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Santa Cruz defeats Oriente Petrolero in a thrilling match
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia – In an exciting encounter played at the Estadio Ramón Aguilera Costas, Santa Cruz defeated Oriente Petrolero 3-1 in matchday 22 of the Clausura phase of the Bolivian First Division. The match, played on November 26, 2024, was marked by intensity and numerous cards, with a total of 10 yellow cards and one red card.
Oriente Petrolero dominated possession (59%), but Santa Cruz was more effective in attack. C. Abastoflor opened the scoring in the 21st minute with an assist from S. Navarro. Oriente Petrolero responded with a penalty goal from H. Dorrego in the 51st minute, but Santa Cruz managed to come back in the final minutes. B. López (85′) and B. Moreno (90′) scored the goals that sealed the victory for the home team. The match was full of controversial moments, with one goal disallowed for offside and another for a foul. The red card for S. Navarro in the 55th minute marked a turning point in the game. Despite Oriente Petrolero’s territorial dominance, Santa Cruz showed greater effectiveness in front of goal.
Substitutions oriente petrolero: at minute 46 H. Dorrego came in and M. Villarroel went out., at minute 77 F. Vargas came in and S. Alvarez went out., at minute 77 M. D. Riquelme came in and J. Garcia went out., at minute 86 C. Arabe came in and D. Barreto went out., at minute 90 S. Melgar came in and G. Alvarez went out.
Substitutions santa cruz: at minute 64 J. Lara came in and R. Melgar went out., at minute 76 B. Lopez came in and S. Pozo went out., at minute 90 B. Moreno came in and E. Gonzalez went out., at minute 90 L. Coplot came in and M. Barrios went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Oriente Petrolero
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Santa Cruz
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