Ad Aserri rallies past CS Uruguay with late stoppage-time winner
JORCO, Costa Rica (Interstat) — Ad Aserri scored twice in the final 14 minutes, including a stoppage-time goal, to beat CS Uruguay 3-2 at Estadio Municipal de Aserrí in Jorco on Sunday in a global football match. The home side trailed after CS Uruguay scored in the 66th minute, but Ad Aserri equalized in the 77th and won it in the third minute of second-half stoppage time. The result gave Ad Aserri its first win of the competition and left CS Uruguay still seeking its first victory. Ad Aserri was the home team, and CS Uruguay was the visiting side.
Ad Aserri opened the scoring in the 15th minute, taking an early lead. CS Uruguay answered four minutes later with a 19th-minute goal, leveling the match before halftime. The early goal set the tone for an open first half, and CS Uruguay’s response came quickly. Neither side added another goal before the break. The visitors then moved ahead with a 66th-minute goal, turning the match into a second-half chase for the home side. Ad Aserri responded with a 77th-minute equalizer and then found the winner in the 90th minute plus three minutes of stoppage time. The late finish capped a five-goal contest and gave the home team its first win of the competition.
The teams went into halftime level after trading goals in a four-minute span early in the first half. Ad Aserri’s early advantage lasted only four minutes before CS Uruguay pulled even. The visitors carried the 1-1 score into the break and then took the lead after the interval with the only goal of the opening 21 minutes of the second half. Ad Aserri pressed for an answer and was rewarded with the equalizer, then completed the comeback in stoppage time. The winning goal came after the regulation 90 minutes had elapsed, sealing a home victory in dramatic fashion and touching off the final celebration at Estadio Municipal de Aserrí.
The result leaves CS Uruguay at 0 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws in this competition and 0 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws across all competitions. Ad Aserri is now 1 win, 3 losses and 2 draws in the competition and 1 win, 3 losses and 2 draws across all competitions. The result was a home win for Ad Aserri.
CS Uruguay entered after a 2-1 loss to Guadalupe, a 2-0 loss at FC Moravia, a 5-0 loss to Santa Ana, a 2-2 draw with Pitbulls and a 1-1 draw at Cariari Pococi. The club had been held to draws in two of its previous five matches and had lost the other three.
Ad Aserri had lost 2-1 at Cariari Pococi, drawn 1-1 with Carmelita, drawn 2-2 at Pitbulls, lost 3-2 to Guadalupe and lost 1-0 at FC Moravia. Ad Aserri had two draws and three losses in its previous five matches. The home side entered the match looking to improve on that run and found the late goals needed to secure the win. That recent form included a narrow loss at Cariari Pococi, a home draw with Carmelita, a road draw at Pitbulls, a home loss to Guadalupe and a road loss at FC Moravia.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Ad Aserri 2, CS Uruguay 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Ad Aserri with a 74.9 percent probability to win. Ad Aserri had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 5 went under the over/under line of 2.5.