“Robson Matheus opens the scoring inside six minutes to give Club Bolívar an early advantage and immediately set the agenda for the night.”
Pivotal“Robson Matheus capitalises on Fluminense's numerical disadvantage to complete his brace, converting to make it 2-0 and end the match as a contest.”
Pivotal“Substitute Yeferson Soteldo grabs a late consolation for Fluminense in stoppage time, giving the scoreline a slightly more respectable complexion without threatening Bolívar's victory.”
Club Bolívar
Fluminense
Outstanding performance
Club Bolívar•MidfielderClub Bolívar were ruthless and disciplined at home, controlling the match from the moment Robson Matheus broke the deadlock in the sixth minute with a composed finish. The Bolivians were the more dangerous side throughout, registering 14 shots to Fluminense's six and creating two big chances while the visitors managed none, a stat that underlines just how toothless the Brazilian side were in attack. The match's pivotal moment arrived just before the hour when Facundo Bernal received his second yellow card — a moment of madness during an argument that left Fluminense chasing the game with ten men — and Robson Matheus made them pay almost immediately with his second goal at the 61st minute. Fluminense's triple substitution at the hour mark briefly sparked life into their display, with Yeferson Soteldo pulling one back in stoppage time, but it was nothing more than consolation as Bolívar closed out a controlled, thoroughly earned victory that will boost their Copa Libertadores campaign.
How entertaining was this match?
Yeferson SoteldoGoal! Yeferson Julio Soteldo Martinez scores, making it 2-1.
Erwin Mario Saavedra Flores takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Leonel Justiniano Arauz takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Juan Pablo Freytes takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Pato Rodriguez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Guilherme Antonio Arana Lopes takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Guilherme Antonio Arana Lopes comes on for Agustin Canobbio Graviz.
Ervin Vaca comes on for Robson Tome.
Leonel JustinianoYellow CardYellow card shown to Leonel Justiniano Arauz.
Jhon Cristian Velasquez is on, and Braian Oyola is off.
Erwin Mario Saavedra Flores is on, and Carlos Antonio Melgar Vargas is off.
Yeferson Julio Soteldo Martinez takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Pato Rodriguez takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Robson Tome scores with a header.
Goal! Robson Tome scores, making it 2-0.
Alisson Euler de Freitas Castro comes on for Jefferson Savarino.
John Kennedy comes on for Rodrigo Castillo.
Yeferson Julio Soteldo Martinez comes on for Kevin Serna.
Pato Rodriguez replaces Jhon Garcia Sossa.
Yellow card issued to Jhon Garcia Sossa.
Dorny Romero takes a shot with his head, but it misses the target.
Leonel Justiniano Arauz takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Facundo Bernal receives a second yellow card.
The first half ends with a score of 1-0.
Jhon Garcia Sossa takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Rodrigo Castillo's right-footed shot is blocked.
Ignacio Gariglio takes a shot with his head but misses.
Facundo Bernal receives a yellow card.
Rodrigo CastilloYellow CardRodrigo Castillo receives a yellow card.
Robson Tome takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Carlos Antonio Melgar Vargas takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kevin Serna takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Robson Tome scores with a left-footed shot.
Dorny Romero takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Jefferson Savarino takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Jhon Garcia Sossa takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Club Bolívar host Fluminense at the daunting 3,600m Estadio Hernando Siles in a pivotal Copa Libertadores Group C clash, with both sides on just one point and desperate for a breakthrough. The drama is amplified by Bolívar's shocking mid-week managerial sacking and Fluminense's travel chaos leaving them barely prepared for the thin Andean air.
