CONMEBOL Sudamericana

Melgar vs Cienciano del Cusco, 2022 CONMEBOL Sudamericana, First Stage

· 2nd Leg - Melgar advance 2-1 on aggregate
  • 19': Bernardo Cuesta
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2nd Leg - Melgar advance 2-1 on aggregate

About

Melgar are hosting Cienciano del Cusco at Estadio Monumental de la UNSA, Arequipa, Peru, starting on . The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Horacio Orzán (Melgar).
  • 2': Kevin Sandoval (Cienciano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Alexis Arias (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Alexis Cossio (Cienciano).
  • 3': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by Paolo Fuentes.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Martín Pérez Guedes (Melgar) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Arias.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Iberico with a cross.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Danilo Carando (Cienciano) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Cossio with a cross.
  • 14': Foul by Nicolás Rinaldi (Cienciano).
  • 14': Matías Lazo (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Nicolás Rinaldi (Cienciano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Foul by Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar).
  • 15': Paolo Fuentes (Cienciano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Alexis Arias (Melgar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Foul by Ángel Romero (Cienciano).
  • 16': Ángel Romero (Cienciano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Luis Iberico (Melgar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Ramos with a cross.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Luis Iberico (Melgar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Alexis Arias (Melgar) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Bordacahar.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Arias with a cross.
  • 19': Goal! Melgar 1, Cienciano 0. Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 22': Offside, Cienciano. Adrián Ugarriza tries a through ball, but Danilo Carando is caught offside.
  • 23': Alexis Arias (Melgar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Foul by Carlos Beltrán (Cienciano).
  • 25': Hand ball by Danilo Carando (Cienciano).
  • 27': Foul by Horacio Orzán (Melgar).
  • 27': Nicolás Rinaldi (Cienciano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Nicolás Rinaldi (Cienciano) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 28': Corner, Cienciano. Conceded by Carlos Cáceda.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Luciano Recalde (Cienciano) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kevin Sandoval with a cross following a corner.
  • 30': Carlos Beltrán (Cienciano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Luis Iberico (Melgar).
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Luis Iberico (Melgar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Arias with a cross.
  • 33': Corner, Cienciano. Conceded by Matías Lazo.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Nicolás Rinaldi (Cienciano) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josué Estrada with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Danilo Carando (Cienciano) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 36': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by Alexis Cossio.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Arias with a cross following a corner.
  • 36': Offside, Melgar. Bernardo Cuesta tries a through ball, but Martín Pérez Guedes is caught offside.
  • 38': Hand ball by Paolo Reyna (Melgar).
  • 38': Attempt missed. Kevin Sandoval (Cienciano) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Rinaldi.
  • 39': Carlos Beltrán (Cienciano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Luis Iberico (Melgar).
  • 40': Attempt missed. Alexis Cossio (Cienciano) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adrián Ugarriza.
  • 41': Foul by Josué Estrada (Cienciano).
  • 41': Matías Lazo (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Adrián Ugarriza (Cienciano).
  • 42': Paolo Reyna (Melgar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Foul by Josué Estrada (Cienciano).
  • 45': Martín Pérez Guedes (Melgar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Josué Estrada (Cienciano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Paolo Reyna.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by Luciano Recalde.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Cristian Bordacahar (Melgar) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Arias with a cross.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Paolo Reyna (Melgar) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Melgar 1, Cienciano 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melgar 1, Cienciano 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Cienciano. Ayrthon Quintana replaces Alexis Cossio.
  • 45': Substitution, Cienciano. Fernando Guerrero replaces Nicolás Rinaldi.
  • 46': Corner, Cienciano. Conceded by Matías Lazo.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Kevin Sandoval (Cienciano) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Ángel Romero (Cienciano) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carlos Beltrán.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Luis Iberico (Melgar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Cuesta with a cross.
  • 54': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by Miguel Vargas.
  • 57': Alexis Arias (Melgar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Foul by Luciano Recalde (Cienciano).
  • 57': Horacio Orzán (Melgar) is shown the yellow card.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Luis Iberico (Melgar) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alexis Arias with a cross.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Danilo Carando (Cienciano) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fernando Guerrero with a cross.
  • 62': Alejandro Ramos (Melgar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Cristian Bordacahar (Melgar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Foul by Ayrthon Quintana (Cienciano).
  • 64': Offside, Cienciano. Adrián Ugarriza tries a through ball, but Kevin Sandoval is caught offside.
  • 65': Substitution, Melgar. Walter Tandazo replaces Martín Pérez Guedes.
  • 68': Hand ball by Danilo Carando (Cienciano).
  • 68': Substitution, Cienciano. Facundo Curuchet replaces Carlos Beltrán.
  • 69': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by Miguel Vargas.
  • 70': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by Ángel Romero.
  • 71': Hand ball by Alexis Arias (Melgar).
  • 72': Attempt missed. Josué Estrada (Cienciano) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ángel Romero.
  • 73': Corner, Melgar. Conceded by Paolo Fuentes.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Matías Lazo (Melgar) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 78': Foul by Luis Iberico (Melgar).
  • 78': Paolo Fuentes (Cienciano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Alexis Arias (Melgar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Foul by Paolo Fuentes (Cienciano).
  • 79': Paolo Fuentes (Cienciano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Substitution, Melgar. Kevin Quevedo replaces Cristian Bordacahar.
  • 81': Substitution, Melgar. Jean Pierre Archimbaud replaces Alexis Arias because of an injury.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Luis Iberico (Melgar) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Ramos with a cross.
  • 83': Substitution, Cienciano. Mathías Carpio replaces Adrián Ugarriza.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Jean Pierre Archimbaud (Melgar) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Quevedo.
  • 85': Foul by Jean Pierre Archimbaud (Melgar).
  • 85': Kevin Sandoval (Cienciano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Jean Pierre Archimbaud (Melgar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Offside, Cienciano. Josué Estrada tries a through ball, but Facundo Curuchet is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Luis Iberico (Melgar) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Jean Pierre Archimbaud (Melgar) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Iberico.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Melgar. Jhonny Vidales replaces Bernardo Cuesta.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Paolo Fuentes (Cienciano).
  • 90'+6': Kevin Quevedo (Melgar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Jhonny Vidales (Melgar) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kevin Quevedo with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Melgar 1, Cienciano 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Melgar 1, Cienciano 0.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 9
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 7
6 Saves 3
45.7 Possession 54.3
11 SHOTS 20
3 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
198 Accurate Passes 236
287 Passes 331
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
8 Accurate Crosses 11
17 Crosses 30
0.5 Cross % 0.4
59 Long Balls 63
18 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 6
9 Effective Tackles 8
17 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
15 Interceptions 15
21 Effective Clearances 20
21 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Sudamericana

Venue: Estadio Monumental de la UNSA
Location: Arequipa, Peru
Attendance: 11,366

Line-Ups

MGR Melgar (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Carlos Cáceda (GK)
33 Matías Lazo
5 Alec Deneumostier
19 Paolo Reyna
4 Elías Ramos Yellow Card
22 Horacio Orzan Yellow Card
11 Martín Guedes
28 Alexis Arias
9 Bernardo Cuesta
16 Luis Iberico
7 Cristian Bordacahar

CIE Cienciano del Cusco (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Miguel Vargas (GK)
19 Luciano Recalde
6 Paolo Fuentes Yellow Card
2 Alex Cossi
7 Josue Estrada Yellow Card
10 Nicolás Rinaldi Yellow Card
4 Ángel Romero Yellow Card
13 Carlos Beltrán
9 Danilo Carando
20 Kevin Sandoval
11 Adrián Ugarriza

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