the juvenile rwan entered in the second half and scored the winning goal 0-1 on Thursday saints from Brazil on his visit to Catholic University of Ecuador, where the ‘peixe’ remains in a closed bid with Unión La Calera for passing the round of 16 of South American Cup. Rwan came on in the 61st minute to replace Ecuadorian Bryan Angulo, and in the 91st minute he scored the goal after a deadly counterattack.
The Chileans from La Calera have 8 points and Pelé’s team has 7, so they both remain as the one with the best option to define, two days from the end of the group stage, the Group C qualifier, since Universidad Católica He remained with 4 points and the Argentine Banfield, with 3.
The approach of Santos coach, Argentine Fabián Bustos, has given success to a team that is in the process of adapting to its coach’s new style of playing.
Contenders were able to treat the ball well from the start of the match, touched it with precision and made correct moves on both defense and attack. There were a few instances where they found spaces to end with the goal and, in a special way, the Ecuadorian goal.
The attacking local team, whose nature was to pressure the opposing defense in the face of Santos ’well-organized defense system, did not enjoy that freedom and they also had no room to maneuver and score.
The first approach to goal was formed by Católica with a header from Facundo Martínez, but the ball escaped next to the left post, in the 42nd minute.
Santos was surprised in the first half with his proposal in the game, based on order and strength from his defense, precision in passes from midfield and good placement of his attackers, which neutralized local intentions to impose their game. .
For the second half, Argentina’s Fabián Bustos established two lines from the middle towards his goal, which Católica tried to take advantage of, as he started to take risks through shots from outside the area.
However, this Santos proposal had the flexibility to come out of play, with a series of short and accurate passes pushing the rival into despair but not the opposing goalkeeper, Darwin Cuero. The attention and concentration of the Brazilian defenders was almost borderline in perfection to cross at the last moment to avoid the final local shot.
In the last 20 minutes of the match, Universidad Católica bolstered its attacks, aiming shots from all distances, but none hit the Brazilian John’s goal.
The territorial and soccer domain of the Ecuadorian team was useless as Santos responded with three counterattacks, two of which failed, but the third was effective with the low and corner shot of the youth squad Rwan. On the fifth day of Group C, Santos-Unión La Calera and Banfield-Universidad Católica will face off.
Source: La Verdad
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