The Argentinian Facundo Suárez with a double and the Uruguayan Leandro Zazpe sealed the 3-0 victory of the Oil East about him Royal Parisin a duel between Bolivian teams, and their respective classification to the group stage of the South American Cup.
Tonight’s victory adds to the 2-3 first leg, with which those led by Bolivian coach Erwin ‘Platiní’ Sánchez reached 6-2 on aggregate.
The goals of an inspired Argentine striker came in the 65th and 84th minutes, while Zazpe increased the score in the 95th minute for the team that tonight officiated at the Ramón “Tahuichi” Aguilera stadium in Santa Cruz.
Oriente Petrolero, aware of the advantage in the first leg, filled their midfield against a Royal Pari who tried unsuccessfully to disturb the rival’s goal with long passes to find their forwards.
The dispute in the middle of the field was reflected in the four yellow cards that Ecuadorian Augusto Aragón showed during a first half lacking clear scoring chances.
In the second half, things did not change substantially, until in the 65th minute, an error at the start of the Royal Pari caused Suárez to open the account after a hard personal play.
The coach of ‘Real Estate’ Julio Baldivieso opted to strengthen his attack and in that attempt the gaps in the middle of the field were used by the rival to generate a counterattack in the 84th minute with a finish by Suárez.
With a surrendered Royal Pari, Oriente Petrolero had time to give the coup de grâce through a header from Zazpe that went past goalkeeper Daniel Vaca.
