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Match report
Football Elite
Division 2: Round 4 (setup 3, season 13)
River Plate
v.
Cruz Azul
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
Home form:
Wilfredo Daniel CABALLERO16José de Jesús CORONA Rodríguez
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Gabriel Iván MERCADO27Óscar DE MARCOS Arana
José María BASANTA737Jairo RIEDEWALD
Stefan JOHANSEN748Marek HAMSÍK
Gustavo Daniel CABRAL5Alejandro CASTRO Flores
Lisandro Ezequiel LÓPEZ76Marouane FELLAINI
Mauro Abel FORMICA7Gerardo TORRADO Díez de Bonilla
Diego Mario BUONANOTTE88Jesús Joaquin Fernández Sáenz de la Torre, SUSO
Maximiliano Gastón LÓPEZ79JOÃO Pedro da Silva PEREIRA
Gonzalo Rubén CASTILLEJOS6106Hideki ISHIGE
Daniel Alberto VILLALVA Barrios11Philipp OCHS
Manager
Facundo AFFRANCHINO12Gorka IRAIZOZ Moreno
Agustín Federico MARCHESÍN13Álvaro Daniel PEREIRA Barragan
Neuciano de Jesus Gusmão, CICINHO14Christian GIMÉNEZ
Juan Manuel DÍAZ Martinez15Nikica JELAVIC
Paulo Andrés FERRARI16Martin JIRÁNEK

River Plate 1 Cruz Azul 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 30,744, Stadium: Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Referee: Vladimar PYANIKH 6½)
68 CastillejosScorers41 Suso, 82 Hamsík
46 Villalva <=> DíazSubstitutions69 João Pereira <=> Pereira
Sendings off
Bookings
1Corners5
4Fouls3
2Offsides1
7Shots on7
13Shots off5
20Total shots12
5Shots saved5
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: Marek HAMSÍK
1LÓPEZ nodded the ball wide of the righthand post from the edge of the box.
4BUONANOTTE was put clear by BASANTA and he pulled away from CORONA but rammed his shot over the bar.
8A delightful save prevented SUSO from scoring a great goal.
18CASTILLEJOS beat FELLAINI and placed the ball to BUONANOTTE who dragged his shot wide.
19A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
22BUONANOTTE ran onto a delightful ball from CASTILLEJOS but dragged his shot wide of the goal.
24An inswinging corner was turned into the arms of CORONA by BUONANOTTE.
31A weak strike from BUONANOTTE rolled agonisingly wide.
41GOAL!! Cruz Azul's SUSO beat two defenders before firing just inside the River Plate 'keeper's near post. (1-0 Cruz Azul)
45+2TORRADO poked a simple chance past the near post.
 
50BUONANOTTE brought the ball away from DE MARCOS and poked a poor shot past the post.
54A cross from FORMICA left BUONANOTTE in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
56A free-kick from CASTILLEJOS floated wide.
60The River Plate 'keeper dived to his right to stop a lovely drive from Cruz Azul's SUSO.
62A accurate pass bobbled toward BUONANOTTE and his left foot shot went narrowly over.
64LÓPEZ shot over.
68A brilliant strike from BUONANOTTE was dealt with by a fine stop from CORONA.
68GOAL!! CASTILLEJOS brought the ball forward, looked up and fired a shot into the Cruz Azul net. (1-1)
71A penalty box scramble resulted in PEREIRA tapping a low shot wide.
79A strike from LÓPEZ held no problem for the 'keeper.
82GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of HAMSÍK who shot the ball past the helpless River Plate 'keeper. (2-1 Cruz Azul)
84LÓPEZ headed over.