Front Marinho and Jean Mota scored this Thursday the goals of the victory by 1-2 against Dolphin that about Saints to the round of 16 of Libertadores Cup and that leaves the Ecuadorian team depending on a miracle to prolong their participation in the tournament.
Marinho at minute 18 and Mota at minute 82 scored the goals for the Santista team, while attacker Juan Diego Rojas scored the goal for the cetacean team at minute 75.
The best collective performance with successful individual responses, especially from Venezuelan striker Yeferson Soteldo, made the difference against a Dolphin in the process of rearming its game with the new technical direction of Argentine Miguel Ángel Zazhzú, with few training sessions from his team.
The most ambitious of the visiting team at the start of the match was Soteldo, who shot violently along the left side of the Delfín goal in minute 2.
The home team responded with a skillful maneuver and a strong shot from Colombian attacker José Adolfo Valencia, who was repelled with difficulty by goalkeeper Joao Paulo at minute 5.
And in the 18th minute, Soteldo did everything on the left side for Santos' goal, he started a quick run from the middle of the court with a ball dominated by the left, he threatened to go diagonally, he crossed precisely for the header of the attacker Marinho, that thus opened the scoreboard.
Delfín played with one less from minute 41 due to the expulsion of Uruguayan defender Carlos Rodríguez.
With the scoreboard in favor and one more man on the court, Santos worked comfortably, moved the ball with precision and pushed it away from his gate. The Dolphin continued to lack collective understanding.
At minute 75 there was a great action from the attacker Janner Corozo on the left side, he outwitted rivals inside the area, he passed the ball just so that Rojas could finish at pleasure at the back of the visitor's goal and equalize the duel.
Cuca, Santos coach, ordered two changes that were key for Santos, as Raniel ran to the end of the court and fell back to Jean Mota, who in the first ball he touched from his entrance scored with a violent shot the goal .
– Data sheet:
1. Dolphin: Dennis Corozo; Jonathan González (d.87, John Jairo Cifuente), Luis Canga, Carlos Rodríguez, Giovanny Nazareno; Joao Ortiz, Charles Vélez, Alejandro Villalva (d.71, Juan Diego Rojas), Janner Corozo; José Adolfo Valencia (m.56, Oscar Benítez) and Carlos Garcés.
Coach: Miguel Ángel Zahzú.
2. Santos: Joao Paulo; Pará, Lucas Veríssimo (m.44, Alex), Luan Peres, Felipe Jonatan; Diego Pituca, Carlos Sánchez (m.84, Lucas), Arthur Gomes (m.67, Raniel); Marinho, Yeferson Soteldo and Kaio Jorge (m.81, Jean Mota).
Coach: Alexi Stival, Cuca.
Goals: 0-1, m.18: Marinho; 1-1, m.75: Juan Diego Rojas; 1-2, m.82: Jean Mota.
Referee: Peruvian Kevin Ortega. He expelled Rodríguez (m.40). He admonished Verissimo, Valencia, Cangá, Rodríguez, Pará, Marinho, Luan Peres, Nazareno.
Incidents: match of the fourth day of Group G of the Copa Libertadores played at the 'Jocay' stadium, in the port city of Manta.