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00:00Underway in La Plata, four times champions Estudiantes against last year's winners Botafogo from Group A, Estudiantes in their traditional red and white stripes going right to left, Botafogo in their change, who put together a sort of challenge in this competition, it's not really come to fruition so far, and they're under pressure here and maybe should be behind.
00:28Really good opportunity for Artur, and Matthias Mancisha rightly asking his defenders, where were you? Look at Artur, the tiny figure of Artur, ghosts onto the edge of the six-yard box, no one picking him up, can't keep his header down.
00:51Estudiantes coming in and triggering a release cause from Boca Juniors to bring Medina to the club.
00:58To Paraguayan now, Arsena India, Medina beautifully done from the former Boca man, Medina shoots, shots rising into the stand behind the goal, round of applause.
01:14Absolutely skins, Gregory.
01:18That would have been some way to open your account for Estudiantes.
01:25Tempo into the attack, this cues the pass that goes to Barbosa, but Estudiantes look to win it back quickly, and they've overstepped the mark here.
01:34It's going to be a yellow card, first of the game, and it's going to be shown too, Christian Medina.
01:42Just arrives here late on Alexander Barbosa, a little overeager on this occasion.
01:47Ball comes in, it is on the head of Carrizio.
02:13Carrizio, and John has to get down and make the save.
02:22Carrizio just gets a little bit of distance.
02:25Another in-swinger from Tobio Burgos.
02:27Another chance, and another chance goes begging.
02:32Carrizio it was.
02:34I think it was Ascacibo who wins the initial header.
02:37Very difficult for Guido Carrizio to do much with that, other than what he did.
02:43The ball just flying across the face of goal.
02:50Invited forward, down the left.
02:52Put under pressure, and forced backwards by Artur to Gabriel Neves.
02:57Neves again with one of those raking diagonals.
02:59Carrizio onto the second ball.
03:01Carrizio shoots, deflected.
03:03And it's a big mistake.
03:06John lets the ball slip past him, and somehow Estudiantes have led.
03:11Eduardo Dominguez can't quite believe it.
03:14But it is Estudiantes 1, Botafogo 0 in the most fortuitous of circumstances.
03:20Through his grasp.
03:25Space was there for Carrizio to shoot, but there was no danger at that stage.
03:28And John Victor just gets it all wrong.
03:35What a gift for Estudiantes.
03:40They'll feel they've been the better team, and deserve being in front.
03:47And with that, the halftime whistle blows.
03:52Estudiantes lead the reigning champions.
03:56Botafogo by one goal to nil.
03:58Guido Carrizio with the goal.
04:03But owing far more to the mistake from John, the goalkeeper.
04:06A little bit late out.
04:08We're now wearing the captain's armband, the number nine, in the absence of Azcaciba.
04:11But we are back underway in La Plata.
04:15Estudiantes defending that one goal lead, and now going from left to right.
04:20Estudiantes, here at the Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi in La Plata.
04:26Inside the area, clip cross towards the back post.
04:29Defended well.
04:30Only away as far as Alex Tellez.
04:32Another cross comes in, another good delivery, and somehow into the hands of Matthias Mancisha.
04:38Here's the word from the keeper.
04:45Wonderful delivery from Alex Tellez.
04:48And a header from, what, four yards out?
04:51Straight down into the ground from Artur.
04:53A couple of touches.
04:55Another corner for Estudiantes.
04:58This one again gets all the way through to the back post.
05:02John is forced to save.
05:04And prevents it from going behind for a corner.
05:17Under pressure, but finds a pass forward.
05:20Igor Jesus again.
05:22Challenge snapping in at his heels immediately from Munez.
05:25And eventually he's brought down by Eric Messer, I believe.
05:30The yellow card being shown to the full-back.
05:32Igor Jesus having the ball with his back to goal.
05:36Challenge comes in behind him immediately.
05:38An attack here for Estudiantes.
05:39Pulled back towards the edge of the area.
05:41Neves is there.
05:42And Neves drags the shot just wide.
05:52Neves perhaps now being given a little bit more freedom
05:55since the replacement of Ascaciba for Kosciowinski.
05:59Real chance to break.
06:05Botafogo coming forward.
06:08Jefferson Zabarino shoots off the underside of the crossbar.
06:12Still not safe.
06:15Finally.
06:18Finally away and out for a corner.
06:20He's given away cheaply.
06:26It's a wonderful break.
06:28Looked as though this challenge would stop it.
06:31But Jefferson Zabarino kept on going.
06:33And it's a wonderful effort.
06:35And by the most minute of margins, Estudiantes still lead.
06:44Look at that.
06:45Off the underside of the...
06:46We haven't seen much of Jefferson Zabarino.
06:50He's been a bit of a spectator for large parts of this game.
06:53He very nearly just announced himself in La Plata.
06:57Here's Matthias Martins coming inside.
07:09Shoots.
07:10And has forced a good stop from Matthias Mancilla at his near post.
07:15But it was firmly struck.
07:17Botafogo with the five minutes up here in La Plata.
07:24There is the final whistle.
07:26It's a win for Estudiantes by one goal to nil.
07:33And with it, Estudiantes move just a point behind Univestad de Chile at the top of Group A,
07:40leaving the holders, the defending champions, Botafogo,
07:44with only three points down in third.
07:49And with it all to do in the second half.