The teams offered an entertaining haul. Photo: Nestor Soto/Media Nation.
Sportivo Luqueño and General Caballero starred in an entertaining game that ended in a 1-1 match, in the return of the Feliciano Cáceres stadium to the First Division. The goals were the work of Marcelo Pérez and Roberto ‘Búfalo’ Ovelar.
Luqueños and Mallorcans met today at the Feliciano Cáceres for the second date of the Apertura 2023 tournament.
The local fans put together a real party to celebrate their return homeafter almost five years without hosting First Division matches (The last time was on Sunday, July 22, 2018, when the auriazul team drew 2-2, against Sol de América).
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The blue and gold square responded to the encouragement of its people; he went out to eat the field before a stunned rival and it didn’t take long for him to open the scoring with the help of Marcelo Perez (9′)who caught a rebound from goalkeeper Juanito Alfonso, after a previous contact from Argentine Paul Charpentier, who made it 1-0.
⚽️ Marcelo Pérez puts the first for the auriazules ?
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The coup forced General to advance his lines, but Luqueño responded with many people and created danger by exploiting the speed of their bands, which affected the mood of the visitors.
Round trip process, but with the hosts a little closer to extending their advantage.
Pérez, who was one of the most poignant of the Luqueño team in attack, warned again about the end of the first stage with a powerful shot that went to kiss the crossbar.
The thing did not change by extensive passages of the complementary. The auriazul fortress had to manage the times and the colorados, in a hurry for the clock, bet on the experience of players like Roberto Ovelar to look for the goal.
AND it was precisely Ovelar who was in charge of parity. A strange? penalty committed by defender Joel Jiménez ended up at the mercy of ‘Buffalo’, who He defined calmly and hierarchically to silence the ‘Chiquero’.
⚽️ From the twelve steps, Roberto Ovelar sets the tie.
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The options became equal and the physical game prevaileddirecting the party towards a dispute focused on control of the midfield. Many kicks and little fantasy at those heights.
Luqueño lost due to injury to the steering wheel Fernando Benítez, 15 minutes after entering; General also had casualties, like his captain, Guillermo Hauché, at the end.
There was no time for more and the teams shared the points. General has 4 units and Luqueño, who still hasn’t won after his return to the Circle of Honor, added his first integer.
