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, Botafogo in the black
00:21and white stripes.
00:24Taking the hole away to our right.
00:29It's Jao Rojas finds Javier Weiss, controlled start to the game for the home team to get
00:39some early touches on the ball as Weiss sends one long over the top.
00:43Benedetto will chase it, but it will run on through to Leo Link.
00:52I thought it's having the pleasure of being able to completely rotate from their weekend
01:01games, so everyone out there should be pretty fresh.
01:17The ball searching over the top as Barcelona look direct early on, another one that floats
01:22straight through to Linque, celebrating his 25th birthday today, the keeper.
01:39season touches the way in Brazilian football.
01:45Chants here for Thomas Martinez.
01:48Rashes his shot from the edge of the area, high over the crossbar.
01:52Presentable opportunity for the Argentine.
01:54Oh.
02:03All right.
02:06All right.
02:21All right.
02:24mistake at the back and a chance here for Botafogo
02:27good save by Contreras denying Martins
02:33makes a mess of it
02:35and Mateus Martins is in on goal
02:38angle against him, it's a good save by Jose Contreras
02:41makes himself big, makes the block with
02:44on this occasion, halts the progress of Barcelona
02:48rapidly approaching the midway point of the first half
02:59away here chance, flicked onto the crossbar
03:02still not clear and finally it's in
03:04Vigialba gives Barcelona the lead
03:11Vigialba at the second time of asking
03:17scores his first since arriving at the club
03:21and what an important goal that could prove to be
03:33play it short to Barbosa
03:35he's a little casual alongside the goalkeeper
03:40as the ball's clipped out wide it's carelessly given away
03:43it's a good little bit fingertip save to deny the header of Vigialba
03:47but it falls kindly back to him
03:51and he could not be denied the second time
03:59Botafogo, the architect of their own downfall on this occasion
04:03will now have to come from behind as they did in round two
04:14down the line brought down by Jaor Rojas
04:17back onto his right foot back to Vesia who crosses
04:20a little way at the back post by Tellez
04:27thing pointed out
04:29in the last round against Argentinos juniors
04:31it was for Barcelona
04:34that tie
04:35still to some extent now
04:36coming right at the start of the season
04:38as far as Ecuador
04:41is concerned
04:42only played twice
04:44domestically
04:46at the start of 2036
04:48it's still just getting underway
04:49so it could be excused for still lacking that little bit of sharpness
04:53that little bit of match fitness
04:56all in here for Beninetto
04:57Linke gets there
04:59just ahead of the striker
05:10this time the clearance
05:12is a long one but it's straight up onto the chest of
05:16Panquel who can bring it down to the Barcelona
05:19Carvali does well
05:20holds off and spins away
05:22from Montoro
05:23all worked down the right for Vigial
05:25but Carvali's made the inside run
05:29Barbosa does enough to make the challenge
05:38five minutes of normal time remaining in the first 45
05:42and it's been an excellent first half
05:45as far as Barstine are concerned
05:47they've given it away here though
05:48and opened up the possibility of a counter attack
05:51Mateus Martins
05:52has options with him
05:54finds a pass
05:55Danilo's there
05:55Danilo shoots
05:57fails to hit the target
06:00on this occasion
06:01arguably the player who'd want the ball falling to in this situation
06:04onside
06:06opts for power
06:07and misses that near post
06:14possibility of a counter attack
06:16Mateus Martins
06:17has options with him
06:19finds a pass
06:20Danilo's there
06:21Danilo shoots
06:22fails to hit the target
06:26first real clear sight
06:28second
06:29really clear sight for Botafogo
06:32first one for Mateus Martins
06:34saved
06:34by Contreras
06:36Danilo on this occasion
06:37arguably the player who'd want the ball falling to in this situation
06:40onside
06:41opts for power
06:43and misses that near post
06:53only got a goal to his name
06:54in this year's competition
06:55against Nacional Potosi
06:56last time out
