Always Ready secured a narrow 3:2 victory over Guabirá in the Apertura round fourteen of the Primera División on the night of August ninth. The away side took an early lead through J. Maraude at the ten-minute mark before W. Araujo equalised for the hosts with a goal at the fourth minute. The match remained finely balanced until C. Algaranaz restored Guabirá's advantage at forty-three minutes, only for A. Caceres to level matters at sixty-two.
By then the game had settled into a rhythm where Every chance mattered. Guabirá missed a penalty at thirty-eight minutes through C. Algaranaz, who would later find the net from open play. The visitors responded with control, pressing forward and creating more opportunities as the half wore on. Yellow cards accumulated on both sides, with five booked before the interval alone.
Always Ready took the lead through F. Saucedo's penalty at seventy-six minutes, a moment that shifted the momentum decisively. The hosts made several changes in an attempt to respond, bringing on W. Araujo and J. Amoroso at sixty-seven minutes. But the visitors held firm, their substitutions proving less urgent than those of Guabirá. The away end never stopped throughout the final quarter-hour.
The statistics told a story of dominance without a comfortable result. Always Ready controlled 70 per cent of possession and launched 87 attacks compared to Guabirá's 49. They created three big chances and registered seven shots on target, yet only converted two of them from open play. Guabirá managed three shots on target from seven attempts, their accuracy at 43 per cent but their lack of big chances telling.
The result keeps Always Ready in second place with thirty-nine points from eighteen games, while Guabirá remain in sixteenth with fourteen points. The hosts have not won since July twenty-seventh, extending their winless run to five matches across all competitions. Always Ready extended their unbeaten run to eight, though their recent 0:0 draw with Blooming showed they are not invincible.
What mattered most was how Always Ready responded after conceding. They did not panic, kept their shape and waited for their moment. The penalty at seventy-six minutes was not the only thing that decided this match, but it came at the right time. Guabirá had everything to prove and nothing to lose, but the old head of the visitors settled them down in the end.