Match Report


River PlateRiver Plate     Club OlimpoClub Olimpo
David ConnorDavid Connor Scott Tubbritt Scott Tubbritt
Luis AdvínculaL. Advíncula77
G
1
G
71Rúben SilvaR. Silva
Santiago CarecaS. Careca73
D
2
D
76Jeffery JonesJ. Jones
Claudio HurtadoC. Hurtado76
D
3
D
76Thomas LassiterT. Lassiter
Carlos AdvínculaC. Advíncula77
D
4captain
D
73Cauê PontarolloC. Pontarollo
Gerson CarterG. Carter78
M
5
D
77Ignacio AragonI. Aragon
Pedro ChávezP. Chávez82
M
captain6
M
74Sal HayesS. Hayes
Joel ZambranoJ. Zambrano79
M
7
M
85Allan LeeA. Lee
Rene EdwardsR. Edwards81
M
8
M
75Santiago MirandaS. Miranda
Ryan CallahanR. Callahan71
A
9
A
80Librado MartínezL. Martínez
Diego SánchezD. Sánchez76
A
10
A
78Terrance RussellT. Russell
Claudio M. ValdanoC. Valdano75
A
11
A
76Luis FaríasL. Farías
 
Mauro TurdoM. Turdo38
G
12
G
44Thiago IbáñezT. Ibáñez
Renato DreerR. Dreer17
D
13
M
57Juan Bautista HerreraJ. Herrera
Renan MontesR. Montes38
A
14
A
57Gabriel ColocciniG. Coloccini

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Monumental Antonio V. Liberti where River Plate play host to Club Olimpo. A crowd of 19,181 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
River Plate are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Club Olimpo appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Mauricio Redondo.


0.00
River Plate kick off and get the match underway!
2.13
Pedro Chávez flicks a high pass forward. Ryan Callahan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ryan Callahan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jeffery Jones.
4.53
Seeing a gap ahead, Allan Lee plays the ball forward to Terrance Russell. Terrance Russell shoots from distance but it flies wide!
6.35
Allan Lee plays the ball forward to Luis Farías. Luis Farías shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
9.51
Jeffery Jones deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Allan Lee. Allan Lee brings the ball forward. Allan Lee kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Farías but the referee indicates it's offside!
12.35
Ignacio Aragon flicks a high pass forward. Sal Hayes controls it well on his chest. Sal Hayes passes the ball forward to Luis Farías. Luis Farías controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Luis Advíncula is on top of it.
20.25
Allan Lee runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Allan Lee hits a low pass to Terrance Russell. Some silky footwork from Terrance Russell provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Santiago Careca is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
21.01
Sal Hayes makes a simple pass to Luis Farías. Luis Farías plays a one-two with Librado Martínez and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Luis Farías provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Luis Farías scores for Club Olimpo!!
24.07
Pedro Chávez makes a probing pass to Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.26
Carlos Advíncula makes a probing pass to Joel Zambrano. Joel Zambrano makes a probing pass to Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano plays a one-two with Ryan Callahan and rushes in on goal... Claudio M. Valdano comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is deflected wide by Thomas Lassiter.
27.01
It's a corner kick. Pedro Chávez kicks a low ball out wide. Cauê Pontarollo reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
28.27
Santiago Miranda flicks a high pass forward. Luis Farías controls it well on his chest. Luis Farías runs straight at the defence! Luis Farías cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
32.02
Pedro Chávez knocks the ball to his team mate, Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
42.25
Rene Edwards plays the ball forward to Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez shoots from outside the area. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. River Plate appear unchanged since the first half. Club Olimpo also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Club Olimpo kicking off!
47.37
Pedro Chávez flicks a high pass forward. Ryan Callahan controls it well on his chest. Ryan Callahan knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
48.16
Allan Lee sees space and advances. Allan Lee kicks a strong pass forward to Terrance Russell but the referee indicates it's offside!
51.26
Joel Zambrano decides to run forward with the ball. Joel Zambrano knocks in a cross ball towards Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Rúben Silva is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
65.07
Rene Edwards controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano knocks in a cross ball towards Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball comes off Cauê Pontarollo and the loose ball is cleared up field.
81.33
Gerson Carter makes a probing pass to Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rúben Silva who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

River Plate

Club Olimpo
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.5%
40.5%
Play Area
23%
45.9%
31.1%

Scorers
Diego Sánchez 42, 51
Luis Farías 21, 28

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Luis Farías of Club Olimpo

Match Ratings