Goals and Highlights: Emelec 1-1 Atlético Mineiro in Copa Libertadores 2022 | 06/28/2022

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It was a draw in Guayaquil, with Emelec unable to take advantage of their numerical superiority and when they played better, they were ineffective.

Mineiro held their own and did very well, doing damage when they could and also missed a couple of chances that could have given them the 3 points.

Time is running out and Emelec still can't get past their opponent's defensive backline.

Free kick for Mineiro in the last quarter of the field and almost in front of the halfway line of the area.

The ball is Mineiro's to play in their own half and defend with the ball.

Six more minutes will be played and that is all that is left for the home team to go to Brazil a winner.

For the visitors, Rubens leaves and Réver enters.

The goalkeeper made aooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo save

Hulk shot a left-footed cross and the goalkeeper dived, stretched and made the save.

Hulk falls in the area, the referee doesn't think twice and signals a penalty, and also cautions Mejía.

Mineiro holds on well and holds on for a difficult draw.

For the visitors, Vargas enters and Ademir leaves.

Mineiro retreated, only Hulk was left free and Emelec was unable to open spaces in zone 4.

For the local team, forward Cabeza leaves the field and Quiroga enters in his place.

Possession goes to the home team, who keep trying.

The visitors responded with a great play by Hulk, who made a diagonal run with the ball on the ground and shot in front of the goal, but the goalkeeper made a save.

Caicedo had Caicedo in front of the goalkeeper alone, but he took so long to get comfortable that he was closed down and could not shoot at the goal.

All of Atlético's players are in their own half, trying to hold off the offensive surge of their opponents, who are showing the extra man.

Carabalí broke down the right, sent the cross through, Vera pushed his rival, won in the air, almost scored, but the play was disallowed for a previous foul.

Emelec plays close to the opponent's area, but lacks a bit of depth to do any damage.

For the local team, Caicedo enters and Cevallos comes out, and Rodriguez comes out and Vera enters.

Emelec takes advantage of the superiority and raises its lines and prepares changes.

In the final decision, Rodríguez was yellow carded and Allan was sent off for Mineiro.

The VAR calls the referee for a possible red card for Allan, for elbowing Caravalí in the face.

Emelec wants to keep up the pace, as they are moving up their block and playing very offensively.

Zapata's shot from half distance, but goalkeeper Everson made a two-time save and kept the ball.

Hulk's mid-range shot, the ball went very close to the crossbar, but did not go down and the tie persists.

The captain kicked a right-footed, cross-cut shot to put the ball up and score the equalizer.

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Goalooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo goal by Rodriguez

There is a penalty for Emelec for a SIlva foul on Cabeza.

There is a VAR check for a possible penalty in the play prior to Mineiro's chance of danger.

Possibly a penalty for Emelec, for a foul on Cabeza in the area.

Jugada de peligro doble, primero Emelec estuvo en el área de su rival, no pudo resolver, algunos piden penal, pero Mineiro recuperó, salió la contra con balón en largo para Hulk, este encaró y cuando estuvo en el borde del área, dio el pase al costado para Silva, que remató frente al portero y no pudo marcar.

Atletico doesn't need to have the ball much to do damage, but in these last few minutes they are finding it hard to get out of their own half.

The ball was contested between Cabeza and Everson, but the goalkeeper suffered more in the clash and the referee ended up giving a foul.

The home side came out on the offensive, looking for a quick equalizer in the second half.

The next 45 minutes of the first leg of the round of 16 between Emelec and Atlético Mineiro are played.

Emelec ended up playing better in the first half and perhaps did not deserve to lose in the first 45 minutes.

The lack of effectiveness of both teams cost them a lot, because the options they had were to have a score with more goals.

For their part, the visitors in the last minutes forgot to attack and were very permeable on the right flank, as that was where the best plays of their rival came from.

Emelec is playing well in these last few minutes, but is struggling for definition.

Two more minutes will be played in this first half.

Atlético Mineiro was saved!

Jackson Rodriguez had a chance in the box, he took a cross shot, the ball went past the goalkeeper and when it was heading for goal, it hit the post and went out.

Atletico tries to manage the game, with the ball on the floor and giving horizontal circulation.

Rodriguez's shot inside the area after receiving a pass coming from behind, but when he shot the ball went just over the goal defended by Everson.

The ball goes to Emelec, who have a hard time with the ball on the ground and are always in a bad position after losing the ball.

Ruben's shot from half distance, but the ball hit an opponent and could not find its way to the goal.

Rodriguez's shot went over the goal defended by Everson.

The home side reacted a little and had the ball in the opponent's half, but struggled to get into the box.

There was a clear opportunity for Mineiro in the opponent's area, the player Junior Alonso could not define in front of the goal, but then the assistant raised the flag and the play was over.

Emelec does not react very well, it is very difficult for them to reach the opponent's area and their rival is very easy to get into the box.

Hulk's cross-shot from the left side of the area, but the ball went narrowly wide.

Nacho Fernández tried to cross from the right, Silva was in the area, but Caravalí cleared the ball and saved his team.

Horizontal ball circulation for Mineiro, who, with the ball on the ground, try to open spaces in the offensive zone.

Hulk is hit, the referee stops the match and does not allow medical attention, because he considers that the player is fine.

The goalkeeper comes out on a long ball, Hulk brings it down and leaves it to Nacho, who immediately filters it for Silva, who then shot low and close to the goalkeeper's right hand post.

