With two goals in the last 16 minutes of play, the Montevideo Wanderers beat this thursday Long Hill 2-1 in one of the crosses between Uruguayan clubs, for the first phase of the South American Cup.
In this way, the ‘Bohemian’ extended to the international level the good moment he is going through in the local Apertura Tournament.
Despite the different realities they are currently experiencing, both teams jumped onto the field with the idea of scoring quickly and that led them to change attack by attack since the referee marked the beginning of the game.
second in the Opening and with the possibility of being the only leader if he adds three in his next game, the wanderers opted for the short touch in the center of the field, for the rises of the side John Acosta and by the power of Hernan Rivero in the air game.
In fact, the Argentine striker complicated the rival defense on more than one occasion, which he had in the goalkeeper Lucero Alvarez to the great figure of the first stage.
Two spectacular saves by the footballer with a past in Colombian and Mexican teams guaranteed the zero in goal for a team that also dared to attack.
last in the Opening With just two points after five games played, the visitor put that reality aside to pour into the goal defended by Ignatius of Arruabarrena.
A circuit generated by the right wing and the good handling of the ball by Augustus Max were some of the weapons of a team that approached with two distant shots, one of Christian Tizon who went away and one of Mark Henry which was narrowly missed.
With good intentions but with a lack of aim and goalkeepers who stood out, the curtain on the first stage was lowered with a scoreless draw.
In the second half, that reality quickly changed when Emiliano Villar He overflowed on the right and served a cross to Leandro Onetto, who took advantage of a defensive error to break the zero and make the handful of fans who followed the visitor scream.
With the 0-1 against, the wanderers he quickly went looking for a tie that was lost twice, both created by the Argentine Rivero.
However, it didn’t take long for ‘Bohemio’ to reverse the result.
At 74 and 79 minutes, Rivero and Diego Riolfo They sent the ball to the bottom of the goal and sealed the comeback for the black and white team.
Thus, the wanderers He sealed a victory that will allow him to face the revenge duel more calmly, which will be played on March 17.
– Data sheet:
2. Montevideo Wanderers: Ignacio de Arruabarrena; Juan Acosta (m.73, Agustín Santurio), Emiliano García, Juan Felipe Aguirre, Kevin Rolón; Bruno Veglio, Mauro Estol (m.73, Mauro Méndez), Leonardo Pais, Christian Bravo (m.58, Diego Riolfo), Hernán Rivero and Nicolás Quagliatta (m.85, Guillermo Wagner).
Coach: Daniel Carreno.
1. Long Hill: Lucero Alvarez; Lucas Morales, Martin Gianoli, Rafael Garcia, Cristhian Tizon; Luis Casiari (m.88, Gustavo Machado), Augusto Max, Marcos Enrique (m.82, Santiago Martínez), Leandro Onetto (m.78, Jorge Benguche); Adolfo Lima and Emiliano Villar (m.88, Jonathan Ramis).
Coach: Daniel Nunez.
Goals: 0-1: m.50, Leandro Onetto. 1-1: m.74, Hernán Rivero. 2-1: m.79, Diego Riolfo.
Referee: The Venezuelan Angel Arteaga. He admonished Lima, Rivero, García, Aguirre, Max, Casiari and Villar.
Incidents: Match corresponding to the first phase of the South American Cup, played at the Alfredo Víctor Viera stadium, in Montevideo.
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