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Santa Cruz vs Aurora: A close game with a win for Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia – Santa Cruz defeated Aurora in an exciting match that was decided in the second half. The game, corresponding to the ninth round of the Bolivian Primera División Clausura, was played at the Estadio Ramón Aguilera Costas and kept the fans on the edge of their seats.
The first goal came early, in the 3rd minute, when A. Mercado opened the scoring for Santa Cruz, assisted by J. Pajoy. However, the second goal didn’t come until the 29th minute, when G. Montano equalized for Aurora with an assist from D. Robles.
The second half began with a penalty for Santa Cruz in the 45th minute, which was converted by E. Gonzalez. The score remained like this until the 70th minute, when G. Montano scored his second goal of the game, this time assisted by J. Reinoso, to tie the game 2-2.
However, Santa Cruz regained the lead in the 80th minute, thanks to a goal disallowed for Aurora due to offside. The match ended with Santa Cruz winning 2-1, thanks to a solid performance and efficiency in their goal scoring opportunities.
Statistics:
* Santa Cruz: 42% possession, 10 shots (2 on target, 4 off target), 5 corners, 14 fouls, 5 yellow cards, no red cards
* Aurora: 58% possession, 12 shots (3 on target, 6 off target), 4 corners, 7 fouls, 3 yellow cards, no red cards
Key events:
* 3′: Goal by A. Mercado (Santa Cruz)
* 16′: Yellow card for C. Abastoflor (Santa Cruz)
* 26′: Yellow card for O. Vaca (Aurora)
* 29′: Goal by G. Montano (Aurora)
* 39′: Yellow card for J. Pajoy (Santa Cruz)
* 39′: Yellow card for Serginho (Aurora)
* 42′: Yellow card for G. Montano (Aurora)
* 45′: Goal by E. Gonzalez (Santa Cruz) – Penalty
* 45′: Yellow card for E. Gonzalez (Santa Cruz)
* 70′: Goal by G. Montano (Aurora)
* 77′: Yellow card for L. Ruano (Santa Cruz)
* 80′: Goal disallowed for Aurora due to offside
* 90′: Yellow card for G. Mendoza (Santa Cruz)
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Substitutions aurora: at minute 46 O. Blanco came in and O. Vaca went out., at minute 60 A. Terrazas came in and A. Bustamante went out., at minute 60 R. Simisterra came in and Serginho went out., at minute 84 D. Torrico came in and J. Torrico went out., at minute 84 A. Sanchez came in and D. Torrico went out.
Substitutions santa cruz: at minute 62 J. Caicedo came in and A. Mercado went out., at minute 70 B. Moreno came in and J. Pajoy went out., at minute 79 E. Vaca Hurtado came in and M. Ovando went out., at minute 79 G. Mendoza came in and J. Lara went out., at minute 79 S. Navarro came in and S. Pozo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Santa Cruz
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Aurora
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