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00:00Lineups and kick in just a moment.
00:15There's the whistle. We are on our way here in the first stage of the 2025 Copa Sudamericana.
00:20It is Aurora from right to left in their light blue. San Jose left to right in their gold.
00:26Happy to have you along this evening. I'm Joe Malfa with you for the action from Bolivia.
00:35And an early free kick here for San Jose in a dangerous area.
00:39A clumsy challenge put in by Carlos Cejas, 21 year old. Into the group stage or the knockout
00:46playoff here in Sudamericana and still vied to reclaim their crowd. Long way to go before we
00:51get to that conversation. Here's a chance for San Jose, saved by Acolago.
00:56Two great chances early on for the road team.
01:02Just clumsy defending from Aurora. That was Jose Arismendi, excuse me, not Romo Becerra.
01:21Reynoso brought back for a foul call against San Jose. Bejarano picks up the first yellow of the match.
01:40Let's have a closer look. A very late challenge from Bejarano.
01:44Look at the knee hyperextension right there as well.
01:47Flipped in by Ortega for Blanco, save made. Flicked on by Blanco but the offside flag did come up.
01:54The offside flag is up, now acknowledged.
02:09Torrico, nice move from Jair Torrico, plenty of space now.
02:20Blanco starting his peel toward the penalty spot, Ortega.
02:28Ortega still down from that challenge where Aurora had that penalty shout.
02:40For Arismendi, Lopez rather, excuse me.
02:46Joel Lopez on his left foot. Lopez goes for goal and it just ends up bouncing wide.
02:54We've seen that left foot on display on the free kicks he's taken.
02:59Right there it skips off the center. Still Torrico, forced toward the corner by Romao.
03:06Slots it through. Ortega waiting, Ortega goes for goal. Reynoso over the bar.
03:15Fell perfectly for their big-bodied striker on the turn with his back to goal.
03:26Didn't hop up on him at the last moment. No, he just just messed it up in the end as he leaned back too far.
03:36And there is the whistle to end the first half.
03:40Scoreless between Aurora and San Jose, two Bolivian foes here in the first round of 2025 Copa Sudamericana.
03:48We will have somebody get through tonight. Will we decide it in 90 or need penalties?
03:53We'll find out as the evening goes along.
04:00The slate of yellow cards, none to report or to know of as we begin this second half.
04:05And we're underway. Aurora left to right in the light blue and San Jose right to left in the gold.
04:11Joe Malfa with you for the action this evening. First round of Copa Sudamericana.
04:16Reynoso flicks it goalward and gathered by Povera.
04:24Whoever advances through tonight, be it through 90 or through penalties, makes it into the group stage.
04:31In that group stage, we'll have the teams that come through these opening round matchups, the 16 teams.
04:43Robles carrying the center back. Robles cutting in. Robles.
04:50Ortega wants it. Free kick here for Aurora in a terrific spot.
04:54Ortega as Blanco goes for a goal himself and gathered by Povera.
05:04A little nonchalant there in the end as he had Blanco now on the turn. Blanco goes for a goal.
05:09Pinballs around. Tonico slices it wide. Struck it well on the volley, but always slicing as the rain comes down harder now.
05:20See how far off it was.
05:24Miss play at the back here. You wonder if the weather's now playing a factor.
05:37Acolago slaps at it. He's out of position. There it is for San Jose.
05:42It had been building over the last couple of minutes and finally the substitute Calero
05:48knocks it home. Calero came on moments ago for Mamadi. In these last couple of minutes,
05:56you've seen it building for San Jose. Chance after chance, putting the ball in the dangerous areas.
06:01Acolago just misjudged this one. Took himself out of position as he went to slap at it.
06:07Could not clear it far enough. Takes a deflection right there. I don't know if Acolago would have
06:12stopped it anyway. Disorganized at the back. Calero with the strike. It is 1-0 San Jose.
06:34This collision still.
06:43Romayo floats it again to Reynoso. Snapped down and saved by Povera.
06:51Helmet. Robles, the center back, always a threat to score at four goals last year.
06:56Dangerous on set pieces. In the air.
07:00Balivian. Endline. Balivian. Feeds it through. Robles, the header. It's just wide.
07:06Second time Robles has gotten free. Been just off target.
07:15Was working away from goal. Difficult bit of acrobatics and technique to get that on frame.
07:22Just pulled it wide.
07:26Back for Amaria.
07:33Headed centrally. Robles swings at it. It just trickles wide. You could see hands clasped on
07:40faces for knowing that could have been the moment.
07:43Look at the reaction in the middle from Reynoso. Immediately hand to the face. Same thing for
07:47Erlon Escobar. Couldn't believe how close. And Cisso gets in the way of it.
07:54Villamil. Clipped over the top. Flag stays down. Calero with one goal already. Denied. Rebound.
08:012-0 San Jose.
08:04Horrific defending in the end from Aurora. And Cisso staying back, leaving three players on side.
08:12And Cisso with one goal already. Denied. Rebound. 2-0 San Jose.
08:19And Cisso with one goal already. Denied. Rebound. 2-0 San Jose.
08:25Horrific defending in the end from Aurora. And Cisso staying back, leaving three players on side.
08:34Leaves the back line of Aurora looking around for answers and they're not finding any.
08:38But San Jose is finding a game-sealing goal.
08:43Raul Becerra, the 37-year-old from Chile, spent the last three years in Ecuador.
08:51Right there. Everything after this is on side.
08:55Because then Cisso was drifting so far back with that initial ball in.
09:04And there is the confirmation offside. So 1-0 San Jose. Goal comes off the board.
09:12And there is the final whistle. San Jose topple Aurora on the goal scored by Calero back in the
09:1962nd minute. They were under the pressure of Aurora most of the day. Against the run of play,
09:27and they punch a ticket through to the group stage here in 2025 Copa Sudamericana.
09:34Daniel Calero, the hero. It's a tough night at home in the rain for Aurora,
09:38but it's San Jose celebrating going through.