Match Report


Rosario CentralRosario Central     BanfieldBanfield
Steve LowerySteve Lowery Jamie parr Jamie parr
Juan CarabalíJ. Carabalí80
G
captain1
G
88Alejandro ÁlvarezA. Álvarez
Matías MedinaM. Medina68
D
2
D
73Martin GalindoM. Galindo
Maximiliano YllanaM. Yllana71
D
3
D
81Duarte GalindoD. Galindo
Gastón RamírezG. Ramírez69
D
4
D
76Damian ZamoraD. Zamora
Valentino BombardaV. Bombarda78
M
5
M
84Steven ReyesS. Reyes
Santiago GarayS. Garay72
M
6
M
77Bruno RosalesB. Rosales
Uriel ReggiU. Reggi81
M
7captain
M
82Luis MeleánL. Meleán
Juan Ignacio ÁlvarezJ. Álvarez76
M
8
M
75Julian HarrisJ. Harris
Joel AdvínculaJ. Advíncula74
A
9
A
77Sebastián ZavagnoS. Zavagno
Miguel ZamoraM. Zamora87
A
10
A
80Ronald Manuel VelázquezR. Manuel Velázquez
Augusto MarinoA. Marino66
A
11
A
81Rómulo SantosR. Santos
 
Aldo Pedro FerrariA. Ferrari62
D
12
A
85Hansell BenaventeH. Benavente
Ezequiel ÁlvarezE. Álvarez69
M
13
M
74Agustín MartínezA. Martínez
Lucas PassarellaL. Passarella69
M
14
A
71Bernardo SivigliaB. Siviglia

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Gigante de Arroyito where Rosario Central play host to Banfield. A crowd of 18,321 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Rosario Central and Banfield are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Vieira Miguel Balbo.


0.00
Rosario Central get the match underway!
3.45
Martin Galindo makes a probing pass to Luis Meleán. With vision, Luis Meleán plays the ball forward to Sebastián Zavagno. Sebastián Zavagno shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
8.32
Maximiliano Yllana flicks a high pass forward. Uriel Reggi collects the pass. Uriel Reggi flicks a high pass forward. Augusto Marino controls it well on his chest. Augusto Marino shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
14.50
Luis Meleán passes the ball forward to Rómulo Santos. Rómulo Santos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.47
Maximiliano Yllana flicks the ball to his team mate, Uriel Reggi. With vision, Uriel Reggi plays the ball forward to Miguel Zamora. Miguel Zamora knocks in a cross ball towards Joel Advíncula. Joel Advíncula flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Duarte Galindo. Excellent block.
18.17
Luis Meleán runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Luis Meleán plays a one-two with Sebastián Zavagno and advances towards the goal... Luis Meleán rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.16
With great vision, Bruno Rosales plays the ball forward to Sebastián Zavagno. Sebastián Zavagno lofts in a cross ball towards Ronald Manuel Velázquez. Ronald Manuel Velázquez heads the ball goalwards. Juan Carabalí didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
30.45
Bruno Rosales flicks a high pass forward. Rómulo Santos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rómulo Santos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matías Medina.
33.10
Juan Ignacio Álvarez advances with the ball. Juan Ignacio Álvarez whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Zamora. Miguel Zamora connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Alejandro Álvarez.
36.57
Damian Zamora passes the ball forward to Luis Meleán. Luis Meleán threads a neat ball through to Sebastián Zavagno. Sebastián Zavagno knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan Carabalí who gathers it comfortably.
40.03
Bruno Rosales knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastián Zavagno. Sebastián Zavagno sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Juan Carabalí effortlessly smothers it!
44.38
Damian Zamora makes a simple pass to Julian Harris. Julian Harris advances with the ball. Julian Harris shoots from distance. Solid save from Juan Carabalí.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rosario Central appear unchanged since the first half. Banfield also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Banfield get the second half underway!
49.58
Damian Zamora brings the ball forward. Damian Zamora flicks a high pass forward. Sebastián Zavagno holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sebastián Zavagno advances inside the box! Some awkward footwork from Sebastián Zavagno provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
51.39
Uriel Reggi knocks the ball forward to Joel Advíncula. Joel Advíncula makes a pass forward but Miguel Zamora makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
57.02
Maximiliano Yllana decides to run forward with the ball. Maximiliano Yllana threads a neat ball through to Miguel Zamora. Miguel Zamora lofts in a cross ball towards Augusto Marino. Augusto Marino is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Alejandro Álvarez easily picks it out of the air!
60.42
Seeing a gap ahead, Santiago Garay plays the ball forward to Augusto Marino. Augusto Marino makes a great pass forward. Miguel Zamora runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
61.20
Santiago Garay threads a neat ball through to Augusto Marino. Augusto Marino knocks in a cross ball towards Joel Advíncula. Joel Advíncula gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Alejandro Álvarez gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
65.02
Valentino Bombarda runs straight at the opposition's defence. Valentino Bombarda whips in a cross ball towards Augusto Marino. Augusto Marino knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Alejandro Álvarez is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
71.25
Juan Ignacio Álvarez makes a simple pass to Augusto Marino. Augusto Marino runs straight at the defence! Augusto Marino shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Martin Galindo. Excellent block.
72.28
Martin Galindo flicks a high pass forward. Bruno Rosales controls it well on his chest. Bruno Rosales makes a probing pass to Ronald Manuel Velázquez. Ronald Manuel Velázquez knocks in a cross ball towards Rómulo Santos. Rómulo Santos powers a header at goal but Juan Carabalí is on top of it.
73.37
Uriel Reggi sees a break and surges forward. Uriel Reggi knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Miguel Zamora is offside!
75.49
With great vision, Juan Ignacio Álvarez plays the ball forward to Augusto Marino. Augusto Marino knocks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Zamora. Miguel Zamora takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Alejandro Álvarez had no chance!! Goal for Rosario Central!
77.49
Banfield have made a substitution with Bernardo Siviglia replacing Rómulo Santos .
78.07
Uriel Reggi surges forward with the ball. Uriel Reggi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Zamora but he's offside!
81.32
Bruno Rosales passes the ball forward to Bernardo Siviglia. Bernardo Siviglia threads the ball through into the box. Ronald Manuel Velázquez strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Gastón Ramírez.
85.24
Matías Medina threads a neat ball through to Uriel Reggi. Uriel Reggi sees a break and surges forward. Uriel Reggi makes a great pass forward. Joel Advíncula runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
87.03
Julian Harris flicks a high pass forward. Ronald Manuel Velázquez collects the pass. Ronald Manuel Velázquez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bernardo Siviglia but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
Julian Harris knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastián Zavagno. Sebastián Zavagno knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan Carabalí who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Rosario Central

Banfield
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
5
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.5%
47.5%
Play Area
28.7%
43.8%
27.5%

Scorers
Augusto Marino 65
Miguel Zamora 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Augusto Marino of Rosario Central

Match Ratings