Match Report


River PlateRiver Plate     Atlético de RafaelaAtlético de Rafaela
David ConnorDavid Connor Ben Couch Ben Couch
Luis AdvínculaL. Advíncula77
G
1
G
90Sidney GoreS. Gore
Delio PaganD. Pagan72
D
2
D
78Franco Pablo AñorF. Pablo Añor
Benjamin EvansB. Evans76
D
3captain
D
89Wuilker TúñezW. Túñez
Santiago CarecaS. Careca73
D
4
D
80Máximo BangueraM. Banguera
Thomas FloresT. Flores70
M
5
M
74Ryan AdailtonR. Adailton
Bernardo BonillaB. Bonilla85
M
6
M
80Rui VenegasR. Venegas
Joel ZambranoJ. Zambrano79
M
captain7
M
79Oscar SubiatO. Subiat
Rene EdwardsR. Edwards80
M
8
M
83Manuel TorresM. Torres
Claudio M. ValdanoC. Valdano74
A
9
A
76Juan Cruz MarkicJ. Markic
Diego SánchezD. Sánchez76
A
10
A
78Erwin TorricoE. Torrico
Thomas CruzT. Cruz74
A
11
A
72Federico IglesiasF. Iglesias
 
Cauã AmauriC. Amauri34
D
12
G
65Alan MaradonaA. Maradona
Mauro TurdoM. Turdo38
G
13
A
70Martin VargasM. Vargas
Ramon ReedR. Reed36
M
14
D
72Felipe RialF. Rial

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Monumental Antonio V. Liberti where River Plate play host to Atlético de Rafaela. A crowd of 20,971 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both River Plate and Atlético de Rafaela are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Antonio Ponce.


0.00
River Plate start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.49
Delio Pagan flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Flores controls it well on his chest. Thomas Flores deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez whips in a cross ball towards Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
10.56
Máximo Banguera threads the ball through to Oscar Subiat. Oscar Subiat kicks a strong pass forward to Federico Iglesias. Federico Iglesias knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.15
Thomas Flores makes a simple pass to Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez whips in a cross ball towards Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Sidney Gore.
15.41
Franco Pablo Añor knocks the ball to his team mate, Ryan Adailton. Ryan Adailton flicks the ball to his team mate, Erwin Torrico. Erwin Torrico knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Delio Pagan.
18.16
Bernardo Bonilla advances with the ball. Bernardo Bonilla lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Cruz. Thomas Cruz makes a looping header on goal. Magnificent block by Máximo Banguera!
22.47
Joel Zambrano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Cruz. Thomas Cruz whips in a cross ball towards Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano beats his man to it with a header but it flies just wide!
32.03
Oscar Subiat makes a simple pass to Federico Iglesias. Federico Iglesias controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
33.06
Wuilker Túñez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rui Venegas. Rui Venegas controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan Cruz Markic. Juan Cruz Markic whips in a cross ball towards Erwin Torrico. Erwin Torrico heads the ball goalwards but it slams into the crowd!
34.08
Rene Edwards makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Cruz. Thomas Cruz knocks in a cross ball towards Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez makes a deft header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.50
Rui Venegas threads a neat ball through to Juan Cruz Markic. Juan Cruz Markic shoots from 25 yards but Luis Advíncula is on top of it.
39.11
Thomas Flores makes a probing pass to Thomas Cruz. Thomas Cruz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Máximo Banguera.
40.39
Rui Venegas runs straight at the opposition's defence. Rui Venegas lofts in a cross ball towards Federico Iglesias. Federico Iglesias jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but Santiago Careca is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
42.34
Rui Venegas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Erwin Torrico. Erwin Torrico whips in a cross ball towards Federico Iglesias. Federico Iglesias jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's drastically wayward!
44.19
Rene Edwards flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Cruz collects the pass. Thomas Cruz lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano powers a header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
Rui Venegas chips the ball to his team mate, Erwin Torrico. Erwin Torrico shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. River Plate appear unchanged since the first half. Atlético de Rafaela also appear unchanged since the first half. The Atlético de Rafaela players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Atlético de Rafaela kick off!
53.53
Manuel Torres hacks Thomas Flores from behind! The referee warns Manuel Torres to calm down! Thomas Flores gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
55.28
Rene Edwards sees space and advances. Rene Edwards knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sidney Gore who gathers it comfortably.
59.01
Benjamin Evans flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Flores controls it well on his chest. Thomas Flores sees Thomas Cruz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thomas Cruz shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
60.48
Oscar Subiat chips the ball to his team mate, Juan Cruz Markic. Juan Cruz Markic controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
65.11
Bernardo Bonilla threads the ball through to Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sidney Gore who gathers it comfortably.
66.23
Franco Pablo Añor hits a low pass to Manuel Torres. Manuel Torres flicks a high pass forward to Juan Cruz Markic who brings the ball under control. Juan Cruz Markic shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Luis Advíncula. What a great pair of hands!
67.01
Oscar Subiat makes a simple pass to Erwin Torrico. Erwin Torrico knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luis Advíncula who gathers it comfortably.
69.45
Joel Zambrano hacks Oscar Subiat from behind! Joel Zambrano is given a warning by the referee! Oscar Subiat runs off the knock.
72.39
Rene Edwards threads a neat ball through to Thomas Cruz. Thomas Cruz tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
78.09
Joel Zambrano passes the ball forward to Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
79.58
Oscar Subiat flicks a high pass forward. Erwin Torrico holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Erwin Torrico knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Delio Pagan.
83.33
Delio Pagan comes in with a late challenge on Federico Iglesias. Delio Pagan is warned by the referee! Federico Iglesias stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.17
Joel Zambrano runs straight at the opposition's defence. Joel Zambrano whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Cruz. Thomas Cruz outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is tipped over by Sidney Gore.
86.13
Joel Zambrano takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Máximo Banguera.
87.50
Corner kick to River Plate. Joel Zambrano plays it to the near post. Sidney Gore drops low and scoops up the ball.
89.42
Delio Pagan flicks the ball to his team mate, Rene Edwards. Rene Edwards knocks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Cruz. Thomas Cruz threads the ball through to Diego Sánchez but he's offside!
90.00
Manuel Torres sees space and advances. Manuel Torres finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

River Plate

Atlético de Rafaela
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.2%
45.8%
Play Area
32.5%
43.4%
24.1%

Scorers
Diego Sánchez 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Diego Sánchez of River Plate

Match Ratings
1.Luis Advíncula (GK)
7
2.Delio Pagan (DEF)
7
3.Benjamin Evans (DEF)
7
4.Santiago Careca (DEF)
6
5.Thomas Flores (MID)
7
6.Bernardo Bonilla (MID)
7
7.Joel Zambrano (MID)
7
8.Rene Edwards (MID)
8
9.Claudio M. Valdano (ATT)
6
10.Diego Sánchez (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Thomas Cruz (ATT)
8
 
12.Cauã Amauri (DEF)
0
13.Mauro Turdo (GK)
0
14.Ramon Reed (MID)
0

1.Sidney Gore (GK)
8
2.Franco Pablo Añor (DEF)
6
3.Wuilker Túñez (DEF)
6
4.Máximo Banguera (DEF)
7
5.Ryan Adailton (MID)
6
6.Rui Venegas (MID)
8
7.Oscar Subiat (MID)
7
8.Manuel Torres (MID)
6
9.Juan Cruz Markic (ATT)
6
10.Erwin Torrico (ATT)
6
11.Federico Iglesias (ATT)
6
 
12.Alan Maradona (GK)
0
13.Martin Vargas (ATT)
0
14.Felipe Rial (DEF)
0