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Alianza Lima Falls to Boca Juniors in Thrilling Libertadores Clash
Boca Juniors edged out Alianza Lima 1-0 in a tense and exciting CONMEBOL Libertadores 2nd Round match at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in Lima. The game, played on February 19th at 00:30, was characterized by high intensity and a flurry of yellow cards from Uruguayan referee Esteban Ostojich.
An early goal by Pablo Ceppelini in the 4th minute gave Alianza Lima the lead, a lead they managed to cling to despite Boca Juniors’ territorial dominance. Boca, with 63% possession, created more scoring opportunities (9 shots, 3 on target), but the Alianza defense and their goalkeeper proved resolute.
Alianza Lima, with 37% possession, managed 13 shots, 6 of which were on target. However, Boca Juniors’ greater possession and constant pressure ultimately decided the outcome. The match ended with a significant number of yellow cards, 5 for Alianza Lima and 4 for Boca Juniors, highlighting the combative nature of the encounter.
Substitutions alianza lima: at minute 19 A. Cantero came in and K. Quevedo went out., at minute 72 J. Archimbaud came in and F. Gaibor went out., at minute 90 M. Succar came in and H. Barcos went out.
Substitutions boca juniors: at minute 46 E. Zeballos came in and C. Rey Domenech went out., at minute 46 M. Gimenez came in and Miguel Merentiel went out., at minute 72 L. Janson came in and A. Velasco went out., at minute 82 K. Zenon came in and Carlos Palacios went out., at minute 90 M. Mendia came in and W. H. Alarcon Cepeda went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Alianza Lima
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Boca Juniors
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