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América de Cali defeated Boyacá Chicó 1-2 this Friday at La Independencia Stadium, in Tunja, for the sixth day of the BetPlay I-2021 League, and obtained its first victory in the contest.
It took 16 years for the Colombian champion to beat the ‘chess games’ as a visitor and goalkeeper Joel Graterol was essential. Being at the height made the scarlet cast not do their usual high pressure, but stood in the middle of the court to distribute their effort well throughout the wide field of La Independencia.
With this strategy, the youthful Santiago Moreno was also notable, who was in the two actions that preceded the goals of Duván Vergara and Yesus Cabrera.
America originated its first approach at 9 minutes from the left sector, after Duván Vergara gave the ball to Adrián Ramos, but the Cauca attacker neither finished strong nor crossed with power for Yesus Cabrera to define.
Romir Balanta had a good arrival at 15 minutes on the right, but he solved badly and the ball was deflected.
But the one who did take advantage was Duván Vergara a minute later, after they recovered a ball in the central pump and fired on the right for Santiago Moreno and he served the middle to the Cordoba winger to convert the 0-1 on top of Pablo’s goal Mine.
The ‘chess players’ and their president, Eduardo Pimentel, asked for Moreno out of place, but the television signal shows that he was enabled by his marker, Jhonathan Muñoz.
The effort in that action caused the departure of Vergara, apparently by a jerk, and the debut of Guillermo Murillo with the red shirt.
Wilson Mena shot down the right, but Joel Graterol was on the lookout to prevent the ball from entering in the 24th minute.
Balanta insisted again on his side, he left the ball to Javier Calle, who hooked Luis Paz inside and with his right leg, which is not his profile, he took a whip that was embedded in the upper part of Graterol’s right vertical, for 1-1 at 28 minutes. Tremendous score, as some coaches say, “a goal from another game.”
The local team took confidence and took the ball away from the ‘devils’, who anyway approached without much elaboration, but through direct play, especially through Moreno, who through his speed tried to make a difference against to an advanced defense more than 10 meters from his goalkeeper.
An error in a clearance by Quiñones allowed Chicó to gain the rebound and at 43 he almost took the lead with a powerful shot from Calle that Graterol deflected to the corner kick.
Héctor Quiñones returned to the title of América almost a year after recovering from a delicate knee injury and Balanta constantly appeared there to overcome him with his speed.
At 2 minutes of the complement, Balanta again put the rear in trouble, with a shot that saved Graterol. The Cauca player, who was with the Scarlets until 2018, was a constant risk due to his mobility.
About 15, a good collective move that Ramos started, played with Moreno and he served Yesus Cabrera in the area, who at the exit of Mina touched it above his humanity to get 1-2.
Nicolás Giraldo, who had entered through Quiñones, saved what could have been the draw for Chicó, after Brayan Moreno’s shot at 30.
Graterol was once again a great protagonist by saving a Banguero header that bore a goal stamp, at 38. America had many problems with the passing game, and fortunately for his interests, Graterol had a good night.
Guillermo Murillo did not have any luck and was injured to make way for Luis Sánchez, with which Juan Cruz Real ended his traditional training. Yesus left Sánchez facing the goal, but he had no power in the shot.
On the seventh date of the League, América will host Santa Fe on Thursday February 18 (8:05 pm), while Boyacá Chicó will visit Medellín on Wednesday 17 (6:05 pm).
Synthesis:
Boyacá Chicó 1-2 America de Cali
Boyacá Chicó: Pablo Mina (5); Jhonathan Muñoz (5), Elkin Mosquera (5); Henry Plazas (5), Duván González (5); Sebastián Támara (5), Frank Lozano (6); Javier Calle (6), Romir Balanta (7); Wilson Mena (5), Jhoan Arenas (5).
Changes: Nelino Tapia (5) for Jhoan Arenas (9 ST), Kevin Londoño (5) for Romir Balanta (21 ST), Edward Banguero (6) for Javier Calle (21 ST), Brayan Moreno (5) for Wilson Mena ( 31 ST), Boris Palacios (6) by Sebastián Támara (31 ST).
DT: Mario García.
America from Cali: Joel Graterol (7); Cristian Arrieta (6), Marlon Torres (6), Pablo Ortiz (6), Héctor Quiñones (5); Luis Alejandro Paz (6), Rodrigo Ureña (6), Yesus Cabrera (7), Duván Vergara (6), Santiago Moreno (8); Adrián Ramos (6).
Changes: Guillermo Murillo (5) for Duván Vergara (18 ST), Rafael Carrascal () for Rodrigo Ureña (9 ST), Luis Sánchez for Guillermo Murillo (19 ST), Nicolás Giraldo () for Héctor Quiñones (29 ST)
DT: Juan Cruz Real.
Goals: 0-1: Duván Vergara (16 PT). 1-1. Javier Calle (28 PT). 1-2: Yesus Cabrera (15 ST),
Warned: Romir Balanta (38 PT), Mario García (DT, 35 PT), Jhonathan Muñoz (40 PT), Duván González (32 ST), Edward Banguero (43 ST) by Boyacá Chicó. Héctor Quiñones (45 PT), Pablo Ortiz (8 ST), Nicolás Giraldo (36 ST), Juan Cruz Real (45 + 3 ST) for America.
Expelled: There was not.
Match: Good.
Figure: Santiago Moreno (8).
Stadium: La Independencia, Tunja
Attendance: Without public
Referee: Jorge Guzmán (6).
Marco Antonio Garcés
Correspondent Futbolred Cali
And twitter: @marquitosgarces
