1-2: Melgar surprises the River Plate in Montevideo

Melgar from Peru defeated 1-2 to River Plate of Uruguay in a difficult match for the visitors, where they lost their goalkeeper due to expulsion, and remain ahead of group B of South American Cup with nine units.

The Peruvian team confirmed their good moment at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo, beating river after beating a player, receive the equalizer at the stoppage time and score the winning goal in minute 90+5 when the game seems to have ended in a draw.

Forward and captain of Melgar, Bernardo Cuesta, He started scoring after 22 minutes of play with a blast from the right that filled the momentum where the ‘red and black’ team went to the field.

The set of Arequipa he was ahead in the first half with the help of his gunners Cuesta and Luis Ibericoto create scoring opportunities, with the goal of adding another victory and remaining as South American’s group B leaders.

Along with this, River Plate Thiago Borbas and Nicolás Fonseca were its main characters in the attack with two shots that failed to match in the first 45 minutes.

However, shortly after the start of the second half, the goalkeeper Melgar, Carlos Caceda, referee Carlos Benítez dismissed him for holding the ball in his hand when he left the goal to block the run of a River player.

With the output of Cacedathe confusion fell like a bucket of cold water on the Peruvian team that continued to play less.

For the rest of the game, River Plate He tried from all positions to score, but rejected shots from Urretaviscaya, Montiel and Ocampo.

the purpose of River Plate He reached the 93rd minute with a header from Joaquín Lavega, but two minutes later Jean Pierre Archimbaud scored the second for Melgar with a left-footed shot and sentenced the end of the game.