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Santa Cruz takes victory in a vibrant match against Royal Pari
The match between Santa Cruz and Royal Pari, played at the Estadio Ramón Aguilera Costas in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, was a game full of emotions and yellow cards. Santa Cruz emerged victorious with a 2-0 win, demonstrating greater attacking prowess.
The first half was marked by territorial dominance from Royal Pari, who enjoyed 65% possession and created more scoring opportunities. However, it was the home team who capitalized on a chance at the end of the first half to open the scoring. In the 45th minute, Erwin González, assisted by Carlos Abastoflor, put Santa Cruz 1-0 up.
The second half began with a change of pace, with Royal Pari depleted by the sending off of Yefferson Quinones in the 45th minute. Santa Cruz took advantage of the numerical superiority and continued to threaten in attack.
The visitors, despite the red card, did not give up and sought an equalizer with persistence. The match became more contested and was interrupted by a series of yellow cards, mainly in the second half.
The pressure from Santa Cruz eventually paid off. In the 86th minute, Luis Saldias scored the second goal for the home side, sealing the definitive victory.
With this win, Santa Cruz adds three vital points to their fight for the title in the Bolivian Primera División. Royal Pari, on the other hand, will have to rethink their strategy ahead of the upcoming games.
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Substitutions royal pari: at minute 41 J. Perez came in and T. Moriceau went out., at minute 46 Padilha Hallysson came in and B. Ubah went out., at minute 46 S. Pena came in and C. Padilla went out., at minute 70 J. Flores came in and J. Ribera went out., at minute 79 S. Justiniano came in and L. Crescencio went out.
Substitutions santa cruz: at minute 46 S. Rueda Bascope came in and G. Mendoza went out., at minute 67 M. Ovando came in and E. Vaca Hurtado went out., at minute 77 G. Malgor came in and C. Abastoflor went out., at minute 86 B. Moreno came in and A. Mercado went out., at minute 86 L. Saldias came in and E. Gonzalez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Royal Pari
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Santa Cruz
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