La Calera couldn’t hold out in Barranquilla

The last minutes of the first half were being played, a period in which goalkeeper Arias had transformed into a figure, when Unión La Calera fell. Edwuin Cetré received a ball in the area, with time to settle down, look and drive the ball into a corner impossible for anyone.

The last minutes of the second half were played, in which La Calera had played much better, and the second local goal arrived.

The 2-1 with which Junior from Barranquilla defeated Unión La Calera last night, in the first leg of the round of 16 of the South American Cup was defined at the end of each set.

The eleven Calerano did not look good in Colombia, where despite being played at night, the heat was overwhelming. Those led by Juan Pablo Vojvoda did not meet much, even some of their figures were more concerned with claiming than generating football.

It was in the second half when La Calera seemed to reinvent itself. It was not a radical change or sudden, but it was forged little by little, with the great test of the counterattack of Thomas Rodríguez, at 60 ′, that six minutes later, after the VAR deliberation on his position, was charged as a goal.

A lot of air gave the Caleranos that goal, which had 1-2 several times in the next few minutes. It seemed that a victory in Barranquilla was possible.

Meanwhile, Junior just realized that he was not winning at 70 ′, when he began to bother the Chilean defense again, until at 83 ′ came the closure of Borja.

The only good thing: the away goal may be the key to the rematch next week.