00:03The way, Barcelona against Botafogo, place in the Commonwealth Libertadores group phase,
00:10the prize on offer, first leg kicking off here in Ecuador.
00:18Barcelona wearing their traditional yellow, going right to left.
00:26It's taken the back and a chance here for Botafogo, good save by Contreras, denying Martins.
00:35...makes a mess of it, and Mateus Martins is in on goal, angle against him, it's a good save by
00:41Jose Contreras, makes himself big, makes the block with...
00:44...holds the progress of Barcelona, rapidly approaching the midway point of the first half.
00:57...diven away here, chance, flicked onto the crossbar, still not clear, and finally it's in, Vigialba gives Barcelona the lead.
01:10Vigialba at the second time of asking, but it falls kindly back to him.
01:16And he could not be denied the second time.
01:19The start of 2036 is still just getting underway, so he'd be excused for still lacking that little bit of
01:25sharpness, that little bit of match fitness.
01:29All in here for Benedetto.
01:31Linke gets there, just ahead of the striker.
01:42...excellent first half, as far as Barcelona concerned, they've given it away here, though, and opened up the possibility of
01:49a counter-attack.
01:50Mateus Martins has options with him, finds a pass, Danilo's there, Danilo shoots, fails to hit the target.
01:59...on this occasion, arguably the player who'd want the ball falling through in this situation, onside.
02:04...opts for power, and misses that near post.
02:13...his name in this year's competition against Nacional Potosí last time out.
02:18Only got four goals in Placidera out, and just reappearances, chance here again for Montefiore before the end of the
02:25first half.
02:31He takes it well, Montoro, and surrounded by yellow shirts, does well even to get the shot away, just couldn't
02:37keep it down.
02:40...not a conscious talent, Piaget, still only 18, arrived mid-way through.
02:45Arsington from Mateus Martins, a little behind the striker, and there's a collision.
02:51...from Montoro's arm, just caught Tito Vigalba as he ran past him.
02:58...doesn't look as though, Wilma Rodan is going to his pocket for the first time tonight.
03:03...Locard is indeed out, or Potofogos number 10.
03:18...is a little glance by Montoro, you'd like to...
03:25...Berrera, that's a poor challenge. That's a very poor challenge indeed, by Johnny Quinonez, and rightly, that ends in a
03:33yellow card.
03:37...I'm all set, let the ball run, run away from Quinonez, he knew quick enough they won't.
03:44Wilma Rodan brings things to a close, a round of applause at the Estadion Monumental.
03:51Supporters happy with what they've seen so far, because Barcelona lead, Botafogo.
03:58...back underway, Barcelona 1, Botafogo 0.
04:02...is with it all to do, they don't want to have to come from behind in a week's time in
04:08the second leg.
04:10...pointing out as well that we've already lost one Brazilian side during this process.
04:15Bahia, shocked by O'Higgins of Chile on penalties in the last round.
04:20So we're already one Brazilian team, lights, going into the group stage.
04:27...Botafogo will be hoping they do not add to that.
04:31The insides already guaranteed a place in the group stage, of course.
04:36Flamengo the holders, Palmeiras, as always.
04:39Fluminense, Corinthians, Crucero and Mirasol.
04:44...surprise inclusion, Mirasol.
04:51...mishing forth last season.
04:53...the Minos in the Brasileirao.
05:04Again, that high pressure from Barcelona just makes life awkward for Botafogo.
05:19...the Minos trying to spray the ball out to Puccino in the most acrobatic fashion.
05:24Early pressure from the home team.
05:26A good delivery at the near post, turned away.
05:30And Montoro brings it forward.
05:31He's clearly dragged to the ground there by Rojas.
05:39...the yellow cards out here will be shown to the captain, Chao Rocha.
05:55How much do they want to push looking for an equaliser in a first leg
06:00when there's still another game to go at home?
06:02Montoro!
06:04...on the edge of the area, Montoro starting the move, continuing his run.
06:09First touch that just took him a little wider than he already was.
06:14A shot that comes in off balance over the top of the crossbar.
06:29Mateo Ponte uses the overlapping run, a low cross in at the near post, flipped wide by Mateus Martins.
06:37Visitors.
06:44Once the work down the right, it's always going to be difficult to find the finishing touch from there.
06:48Under pressure from Javier Baez.
06:57...the change is now being readied by the visitors.
07:11This vision of that player who's getting ready to come in.
07:28...the last chance in the draft, who's getting ready to come in.
07:44Danilo.
07:44to the brazilians with what could prove to be a crucial goal in the context of the tie
07:49beautifully worked but ada does well
07:55but the composure for martins is exceptional
08:03surrounded by yellow shirts takes a touch
08:08and rather than snatch at the shot just guides it into the bottom corner
08:25for the first time this evening luma roldan is having words and showed a red card here to
08:32sedar parias
08:37and just been sent off
08:41impressed with the little shot that he gave barbosa
08:46would be heavy favorites to progress corner sent in headed down by article round saved by jose
09:03and away as far as javier vice well controlled by gomez gomez takes a tumble on the edge of the
09:10area
09:10little glance the referee there's nothing there one back again better from barcelona space here on the
09:16left mina pulls the ball back it's a great chance jefferson wheeler they too in no real rush it would
09:24seem to get forward it is now hoisted in towards the box alex tellers heads away botafogo will clear
09:31and with it the final whistle will blow and draw an end to the first leg here in ecuador
09:38and it finishes barcelona one botafogo one hectovish alba's first half goal cancelled out by matthias martins
09:48and that is how it ends heading back to brazil for next week's second leg
09:55barcelona shading the first 45 botafogo the better of the two sides in the second
10:00the balance of play perhaps the one one draw a fair reflection
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