06:58only got four goals
07:00in
07:00Vassilera
07:01and just
07:03reappearances
07:04chance here again
07:05for Botafogo
07:05before the end of the first time
07:11takes it well
07:13Montoro
07:13and surrounded by yellow shirts
07:15does well even to get the shot away
07:17just couldn't keep it down
07:21cautious talent
07:22still only 18
07:25arrived midway through
07:28given away by Botafogo again
07:30as they play out from the back
07:32that will be a handball
07:33against Roccas
07:49what's got
07:50we're just not being able to settle
07:53and any point of this first half
07:55as a result
07:56not really finding any kind of rhythm
08:00Newton
08:04this is Mateo Ponte
08:05he's crept forward into the midfield
08:07he's passing to him from Mateos Martins
08:10he was behind the striker
08:12there's a collision
08:14from Montoro's arm
08:15just caught
08:17Tito Bjalba
08:18as he ran past him
08:21it doesn't look as though
08:22Wilma Rolzano is
08:23going to his pocket
08:24for the first time tonight
08:25and the card is indeed out
08:27for Botafogo's number 10
08:41it's a little glance
08:43by Montoro
08:44you'd like to
08:45re-adminence here
08:47at the end of the first half
08:52Botafogo on the front foot
08:53looking to finish
08:54the half
08:55in the best possible way
08:57Alex Telles
09:02Martins has drifted out
09:03onto that far side
09:06now Valsa
09:08battles between players
09:09he's now out of position
09:10as the ball breaks
09:11and Milton Sellis
09:12can bring it away
09:13for Barcelona
09:14not the quickest of players
09:15he's going to have to play the ball
09:16instead down the line
09:17looking for Benedetto
09:18Benedetto
09:19holds off one
09:21but Mateo Ponte's
09:22covering in behind
09:23and calmly brings it away
09:25with the help of Barbosa
09:32that's a poor challenge
09:34that's a very poor challenge
09:35indeed
09:35by Johnny Quinonez
09:37and rightly
09:38lands him a yellow card
09:44Barbosa
09:45let the ball run
09:47run away from
09:48Quinonez
09:48new
10:01Toro
10:04he's gone on the ball
10:04a judge
10:05dribbling out of play
10:06on the far side
10:07will be a throw
10:07for Barcelona
10:08and that might just be it
10:09for the first half
10:28over by Bersia
10:30billion by Bersia
10:31it's a come and gone
10:32I'm sure if Botafogo
10:34if they want to we'll be able to get this back underway quick enough they
10:38won't Wilma Roldan brings things to a close a round of applause at the Estadio
10:44Monumental supporters happy with what they've seen so far because Barcelona
10:48lead Botafogo by a goal to nil
10:54and as a half-time whistle Barcelona is winning 1-0 to Botafogo Hector Villalba
11:01the goalscoder at the moment is not over of course we have 45 minutes to go and
11:06let's see Botafogo can do something to get the equalizer and of course bring
11:12home a better result this is the first leg the third phase of the qualification
11:22back underway Barcelona one Botafogo nil with it all to do
11:28they don't want to have to come from behind in a week's time in the second leg
11:35pointing out as well that we've already lost one Brazilian side during this process
11:39Bahia shocked by O'Higgins of Chile on penalties in the last round
11:45so we're already one Brazilian team lights going into the group stage
11:52Botafogo will be hoping
11:53they do not add to that
11:55Brazilian sides already guaranteed a place in the group stage of course
12:00Flamengo the holders, Palmeiras as always
12:03Fluminense, Corinthians, Crucero and Mirasol
12:11surprise inclusion
12:13Mirasol
12:15finishing fourth last season the Minos in the Brasileirao
12:29again that high pressure from Barcelona just makes life awkward for Botafogo
12:44Flamengo trying to spray the ball out to Puccino in the most acrobatic fashion
12:49early pressure from the home team a good delivery
12:52at the near post turned away and Montoro brings it forward he's
12:57clearly dragged to the ground there by Rojas
13:04and the yellow cards out here will be shown to the captain
13:07Xiao Rocha
13:19forward
13:29Toro all the way back with Barbosa
13:40see in those kind of instances that there aren't really enough in black and white looking to get forward
