Real Tomayapo edges out Santa Cruz in a tense encounter
Santa Cruz and Real Tomayapo played a closely contested match at the Estadio IV Centenario in Tarija, corresponding to the 14th round of the Bolivian Primera División Clausura. The match ended with a 2-1 victory for the visiting team, a result that was decided in the final minutes.
The first goal came in the 2nd minute, when C. Abastoflor opened the scoring for Santa Cruz after an assist from J. Caicedo. Real Tomayapo found the equalizer in the 45th minute with a penalty scored by O. Becerra, who received a yellow card in the same play.
The second half saw a more physical encounter with few clear scoring chances. Real Tomayapo had some opportunities, but their attack was thwarted by Santa Cruz’s strong defense. However, in the closing stages, the visiting team managed to prevail. L. Corulo scored a penalty in the 87th minute to give them the win.
Real Tomayapo dominated possession of the ball (62% vs. 38%), took more shots (16 vs. 6) and earned more corners (4 vs. 4). However, Santa Cruz generated more fouls (17 vs. 10) and received more yellow cards (6 vs. 4).
The victory consolidates Real Tomayapo’s position in the league table, while Santa Cruz will need to seek a quick recovery to continue aspiring to top spots.
Substitutions real tomayapo: at minute 57 L. Maygua came in and C. Arano went out., at minute 66 M. Tomianovic came in and M. Aviles went out., at minute 66 A. Alcaraz came in and O. Becerra went out., at minute 66 M. Cardan came in and M. G. Barbery Gil went out., at minute 82 L. Figueroa came in and S. Cuiza went out.
Substitutions santa cruz: at minute 65 E. Vaca Hurtado came in and J. Pajoy went out., at minute 74 M. Ovando came in and C. Abastoflor went out., at minute 74 J. Lara came in and G. Mendoza went out., at minute 77 G. Malgor came in and J. Caicedo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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