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September 21, 2024, 5:05 PM
September 21, 2024, 5:05 PM
Real Santa Cruz dramatically defeated San Antonio 1-0in a match played on Saturday afternoon at the stadium of the white club. The match of the 15th round of the Clausura tournament of the professional Division was decided in added time.
The local team tried to take the initiative since the match began, but had no arguments to create danger for the goal defended by José Peñarrieta.
The Saints knew how to neutralize the little that the white team tried to generate on offense and Their attempts to open the scoring were also ineffective. They went into the break with a well-deserved goalless draw.
The second half began with the first clear goal opportunity and it was starred by the San Antonio player Luis Ariel Jaldín, who barely headed a cross from the left, which goalkeeper Diego Zamora cleared in a spectacular save; however, the play was ruled out due to Jaldín’s offside position.
In the 48th minute, La Paz referee José Quintanilla showed a second yellow card to the Real Santa Cruz forward Efmamj Jasond González, who therefore saw redQuintanilla was wrong to caution the Colombian player who did nothing but try to get rid of a defender who was grabbing him during a corner kick.
Although it was a mistake by the central referee of the match, The action was not reviewed by the VARbecause the warning in the first instance was yellow and that later resulted in the red card.
With one man less, Real Santa Cruz diminished its possibilities before reaching the goal, they lost offensive power and the team from the Cochabamba tropics tried to take advantage of the numerical difference, although they did not know how to capitalize on that advantage.
The match was destined to end in a goalless draw.but Gerson Malgor appeared (93′) when extra time was being played to score the only goal of the match. Malgor had entered 9 minutes earlier for Carlos Abstaflor.
Real Santa Cruz left the last place in the Clausura tournament standingsto the detriment of Royal Pari, but in the cumulative table it remains in last place.
