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Envigado Fútbol Club fell to Junior on penalties 3-4, after equaling 3-3 in regulation time. With this result, the shark team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Colombia Cup 2020. The orange team started down on the scoreboard after a penalty taken by Michael Rangel, but with goals from Santiago Noreña and Yeison Guzmán, they came back. Jeison Quiñones equalized the score and Larry Vásquez had the classification until injury time, but Santiago Muñoz with a volley shot, sent to the penalty shootout, where Sebastián Viera was the great figure saving a penalty and scoring the final one to seal the penalty. classification where they will face the winner of the key between Deportivo Pereira and Independiente Medellín.
At minute 2, a center from the left side of Sherman Cárdenas and at the exit of goalkeeper Felipe Parra, crashed with Michael Rangel, to which the referee Fernando Acuña did not hesitate to sanction a penalty for Junior de Barranquilla. Although the Envigado goalkeeper suffered an annoyance that took about four minutes to rejoin the game. At minute 7, Rangel took the penalty and although the goalkeeper managed to touch it, the ball went to the back of the net.
The orange team reacted and at minute 11, after a free kick executed by Yeison Guzmán, the ball reached the right sector of the area for Juan Camilo Suárez to lower the ball with a head blow, at the second post Santiago Noreña arrived attentive who, with another header tied the game. The youth from Envigado scored his first goal as a professional. After the goal, Sebastián Viera was cautioned, after protesting to the referee that the ball had not completely crossed the junior goal line.
At minute 15, goalkeeper Felipe Parra had to be treated, after suffering a discomfort after the clash with Rangel, to which goalkeeper Jorge Soto was preparing to enter, but after being treated, the youth could continue in the game. As the minutes passed, Envigado was encouraged to venture onto the Viera arch. Junior also responded with overflows on the sides, looking for Rangel.
In injury time, Envigado was encouraged to reach the opposite goal and after a series of passes, Jean Lucas Rivera finished off the goal, bouncing off a Junior defender, then the ball was left to Yeison Guzmán, who with his right leg finished off the angle top right of goalkeeper Viera, putting in front on the scoreboard for the Antioquia team.
In the complementary stage, goalkeeper Jorge Soto entered instead of Parra who could not stay in the match. The Envigado player presented a bruise and inflammation on his right leg. The locals continued attacking on the wings, putting the rojiblancos in difficulties. The orange continued to rise above the junior goal, at minute 13, Jean Lucas Rivera had the third goal for Envigado, but the former Nacional did not achieve the necessary precision.
At minute 17, a free kick for Junior near Envigado area was charged by Sebastián Viera, the ball hit the vertical, and after the rebound, defender Jeison Quiñones equalized for the Barranquilla team, partially forcing the definition by penalties.
Junior was motivated by the partial tie and after an overflow of Edwuin Cetré through the right sector, he filtered a pass to Carmelo Valencia, who located Larry Vásquez so that from middle distance and with his right leg he scored the third, putting the third in front of the scoreboard those directed by Amaranto Perea.
The last minutes were rising in temperature, where the strong game and the repeated fouls took center stage. The referee had to get the yellow card several times, to calm the spirits in both teams.
In injury time and after a corner kick taken by Neyder Moreno from the right sector, after a defensive rebound, Santiago Muñoz caught the ball and with a half volley he scored a tie at three for Envigado who forced the shots from the penalty spot.
In the penalty shootout, Envigado started charging with Neyder Moreno, but Viera stopped him. Edwuin Cetré scored for Junior, taking the lead in the series. Jhon Durán partially equalized for Envigado. Larry Vasquez was in charge of the second charge for the shark, the former Patriots did not hesitate and scored the second for the visitors. Juan Manuel Zapata was Envigado’s third collector, deceiving Viera and partially equalizing the series 2-2.
Didier Moreno was the third collector for Junior, finishing with violence on Soto’s goal, putting Junior ahead again. Francisco Báez was the fourth collector of the orange, but he sent the ball over the goal of Viera. Luis Sandoval was the fourth collector for Junior, with the possibility of certifying the classification, but Jorge Soto saved, keeping the ‘quarry of heroes’ alive. Yeison Guzmán had the obligation to score for Envigado and maintain the series of penalties, the one born in La Unión masterfully charged equaling 3-3 the series.
Sebastián Viera was the fifth collector for Junior, the Uruguayan goalkeeper scored and sent Junior to the quarterfinals, where he will face the winner of the duel between Deportivo Pereira against Independiente Medellín.
Juan Camilo Alvarez Serrano
FUTBOLRED correspondent
Medellin
On Twitter: @ juanchoserran8
