Millionaires rescued a valuable draw 1-1 with Deportes Tolima in the first leg of the final in the BetPlay League thanks to the intervention of video arbitration.
When the 93rd minute was played, the ‘ambassador’ team, despite having one less player, went on the attack and in a stopped ball action sought equality, however, the ‘pijao’ team cleared the balunch.
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However, the central referee Carlos Betancur was called by Gustavo Murillo, who was in charge of the VAR, to review the play for a possible penalty.
Replay showed how Anderson Angulo, Tolima defender, grabbed Jader Valencia by the wrist while the free kick was collected until the two players went to the floor.
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Betancur considered that the action was an infraction, for which he sanctioned a penalty kick.
After some protests, Juan Carlos Pereira was in charge of executing the free-kick and turning it into a goal with a powerful shot from the right.
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