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The Strongest beats Real Tomayapo and stays within reach of the lead

From El Deber · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Strongest defeated Real Tomayapo 3-1 at home to reach 36 points in Bolivia’s Todos contra Todos tournament.
  • Jaime Arrascaita, Fernando Saavedra and Kevin Salvatierra scored for The Strongest, while David Robles converted Real Tomayapo’s late penalty.
  • Real Tomayapo remained third from bottom with 16 points and continued to face relegation pressure.

The Strongest kept the leaders in sight with a 3-1 home victory over Real Tomayapo at La Paz’s Hernando Siles stadium.

The win lifted The Strongest to 36 points, three behind joint leaders Bolívar and Always Ready in the Todos contra Todos tournament. Jaime Arrascaita opened the scoring in the 24th minute after referee Ivo Méndez ordered a penalty retaken when goalkeeper Luis Cárdenas had initially saved it.

The home side doubled its advantage before halftime. Fernando Saavedra struck in the 41st minute with a powerful shot from the right side of the area.

Real Tomayapo improved after the break as The Strongest surrendered ground and began creating danger. But Kevin Salvatierra restored the three-goal cushion in the 76th minute, sending a shot from about 25 meters past Cárdenas.

The Tarija-based visitors finally pulled one back in the third minute of stoppage time. David Robles converted another penalty, but the late goal could not change the result.

Real Tomayapo stayed embroiled in the relegation battle with 16 points. Only FC Universitario and GV San José sit below them in the standings.

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Originally published by El Deber in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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