On Wednesday night, Universidad Catolica’s Paulo Garces had what was almost certainly one of the oddest games of his career. He made nine saves, a few of them very good. Peñarol battered the UC goal with shots, and most of them did not go into the back of the net.
Peñarol Vs. Universidad Catolica, 2011 Copa Libertadores: 2-0 Full Time, Goalkeeper Errors The Story
However, two of those shots did go into the goal, and both were the fault of Garces. Thanks to his two goalkeeping errors, with the finishes applied by Alejandro Martinuccio and Juan Manuel Olivera, Peñarol walked out of the first leg of their Copa Libertadores quarterfinal tie in Uruguay with a 2-0 lead. UC, who have been among the most in-form teams in South America, now have some serious work to do in Santiago.
Catolica struggled to create chances Wednesday evening as Peñarol put in a fantastic performance. The hosts probably should have scored more than twice, but only got on the scoreboard on the two Garces errors. In any event, they will be thrilled with the 2-0 result, and they will be favorites to advance to the semifinals.
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