At the closing of the group stage of the South American Cup 2021, La Equidad received the already classified Gremio de Porto Alegre with the sole intention of saying goodbye to the contest.
The first part began with a notorious superiority of the Brazilian team, which incidentally had an alternate team full of young people. There was nothing at stake, which is why it was not necessary to line up the gala eleven.
The first two clear opportunities for engagement were authored by Gremio. Vini Paulista tried at 19 with a powerful shot and at 27 ‘Guilherme Azevedo did the same.
Alexis García’s team would arrive for the first time after the half hour of comparison (33 ‘), when Omar Duarte finished off with strength a free kick that was deflected and almost defeated goalkeeper Gabriel Chapecó.
Three minutes is almost the blooper of the tournament. The insurance goalkeeper Sergio Román received a pass inside his area, but controlled poorly and Rildo Amorim stole. The striker, as best he could, finished off without an angle and the ball crossed the gate from side to side parallel to the goal line. Complete miracle.
Already in the second half, at minute 53, things got complicated for La Equidad. Omar Duarte, who had been arguing with the rivals, was sent off, second yellow, for a slap against Sarará.
At 61 ‘it seemed that everything was going to ruin. Rild fell into the box after colliding with defender John Edison Garcia. Incredibly the central judge sanctioned maximum penalty. Alexis García exploded with fury on the bench. Guilherme Azevedo charged, but Roman guessed. Justice.
The party fell into a pothole. Goal opportunities were completely scarce, but Daniel Mantilla was the only one who tried to get out of the script. He made a profit on his left wing at the point of skill and speed.
Ten minutes from the end, again the referee was the protagonist. Andrés Felipe Correa lowered Guilherme Azevedo with an elbow and was sent off for a direct red. Nine men remained on the ground.
Finally, Gremio could not beat the opposite goal, at times he did not even want to play and everything ended with equality at zero. Equity leaves the Cup in the third box with seven points out of 18 possible.
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