00:00One of the most dangerous strikers in South America.
00:02Does he still have it? We'll find out.
00:04But we are underway here in Guayaquil, Barcelona,
00:07against Ardegintinos Juniors.
00:08The second round of this year's Libertadores.
00:12Thank you for joining us once again here at the Estadio Monumental.
00:20Barcelona, of course, in their traditional yellow.
00:22Ardegintinos Juniors in their best moment so far for Barcelona.
00:26And as I say that, they give the ball away
00:28and they're open for the counter-attack here.
00:29Lozano overruns it.
00:31Sliding challenge by Lucas Sosa.
00:34Takes Lozano down and it will be the game's first yellow card.
00:37Lucas Sosa into the book.
00:41Well, the heavy touch of Lozano invited the challenge
00:44but he did subsequently get to that next ball
00:47before Sosa fractionally.
00:49Sosa going to ground early.
00:5331-year-old cautioned as a result.
00:57It slightly got in the way of things.
01:01Rojas got away from Fattori.
01:04Couldn't get away from Lescano.
01:07It will be another free kick as Lescano goes down
01:10under a challenge from Celis.
01:12And there's another yellow card here already.
01:15And Celis coming in from a Deportivo Riestra side.
01:20Who was certainly physical.
01:25Rojas crowded in the centre of the field
01:27and he loses out to Fattori.
01:29In turn, gives the ball away.
01:31Cancionez steals it from him.
01:33Fattori stretching, sliding in.
01:57Rojas fancies it.
01:59Now, Dimas is there as well.
02:02It's still some way from goal
02:04but Rojas is going to go for it
02:05and it's not too far away.
02:08Curling and dipping.
02:23Most effective.
02:30Excellent little burst from López Munoz.
02:33Keeper comes at the feet of Molina.
02:36Little dummy into the space.
02:39First acceleration.
02:40And then looking for that killer pass.
02:56Half-time whistle blows here in Guayaquil.
03:02It's Barcelona nil.
03:04Argentinos juniors nil.
03:0745 minutes of...
03:13No time for more.
03:15In the first 45 minutes.
03:18Pretty balanced encounter.
03:20Three total shots by each side.
03:23But more ball possession for Argentinos juniors.
03:26Things are not working for Barcelona.
03:28Let's see what can they do in the next 45.
03:30Time for a break.
03:32We're coming back.
03:3445 minutes to go.
03:36On Binsports.
03:37Binsports.
03:43We are back underway for the second half.
03:46Barcelona nil.
03:47Argentinos juniors nil.
03:50And if you are just joining us,
03:52you haven't missed a great deal so far.
03:54So, a good time to be stepping in.
03:57And a little bit, López Munoz.
03:58A little bit runs into the challenge.
04:00Now Barcelona can break.
04:01Vigialba.
04:02Vigialba.
04:03Between two red shirts.
04:05Uses Benedetto.
04:05Looks for the return.
04:06He's brought down.
04:07Looking for that return pass.
04:10And it's another yellow card.
04:11This time for Lozano.
04:14Had those opportunities to run.
04:16Gets away from one.
04:17Away from two.
04:19Plays a nice little one.
04:20Took a nice touch from Benedetto as well.
04:24And then it's just a little.
04:26Almost hip check from Lozano.
04:38Gifted over the top one for Nunez to chase.
04:40Nunez gets there.
04:41And he's clipped.
04:43When he makes that running behind Alvarez.
04:45And this is a decision for the referee.
04:47The red card is immediately drawn.
04:50And Francisco Alvarez is off.
05:03Well Nunez.
05:05Got the wrong side of the centre back.
05:09Made the run across the path of the centre back.
05:13Knowing as much as anything the contact would likely be there.
05:17And then the tangle of legs goes down.
05:22Is there a little arm on the shoulder as well?
05:26Not really enough.
05:28Well the arm isn't enough to bring Nunez down.
05:30But is there enough contact?
05:32Certainly nothing conclusive enough to suggest there's no contact.
