Sporting Cristal vs Melgar, 2022 Liga1 de Perú, Playoff Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Melgar advance 4-0 on aggregate

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2nd Leg - Melgar advance 4-0 on aggregate

52': Bernardo Cuesta
84': Luis Iberico

About

Sporting Cristal are hosting Melgar at Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru, starting on . The match is a part of the Peruvian Liga 1.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Alejandro Ramos (Melgar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
1': Foul by Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal).
3': Foul by Martín Pérez Guedes (Melgar).
3': Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Hand ball by Diego Buonanotte (Sporting Cristal).
6': Diego Buonanotte (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Cristian Bordacahar (Melgar).
7': Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
9': Attempt missed. Martín Pérez Guedes (Melgar) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Iberico.
11': Attempt blocked. Horacio Calcaterra (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joao Grimaldo.
11': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Martín Pérez Guedes.
13': Alexis Arias (Melgar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal).
22': Foul by Cristian Bordacahar (Melgar).
22': Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Hand ball by Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal).
27': Diego Buonanotte (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Horacio Orzán (Melgar).
28': Horacio Orzán (Melgar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Attempt missed. Diego Buonanotte (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
31': Foul by Jesús Castillo (Sporting Cristal).
31': Paolo Reyna (Melgar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Irven Ávila replaces Joao Grimaldo because of an injury.
36': Johan Madrid (Sporting Cristal) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
36': Johan Madrid (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card.
37': Alexis Arias (Melgar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal).
40': Attempt blocked. Diego Buonanotte (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joffré Escobar.
42': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Leandro Sosa replaces Yoshimar Yotún because of an injury.
43': Foul by Alejandro Ramos (Melgar).
43': Irven Ávila (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Omar Merlo tries a through ball, but Joffré Escobar is caught offside.
44': Hand ball by Horacio Orzán (Melgar).
45': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Leonel Galeano.
45': Attempt missed. Irven Ávila (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
45'+1': Diego Buonanotte (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Luis Iberico (Melgar).
45'+2': Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Gianfranco Chávez (Sporting Cristal).
45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Cristal 0, Melgar 0.
45': Second Half begins Sporting Cristal 0, Melgar 0.
51': Diego Buonanotte (Sporting Cristal) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Irven Ávila.
51': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Diego Buonanotte tries a through ball, but Joffré Escobar is caught offside.
52': Goal! Sporting Cristal 0, Melgar 1. Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martín Pérez Guedes.
55': Foul by Leonel Galeano (Melgar).
55': Joffré Escobar (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Diego Buonanotte (Sporting Cristal).
57': Horacio Orzán (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt saved. Luis Iberico (Melgar) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alexis Arias.
59': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Jhilmar Lora replaces Nilson Loyola.
59': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Alejandro Hohberg replaces Diego Buonanotte.
60': Hand ball by Alexis Arias (Melgar).
60': Foul by Irven Ávila (Sporting Cristal).
60': Paolo Reyna (Melgar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Irven Ávila.
63': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Alec Deneumostier.
64': Attempt missed. Paolo Reyna (Melgar) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
65': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Jhilmar Lora tries a through ball, but Joffré Escobar is caught offside.
66': Foul by Paolo Reyna (Melgar).
66': Leandro Sosa (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Substitution, Melgar. Walter Tandazo replaces Horacio Orzán.
67': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Luis Iberico.
69': Foul by Joffré Escobar (Sporting Cristal).
69': Leonel Galeano (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Carlos Cáceda (Melgar) is shown the yellow card.
71': Attempt blocked. Leandro Sosa (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joffré Escobar.
72': Attempt saved. Bernardo Cuesta (Melgar) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paolo Reyna with a cross.
72': Luis Iberico (Melgar) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left.
73': Attempt blocked. Jesús Castillo (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Horacio Calcaterra.
73': Foul by Paolo Reyna (Melgar).
73': Jesús Castillo (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Paolo Reyna (Melgar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
75': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Martín Pérez Guedes.
76': Substitution, Melgar. Jean Pierre Archimbaud replaces Alexis Arias.
76': Substitution, Melgar. Kenji Cabrera replaces Martín Pérez Guedes.
78': Attempt saved. Luis Iberico (Melgar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jean Pierre Archimbaud.
81': Foul by Jesús Castillo (Sporting Cristal).
81': Luis Iberico (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Goal! Sporting Cristal 0, Melgar 2. Luis Iberico (Melgar) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Bordacahar.
85': Foul by Luis Iberico (Melgar).
85': Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Leandro Sosa tries a through ball, but Alejandro Hohberg is caught offside.
86': Substitution, Melgar. Joel Sánchez replaces Luis Iberico.
86': Substitution, Melgar. Nicolás Figueroa replaces Bernardo Cuesta.
87': Foul by Cristian Bordacahar (Melgar).
87': Omar Merlo (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Johan Madrid (Sporting Cristal).
89': Joel Sánchez (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Alejandro Ramos (Melgar).
89': Johan Madrid (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Irven Ávila (Sporting Cristal).
90'+1': Kenji Cabrera (Melgar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Leandro Sosa (Sporting Cristal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Johan Madrid with a cross.
90'+2': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Alejandro Ramos.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Horacio Calcaterra (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
90'+2': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Carlos Cáceda.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Joffré Escobar (Sporting Cristal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Sosa following a corner.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Sporting Cristal 0, Melgar 2.
0': Match ends, Sporting Cristal 0, Melgar 2.

Statistics

MGR		SCR
14	Fouls	14
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
0	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	3
41	Possession	59
8	SHOTS	12
5	ON GOAL	2
0.6	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
244	Accurate Passes	398
369	Passes	514
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	7
6	Crosses	23
0.3	Cross %	0.3
84	Long Balls	78
36	Accurate Long Balls	46
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	6
12	Effective Tackles	7
14	Tackles	16
0.9	Tackle %	0.4
7	Interceptions	12
13	Effective Clearances	7
13	Clearances	7

Game Information

Competition: Peruvian Liga 1

Venue: Estadio Nacional de Lima
Location: Lima, Peru

Line-Ups

Sporting Cristal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
13	Alejandro Duarte (GK)
5	Omar Merlo
4	Gianfranco Chávez
29	Nilson Loyola
2	Johan Madrid
16	Jesús Castillo
27	Yoshimar Yotún
7	Horacio Calcaterra
39	Joffre Escobar
20	Joao Grimaldo
18	Diego Buonanotte

Sporting Cristal Substitutes:

Irven Ávila, Alejandro Hohberg, Leandro Sosa, Carlos Lora, Matías Cordova, Rafael Lutiger, Jesús Pretell.

Melgar (4-3-3)

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

Melgar Substitutes:

Joel Sánchez, Kenji Cabrera, Matías Lazo, Nicolás Figueroa, Walter Tandazo, Jean Pierre Archimbaud, Ricardo Farro.

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