13:47in those situations to get on the end of crosses
13:50for Botafogo
13:51but in a first leg like this
13:53it's a difficult situation
13:55for them to find themselves in
13:59knowing that that is likely to be the case
14:01but how much do they want to push
14:03looking for an equaliser
14:05in a first leg
14:06when there's still another game to go at home
14:08Montoro
14:10on the edge of the area
14:11Montoro starting the move
14:13continuing his run
14:15first touch that just took him a little wider
14:19than he already was
14:20in a shot that comes in off balance
14:22over the top of the crossbar
14:24Montoro
14:25decided to try and go for goal
14:27and take advantage of that slip
14:28it was blocked
14:30Botafogo now enjoying the possession
14:32what can they do with it
14:34is the big question
14:36Barrera
14:37Montoro getting more involved
14:39poking this down the left hand side
14:41asking a lot of Teres
14:42and Caraballi will get there first
14:47ball run cleanly back
14:49Montoro
14:50having his heels bitten at
14:52on a couple of occasions
14:54advantage played by the referee
14:56an advantage that came to nothing
15:09Mateo Ponte
15:10uses the overlapping run
15:12a low cross in
15:13at the near post
15:14flipped wide by Mateus Martins
15:18visitors
15:24once they work down the right
15:26always going to be difficult
15:27to find the finishing touch
15:28from there
15:29under pressure from Javier Baez
15:43Danilo
15:43onto the loose ball
15:44in the middle
15:46lays it off
15:46for Mateo Ponte
15:50Newton
15:55pass change is now being readied
15:59by the visitors
16:10that player is getting ready to come in
16:19Danilo
16:25Junior inside finding a pass for
16:28Bereda Bereda with the cutback a chance
16:30not yet away and there's the equalizer
16:33a lovely finish from Mateus Martin's
16:37Botafogo draw level and that is what it
16:41means to the Brazilians much improved in
16:48the second half as Barcelona have fallen
16:51deeper and deeper with what could prove
16:55to be a crucial goal in the context of
16:57the tie beautifully worked but it does
17:00well
17:03but the composure for Matt Martin's is
17:07exceptional
17:13surrounded tell us
17:17drops the ball off from Montoro
17:21Montoro lifts it forward Danilo was making
17:23that run
17:24again the furthest player forward
17:26I mean when I talk about the distance
17:29ground covered by Danilo because at times
17:31he's there between the centre-backs
17:33receiving the ball to start the moves for
17:36Botafogo and then at others he's almost in a
17:39centre-forward position
17:40Arsenal are unhappy here with Alexander
17:42Barbosa kicks the ball away
17:44after giving away a throw
17:53the first time this evening
17:55Luma Roldan is having words and showed a red card here to Siddharp Arias
18:04which has been sent off
18:09impressed with the little shove that he gave Barbosa
18:14would be heavy favourites to progress
18:17corner sent in
18:19headed down by Arthur Cabral
18:25in ŠŃŠ»Šø Caval
18:44injenres space to turn as the past early lofts it towards the backpost it's volley back across goal
18:52Barbosa flicking away for Botafogo no one in a yellow shirt going to attack that
18:58side-footed volley back across goal crossing from Caraballi and away as far
19:05as Javier Baez well controlled by Gomez Gomez takes a tumble on the edge of the
19:09area little glance the referee there's nothing there one back again better from
19:14Barcelona space here on the left Mina pulls the ball back it's a great chance
19:20Jefferson Wheeler they too in no real rush it would seem to get forward it is now
19:25hoisted in towards the box Alex Tellez heads away Botafogo will clear and with
19:32it the final whistle will blow and draw an end to the first leg here in Ecuador and
19:39it finishes Barcelona one Botafogo one Hector Vigalba's first half goal cancelled
19:46out by Matheus Martins and that is how it ends heading back to Brazil for next
19:51week's second leg
19:54Barcelona shading the first 45 Botafogo the better of the two sides in the
19:59second balance of play perhaps the 1-1 draw a fair reflection
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