05:41But Nunez knows what he's doing.
05:43Knows exactly where he's running.
05:44Where Alvarez is.
05:46Where that contact's coming.
05:47And when he's going to be going down.
05:49All of that is almost planned as far as Nunez is concerned.
05:52But it doesn't get away.
05:53Very comfortable.
05:55Even if that's not much of a threat themselves.
05:58But surely now Barcelona are invited forward.
06:02They go for goal.
06:03And it's a save by Cortes.
06:07Down low to his right.
06:12It's a good effort.
06:13Just outside the area on the turn.
06:16It's from the centre back.
06:17Javier Bison stayed forward.
06:27But Fernandez is caught.
06:29I'm not happy with the challenge he's been received.
06:35It's a whack on the shin from Javier Rice.
06:41Rice perhaps a little fortunate to avoid the yellow cards.
06:44Well he has actually been booked so.
06:46I don't think there's much more that can be on.
06:49From Garcia.
06:49But he's back on his feet.
06:55To be honest.
06:56It's a good looking ball to the back post.
06:58Headed back across goal.
06:59Chance.
07:00Blazed over the top of the crossbar.
07:02By Tomas Martinez.
07:05Would have longed for that kind of opportunity.
07:07In that kind of space inside the box.
07:10Opps not to cross.
07:11Instead goes back.
07:12With Celis.
07:13Who will instead deliver it.
07:14Headed back across goal.
07:16Chance.
07:16Nodded forward.
07:17And into the hands of Claude.
07:19Cortes.
07:20Problems when he's stayed forward.
07:23And he does just that here for the second ball.
07:25And for the knockdown.
07:26Sent his way by Sergio Nunez.
07:28No pace on the ball.
07:31And Bice leaping in the air to Argentinos juniors.
07:34It's not enough red shirts really in the break.
07:36But there's a great chance if they can find the pass here.
07:39Suddenly it's opened up.
07:40It's a little slow.
07:41Porcel goes for goal.
07:42Hits the crossbar.
07:45A minute from time.
07:47And the 10 men near.
07:4825 yards.
07:49But just look how it opens up here from Celis' back heel.
07:53Two against one.
07:55And if this pass is a bit more on it.
07:56So Porcel doesn't have to wait and wait and wait for the ball to come.
08:00Then he can take that inside the 18 yard box.
08:03Instead he has to go for goal from distance.
08:05And still.
08:06Is only a couple of inches away from giving Argentinos juniors the lead.
08:15Matori.
08:19Meandro Fernandes.
08:21Fernandes.
08:23All about the shot.
08:24Cuts back.
08:25Finds space for Porcel.
08:26Porcel shoots.
08:27And he scores.
08:31Moments after rattling the woodwork.
08:34This time the substitute hits the back of the net.
08:39It's a super strike from Diego Porcel.
08:43He rolls.
08:44With the goal.
08:46That really.
08:48Didn't look like it was coming.
08:50And what a finish.
08:52Onside.
08:53Pushed wide by the pass.
08:55But nothing on other than to go for goal.
08:57And he just hammers it.
08:59Right across the face.
09:00There's only one way that he can really beat.
09:03Jose Contreras.
09:05And it's with that kind of accuracy.
09:08In off the far post.
09:15That is a top-notch strike from Diego Porcel.
09:21And it has given Argentinos juniors the most in.
09:26Making those yellow shirts run after it.
09:28And finally that full-time whistle goes.
09:31It's a tremendous result for Argentinos juniors.
09:36Diego Porcel's injury time winner.
09:40And it gives the Argentinos a first-leg win.
09:43And a first-leg lead to take back to La Pata now.
09:49And the game is over.
09:52Argentinos juniors made the impossible.
09:57They looked that maybe it was going to be tougher for them playing away from home.
10:03But they did it.
10:05And now everything will be decided next Wednesday, February 25th.
10:12Argentinos juniors against Barcelona de Guayaquil in Argentina.
10:16Thank you for joining us.
10:17Victory for the team from Argentina.
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