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For the second time in the history of the Women’s League, Independiente Santa Fe will play for the title. The Bogota team got the place in the final after leaving on the road to some combative DIM-FI players who managed to tie the game with an own goal by Leivis Ramos, after Nubiluz Rángel opened the header. Las Leonas have already secured a place in Libertadores 2021 and are going for their second star.
DIM-FI seemed local in El Campín
Coach Paniagua said before starting the game that they were going to feel home in El Campín and the DIM-FI players showed it in the first half. The visit started looking for the arch of Solera and Sara Córdoba wasted the clearest after a deep pass in which she tried to cross her shot, but it was deflected.
DIM-FI controlled the departure from Santa Fe, Those of Erazo looked uncomfortable to generate their game and the good mark established by the visit prevented them from being associated players like Gauto, Peña, Chacón, Célis and Viso.
Santa Fe reacted in the last 15 minutes of the first half with Diana Célis being the protagonist to go on the attack on the left wing. Fany Gauto was not so clear to manage the ball and that is why the individualities had to appear.
The first half ended with a shot from the Paraguayan from Santa Fe who went over the top after Célis enabled her inside the area. The DIM-FI was better, but the Bogota women were able to sustain the 2-0 achieved in the first leg.
Santa Fe woke up and held the lead
For the second half, coach Albeiro Erazo made two inning changes. Liana Salazar and Kena Romero entered, instead of Ivonne Chacón and Diana Célis. Santa Fe started more aggressive and throwing long balls for Viso and Romero that with their speed they tried to take advantage.
At 53 ‘Kena entered the area with a controlled ball and when he extended it to elude Sepúlveda, the DIM-FI goalkeeper got in the way of the lead in a clear penalty play, but the judge decided it was not a foul and ended in a goal kick.
Liana Salazar was key with her income, Santa Fe played more advanced and occupied better the spaces in the middle of the field to prevent the DIM-FI from progressing. At 62 ‘the goal for the hosts came through a corner kick from the west that Rángel headed to make it 1-0 (3-0 on aggregate).
DIM-FI reached the tie at 68 ‘after a good play in which they left Ospina alone on the right who took a cross shot looking for anyone to cross his leg to put it in and with bad luck for Leivis Ramos who put it in his own door to make it 1-1 (3-1).
Daniela Solera took a tremendous shot from Cardona from outside the area and the Santa Fe goalkeeper sent it to the corner kick. DIM-FI in the last minutes launched with everything for the victory, but the locals knew how to resist to reach their second final in the history of the FPC.
Santa Fe waits for Millonarios or America to fight for the title. The first leg between the two teams was 1-1 and the second leg will be played on December 7 at Pascual Guerrero.