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Junior from Barranquilla beat Plaza Colonia de Uruguay 0-1, as a visitor, for the first leg of the second phase of the Copa Conmebol Sudamericana, at the Professor Alberto Suppici Stadium. Teófilo Gutiérrez scored the only goal of the match. The Colombians were superior throughout the commitment.
The visitors tried to put conditions at the start of the first half and dominated the possession of the ball, however, the Uruguayans were very safe in defense and did not give their rivals spaces. Cariaco González, with a mid-distance shot, and Miguel Ángel Borja, in a heads-up that goalkeeper Santiago Mele managed to cut off, had the first approaches of the game.
The clearest of the first half came at minute 46 and was for Junior de Barranquilla. Teófilo Gutiérrez took advantage of a rebound after a center on the right and He took a strong volley shot that was saved by the goalkeeper of Plaza Colonia and then hit the post. The home defense kept the rebound and was able to clear the ball.
Teófilo gives the victory to Junior
For the second half, things stayed the same. Those led by Luis Amaranto Perea continued handling the ball and played in the opposite field. The whites were very safe in defense and did not mess up, despite the fact that they played farther and farther from the arc guarded by Sebastián Viera.
The game on the wings began to give results to Junior from Barranquilla, who due to the lack of definition could not open the scoring. In the 57th minute, Edwuin Cetré received a pass behind the back of the home defense and took a shot from the left that passed very close to the rival goal. Two minutes later, Cariaco Gónzalez warned again after a creeping center, but again Santiago Mele responded and sent the ball to the corner kick.
At minute 64, Miguel Ángel Borja was close to scoring a goal. After a left center, the ‘9’ connected the ball and with a Chilean inside the area finished off, but once again the goalkeeper of Plaza Colonia saved the ball and again sent it to the corner.
As the minutes passed, the visitors insisted, while those led by Víctor Matías Rosa bet on the counterattack. At 78 ‘, a new clear for Junior. Sebastián Viera took a free kick on the edge of the area towards the goalkeeper’s post, who stretched and changed hand deflected the ball sending it to the corner kick.
With four minutes remaining in the engagement, the winning goal came. Miguel Ángel Borja crossed a ball on the left that Teófilo Gutiérrez received after winning the position of the rival defenders, he tapped the ball and beat the goalkeeper, and then finished off with the goal alone and gave the Barranquilla team victory.
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The second leg of the second phase of the South American Cup will be played next Thursday, November 5 at 7:30 pm at the Roberto Meléndez Metropolitan Stadium. Before, the Sharks have planned the game against Cúcuta Deportivo, which lost sports recognition, on the 17th date of the BetPlay League.