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Goalooooooooooooooooooooooo by Santos.

Once again, it is the home team that seeks possession of the ball and has the ball near the last quarter of the field, but that is as far as it can easily go, because further up the field, Mineiro recovers very easily.

So far, little action in the goals, but both teams have had a chance to score and neither took advantage.

Now it is Atlético Mineiro who has possession of the ball, putting many men in the opponent's half, and Emelec gets very far back and gives them space to play.

Mineiro had a chance with a mid-range shot by Allan, but goalkeeper Ortiz made a good save.

Atlético Mineiro waits in zone 2, does not get in behind and wants to play fast after recovery. 

Emelec found it hard to get past three quarters of the field with the ball and when they had the ball in the opponent's area, after a mistake by the goalkeeper, their striker Cabeza could not finish on the edge of the small area and they missed the goal.

The home team takes the initiative, looking to score quickly and take the lead in the key.

The ball is moving in Guayaquil and the start of the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores 2022 is underway.

The protocol acts have already been done, the drawing of captains, so everything is ready and only the referee's order is missing, to begin the commitment of today's afternoon.

Teams in the mixed zone, the players greet each other, they are friends and colleagues, only the order of the central referee is missing, so that they go out to the field and the match begins.

Everything is ready for the teams to take the field, it is expected that at any moment they will be in the mixed zone and together with the refereeing team, they will take the field to start today's match. 
The stadium has a good atmosphere and the only thing missing is for the protagonists to move the ball.

Emelec:

Goalkeeper: Ortiz

Defenders: Carabalí, Guevara, Mejía, Rodríguez

Midfielders: Arroyo, Rodríguez, Cevallos, Zapata, Pittón

Forward: Cabeza

Atletico Mineiro:

Goalkeeper: Everson

Defenders: Guga, Silva, Alonso, Arana

Midfielders: Allan, Otávio, NAcho, Rubens, Ademir

Forward: Hulk

Both teams have already left their respective hotels, where they had their training camp prior to today's match and are about to arrive at Club Sport Emelec's stadium.

 

The teams are already living with intensity this game valid for the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores 2022. The teams are using social networks to live a preview with their fans and have a good relationship with their supporters.

We are ready to bring you all the action from this match between Emelec vs Atlético Mineiro.

 

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This is the kick-off time for the Emelec vs Atlético Mineiro match on June 28, 2022 in several countries.

Argentina: 7:30 p.m.
Bolivia: 19:30 pm
Brazil: 7:30 p.m.
Chile: 7:30 p.m.
Colombia: 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Ecuador: 5:30 p.m.
United States: 5:30 p.m. PT 
Spain: 11:30 p.m.
Mexico: 5:30 p.m.
Paraguay: 6:30 p.m.
Peru: 5:30 p.m.
Uruguay: 7:30 p.m. PT
Venezuela: 5:30 p.m.

Emelec's standout in this Copa is Joao Rojas, who has already scored 3 goals in this edition and also provided an assist. The 24-year-old player has an average rating of 7.6 per game and played 5 of the 6 games that Emelec had in the group stage.

Center: Fernando Rapallini (ARG)

Assistant #1: Juan Belati (ARG)

Assistant #2: Diego Bonfa (ARG)

Fourth official: Andrés Merlo (ARG)

VAR: Victor Carrillo (Peru)

AVAR: Jonny Bossio (Peru)

The two teams have never met in history. However, the Brazilian team's poor results in Ecuador in CONMEBOL competitions stand out as something important.

In their first presentation they were defeated 1-0 against Al Nacional, then faced Independiente del Valle in 2016 and lost 3-2 and finally, again faced Independiente del Valle, where they tied 1-1.

For its part, Emelec faced Brazilian teams on 46 occasions. They won in 10 matches, drew on 8 occasions and in 28 matches they lost.

 

The Brazilian team is the favorite of the key, as it was first in its group, ahead of Deportes Tolima and Independiente del Valle.

The Mineiro team has not lost any of its last 5 matches, winning 3 and drawing the other 2. They won 3 and drew the other 2. In addition, they have 11 points and a goal difference of +4 in their group.

Last 5 matches:

• Atletico Mineiro 1-1 vs Santos
• Ceará 0-0 Atlético Mineiro
• Atlético Mineiro 2-0 Flamengo
• Atlético Mineiro 2-0 Flamengo
• Atlético Mineiro 3-2 Fortaleza

The Ecuadorian team only managed to win 1 of its last 5 matches and also lost 3 of them.

Emelec was second in its group (A), where it obtained 8 points in 6 matches and was below Palmeiras, which had a perfect score, and above Táchira, which lagged behind with 7 points.

The blue team of Guayaquil wants to surprise against one of the favorites of this tournament. 

Emelec will have to reverse this bad streak and take advantage of the fact that Atlético Mineiro has never won in Ecuador in official competitions.

Last 5 matches:

• Orense 2-0 Emelec
• Palmeiras 1-0 Emelec
• Emelec 0-1 U. Catolica 
• Emelec 7-0 Oriente Petrolero
• Técnico Universitario 1-1 Emelec

The George Capwell Stadium is a soccer stadium located on San Martín Street and Quito Avenue, south of the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, where Club Sport Emelec plays its home matches.

Its capacity is 36,000 spectators.

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