At the end of the Saturday session of Colombian football, Independiente Santa Fe, needing to add three to regain ground on the table, received Alianza Petrolera in El Campín.
The first half had no emotion whatsoever. Clear goal shots were scarce, beyond an obvious cardinal superiority. Precisely the locals took possession of the possession, they approached the area on a couple of occasions, but their only direct shot was a weak header from the Argentine Matías Gastón Castro.
The most striking thing was a controversy in the visiting area. Jhon Velásquez entered the area fighting hand to hand with Jáider Riquett. Both fell and when the creative tried to get up, the central defender stretched his leg to prevent him from passing. Velásquez fell again asking for maximum penalty, but both the central judge and the line continued the play normally.
Santa Fe generated a dangerous play only at minute 59, when Jorge Luis Ramos, just entered, received a center at mid-range from the right side and below the goal sent the ball over the crossbar. Unusual.
In the last 15 minutes, the Lion went completely on the attack. Osorio tried head first, Ramos asked for a dubious penalty, centers rained from all sides … until the well-deserved award arrived. At 81 ‘, Osorio sent a mid-range cross from the left and Ronaldo Dinolis appeared inside the small area to push the ball. Total joy in El Campín.
But two minutes later, silence took over the stands of the capital stadium. Edwin Herrera missed a clearance and Riquett, in the only shot of the Santander box, took a sensational volley that hit the crossbar and entered the portico defended by Leandro Castellanos.
Finally there was no time for more, the cardinal team added their third consecutive tie in the League and with just seven units they occupy the 16th box of the championship. Alianza Petrolera, for its part, reached 14 points and is currently sixth.
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