March 11, 2023, 10:07 PM
March 11, 2023, 10:07 PM
Did you win a point or lose two? The fan will judge, but the truth is that Oriente Petrolero won it in the first half, wasted a penalty, and came out ‘grogui’ in the second half. There the local tie fell and made the night bitter for the people of Santa Cruz.
Oriente deserved much more in the first half. It was more poignant and intense. The first actions were held by Erwin Sánchez’s teamand even had the luxury of opening the scoring.
At minute 24 Cristaldo, Árabe, and Correa for the first goal of the visit. ‘Churry’ entered the right wing, gave up the ball to Árabe and he introduced the ball towards the penalty spot for ‘Coco’. The auction was required, but it ended inside the goal and with the Santa Cruz celebration.
At the end of the first half there was a penalty in favor of Oriente. Correa received from the left sector of the area, Sergio Villamil swept in to take the ball from him, but the blow reached ‘Coco’s’ legs. The VAR reviewed Jorge’s possible offside, but after analysis they validated the penalty kick at 54′ of the first half.
At 55, Churry Cristaldo executed the penalty to Pedro Galindo’s left post and saved it in a great way. The first half closed with 0-1 in favor of Santa Cruz.
The team from Tarija started the second half with everything. Jeffinho scored 1-1 after a minute of play. He received after a great filtered pass from Samuel Galindo, and the Brazilian defined the near post to beat Quiñonez. Bucket of cold water for Oriente Petrolero at the dawn of the second part.
During the second half the battle was even. The refiner had to endure at times and towards the end of the match he settled in the rival field. Tomayapo clung tooth and nail to the tie, and ended up staying with it.
In the first half, the team from Santa Cruz deserved more, but they forgave. In the second he paid dearly for Cristaldo’s mistake by wasting the penalty, in addition to having left ‘asleep’ in the second 45 minutes.
Oriente added an away point, but could have won it. Even so, he settled within the best six teams in the League with 8 points. Real Tomayapo was in position 14, with only 4 units.
