Liberead Asunción and Sportivo Ameliano played out a 1-1 draw in the Professional Division Clausura stage 11 at Estadio Doctor Nicolas Leos on Friday evening. The hosts took the lead through Estivel Moreira in the 66th minute, but Marcelo Fernández equalised for the visitors just two minutes later. The result keeps Liberead third on six points from three games while Sportivo Ameliano remain ninth with three points from three draws.
Things shifted early when Raul Ignacio Cabral received his second yellow card in stoppage time before half-hour, making him the first player sent off. He had already been booked in the 27th minute, and Sportivo Ameliano saw both Abel Paredes and Federico Carrizo cautioned in the 42nd. The hosts were reduced to ten men for the second half but refused to go away despite the disadvantage.
The goals came in quick succession with Liberead pressing forward. Moreira found space to slot home in the 66th minute, and Fernández responded immediately after half-time substitutions to level matters. There were changes on both sides around that period, with Rodrigo Villalba and Ivan Emanuel Ramirez Ferreira coming on for the hosts in the 57th minute, while Edgar Paez joined the visitors shortly after.
Liberead dominated possession statistics with 118 attacks compared to Sportivo's 57, and registered seven corners to one. The hosts had 17 shots in total, five on target, while the visitors managed only nine attempts with a single effort on goal. Expected goals figures would suggest Liberead created more quality chances, but the visitors had one foot in each half when it came to efficiency.
We had tipped a home win with forty per cent confidence before kick-off, and the match went another way. The red card changed the complexion of things, though Liberead still created enough to win. Sportivo Ameliano closed the game out well after going behind, and the point extends their unbeaten run to three matches.
