00:07They have the advantage at home, but not today.
00:12Fluminense fans already trying to put a little bit of pressure here.
00:17As Bolivar had the ball, but right back to Fluminense.
00:21Arana.
00:22Good left back, Arana.
00:24Has a lot to contribute.
00:28And Arana, I mean, he used to be a Brazilian national team player.
00:33Wasn't called up for this World Cup.
00:36Guga.
00:38Go back on the right.
00:43Fluminense have a good attacking team.
00:50Some nice touching already as Fluminense tries to move forward, but.
00:54Bolivar defensively.
00:57Oh, a handball right there.
00:59Rodriguez to get to the ball.
01:05Guga.
01:07Straight to Lucho.
01:08No, let it through.
01:08Lucho, Lucho, Lucho.
01:10Costa touched the ball, and it went out.
01:14And look.
01:15I'm sure the Fluminense fans thought so.
01:19John Kennedy trying to set it up for Lucho came in, but defensive work for Bolivar.
01:25That high line of pressure almost made a mistake and a chance as Lucho took the header.
01:30Lucho and Canabio.
01:31Lucho, goal for Fluminense.
01:34Oh, a barrage of opportunities for the Carriocas, for the Fluminense, for the team from Rio.
01:44And Fluminense were able to open this one up.
01:47That right there counted a lot.
01:50John Kennedy just putting the pressure, then the header by Lucho.
01:53Oh, then another shot coming in.
01:56Lumpen making the saves, but Lucho arriving in the nick of time to get Fluminense's first.
02:12Guga's okay.
02:13He's touching his nose.
02:17John Kennedy.
02:18John Kennedy's got strength.
02:19I think he can make it through a good run from John Kennedy.
02:23Presidential attempt.
02:27Not by any means afford to lose it if they have any plans of making it into the last 16,
02:36into the playoffs.
02:37Long ball to Dordi.
02:39Dordi and the chance goal for Bolivar.
02:46Torino Melgar.
02:48What a surprise.
02:51Started getting close.
02:53And then Fluminense got the ball back.
02:56Bolivar ended up getting a steal.
02:58And in a way, that is a counterattack.
03:00And that's a sharp one.
03:02That's the idea.
03:04Dordi, the Dominican player, that number 77, his presence inside that area.
03:10And this play, having that pivot rule was extremely important.
03:27Kennedy.
03:28Kennedy.
03:29Gun of you.
03:30He needs, he's going to need assistance as Kennedy tries to go down the middle.
03:34And Obvious nicely cut it to the right.
03:38We get another yellow card.
03:44Look at that.
03:46Fluminense.
03:47Can of you.
03:48Put that ball on the right side.
03:51And then we go with the header from Arena.
03:55Guga to Savarino.
03:57Shot from Savarino.
03:58Just bounces its way past that goal.
04:19Romero, he's taking it.
04:23Nice defensive work by Ignacio.
04:32And the official blows the whistle for the Bolivar man that's down.
04:40Justiniano.
04:41You don't really know if it's a contact.
04:46Yeah, he was hit.
04:48Lucho had that hand back.
04:49It wasn't on purpose.
04:50Normal movement type thing to defend his own space.
04:57And that is it for the first half.
05:02Booze from the Fluminense faithful.
05:07It's been a bad season for Fluminense.
05:09And of course the Boos Reina from the stadium.
05:12Luciana Costa with the early goal at minute six.
05:14Carlos Melgaro with the drawing goal at the 24 minute mark.
05:20With this Fluminense, he will still be last in the group.
05:25So of course, crowd none too happy with what's happening with the Brazilian side.
05:31We'll take a short break.
05:41Independiente Rivalavia.
05:50Again, I have to complain about this.
05:53The Fluminense fans are too quiet.
05:56For those of you that know Brazilian football.
06:13The Fluminense fans need to pick up this noise just to get that team that extra energy they need.
06:22There's Canovio.
06:24Taking it on his own.
06:26Passes to Lucho.
06:29John Kennedy.
06:31Good defensive work by Bolivar.
06:32By Fluminense.
06:33I grew up in Vegas.
06:36So the way that we learn in the U.S. is you have North and South America.
06:40Two different continents.
06:41Well, here in South America, the way that you learn in most countries is that whole continents.
06:47It's a new world.
06:49That's the way you look at it from down here.
06:52But you saw the contact that was.
06:56Ball straight through down this left-hand side.
06:58Arana gets the cross.
07:00Now Canovio passes to Guga.
07:02Guga with the shot.
07:04But the save from Lumpy.
07:07There's Arana.
07:08Cross.
07:09If there would have been somebody just closer to that area.
07:12And a good save by Lampe Freitas.
07:14Not Freitas.
07:17Echeveria.
07:18Just cleared it.
07:19Sending it out.
07:20Look at that.
07:20He saved.
07:21Carlos Lampe saved that one with just the outside of his right hand.
07:26They're having a very careful game.
07:38Guga down.
07:41There's a headbutt between the two.
07:52Let's see this.
07:53Tonino and Guga.
07:58We've gotten to see Pato Rodriguez in this game a little bit.
08:02But he's doing a lot more defending than anything else.
08:05When I have a chance, I'll talk about it.
08:06You can see him right there with that.
08:08Died headshot comes in.
08:10Saved by Fabio.
08:11That was a good shot.
08:12There's Pato Rodriguez now.
08:14Guga.
08:17Look at where John Kennedy is.
08:20Ray Castillo.
08:21Chance.
08:22Goal for Rodrigo Castillo Fluminense.
08:25But the flag came up.
08:28I thought that he was about a step offside.
08:31I went along with the play.
08:32There he is.
08:33Yeah.
08:34Castillo wasn't offside.
08:36Kennedy was.
08:36And Kennedy did even touch the ball.
08:41What will the VAR do?
08:44The fans wake up.
08:46They're making noise.
08:48Check this out.
08:50And did he make contact here?
08:52He didn't make contact right there.
08:56But the thing is, Lumpet focused on him.
09:01No goal.
09:02I thought they were going to give him that goal.
09:05Second against Boca Juniors, so.
09:10Fluminense for the second half are changing a little bit with Sotildo down the left.
09:17Cross.
09:17Kennedy.
09:18Goal for Fluminense.
09:22The man who won them, the Libertadores in 2023, just puts the team ahead.
09:28With 71 minutes on the clock.
09:32That is a presidential finish from none other than John Kennedy.
09:53He's been fighting for this one.
09:57He's been fighting for this one.
09:58Bolivar.
10:00A foul committed there.
10:03Oops.
10:04Matos was taken down and a yellow card for Hercules.
10:16Long free kick.
10:19where the visitors ball into the area headed
10:22in the other direction though
10:24by Dordney still with him
10:26a shot that comes in and goes wide
10:31Astillo is the one that headed away
10:33and just
10:34hopped with Mattel's shot
10:38look at that
10:39five Fluminisi players inside of the area
10:41just waiting for a cross
10:43and here it comes, Samuel Xavier
10:45hits it first time, what a save
10:47from Lompe
10:48that was sweet, sweet shot from Samuel Xavier
10:53and a spectacular save from Lompe
11:07Castillo's header and a save from Lompe
11:09chance, but another save from the back line
11:12that was Echeverria
11:15they just got three points
11:17it's 2-1 for Fluminisi
11:19why are they booing?
11:21it's good that the game is over
11:23you got three points
11:25is there something wrong with the scoreboard
11:28at the Madagascar?
11:312-1 for Fluminisi players
11:33and a good win
11:34they fought hard for it
11:35they had their highs and lows in the game
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