sebastián Cavero (Melgar) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Carlos Sejas (Aurora) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
90'+3': Brian Blando (Melgar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Foul by David Robles (Aurora).
90'+4': Foul by Brian Blando (Melgar).
90'+4': Luis Barboza (Aurora) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Aurora 1, Melgar 0.
0': Match ends, Aurora 1, Melgar 0.

Statistics

MGR		AUR
16	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	3
56.8	Possession	43.2
15	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
300	Accurate Passes	228
400	Passes	308
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	2
21	Crosses	13
0.3	Cross %	0.2
74	Long Balls	68
31	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	1
5	Effective Tackles	10
10	Tackles	19
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
6	Interceptions	13
14	Effective Clearances	29
14	Clearances	29

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Estadio Felix Capriles
Location: Cochabamba, Bolivia
Attendance: 7,978

Line-Ups

Aurora (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
99	David Akologo (GK)
3	Luis Barboza
24	David Robles
29	Nelson Amarilla
8	Darío Torrico
20	Amilcar Sanchez
50	Martín Alaníz
10	Jair Torrico
2	Mauricio Cabral
18	Jair Reynoso
7	Oswaldo Enrique Blanco Mancilla

Aurora Substitutes:

Enrique Troncoso, Oscar Vaca, Agustín Cousillas, Didi Torrico, Matías Silvero, Antonio Bustamante, Ramiro Ballivian, Serginho, Ezequiel Michelli, Yerco René Vallejos, Carlos Sejas, Luis Cárdenas.

Melgar (5-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Carlos Cáceda (GK)
2	Leonel Galeano
6	Leonel González
8	Horacio Orzan
3	Lucas Diarte
7	Cristian Bordacahar
17	Jean Pierre Archimbaud
28	Alexis Arias
90	Pablo Lavandeira
10	Tomás Martínez
9	Bernardo Cuesta

Melgar Substitutes:

Walter Tandazo, Gian García, Brian Blando, Sebastian Cavero, Jorge Cabezudo, Abraham Aguinaga, Matías Lazo, Kevin Sandoval, Ricardo Farro, Kenji Cabrera, Elías Ramos.

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