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FBC Melgar Edges Past Puerto Cabello in Thrilling Arequipa Encounter
FBC Melgar secured a victory over Puerto Cabello in a dramatic match played at the Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín in Arequipa on April 23rd, 2025. The CONMEBOL Sudamericana group stage clash, officiated by Juan Carlos Andrade Arreaga (Ecuador), was characterized by a red card for Melgar and several yellow cards.
Despite playing a man down after Luis Guzmán’s red card in the 55th minute, Melgar emerged victorious thanks to Percy Barrios’ goal in the 42nd minute, assisted by Kevin Cabrera Nakamura. This solitary goal proved decisive against an opponent who slightly dominated possession (51% to Melgar’s 49%). Puerto Cabello committed more fouls (15 to Melgar’s 11) and had more shots (10 to Melgar’s 11), though with less accuracy. Melgar’s accuracy on target (4 out of 11 shots) contrasted with Puerto Cabello’s (2 out of 10). A VAR decision disallowed a goal for Melgar by Cabrera Nakamura in the 71st minute. The match was tense, evidenced by two yellow cards for Puerto Cabello and one for Melgar before the red card.
Substitutions puerto cabello: at minute 61 J. Paredes came in and J. Echeverria went out., at minute 61 M. Tavares came in and Awudu Abdul went out., at minute 72 H. Linares came in and L. Casiani went out., at minute 73 R. Mangana came in and M. Mbaye went out., at minute 80 D. Osorio came in and N. Manzambi went out.
Substitutions fbc melgar: at minute 66 P. Liza came in and F. Castro went out., at minute 83 A. Arias came in and H. Orzan went out., at minute 83 G. Rodriguez came in and K. G. Cabrera Nakamura went out., at minute 89 L. Gonzalez came in and C. Bordacahar went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FBC Melgar
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Puerto Cabello
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