00:00average jerson by the way part of the flamengo squad they want to call
00:02libertadores in 2035.
00:07barcelona host cruzero match day one of copa libertadores group d
00:14it's just that forward pass through to kyle georgia that hasn't been right so far
00:21center forward has had to really fight for every ball that's come anywhere near him in this opening
00:29almost 18 minutes
00:38that's good play from fagner under pressure
00:48wins the throwing of luka sosa
00:57again with the throwing
01:03christian chips are over his man chance for christian now can he bring it inside going for the shot
01:07is straight at contreras
01:10barcelona camp at the moment so we quickly have a look at that fell for christian
01:16maybe he just didn't get quite the connection he wanted on that to direct it away from the goalkeeper
01:24again some good play from cruzero
01:29logo goes back to contreras
01:34he goes long
01:37and seliz just about kept that in but he was offside
01:41last few minutes from cruzero
01:44now george will win the free kick there playing back to goal
01:47he's a really dangerous forward kyle george you can play back to goal can play facing the goal
01:52goal he's quick good at chasing down lost causes
01:59can shoot with his right can shoot with his left
02:03magna's got a decent long throw as well
02:07trying to wind up for a long one here
02:16and the referee brings a close to the first half in the estadio monumental local
02:22ichincha in guayaquil
02:31as the second half is back underway
02:33cruzero on the front foot right away
02:39back to the defense
02:42what can cruzero do here in the second 45
02:46the heat has not let up in guayaquil a very warm night
02:51on the ecuadorian coast
02:53and this the country's most popular city
02:58main pose a little bit higher though from both sides
03:03reach him inside to luka silva
03:11demonstrating with arroyo there
03:13the run wasn't right is with arroyo out on the right
03:16and another heavy touch from him
03:19sees him dispossessed back with barcelona
03:23the fact that gets stuck in well there winning that off quinones
03:26and it's back with cruzero
03:30luka silva just trying to organize things a little bit in the midfield
03:35he is again
03:37here's gerson
03:39the fagner looks for the cross it's a deep cross
03:41matters pereira gets his header on it it's 1-0 to cruzero
03:48ice cold finish from matthews pereira
03:53and it's the brazilians that take the lead at the start of the second half
04:01matthews pereira the number 10 doesn't score a lot from headers
04:07he's thanking fagner there the right back from that excellent cross but barcelona just did not
04:13follow him into the area whatsoever we'll see this again it's a good forward run from matthews pereira
04:20and it's a great ball from fagner just sticks it right in between the center backs
04:25and all matthews pereira has to do is just glance that one towards the far post no chance for contreras
04:33a lapsing concentration from the barcelona defense a great ball from fagner
04:39a cheeky header from matthews pereira and it's one nil cruzeiro
04:49it's a really no yellow cards or red cards for either side
04:57it's a good ball forward from matthews pereira brought down
05:07baez not so pleased with that decision
05:11gets it on the half turn does enough to get away from baez gets a little bit of contact goes
05:17down and
05:17wins a free kick in a good position for cruzeiro not least because it allows him to run a few
05:23more
05:23seconds off the clock there's matthews and hiki it's a positive move from him
05:29there's pereira in some space how george gets it back to pereira
05:35there's christian flex around lovely for kiki great chance now and how did that not go in
05:44it can't work out whether that's the defender or whether kiki george has just put that one wide of
05:49goal zero look at this flick from christian finding kiki on the underlapping run an easy cross in there
05:59and it's kaios george he gets there first puts it look
06:08mina
06:11also just straight to cruzeiro dijalba tries to knock it back in looking for that ball to just
06:16bounce favorably for benedetto but anytime it comes near the argentinian forward it just bounces right off
06:28them
06:29and louise curno putting a good shift the forward he is going to make way
06:36be replaced by miguel parales center forward just throwing everything they can at this
06:54visual but looking to when that near gets an opportunity was for a strike but
06:58under some on his way down managed to somehow block that one there's fagner
07:05happy just to put that one out for a throwing
07:08it's like burned or so wants to get some treatment referee's not having it
07:12and play is going to continue here is mina
07:15deep cross the far post looking for the head of parales and that is on target at least
07:23martel's coin it holding it down and van der son is still going to want some treatment
07:36not sure exactly
07:37is he kicking that into toucher
07:43not completely sure what that one was
07:46it is thomas martinez not long left for barcelona to equalize here
07:54it would be typical of cruzero's current form for them not to be able to hold on to this result
07:59but
07:59barcelona just can't bring that one under control there's a bit of a collision with this referee
08:06barcelona quick to get play restarted it's with contreras the goalkeeper
08:13it puts it upfield looking for benedetto
08:19one well and because their defense
08:24and logo commits another foul in the midfield that one was well telegraphed this is something
08:31that barcelona really haven't been able to deal with very well because we have five minutes left
08:36and far too easy i think for cruzero to win these three kicks
08:44they're not diving they're not feigning but they're not feigning injury they're not
08:49framing contact they're not doing anything they're being fouled by barcelona players
08:56sometimes these fouls do not need to be committed especially when they're chasing the game
09:02from zero will shave a few more seconds off here like a silver
09:12rugby style just trying to stick that into the corner
09:17gaining territory at the end of this one that's not going to be a free kick though
09:25they've played one minute of the five added on and triago lose a position in a key area chance for
09:31cruzero to make this two nil and sort of cross in how has chico da costa missed that
09:36has chico da costa somehow conspired to miss this one from less than a yard i think
09:46i'll give him three yards maybe
09:51the referee he's not going to get over that one quickly
09:55after george cannot believe it and barcelona come forward here is tomas martinez looks for
10:04beredetto chance for beredetto
10:10and the referee has blown the full table
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