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Melgar Edges Past Puerto Cabello with a Narrow Victory in Valencia
FBC Melgar secured a 1-0 victory against Puerto Cabello in a match played at the Estadio Polideportivo Misael Delgado in Valencia, Venezuela. The game, part of the group stage, matchday 5, of the 2025 CONMEBOL Sudamericana, saw K. G. Cabrera Nakamura score the winning penalty in the 51st minute.
Despite Puerto Cabello dominating possession (58%), Melgar’s clinical finishing proved decisive. The Peruvian team registered 12 shots, 5 on target, while their Venezuelan opponents managed only 11 shots, none of which hit the target. The match was a physical encounter, with 11 fouls committed by Puerto Cabello and 10 by Melgar, resulting in a yellow card for each side (L. Casiani for Puerto Cabello and M. Llontop for Melgar). Puerto Cabello also had more corner kicks (6 to 4), but the difference in shot accuracy ultimately decided the game. The match, officiated by Ecuadorian referee Juan Carlos Andrade Arreaga, was played in a tense but controlled atmosphere.
Substitutions puerto cabello: at minute 41 R. Mangana came in and H. Linares went out., at minute 57 N. Manzambi came in and O. Hernandez went out., at minute 74 D. Osorio came in and G. Padron went out., at minute 74 Awudu Abdul came in and D. Meza went out., at minute 74 M. Tavares came in and J. Paredes went out.
Substitutions fbc melgar: at minute 63 G. Rodriguez came in and L. Guzman went out., at minute 63 G. Bernaola came in and A. Arias went out., at minute 74 T. Martinez came in and P. Liza went out., at minute 83 N. Cabanillas came in and M. Lazo went out., at minute 83 E. Ramos came in and K. G. Cabrera Nakamura went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Puerto Cabello
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FBC Melgar
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