“Shaylon opened the scoring for Mirassol just 11 minutes in, giving the visitors an early foothold and immediately putting pressure on Always Ready to chase the game.”
Pivotal“Jesús Maraude levelled for Always Ready on 75 minutes, cancelling out Shaylon's opener and seemingly rescuing a point for the hosts after a chaotic second half.”
Pivotal“Nathan Fogaça came off the bench and scored almost immediately, netting just seconds after his introduction to restore Mirassol's lead and ultimately win the match — a moment of clinical substitution brilliance from the visitors' bench.”
Pivotal“Victor Luís was also dismissed in stoppage time for a foul, leaving Always Ready with nine men and confirming a catastrophic disciplinary collapse to end the match.”
Always Ready
Mirassol
Outstanding performance
Mirassol•MidfielderMirassol arrived at altitude and left with three points, though the journey was anything but comfortable. Shaylon's early 11th-minute strike gave the Brazilian side the perfect start, and for much of the first half it looked like the visitors might control proceedings — their 34 dangerous attacks to Always Ready's 14 telling a stark story of directness and threat in the final third. Always Ready had the ball more (51% possession) but created nothing of note, registering zero big chances across 90 minutes. The match descended into chaos around the half-hour mark with yellow cards flying, and it was Jesús Maraude — despite his booking — who dragged the hosts level on 75 minutes, converting after sustained pressure. The equaliser looked like it might rescue a point for Always Ready, but Nathan Fogaça arrived as a substitute and scored within seconds of coming on at 82 minutes to restore Mirassol's lead and seal the win. The dismissals of Marcelo Straccia and Victor Luís in the closing stages compounded a miserable ending for the Bolivian side, leaving them to rue a disciplinary meltdown that undid Maraude's hard-earned leveller.
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Juan Godoy takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Second yellow card issued to Victor Luis Chuab Zamblauskas.
Antonio Galeano comes on for Alesson Dos Santos Batista.
Lucas Andres Mugni is substituted off for Shaylon Kallyson Cardozo.
Nathan Uiliam Fogaca scores with a left-footed shot.
Alesson Dos Santos Batista takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Francisco Hyun Sol Kim replaces Chico, with Denilson Alves Borges coming off.
assist: Alesson
Goal! Nathan Uiliam Fogaca scores, making it 1-2.
Nathan Uiliam Fogaca replaces Edson Guilherme Mendes dos Santos.
Juan Godoy replaces Fernando Nava.
Felipe Pasadore attempts a header but misses the shot.
Hector Cuellar takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Shot from Jesus Maraude! He scores with a right-footed shot.
Jose Aldo Soares De Oliveira Filho takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Hector Cuellar receives a yellow card.
Alesson Dos Santos Batista takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Carlos Damian Medina Rodriguez comes on for Dieguito.
Felipe Pasadore replaces Fernando Javier Saucedo Pereyra.
Fernando Nava takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Antonio Josenildo Rodrigues de Oliveira is on, and Igor Aquino da Silva is off.
Carlos EduardoYellow CardCarlos Eduardo Ferreira de Souza receives a yellow card.
Fernando SaucedoYellow CardYellow card issued to Fernando Javier Saucedo Pereyra.
Marcelo Suarez takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Yellow card issued to Fernando Javier Saucedo Pereyra.
Yellow card for Victor Luis Chuab Zamblauskas.
The first half ends with a score of 0-1.
Alesson Dos Santos Batista takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Alesson Dos Santos Batista takes a header, but it misses the target.
Igor Aquino da Silva receives a yellow card.
Shaylon Kallyson Cardozo takes a left-footed shot but misses.
On comes Rai Lima, off goes Dario Torrico.
VAR decision results in a cancelled goal for Jesus Maraude.
The VAR decision confirms that Igor Aquino da Silva's goal is disallowed.
Shot by Jesus Maraude! He scores with a right-footed shot.
Goal! Jesus Maraude scores, making it 1-1.
Marcelo Suarez takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Jesus Maraude takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Jesus Maraude receives a yellow card.
Jesus Maraude takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Fernando Nava takes a right-footed shot but misses.
ShaylonShaylon Kallyson Cardozo scores with a left-footed shot.
Marcelo Suarez takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Shaylon Kallyson Cardozo takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Table-toppers Mirassol travel to Bolivia's high-altitude Estadio Municipal El Alto looking to extend their Copa Libertadores dominance, while Always Ready desperately need points to stay in contention. The thin air of El Alto could be the great equaliser in what promises to be a tense group-stage battle.
