Match Report


Rosario CentralRosario Central     River PlateRiver Plate
Steve LowerySteve Lowery David Connor David Connor
Juan CarabalíJ. Carabalí80
G
captain1
G
77Luis AdvínculaL. Advíncula
Joaquín RodriguezJ. Rodriguez71
D
2
D
74Delio PaganD. Pagan
Maximiliano YllanaM. Yllana72
D
3
D
77Claudio HurtadoC. Hurtado
Gastón RamírezG. Ramírez70
D
4
D
78Carlos AdvínculaC. Advíncula
Valentino BombardaV. Bombarda80
M
5
M
79Gerson CarterG. Carter
Elías PeraltaE. Peralta72
M
6captain
M
83Pedro ChávezP. Chávez
Lucas PassarellaL. Passarella73
M
7
M
80Joel ZambranoJ. Zambrano
Andres RivasA. Rivas80
M
8
M
72Thomas FloresT. Flores
Alan RodríguezA. Rodríguez64
A
9
A
85Mark TraynorM. Traynor
Nathan ZagoN. Zago71
A
10
A
76Diego SánchezD. Sánchez
Paolo Manuel VargasP. Manuel Vargas73
A
11
A
77Claudio M. ValdanoC. Valdano
 
Sixto AguirreS. Aguirre69
M
12
D
74Santiago CarecaS. Careca
Uriel GuiñazùU. Guiñazù69
M
13
D
17Renato DreerR. Dreer
Joel AdvínculaJ. Advíncula76
A
14
D
28Rafael PaganR. Pagan

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Gigante de Arroyito where Rosario Central play host to River Plate. A crowd of 18,175 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Rosario Central and River Plate are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Antonio Ponce.


0.00
The whistle blows and River Plate get the match underway!
2.10
Gerson Carter flicks a high ball forward to Diego Sánchez who takes it down. Diego Sánchez puts a great ball through. Mark Traynor runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
4.17
Elías Peralta chips the ball to his team mate, Nathan Zago. Nathan Zago knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Delio Pagan.
6.15
Diego Sánchez clumsily knocks into Maximiliano Yllana. The referee brings Diego Sánchez to one side and gives him a warning! Maximiliano Yllana grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
8.56
Pedro Chávez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.30
Joel Zambrano threads a neat ball through to Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
14.22
Claudio Hurtado takes it forward alone. Claudio Hurtado passes the ball forward to Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor makes a great pass forward. Claudio M. Valdano runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
15.15
Seeing a gap ahead, Joel Zambrano plays the ball forward to Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan Carabalí who gathers it comfortably.
18.51
Thomas Flores kicks a strong pass forward to Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
20.18
Showing composure, Elías Peralta laces a through ball forward to Paolo Manuel Vargas. Paolo Manuel Vargas knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.13
Joel Zambrano knocks the ball to his team mate, Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez shoots from 20 yards. Juan Carabalí gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
24.04
Lucas Passarella flicks a high pass forward. Nathan Zago collects the pass. Nathan Zago knocks the ball to his team mate, Alan Rodríguez. Alan Rodríguez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Luis Advíncula with no chance!! Goal for Rosario Central!
30.22
Joaquín Rodriguez threads a neat ball through to Valentino Bombarda. With imagination, Valentino Bombarda plays the ball forward to Alan Rodríguez. Alan Rodríguez edges inside the box! Alan Rodríguez muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
33.44
Pedro Chávez threads a neat ball through to Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan Carabalí who gathers it comfortably.
34.35
Elías Peralta threads a neat ball through to Nathan Zago. Nathan Zago plays a quick one-two with Paolo Manuel Vargas and rushes in on goal... Nathan Zago strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
38.02
Elías Peralta flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Manuel Vargas controls it well on his chest. Paolo Manuel Vargas shoots from distance but is denied by Luis Advíncula. Excellent save.
39.28
Elías Peralta threads the ball through to Alan Rodríguez. Alan Rodríguez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nathan Zago but the linesman indicates offside!
40.52
With great vision, Claudio Hurtado plays the ball forward to Joel Zambrano. Joel Zambrano kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
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. River Plate also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Rosario Central start the second half!
48.29
Joel Zambrano makes a probing pass to Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.04
Joaquín Rodriguez knocks the ball to his team mate, Elías Peralta. Elías Peralta surges forward with the ball. Elías Peralta shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
54.57
Gastón Ramírez flicks the ball to his team mate, Elías Peralta. Elías Peralta advances with the ball. Elías Peralta plays a scrappy one-two with Alan Rodríguez and advances towards the goal... Elías Peralta makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
61.44
Gerson Carter darts forward. Gerson Carter lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Superb reactions from Juan Carabalí. What a save!
63.57
Claudio Hurtado chips the ball to his team mate, Joel Zambrano. Joel Zambrano knocks the ball to his team mate, Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball strikes Joaquín Rodriguez's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
67.02
Gerson Carter flicks a high pass forward. Diego Sánchez controls it well on his chest. Diego Sánchez rushes past Maximiliano Yllana! Diego Sánchez shoots from just inside the box but it misses the target by a large margin!
71.25
Joel Zambrano flicks a high pass forward. Mark Traynor collects the pass. Mark Traynor controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
73.48
Delio Pagan flicks a high pass forward. Joel Zambrano controls it well on his chest. Joel Zambrano makes a simple pass to Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan Carabalí who gathers it comfortably.
79.26
Gastón Ramírez makes a simple pass to Lucas Passarella. Lucas Passarella flicks a high pass forward to Paolo Manuel Vargas who brings the ball under control. Paolo Manuel Vargas sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
81.38
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
83.19
Pedro Chávez flicks a high ball forward to Claudio M. Valdano who takes it down. Claudio M. Valdano shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
87.30
Gastón Ramírez flicks a high pass forward. Elías Peralta collects the pass. Elías Peralta flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Manuel Vargas controls it well on his chest. Paolo Manuel Vargas shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
89.37
Joel Zambrano controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor runs straight at the defence! Mark Traynor comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but Juan Carabalí is on top of it.
90.00
Thomas Flores threads a neat ball through to Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor whips in a cross ball towards Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Juan Carabalí is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Rosario Central

River Plate
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.2%
56.8%
Play Area
30.7%
40.9%
28.4%

Scorers
Alan Rodríguez 24
Claudio M. Valdano 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Elías Peralta of Rosario Central

Match Ratings