Match Report
| River Plate | River Plate |  |  | Banfield | Banfield | ||||||||||||||||
| Steven Overend | Steven Overend | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Alejandro Rodríguez | A. Rodríguez |  | 51 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 |  | Francisco Vera | F. Vera | |||||||||
| Camilo Saenz | C. Saenz | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Kevin Aguilar | K. Aguilar | |||||||||
| Sixto Prieto | S. Prieto | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 | | Elías Cruz | E. Cruz | |||||||||
| Luciano Ruiz | L. Ruiz | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Mauro Figueroa | M. Figueroa | |||||||||
| Dante Carrizo | D. Carrizo | | 47 | D | | 5 | | D | 61 |  | Servando LaCrone | S. LaCrone | |||||||||
| Juan Carrizo | J. Carrizo | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Esteban Kempes | E. Kempes | |||||||||
| Roberto Carlos Torres | R. Torres | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 |  | Gonçalo Teixeira | G. Teixeira | |||||||||
| Lucas Herrera | L. Herrera | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Francisco Godoy | F. Godoy | |||||||||
| Alejo Sosa | A. Sosa | | 48 | M | | 9 | | M | 60 | | Juan Maradona | J. Maradona | |||||||||
| Kevin Sosa | K. Sosa | | 53 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Nicolás Rial | N. Rial | |||||||||
| Felipe Castro | F. Castro | | 48 | A |  | | 11 | | | A | 67 | | Juan Ignacio Gutiérrez | J. Gutiérrez | |||||||
| Santino Calvo | S. Calvo | | 51 | G | | 12 | | A | 61 | | Esteban Veron | E. Veron | |||||||||
| Thiago Ortiz | T. Ortiz | | 48 | G | | 13 | | G | 60 | | Gabriel Valdano | G. Valdano | |||||||||
| Alonso Hernández | A. Hernández |  | 46 | M | | 14 | | D | 59 | | Marcos Bruno | M. Bruno | |||||||||
Match Report
Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Monumental Antonio V. Liberti where River Plate play host to Banfield. A crowd of 18,123 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both River Plate and Banfield are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gustavo E. Kapo.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both River Plate and Banfield are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gustavo E. Kapo.
0.00
0-0River Plate kick off!
3.54
0-0Lucas Herrera flicks a high ball forward to Juan Carrizo who takes it down. Juan Carrizo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
4.35
0-1Francisco Godoy runs straight at the opposition's defence. Francisco Godoy skips past Sixto Prieto! Francisco Godoy takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
8.18
0-1Juan Ignacio Gutiérrez changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Juan Ignacio Gutiérrez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sixto Prieto.
14.36
0-1Luciano Ruiz flicks a high pass forward. Alejo Sosa controls it well on his chest. Seeing a gap ahead, Alejo Sosa plays the ball forward to Roberto Carlos Torres. Roberto Carlos Torres deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felipe Castro but the linesman indicates offside!
21.41
Gonçalo Teixeira threads a neat ball through to Juan Ignacio Gutiérrez. Juan Ignacio Gutiérrez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alejandro Rodríguez who gathers it comfortably.
22.00
Gonçalo Teixeira changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Gonçalo Teixeira lofts in a cross ball towards Juan Ignacio Gutiérrez. Juan Ignacio Gutiérrez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
34.25
0-1Sixto Prieto clumsily knocks into Mauro Figueroa. The referee brings Sixto Prieto to one side and gives him a warning! Mauro Figueroa runs off the knock.
39.36
Juan Ignacio Gutiérrez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolás Rial. Nicolás Rial knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.17
Alejo Sosa knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Carlos Torres. Roberto Carlos Torres plays the ball forward to Felipe Castro. Felipe Castro whips in a cross ball towards Juan Carrizo. Juan Carrizo jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.23
Esteban Kempes makes a probing pass to Nicolás Rial. Nicolás Rial knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dante Carrizo.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. River Plate appear unchanged since the first half. Banfield also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Banfield kick off!
54.47
Felipe Castro makes a beautiful solo run. Felipe Castro shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
55.40
Mauro Figueroa flicks a high ball forward to Juan Ignacio Gutiérrez who takes it down. Juan Ignacio Gutiérrez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alejandro Rodríguez who gathers it comfortably.
57.00
0-1Juan Carrizo chips the ball to his team mate, Felipe Castro. Felipe Castro lofts in a cross ball towards Juan Carrizo. Juan Carrizo heads the ball goalwards. Francisco Vera manages to gather it easily.
59.48
0-1Gonçalo Teixeira catches Lucas Herrera on the ankles. Gonçalo Teixeira is given a warning by the referee! Lucas Herrera grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
61.23
Mauro Figueroa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gonçalo Teixeira. Gonçalo Teixeira takes it forward alone. Gonçalo Teixeira plays a one-two with Francisco Godoy and advances towards the goal... Gonçalo Teixeira makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Alejandro Rodríguez effortlessly gets down and covers it.
71.14
Alejo Sosa passes the ball forward to Roberto Carlos Torres. With some swift thinking, Roberto Carlos Torres plays the ball forward to Lucas Herrera. Lucas Herrera whips in a cross ball towards Felipe Castro. Felipe Castro directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.05
Servando LaCrone flicks a high pass forward. Gonçalo Teixeira controls it well on his chest. Gonçalo Teixeira makes a simple pass to Juan Maradona. Juan Maradona whips in a cross ball towards Esteban Kempes. Esteban Kempes heads the ball goalwards. Alejandro Rodríguez manages to gather it easily.
83.13
Gonçalo Teixeira knocks the ball forward to Francisco Godoy. Francisco Godoy finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Alejandro Rodríguez.
89.16
Juan Carrizo makes a probing pass to Felipe Castro. Felipe Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Francisco Vera who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Alejandro Rodríguez (GK)
7
2. Camilo Saenz (DEF)
6
3. Sixto Prieto (DEF)
6
4. Luciano Ruiz (DEF)
6
5. Dante Carrizo (DEF)
6
6. Juan Carrizo (MID)
6
7. Roberto Carlos Torres (MID)
7
8. Lucas Herrera (MID)
7
9. Alejo Sosa (MID)
6
10. Kevin Sosa (ATT)
6
11. Felipe Castro (ATT)
7
12. Santino Calvo (GK)
0
13. Thiago Ortiz (GK)
0
14. Alonso Hernández (MID)
0
1. Francisco Vera (GK)
6
2. Kevin Aguilar (DEF)
6
3. Elías Cruz (DEF)
6
4. Mauro Figueroa (DEF)
7
5. Servando LaCrone (DEF)
6
6. Esteban Kempes (MID)
6
7. Gonçalo Teixeira (MID)
9
8. Francisco Godoy (MID)
9
9. Juan Maradona (MID)
6
10. Nicolás Rial (ATT)
6
11. Juan Ignacio Gutiérrez (ATT)
7
12. Esteban Veron (ATT)
0
13. Gabriel Valdano (GK)
0
14. Marcos Bruno (DEF)
0