Always Ready Overcome Real Oro in Group Stage Opener
Always Ready defeated Real Oro 4:2 in the opening Group Stage - 1 match of the Professional Division Cup on Wednesday evening. The hosts took control early through J. Godoy's thirteenth-minute strike before Real Oro responded with L. Corulo's twenty-fifth-minute goal. C. Algaranaz restored the home side's lead just before half-time, and the visitors could not recover from that moment.
A. Quiroga missed a penalty in the twentieth minute, a chance that might have levelled the contest. By then, the home side had already established their pattern of play, pressing with confidence and winning possession in dangerous areas. Real Oro made three substitutions on the hour whistle, bringing on J. Ojeda, A. Rambal and C. M. Collazo Martinez in an attempt to change the tempo. To be fair, they had created nothing of substance before that point.
J. Montenegro's sixtieth-second goal extended the advantage, and C. Algaranaz doubled his tally in the sixty-eighth. And here's the thing about Real Oro's response — they never got going. J. Godoy converted a penalty in the seventy-third minute to complete his brace, and the match was effectively decided. The visitors lost J. P. Gomez to a red card in the seventy-eighth minute, leaving them to chase shadows with ten men.
Always Ready dominated possession at seventy-three percent and registered one hundred and eight attacks compared to their opponents' forty-nine. They delivered eight corners to Real Oro's two, and seven of their shots found the target. The away side managed only three shots on target from their forty-nine attacks, a ratio that tells you everything about where the game went.
The result puts Always Ready in a strong position after the opening day, extending what had been a solid run of form. Real Oro's recent results — including defeats to Oriente Petroleri and ABB — suggested vulnerability that this match exposed. The hosts now have momentum entering the next fixture, while the visitors face the task of regrouping.