October 19, 2024, 9:54 PM
October 19, 2024, 9:54 PM
Aurora gave the surprise of the 18th date of the Clausura tournament of the Professional Division. He went to La Paz and defeated none other than the leader Bolívar by 0-1. The match was played this Saturday night at the Hernando Siles stadium.
The La Paz academy was left with 37 points, but remains at the top of the standings, while the Cochabambinos jumped to fourth place with 29 units.
The first big scare that the town team got was in the 15th minute. Fabio Gomes received a through ball, but lost one-on-one with goalkeeper David Akologo; However, the rebound reached Carlos Antonio Melgar, who hit it first and scored a great goal, but the goal was disallowed because Gomes had started in an advanced position.
The La Paz academy was superior, but could not translate that superiority into goals due to the good interventions of the visiting goalkeeper and on the counterattack it created danger with Darío Torrico and Jair Reinoso who were on the verge of surprising.
Half an hour into the game, Fernando Saucedo had the possibility of opening the account with and a shot from inside the area, but again Akologo said no to Bolívar’s goal.
The La Paz team tried to break zero by all means, but he couldn’t and went to half-time with the score blank.
In the second half, in a play that originated from a corner kick, Cristian Enciso headed into the area and the ball hit Jesus Sagredo’s hand. The Santa Cruz referee Ivo Méndez did not hesitate to take the penaltyl, at 52 minutes. The play was reviewed by the VAR and ratified the central judge’s decision.
The responsibility for taking the maximum penalty was Jair Reinoso (55′), who took a half-force shot to the left side of Rubén Cordano, who blocked the shot and saved his team.
Jair Reinoso had his revenge just around the corner, because in the 57th minute he scored with a header after a center from Jair Torrico from the left sector. The forward anticipated Jesús Sagredo to send the ball into the net and put the Cochabamba team ahead.
Bolívar threw everything into the attack in search of equality and the visitor took advantage of the spaces to create danger and even scored a new goal, again through Reinoso (65′), but the goal was annulled due to the forward position of the scorer.
Only two minutes passed and a handball from David Robles inside the area, When Fabio Gomes tried to make a delayed pass, it was charged by referee Ivo Méndez as a penalty for Bolívar.
The action was analyzed by the VAR and also checked by the referee, and after five minutes it was decided that it was not for a maximum penalty.
