Libertad Vs. Fluminese: 0-0 At Halftime With Hosts Dominating Match

Who’d have forseen Libertad dominating Fluminese in the first half of their second leg Copa Libertadores Round of Sixteen Clash? Fluminese went into this fixture with a two-goal advantage, having won 3-1 at home, but they’re frankly luck to have any advantage at all right now as the opening forty five minutes were essentially characterised by the hosts pounding Ricardo Berna’s goal with a flurry of good chances.

There was a good save, some bad finishes and a nice dose of flat-out bad luck, but overal it points to a tale of dominance (11-2 in shots) from the Paraguayans I don’t think anyone was expecting. However, they haven’t made it count, and it’s 0-0 at halftime. It’s unlikely that Fluminese will be as under the cosh in the second half as they were in the first too, so the failure to take advantage of the visitors when they had them on the back could well come back to bite Libertad. Fun match so far, however.