Melgar and Aurora draw 1-1 on Wednesday

AREQUIPA. Aurora and Melgar draw 1-1. O. Blanco scored the first goal (2') for Aurora. C. Bordacahar settled the score (7').

Mark Hall

February 16, 2024

AREQUIPA. Aurora and Melgar draw 1-1. O. Blanco scored the first goal (2′) for Aurora. C. Bordacahar settled the score (7′). Melgar was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (71%)

The match was played at the Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín stadium in Arequipa on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Andrés Matonte who had the assistance of Nicolás Taran and Martín Soppi. The 4th official was Mathías De Armas. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 24.39 degrees Celsius or 75.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.

Match Statistics

Melgar

1 - 1

Aurora

! 71 Ball Possession 29

Shots

26 Total 5
9 On Target 3
10 Off Target 1
9 Shots blocked 2

150 Attack 85
117 Dangerous attack 32
73 Ball safe 74

0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 0
5 Off Sides 2

Fouls

10 Total 11
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 2
0 Red Card 2

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Melgar was in firm control of the ball 71% while Aurora was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Melgar had a more offensive attitude with 117 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 9 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Melgar to win the match.

Melgar shot 26 times, 9 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Aurora shot 5 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Melgar received 3 yellow cards (Leonel Galeano, Leonel González and Bernardo Cuesta). On the opposite side, Aurora received 4 yellow cards (Serginho, Oswaldo Blanco, David Robles and Jair Torrico).

Match Timeline

Oswaldo Blanco(goal)David Robles

Cristian Bordacahar(goal)

24'

Jair Torrico- Yellow

36'

David Robles- Yellow

46'

Serginho- sub ->Darío Torrico

46'

Didi Torrico- sub ->Carlos Sejas

Brian Blando- sub ->Alexis Arias

63'

67'

David Robles(yellowredcard)

69'

Ezequiel Michelli- sub ->Jair Reinoso

72'

Oswaldo Blanco- Yellow

Leonel González- Yellow

72'

K. Sandoval- sub ->L. Diarte

81'

Oswaldo Blanco(yellowredcard)

Bruno Portugal- sub ->Alejandro Ramos

83'

Bernardo Cuesta- Yellow

90'

Serginho- Yellow

Leonel Galeano(VAR)

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Melgar has points to occupy the 0th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Aurora has points (0th).

Next matches

Melgar – Formation

Melgar

C. Cáceda 12.Peru

7.0

Leonel Galeano 2.Argentina

7.7

90'

L. Diarte 3.Argentina

7.7

81'

Alejandro Ramos 4.Peru

7.3

83'

Leonel González 6.Argentina

7.0

72'

Cristian Bordacahar 7.Argentina

7.7

Horacio Orzan 8.Argentina

7.3

Alexis Arias 28.Peru

7.0

63'

Bernardo Cuesta 9.Argentina

7.9

90'

Tomás Martínez 10.Argentina

8.5

Pablo Lavandeira 90.Uruguay

6.8

Substitutes

Ricardo Farro 1.Peru

Sebastian Cavero 14.Peru

Paolo Reyna 19.Peru

Diego Augusto Rodríguez Carreño 23.Peru

Matías Lazo 33.Peru

Jean Pierre Archimbaud 17.Peru

K. Sandoval 20.Peru

7.0

81'

Abraham Aguinaga 22.Peru

Walter Tandazo 24.Peru

Gian Carlo del Piero García Bernaola 27.

Brian Blando 11.Argentina

7.1

63'

Bruno Portugal 18.Peru

6.8

83'

Melgar started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Pablo Daniel de Muner decided to play with the following team: Carlos Cáceda (7.0), Alejandro Ramos (7.3), Leonel Galeano (7.7), Leonel González (7.0), L. Diarte (7.7), Cristian Bordacahar (7.7), Alexis Arias (7.0), Horacio Orzan (7.3), Tomás Martínez (8.5), Bernardo Cuesta (7.9) and Pablo Lavandeira (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ricardo Farro, Brian Blando (7.1), Sebastian Cavero, Jean Pierre Archimbaud, Bruno Portugal (6.8), Paolo Reyna, K. Sandoval (7.0), Abraham Aguinaga, Diego Augusto Rodríguez Carreño, Walter Tandazo, Gian Carlo del Piero García Bernaola and Matías Lazo.

Substitutions

Melgar made 3 changes: Alexis Arias for Brian Blando (63′), Alejandro Ramos for Bruno Portugal (83′) and L. Diarte for K. Sandoval (81′).

Player of the match: Tomás Martínez

The player that probably impressed the most for Melgar was Tomás Martínez.

His rating is 8.5 with 50 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 9 crosses.

Aurora – Formation

Aurora

David Akologo 99.Ghana

7.7

Luis Barboza 3.Bolivia

7.0

David Robles 24.Paraguay

6.8

36'

Nelson Avelino Amarilla Bogado 29.Paraguay

7.1

Carlos Sejas 6.Bolivia

6.6

46'

Darío Torrico 8.Bolivia

6.6

46'

Jair Torrico 10.Bolivia

6.3

90'

24'

Ramiro Daniel Ballivian 21.Bolivia

6.6

Martin Alaniz 50.Uruguay

6.7

Oswaldo Blanco 7.Colombia

6.4

72'

Jair Reinoso 18.Bolivia

6.7

69'

Substitutes

Agustín Sebastián Cousillas 1.Argentina

Luis Cardenas 12.Bolivia

Oscar Edmundo Vaca Ortega 28.Bolivia

90'

Ezequiel Michelli 31.Argentina

7.0

69'

Enrique Troncoso Caiti 4.Bolivia

Antonio Bustamante 11.Bolivia

Amilcar Sanchez 20.Bolivia

Didi Torrico 26.Bolivia

7.1

46'

Serginho 77.Brazil

6.4

46'

90'

M. Cabral 2.Bolivia

Yerco Vallejos 23.Bolivia

Matías Silvero 32.

Aurora started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Mauricio Soria Portillo played with: David Akologo (7.7), Nelson Avelino Amarilla Bogado (7.1), Luis Barboza (7.0), David Robles (6.8), Ramiro Daniel Ballivian (6.6), Martin Alaniz (6.7), Carlos Sejas (6.6), Jair Torrico (6.3), Darío Torrico (6.6), Jair Reinoso (6.7) and Oswaldo Blanco (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Agustín Sebastián Cousillas, M. Cabral, Enrique Troncoso Caiti, Antonio Bustamante, Luis Cardenas, Amilcar Sanchez, Yerco Vallejos, Didi Torrico (7.1), Oscar Edmundo Vaca Ortega, Ezequiel Michelli (7.0), Matías Silvero and Serginho (6.4).

Substitutions

Aurora made 4 changes: Jair Reinoso for Ezequiel Michelli (69′), Carlos Sejas for Didi Torrico (46′), Darío Torrico for Serginho (46′) and Jair Torrico for Oscar Edmundo Vaca Ortega (90′).