América de Cali fell 2-1 as a visitor this Sunday against Alianza Petrolera on the third date of quadrangular B of the BetPlay II-2021 League and with 3 points it was very compromised in its option to qualify for the final, almost eliminated if Tolima won next to Millionaires.
Game of many interruptions due to fouls and too many yellow cards by Bismarks Santiago, but more worrying to see the little initiative of the Valle del Cauca team, which during the 96 minutes of play led to very few risky actions in the goal of José Luis Chunga.
Juan Carlos Osorio included Diego Novoa for Joel Graterol in the goal, but from then on he had players with very low performance against an opponent who went out to seek victory with great dynamics, taking advantage of their speed and the high temperature of Barrancabermeja.
Too flat and without surprise at the start the Valle del Cauca team was always exposed to the attacks of the host team due to their poor defensive work. To make matters worse, the variants made by the Risaralda helmsman did not deliver any revenue.
Larry Angulo this time was more concerned with cutting off the local offensive actions than accompanying them in attack and that suffered from the scarlet performance. Very little initiative in a team that needed to win to get closer to Tolima and go hand in hand with Millonarios, who then played in Ibagué. A victory for the Tolima team would leave the reds and the aurinegros almost without any chance.
In minute 4 there was a cross from Sebastián Acosta on the right and Cristian Gil failed to head, while Freddy Flórez received yellow at 18.
América approached in a center, but José Luis Chunga prevented Ramos from arriving with his head.
América took a corner kick short, Jhon Palacios arrived and the ball reached Chunga’s hands on the 26th.
Arrieta reappeared at 29 in a cross into the area, but Deinner could not connect the ball.
Alianza Petrolera took advantage in the 38th minute with a score from outside the area by Estéfano Arango, after a great diagonal and Leonardo Saldaña’s service. Elvis Mosquera did not adjust the mark and it came from the shot of the yellow attacker.
Jhon Palacios was also booked at 39. Deinner made a charge from the right and Kevin Andrade ran over Palacios deflecting the header off Chunga, at 41.
Joao Rodríguez entered the area at minute 46 in an association with Elvis Mosquera, he eluded Carlos Pérez with a dribble, who crossed his left foot on the ditto foot and the referee Bismarks Santiago after reviewing the VAR gave the penalty. The player who received the foul was going to execute, but the technician Osorio shouted at the top of his voice that it was Adrián Ramos, who placed the ball up to the left post to make it 1-1 at 50.
At the beginning of the second half, Pablo Ortiz entered America for Jhon Palacios, who had a yellow card.
At 2 minutes Arrieta hit a deep cross on the right, but Rodríguez did not put his foot hard and the ball was lost to the back.
Saldaña took a powerful shot on the left post, but the ball was deflected at 5, before a defense that continued to give advantages. Then Bayron Garcés did it on the left.
América reappeared in the Alianza area and Ramos shot wide at 10.
At 11 minutes, Émerson Batalla entered for Deinner Quiñones and Carlos Sierra for Larry Angulo.
Rodríguez tried another creeping right hand and Chunga blocked lying on the right post at 13.
Hubert Bodhert moved his bench to include James Sánchez for Sebastián Acosta at 19.
Carlos Pérez was yellowed at 16 for a foul on Joao Rodríguez and Bayron Garcés at 18 for a foul on goalkeeper Novoa.
Mauricio Gómez replaced the injured Pablo Ortiz at 21.
At 25, Elvis Mosquera could not control the ball, Arrieta was run over and the ball hit the base of the left post, frightening Novoa.
Osorio made his last change at 27: Rodrigo Ureña for Jeison Lucumí, looking for a higher mark in the middle of the court.
The lateral Yhormar Hurtado played the individual in an aurinegro attack and threw the ball over the horizontal at 30.
At 31, Edwin Torres joined Bayron Garcés in Alianza Petrolera. And two minutes later he scored 2-1, after Elvis Mosquera Mauricio Gómez did not reject a center from Arango and the newly entered, who was ahead, took a right hand adjusted diagonally to beat Novoa. The ball hit the scorer’s hand after Mosquera’s header, but Santiago did not go to review the action in the VAR.
Bodhert had not burned all his cartridges and left three for the end: Guevara, Castillo and Molina entered through Portilla, Arango and Gil at 42 to secure the score.
America paid dearly for Osorio’s mistakes in the previous game against Tolima and against Alianza, yes or yes, he should win after the cast of the ‘Musical Capital’ of Colombia and Millonarios had achieved the three points against the ‘oilmen’.
At the beginning of the second round, the ‘devils’ will host the Santander team on Thursday, December 10 (6:00 pm).
Marco Antonio Garcés
Correspondent Futbolred Cali
On twitter: @marquitosgarces
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