At the beginning of day 12 of Colombian football, Deportes Tolima received Santa Fe in Manuel Murillo Toro, a duel of different realities: while the local wanted to climb to the first squares of the table, the visitor sought to get closer to the lot of the Eight.
The first part was completely in debt. Neither team could be a clear dominator of the match and this was demonstrated in the null offensive production.
Although the first emotion of the meeting came at minute 2, after an empty pass for Anderson Plata in which he eluded Leandro Castellanos and failed in the definition, this was only a mirage of what happened later.
Dispute in the middle of the field, divided possession (48% -52%), continuous crashes, the occasional brush and little else.
The pijao team had another approach with a header from Julián Quiñones that was deflected, while the cardinals appeared with a closed free kick from Jhon Velásquez and a heel inside the small area that almost came out for Alexander Porras.
Undoubtedly, the most outstanding thing happened on behalf of Alex Mejía, who generated concern after a strong entrance by Juan David Ríos that left him with problems in one of his knees.
In the second half, the experienced midfielder was unable to continue. At 50 ‘he asked for the change and was replaced by Carlos Sánchez. Bad news in the capital red for the complement and the games to come.
Moments later it was learned that Mejía had ice placed not only on his knee but also on one of his ankles …
The chances of scoring were also scarce. Both teams used the same tactic: passing game. But no one could get the most out of it, everything was very well controlled by goalkeepers Castellanos and Cuesta.
The minutes passed and the danger never came. Santa Fe defended himself perfectly with the ball: long possessions, 1-2 touches, precise starts. Excellent. When he had to hold on to the bottom and cut, he did it without problems. For his part, the homeowner was greatly lacking in ideas.
Finally the score did not move and ended up being equal to zero between Tolima and Santa Fe. With this, the vinotinto and gold remains third (21 units), while the León partially rises to position 13 (14 points).
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