Montevideo City Torque secured a 2-1 victory over Boston River at the Campeones Olímpicos stadium in Florida, advancing to the semifinals of the Copa AUF Uruguay, montevideo.com.uy reported.
Montevideo City Torque opened the scoring at the 30th minute when Freddy Martínez inadvertently sent a cross from Santiago Zampieri into his own net.
Early in the match, penalty appeals occurred in both areas following an action by Nicolás Pérez against Facundo Aristegui and a mishandled clearance by Juan González after colliding with a teammate.
At the 36th minute, the video assistant referee prompted referee Daniel Rodríguez to review an area challenge. Rodríguez sanctioned a penalty for a foul by Marco Mancebo on Nahuel Da Silva. Da Silva converted the spot kick cleanly at the 39th minute to make it 2-0.
Before the break, Da Silva scored again after capitalizing on a poor defensive clearance to shoot past Bruno Antúnez, but a subsequent video assistant referee review ruled out the goal for offside.
Even so, the Citizens missed a strong chance to extend their lead when Bruno Antúnez stopped a shot inside the box by Ramiro Lecchini.
The home side broke through at the 78th minute. Brian Gutiérrez made a defensive stop to deny Nicolás Siri just before a corner kick led to a foul by Ezequiel Busquets on Nicolás Siri, resulting in a penalty that Rodrigo Saravia converted at the 83rd minute by shooting to one side while the goalkeeper dived toward the other.
The late score proved insufficient to overturn the deficit. Montevideo City Torque preserved the 2-1 margin through the final whistle to eliminate Boston River.
Montevideo City Torque advances to face Nacional in the semifinals of the Copa AUF Uruguay. The winner of that upcoming fixture will advance to the tournament final.
- Date: Recent matchday reported by montevideo.com.uy
- Venue: Estadio Campeones Olímpicos, Florida
- Referee: Daniel Rodríguez (assisted by Gustavo Marquez Lisboa and Hebero Godoy; VAR officials Santiago Motta and Eduardo Varela)
- Goals: Freddy Martínez 30′ (og), Nahuel Da Silva 39′ (pen), Rodrigo Saravia 83′ (pen)
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