Galo win at Arena MRV and go through in the Copa Sul-Americana | OneFootball

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With a stunning long-range goal from Bernard, Atlético beat Puerto Cabello 1-0 on Wednesday night (5/27) at Arena MRV and advanced to the tournament’s round of 16. The match was valid for the sixth and final round of the competition’s group stage.

With the home win, Galo reached ten points, securing first place in Group B. The draw for the round-of-16 matchups will take place this Friday (5/29), at 12 p.m., at Conmebol headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.

Up next – Atlético return to the field on Sunday for their final match before the World Cup break. Their opponent will be Vasco, at São Januário, in Rio de Janeiro, in the Brasileirão.

THE MATCH was very scrappy in the first half, with few chances for either side. Even with 70% possession, Atlético were unable to seriously trouble the opposition.

Galo came back for the second half with Dudu replacing Alan Minda, a change that brought more attacking movement.

Seven minutes in, Bernard shot from the edge of the box and forced a good save from the Venezuelan goalkeeper. Two minutes later, Dudu made a nice play down the left and fired from outside the area, drawing another great save from Graterol. Galo kept pressing and, shortly after, Lodi received a pass from Dudu and shot over the bar.

Atlético’s pressure paid off in the 16th minute, when Bernard struck a beautiful left-footed shot from outside the box to open the scoring, setting Arena MRV alight once and for all: 1-0.

After the goal, Victor Hugo was replaced by Alan Franco. As the second half went on, Eduardo Domínguez made three more changes. Alexsander, Cissé and Lyanco came on, while Maycon, Bernard and Cuello went off.

In the 34th minute, Natanael received a pass from Cuello inside the box on the right and hit the post. In stoppage time, Cissé sent in a low cross from the right and Cassierra hit the post with the final play of the match.

MATCH REPORT

ATLÉTICO 1-0 PUERTO CABELLO Competition: Copa Conmebol Sudamericana Stage: 6th round of the group stage Date: 05/27/2008 Stadium: Arena MRV Goal: Bernard (16' – 2nd half) Attendance: 24,656 Revenue: R$ 1,069,986.96 Yellow cards: Renan Lodi, Natanael (Atlético); Rosales, Ponce, Linares, Robinson Flores (Puerto Cabello)

Atlético Everson; Natanael, Ruan, Alonso and Renan Lodi; Maycon (Alexsander), Victor Hugo (Alan Franco) and Bernard (Cissé); Alan Minda (Dudu), Cassierra and Cuello (Lyanco). Head coach: Eduardo Domínguez.

Puerto Cabello Graterol; Gustavo González, Jiovany Ramos, Obradovic and Rosales (Marchán); Júnior Moreno (Linares), Vargas (Pernía), Saggiomo (Jayson Martínez) and Robinson Flores; Ponce (José Hernández) and Castillo. Head coach: Eduardo Saragó.

Officiating Crew: Referee: Leandro Rey (ARG) Assistant 1: Maximiliano Del Yesso (ARG) Assistant 2: Juan Mamani (ARG) VAR: Jorge Baliño (ARG)

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