Atlético Grau scored the final goal in a dramatic finish to secure a 2-2 draw with Comerciantes Unidos at the Estadio Municipal Germán Contreras Jara on Monday, as a Mauro Da Luz goal secured a share of the spoils for the visitors.
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Da Luz equalized for Atlético Grau six minutes into added time, when he headed the ball into the net after a set piece. The attacking midfielder shot low into the right corner after combining with Elsar Rodas.
The visitors also found the net through Neri Bandiera, while Matías Sen and Cristian González scored for the locals.
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Sen put his team ahead in the 12th minute after completing a quick counterattack. The striker finished low to the center of the goal after combining with attacking midfielder Edgar Lastre. But the lead did not last long, as Bandiera equalized with eight minutes remaining. Paulo de la Cruz provided the assist.
González, with a header after a set piece, put the hosts ahead again 10 minutes later, with midfielder Dubán Palacio assisting this time. But hopes of victory vanished with Da Luz’s equalizer four minutes later.
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The tie leaves the Comerciantes with the thorn in their side of what could have been, since Lastre missed a good opportunity that was presented to them in the match.
Highlights
CONSEQUENCES:
Comerciantes Unidos is in seventh position with seven points in four games. Comerciantes Unidos has been undefeated in eight straight games (wins 5 draws 3 losses 0) at home in the league, a streak that began against Sport Boys on September 25, 2018.
Atlético Grau remains in tenth place with five points.
ON THE GOAL SCORES:
Sen has already scored three goals in the league this season, the second consecutive appearance with a goal by the team’s top scorer, in addition to being the team’s third top scorer in the competition in general. Bandiera and Da Luz are Atlético Grau’s joint top scorers, with two. González scored his first goal in the First Division in his fourth appearance in the competition. Rodas’ assist was his second of the season, equaling the fourth-highest assist record for a player in the current competition.
INJURY REPORT:
Benjamín García was substituted in the 79th minute when Grau had to make a change.
INFLUENCE OF THE VAR:
The VAR did not annul any play.