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00:00Sudamericana, and it continues here this evening in Peru. We're underway between Grau and Cusco.
00:06Glad to have you along this evening. Joe Malfa with you for the action from Trujillo, Peru.
00:21Free kick on the way and an early yellow card to contend with for Alayer Fuentes. Raises the hand, an apology, no argument.
00:31Vilka. Cruz lost it. Vilka picks it back up, goes for a goal. Saved by Vidal.
00:41Looks like it surprised Vidal. Just kept rising on its way from Rodrigo Vilka.
00:50Shot again from Vilka. Just turned and hit.
00:55Elsa Rodas.
01:00Bodies in the box. Lofted into the night sky. Bandiera, powerful header as he rises to meet it.
01:05Out for a goal kick.
01:09Very one-sided possession. 70-30 Grau's favor. Five shots to none.
01:14As well as Grau's favor. But here's an opportunity for Cusco.
01:17Tevez curling. Saved by Alvarez. Their first shot of the night.
01:22On the counter.
01:25Press led to the giveaway by Tapia. Nearly costs Grau.
01:41And a free kick coming here at a great spot for Cusco. Yellow card as well.
01:47Now from the corner. Cusco dropped in. A lot of contact there.
01:56Fuentes was taken down. Once again it's Fuentes at the center of it all.
02:02Number eight, middle of your screen. He was chopped down from behind.
02:07And there is the whistle. Two sides really didn't give up much in that half.
02:12And two sides who really didn't push for much in that first half.
02:15Nil-nil. A warranted score. Possession went Grau's way.
02:20Seven shots to four but neither goalkeeper ever truly threatened.
02:24See if we find a winner in the second or if penalties will be needed.
02:27Underway now in the second half in Peru. Cusco left to right in the black.
02:30Grau right to left in the white.
02:32Joe Malfa with you for the action here this evening.
02:38Number 25 seems most poised to strike this.
02:41He placed it. He stands over it. He stares down the keeper, Andi Vidal.
02:45It's Vilcaz by Vidal.
03:01Grau switched from what they were doing in the first half, being more direct.
03:05But it hasn't quite panned out. Tevez, he's taken down.
03:09And it could be a card here.
03:13Daniel Franco will end up in the book.
03:26Diego Soto.
03:28Rostang lost it. Taken away here by Cusco. Something could be on.
03:31Tevez rigging down the middle of the shot. Save made by Alvarez.
03:39Cholo. Cholo. Cholo.
03:57Fuentes. Oh, is he going to be sent off?
04:00He is. I mentioned it in the first half. I talked about it when we began the second half.
04:05He has put himself in some very precarious positions.
04:09After picking up that yellow, he picked up in the second minute.
04:12Here you see there the captain emerging for the conversation.
04:15The only the captain rule.
04:18Could have a lot of stoppage time here at the end of this one.
04:20And they are officially checking it in the VAR room.
04:28Floated in by Soto.
04:33Back out again.
04:36Flared in by Garderas.
04:38Into the arms of Vidal.
04:43Short from the corner.
04:47Three minutes of stoppage time played in. Gathered by Vidal.
04:53Nope. There's the final whistle.
04:56After 90, still scoreless. We will head to penalties to see whether it's Grau or Cusco.
05:01Going through to the group stage here in Copa Sudamericana.
05:04Penalties to begin momentarily here in Trujillo, Peru.
05:10Here for Grau.
05:14Alvarez scores!
05:17You never know what you're going to see whenever you tune into any game in this sport around the world.
05:23That rule is put in place, reduced by one, to give the team who's up a man the advantage.
05:30With the club, eight goals, 13 assists.
05:34Coleman against Alvarez. Saved by Alvarez!
05:40He starts it with a goal, and then he punctuates it with the save.
05:45Patricio Alvarez.
05:48So far in the shootout, the hero for Grau. Long way to go.
05:52But through one round, he has a goal and a save.
05:54Regular right back for this club, and he blasts it.
05:58Just puts his laces through it and roofs it.
06:07Confidence to take one like this.
06:10And actually, Vidal did get a piece of it, but just so much.
06:14Quick run up. Goloto goes for it, and a piece of it for Alvarez, but it ends up in.
06:24A wry smile on the face of Alvarez, who got a fingertip to it and a mutual showing of respect there.
06:31Kick taker and the goalkeeper. A handshake.
06:38After that brief delay, it's Cesar Vasquez.
06:42Set the keeper the wrong way, and three for three so far, Grau.
06:55Even if Vidal had guessed right.
06:58Rui Diaz. Slow run up, and guessing the right way again was Alvarez.
07:04Rui Diaz powers it home. Through three rounds, it's three to two, Grau.
07:13The only Miss Africa's.
07:16Christopher Olivarez scores. So well taken. A clinic put on so far by Grau.
07:22Sending Vidal the wrong way, hitting the corners.
07:25Saw the one with power early on, as well.
07:30From Jeremy Rosteying for Deer.
07:35Save made by Alvarez!
07:38Grau is through to the group stage of Copa Sudamericana 2025!
07:52They were checking it to make sure Alvarez kept his line.
07:56That's why you heard a second eruption from his teammates.
08:00He kept his line. He made the save.
08:03And he's got it.
08:05And he's got it.
08:07And he's got it.
08:09And he's got it.
08:11And he's got it.
08:13And he's got it.
08:15And he's got it.
08:17And he's got it.
08:19And he's got it.
08:20And he's got it.
08:22And he's got it.
08:23And he's got it.
08:25Alvarez, he's going to stand behind. He made the save.
08:29Went right down the middle or tried to at least, go right down the middle there.
08:33Alvaro Ampullo, but he put it a little bit too much askew.
08:38Alvarez made the stop.
08:40He scores the opening goal of the shootout.
08:42He makes two saves in the shootout.
08:44Patricio Alvarez, the hero for Grau this evening,
08:46stage here in 2025.