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00:00There is a lot of experience there.
00:05A lot of experience at this level.
00:11This is the captain and the goalkeeper,
00:14Martin Smiderau.
00:15Cruzeiro versus Libertad for a place
00:18in the semi-finals of the Comibol Sudamericana.
00:21Cruzeiro attacking to the right
00:24in their traditional blue strip, Libertad,
00:27and going the other way in their strip
00:29that's reminiscent of, such as Juventus,
00:33the opportunity for Cruzeiro to put into practice
00:36something from the training ground.
00:38It's taken quickly by Pareda.
00:41It's a looping header.
00:42Didn't test Martin Silva.
00:45Nice idea.
00:48He's only had two training sessions
00:50with his new players.
00:52They will get to play out from deep,
00:55and with that comes risks.
00:56That's a poor challenge
00:57by the captain, Lucas Romero.
01:00And he can have no complaints for that.
01:03It's a lunge.
01:06By the time he makes contact,
01:07it's no longer a 50-50.
01:09He went through Angel Cardoso.
01:20Romero.
01:22Shifts play nicely.
01:25Marlon.
01:26Not the best to control.
01:27That's a good ball into the centre.
01:28It's Kojoji!
01:35Game, set, and match, surely, for Cruzeiro.
01:42The deftest of...
01:45sweeping move by...
01:48Cruzeiro.
01:49And at this point here,
01:50you feel the move's broken down,
01:52as Marlon almost loses control,
01:53but it's a lovely ball in.
01:56A simple finish...
02:00for Kojoji.
02:03He scored last week,
02:04he scored again this weekend.
02:06That puts it at 3-0 on aggregate
02:09to the Brazilians.
02:12Surely that is...
02:14a bridge too far
02:15for Libertad of Paraguay.
02:23It's so simple.
02:31Nice bit of skill by Les Kanat
02:34to get away from the defender.
02:40Third booking already.
02:46So two there.
02:52A bit of yellow for Ramirez,
02:54right back.
03:03Lucas Romero.
03:04Driving Cruzeiro's attack forward.
03:06Does well to...
03:07throw off that attack.
03:09Lautaro Diaz.
03:10It's just wide.
03:13Shot ever so slightly.
03:15Brilliant move by Cruzeiro.
03:17Romero doing well there,
03:19as Cardoso lost his footing.
03:21Laid it off with...
03:23to Diaz with plenty of space.
03:25He knew what he wanted to do.
03:37You do feel that Cruzeiro have got more goals in them.
03:40Given Libertad a penalty...
03:42earlier in the game.
03:43However, here we are with...
03:45Mateus Pereira...
03:46to deliver.
03:50Great ball in.
03:56He climbs well.
04:01And should have hit the target.
04:06That's it for the...
04:08first half.
04:11Job done for Fernando Diniz's side.
04:15Caio Jorge...
04:17finding the back of the net with a simple head up.
04:20And 13 minutes...
04:22adding to the advantage that...
04:26And we are underway for the second half...
04:30of Cruzeiro against Libertad.
04:34Cruzeiro's in the...
04:36traditional home strip.
04:37Attacking to the left.
04:39One goal on the night scored by the centre-forward.
04:42Major upset this evening confirmed.
04:45With Peñarol of Uruguay knocking out Flamingo.
04:48As...
04:49the attack's on.
04:50It's Fernandez.
04:51It's a decent shot.
04:52That causes...
04:53Jose Di Primo.
04:57Moves the play.
04:58Nice little lay-off and work there...
04:59between Cardoso and Santa Cruz.
05:03Put Fernandez through...
05:04with a side of goal.
05:06Gabriel Verón.
05:10Pereira...
05:11to Verón.
05:14Space for...
05:15Lautaro!
05:16It's over.
05:23Lautaro Díaz.
05:25We've got past...
05:26Nestor Jiménez there.
05:29No question whatsoever about that.
05:31Booking.
05:32And leave his players down.
05:35His team down to 10 men.
05:36With over half an hour of football to play.
05:43Romero refusing to stand.
05:46Preparing...
05:47to come on.
05:49First corner kick for Libertad.
05:54It's deep.
05:55It's off the post.
06:00Simple.
06:03Clipped in by Ivan Ramírez.
06:05And that is what he's there to do.
06:06Roque Santa Cruz.
06:08Get on the end of it.
06:12Marlini.
06:17Attack is still on for Libertad.
06:18It's good ball across the face of goal.
06:20And how did that not go in?
06:22What an opportunity.
06:24Santa Cruz is getting woodwork.
06:27That should have been in the back of the net.
06:30Goodness me.
06:36There's pressure from Vizalba.
06:38But with every angle you see...
06:42Marlini.
06:52Ivan Ramírez.
06:53Decent ball in.
06:54It's in the back of the net.
06:57It has been coming.
06:59And that's what he's on for.
07:01What a story as Roque Santa Cruz finds the goal...
07:04that Libertad have been wanting.
07:08Not yet time for Libertad.
07:113-1 down in aggregate.
07:13It's this kind of delivery that the big man needs.
07:17He hasn't even hit the ground from the diving head.
07:19And he's looking across to see if he's onside.
07:21Which he definitely was.
07:28He has hit the post.
07:29And he has missed.
07:49Well, it's another head up.
07:51That time for Diego Vieira.
07:55Get a better idea from this angle.
07:58It's a free header for Diego Vieira.
08:02Unable to put it on target.
08:04And at least force a save from Casio.
08:16Booze and whistles around the Mineral.
08:18They turn to cheers.
08:20Cruzeiro have got the job done.
08:22They are through to the semi-finals of the Comibol Sudamericana.
08:26They've broken that spell of 15 years.
08:29Of not making it past the quarter-finals.
08:31It wasn't easy or pretty.
08:34By the end of it.
08:351-1 on the night.
08:37Jorge with the goal.
08:39The sending off of Luiz.