Match Report


River PlateRiver Plate     BanfieldBanfield
David ConnorDavid Connor Stewart Anderson Stewart Anderson
Luis AdvínculaL. Advíncula77
G
1
G
88Alejandro ÁlvarezA. Álvarez
Delio PaganD. Pagan74
D
2
D
78Damian ZamoraD. Zamora
Santiago CarecaS. Careca73
D
3
D
81Duarte GalindoD. Galindo
Carlos AdvínculaC. Advíncula78
D
4
D
74Martin GalindoM. Galindo
Gerson CarterG. Carter78
M
5
M
85Steven ReyesS. Reyes
Pedro ChávezP. Chávez82
M
captain6
M
82Luis MeleánL. Meleán
Joel ZambranoJ. Zambrano80
M
7captain
M
75Julian HarrisJ. Harris
Rene EdwardsR. Edwards81
M
8
M
75Agustín MartínezA. Martínez
Ryan CallahanR. Callahan71
A
9
A
77Sebastián ZavagnoS. Zavagno
Diego SánchezD. Sánchez76
A
10
A
85Hansell BenaventeH. Benavente
Claudio M. ValdanoC. Valdano75
A
11
A
82Rómulo SantosR. Santos
 
Claudio HurtadoC. Hurtado76
D
12
D
71Tiago MunizT. Muniz
Renato DreerR. Dreer17
D
13
M
69Quintero VillaQ. Villa
Renan MontesR. Montes38
A
14
A
80Ronald Manuel VelázquezR. Manuel Velázquez

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Monumental Antonio V. Liberti where River Plate play host to Banfield. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both River Plate and Banfield are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Francisco Martínez.


0.00
Banfield start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.07
Gerson Carter hits a low pass to Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano knocks in a cross ball towards Ryan Callahan. Ryan Callahan gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but somehow Alejandro Álvarez manages to keep it out.
3.27
Joel Zambrano takes it forward alone. Joel Zambrano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
14.48
Rómulo Santos barges into Delio Pagan. The referee calls over Rómulo Santos and warns him to calm down! Delio Pagan stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.46
Julian Harris chips the ball to his team mate, Hansell Benavente. Hansell Benavente knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luis Advíncula who gathers it comfortably.
27.52
Luis Meleán passes the ball forward to Sebastián Zavagno. Sebastián Zavagno knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.49
Damian Zamora breaks forward. Damian Zamora knocks the ball to his team mate, Rómulo Santos. Rómulo Santos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Santiago Careca.
42.20
Pedro Chávez threads the ball through to Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.08
Carlos Advíncula knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Chávez. Pedro Chávez decides to run forward with the ball. Pedro Chávez lofts in a cross ball towards Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. River Plate appear unchanged since the first half. Banfield appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.

45.00
River Plate kick off and get the second half underway!
47.13
Gerson Carter passes the ball forward to Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
57.02
Duarte Galindo makes a simple pass to Julian Harris. Julian Harris threads a neat ball through to Sebastián Zavagno. Sebastián Zavagno whips in a cross ball towards Agustín Martínez. Agustín Martínez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
59.02
Carlos Advíncula makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joel Zambrano. Joel Zambrano flicks a high pass forward to Diego Sánchez who brings the ball under control. Diego Sánchez lofts in a cross ball towards Ryan Callahan. Ryan Callahan fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
61.02
Banfield have made 2 substitutions with Tiago Muniz replacing Rómulo Santos and Quintero Villa replacing Julian Harris .
65.51
Agustín Martínez comes in with a late challenge on Santiago Careca. Agustín Martínez is warned by the referee! Santiago Careca runs off the knock.
66.04
Luis Meleán sees Sebastián Zavagno in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sebastián Zavagno knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Delio Pagan.
69.50
Tiago Muniz clumsily knocks into Santiago Careca. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Santiago Careca stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.44
Martin Galindo comes in with a late challenge on Claudio M. Valdano. Martin Galindo is warned by the referee! Claudio M. Valdano hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.52
Seeing Steven Reyes's attacking run, Martin Galindo quickly throws the ball into his path. Steven Reyes sees a break and surges forward. Steven Reyes threads a neat ball through to Hansell Benavente. Hansell Benavente lofts in a cross ball towards Agustín Martínez. Agustín Martínez outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
81.11
Joel Zambrano makes a simple pass to Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano lofts in a cross ball towards Diego Sánchez. With a superhuman jump, Diego Sánchez connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Alejandro Álvarez manages to gather it effortlessly.
87.46
Delio Pagan makes a probing pass to Joel Zambrano. Joel Zambrano chips the ball to his team mate, Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano whips in a cross ball towards Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for River Plate!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

River Plate

Banfield
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
7
0
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.2%
41.8%
Play Area
35.8%
35.8%
28.4%

Scorers
Claudio M. Valdano 47
Ryan Callahan 59
Diego Sánchez 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Claudio M. Valdano of River Plate

Match Ratings