The Emelec Ecuadorian, commanded by the Spanish Ismael Rescalvotook a point from Sucre by tying at one with the Oil Independent on the first date of the group stage that marked the debut of the Bolivian team in the Libertadores Cup.
The Argentinian Jonathan Cristaldo put Inde ahead in the 88th minute and his compatriot Mauro Quiroga marked equality for Emelec in 91
With the tie, Ecuadorians and Bolivians are in second place in group A, led by palm trees Brazilian and with the Venezuelan Deportivo Táchira as bottom.
The ‘electricals’ showed an offensive game from the start against a debutant Inde who at times seemed excessively cautious, which allowed a greater dominance by the visitors in the first minutes of the match.
Bryan Carabali He was able to open the scoring in minute 2 after a poor clearance by the Sucrense defense, although his attempt went wide, fortunately for goalkeeper Álex Arancibia.
The clearest play for the Bolivian team was a pass from the Colombian harold queen for Nixon Folleco in the 22nd minute, but the Ecuadorian’s header was not accurate.
This attempt seemed to give a new air to those led by the Argentine-Bolivian Marcelo Robledo who dared to attack more, although they were inaccurate and missed at least three other scoring opportunities.
The second half was even, as both teams took the field determined to score.
those of bald they had a first attempt in the 54th minute, with a header from the striker Head that almost surprises Arancibia.
Three minutes later, the ‘electric’ goalkeeper peter ortiz he shined by clearing a powerful free kick from the newcomer Joel Bejarano.
At minute 68, Ortiz he saved his team again from an attempt by the Colombian striker Erik Correa.
The final minutes were back and forth, with arrivals and scares for both teams, such as the deflected shot from Joao Rojas in the 82nd minute.
The Ecuadorian resistance reached until minute 88, when Cristaldo took advantage of a center Alexander Medina To note.
The happiness did not last long for the locals, because in the first minute of addition, a good combination between Rojas and Quiroga allowed the second to equalize the score.
On the second date, the Independent Oil will visit the palm trees and the Emelec will receive the Sports Tachira.
read also
