Match Report
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Pedro Bidegain where San Lorenzo de Almagro play host to River Plate. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
San Lorenzo de Almagro are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while River Plate appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Francisco G. Araújo.
The pitch is in great condition.
San Lorenzo de Almagro are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while River Plate appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Francisco G. Araújo.
0.00
San Lorenzo de Almagro kick off the first half!
2.07
Claudio Hurtado flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Chávez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pedro Chávez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor plays a scrappy one-two with Claudio M. Valdano and stumbles forward towards the goal... Mark Traynor cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
14.01
Delio Pagan flicks a high ball forward to Joel Zambrano who takes it down. Joel Zambrano flicks a high pass forward. Claudio M. Valdano controls it well on his chest. Claudio M. Valdano shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
15.23
Norberto Lopez comes in with a late challenge on Mark Traynor. Norberto Lopez is warned by the referee! Mark Traynor stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.02
Gerson Carter clumsily knocks into Jose Antonio Delgado. Gerson Carter is given a warning by the referee! Jose Antonio Delgado carries on, but is struggling a bit.
20.38
Jose Antonio Delgado threads a neat ball through to Juan Paris. Juan Paris shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.13
Darryl Beckerman flicks a high pass forward. Máximo Vásquez controls it well on his chest. Máximo Vásquez knocks in a cross ball towards Juan Paris. With a superhuman jump, Juan Paris connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but is denied by Luis Advíncula. Excellent save.
26.04
Rene Edwards controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Santiago Villegas.
27.02
Delio Pagan passes the ball forward to Rene Edwards. Rene Edwards chips the ball to his team mate, Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Agustin Salazar.
28.51
Joel Zambrano hits a low pass to Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez whips in a cross ball towards Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving John Carlos Paredes with no chance!! Goal for River Plate!
32.33
Joel Zambrano flicks a high pass forward. Mark Traynor holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mark Traynor lofts in a cross ball towards Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez makes a deft header. Agustin Salazar steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
38.01
Carlos Advíncula makes a probing pass to Joel Zambrano. Joel Zambrano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.18
Jose Antonio Delgado knocks the ball forward to Juan Paris. Juan Paris puts a great ball through. Bernabé Zamora runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
40.27
Jose Antonio Delgado takes it forward alone. Jose Antonio Delgado shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
42.04
Gerson Carter flicks a high pass forward. Mark Traynor collects the pass. Mark Traynor knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Santiago Villegas.
45.00
Claudio Hurtado flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Chávez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pedro Chávez hits a low pass to Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Alan Marino steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. San Lorenzo de Almagro appear unchanged since the first half. River Plate also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
River Plate start the second half!
47.20
Jose Antonio Delgado runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jose Antonio Delgado makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Máximo Vásquez but he's offside!
49.02
Delio Pagan darts forward. Delio Pagan makes a simple pass to Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor powers a header at goal. John Carlos Paredes gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
54.42
Jose Antonio Delgado plays the ball forward to Bernabé Zamora. Bernabé Zamora lofts in a cross ball towards Juan Paris. Delio Pagan catches Juan Paris on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
55.26
Darryl Beckerman makes an attacking run forward. Darryl Beckerman whips in a cross ball towards Bernabé Zamora. Bernabé Zamora makes a convincing header. Delio Pagan clears it off the line with his head!
57.48
Agustin Salazar threads the ball through to Jose Antonio Delgado. Jose Antonio Delgado knocks the ball to his team mate, Mariano Labruna. Mariano Labruna edges inside the box! Mariano Labruna muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.51
Norberto Lopez knocks the ball to his team mate, Darryl Beckerman. Darryl Beckerman flicks a high pass forward. Mariano Labruna controls it well on his chest. Mariano Labruna rushes past Carlos Advíncula! Mariano Labruna shoots from just inside the box. Luis Advíncula gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
65.54
Pedro Chávez threads a neat ball through to Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano lofts in a cross ball towards Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Diego Sánchez scores for River Plate!!
69.25
Joel Zambrano takes a quick throw-in, which Pedro Chávez takes on the chest. Pedro Chávez knocks the ball to his team mate, Diego Sánchez. Diego Sánchez knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. John Carlos Paredes gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
72.05
Santiago Villegas hacks Claudio M. Valdano from behind! The referee calls over Santiago Villegas and warns him to calm down! Claudio M. Valdano stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.14
Pedro Chávez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor whips in a cross ball towards Claudio M. Valdano. Claudio M. Valdano gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but John Carlos Paredes is on top of it.
75.10
Jose Antonio Delgado threads a neat ball through to Mariano Labruna. Mariano Labruna whips in a cross ball towards Bernabé Zamora. Bernabé Zamora connects with a diving header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
78.46
Carlos Advíncula sees Joel Zambrano in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joel Zambrano flicks a high pass forward to Claudio M. Valdano who brings the ball neatly under control. Claudio M. Valdano knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Santiago Villegas.
81.26
Jose Antonio Delgado catches Pedro Chávez on the ankles. Jose Antonio Delgado is warned by the referee! Pedro Chávez runs off the knock.
83.37
Jose Antonio Delgado passes the ball forward to Máximo Vásquez. Máximo Vásquez whips in a cross ball towards Bernabé Zamora. Bernabé Zamora outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
40.6%
59.4%
Play Area
27.5%
43.5%
29%
Scorers
| Mariano Labruna 57 Bernabé Zamora 83 | Mark Traynor 2, 29 Diego Sánchez 66 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Mark Traynor of River Plate |
Match Ratings
| 1. | John Carlos Paredes (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Norberto Lopez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Santiago Villegas (DEF) | 5 | |
| 4. | Agustin Salazar (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alan Marino (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Darryl Beckerman (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Jose Antonio Delgado (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Máximo Vásquez (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Bernabé Zamora (ATT) | ![]() | 7 |
| 10. | Mariano Labruna (ATT) | ![]() | 8 |
| 11. | Juan Paris (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Lucio Ortega (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Walter Grossman (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Tomás Carrizo (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Luis Advíncula (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Delio Pagan (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Claudio Hurtado (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Carlos Advíncula (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Gerson Carter (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Pedro Chávez (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Joel Zambrano (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Rene Edwards (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Mark Traynor (ATT) | ![]() ![]() | 9 |
| 10. | Diego Sánchez (ATT) | ![]() | 8 |
| 11. | Claudio M. Valdano (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Elmer Bailey (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Rafael Pagan (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Mauro Turdo (GK) | 0 | |













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