In the Primera División game on 18 September 2026, Bolívar beat Gualberto Villarroel SJ 4:2. Match numbers: shots on target 14:2, corners 10:0.
Match report
Bolivar secured a 4-2 victory against Gualtberto Villarroel in the Apertura round 20 fixture on Thursday evening. The result keeps the league leaders firmly at the summit of the Primera División table, where they sit on 45 points from 20 games. Gualtberto Villarroel remain rooted to the bottom with just 14 points, a result that extends their struggles considerably.
And here's the thing about this match — it opened at a pace that suggested Bolivar would control proceedings from the outset. Martín Cauteruccio broke the deadlock in the 33rd minute before Dairon Asprilla doubled the advantage four minutes later. Robson Matheus added a third just after the interval, and Juan Ignacio Goyeneche completed the scoring shortly after, his effort confirmed following a VAR check. To be fair, the hosts were never really tested in those opening phases.
J. Ramallo pulled one back for Gualtberto Villarroel in the 60th minute, and Dorny Romero struck late on to give the visitors a semblance of hope. By then the damage was done, though not before Gualtberto had seen Sebastián Villarroel Rojas and Samuel Galindo pick up yellow cards. The away side managed to substitute six players across the second half, but could not find the turning point they needed.
The statistics tell a straightforward story of dominance. Bolivar held 70 percent possession and registered 14 shots on target compared to just two for the visitors. They completed 520 passes against Gualtberto's 171, and created three big chances while the away side managed two. Shots accuracy sat at 47 percent for the hosts versus 20 percent for Gualtberto Villarroel — a gap that reflected the quality of opportunities on offer.
The result was no surprise to those watching closely. We had tipped a home win with 88 percent confidence, and the manner of the victory confirmed that assessment. Bolivar now extend their lead at the top, while Gualtberto's run of poor results continues with this being their fifth defeat in six league matches.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %70–30
Shots on target14–2
Shots off target9–5
Big chances3–2
HT🟨15' edwin padro — Yellow card⚽33' Martín Cauteruccio — Goal⚽37' Dairon Asprilla — Goal⇄45' D. Akologo — Substitution⇄45' edwin padro — Substitution⇄45' Luis Zeballos — Substitution⚽45+1' Robson Matheus — Goal🟨48' Sebastian Villarroel Rojas — Yellow card⚽48' Juan Ignacio Goyeneche — Goal48' Juan Ignacio Goyeneche — var_goal_confirmed🟨59' Luiz Fernando Paz Vargas — Yellow card⚽60' J. Ramallo — Goal⇄62' Zein Teran Antezana — Substitution⇄73' Robson Matheus — Substitution⇄73' Jhon velasquez — Substitution🟨74' Samuel Galindo — Yellow card⇄79' Samuel Galindo — Substitution⇄84' Martín Cauteruccio — Substitution⇄84' Carlos Melgar — Substitution⇄89' Luiz Fernando Paz Vargas — Substitution⚽90+4' dorny romero — Goal🟨90+5' Andrés Nicolás Landa Medreno — Yellow card
