Olimpia started better planted and in the first minutes she knew how to make a difference to get up on the scoreboard.
Brian Montenegro, at 9′, took advantage of a good ball placed in the area in response to a previous attack by the rival and resolved to make it 1-0.
⚽️ Brian Montenegro opened the account at Villa Alegre.
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From there, those led by Humberto García knew how to react, especially thanks to the figure of the day, Elías Sarquis, who first at 17′ and then at 71′, turned the score around for those from Barrio Jara.
? Elias definition! Sarquis put parity with the great goal.
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? Elías Sarquis double to put the partial advantage of the V Azulada.
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But a few minutes later Guillermo Paiva would appear to rescue the Dean: recently entered as a replacement, he established the 2-2, which would end up being the final score.
⚽️ Guillermo Paiva appeared to match the accounts in Encarnación.
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Other important incidents in the match were the expulsions: Richard Ortiz, via VAR review, received a direct red card and left Diego Aguirre’s squad with 10 players in the 24th minute.
On the other side, Franco Ortellado was unfairly sent off with a double warning (45+3′) in a play in which he did not actually commit an offence, much less to receive a second warning. Therefore, the V Azulada also played with one man less throughout the second half.
With the tie, Olimpia was left with 16 points (3 behind the leader Libertad) while Ameliano reached 14 points in the Apertura, also continuing his good harvest in terms of the table of averages.
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