A penalty goal by Cristian Barrios, in added time, spoiled Santa Fe’s birthday party at La Independencia. The team from the Cardinals received the award for efficiency and although they dramatically added up the points, in the end they had to settle for scratching the Patriots for a point, in an attractive duel in which everything happened. A game with controversy, three sticks, expelled and goals.
After a recovery came the goal from Santa Fe, when barely the 6th minute had elapsed. Neyder Moreno shot from mid-distance, the ball crashed into the root of the goalkeeper Carlos Mosquera’s left hand post, after hitting lightly on the back by Jonathan Avila; the rebound was captured by Jerson Malagón, who did not waste it and sent it to the bottom.
Martín Cardetti’s team continued to press, seeking to find the way along the same path. At 13 minutes, after a long pass by Dairon Mosquera from the left sector, the ball passed around the area and the second almost arrived. Sebastián Pedroza tried it with a backheel and Wilson Morelo, who was close, wanted to extend the account but they were not fine.
About 18 minutes in, Santa Fe wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Patriotas defense was leaving a lot of space and put in a dangerous center again. The goalkeeper Mosquera took advantage sending the ball to the corner. The response of the team from Boyacá reached 21′ and José Silva’s intervention was better, who drowned out José Ramírez’s shout of goal. The second chance for Patriotas came over 40 minutes, through Cristian Barrios, a set piece action that ended up crashing on the post. With the 0-1 they went to rest.
The picture did not change for the second half. Entertaining game, back and forth. On 51 minutes, Patriotas once again shook Silva’s vertical right with a shot from Luis Felipe Pérez. The “downpour” did not happen. Patriots kept looking for him. This time, Ramírez took a shot that Yulián Anchico, almost on the line, had to deflect with his chest.
Cardetti began to work strategically and sent Fernando Coniglio and Yéiler Góez onto the field. A couple of minutes later, the changes started working. The newcomers got together after a recovery in the rival field and enabled Mosquera, who came from the left, and after a powerful shoe the goalkeeper had to intervene. From you to you the game in Tunja.
Patriots was encouraged and tried again. Fifth clear goal option, this time with the ’10’ José Andrade. Silva save after the shoe from outside the area. Santa Fe’s response was automatic. Mosquera kept the ball after a poor delivery and tried from mid-range, but squandered a good chance.
At the end of the game and after the VAR review, central defender José Ortiz was expelled after committing a foul as the last man in a manifest goal action by Patriotas. After the free throw play, Darwin López took advantage of a rebound to try to surprise Silva, but again the vertical denied the local team the possibility.
In added time, goalkeeper Carlos Mosquera went up to look for the goal from a corner kick and was fouled by Góez. The referee did not hesitate to award a penalty. The person in charge of converting the charge from the 11 step into a goal was Barrios, who took out a powerful shoe. Impossible for Silva.
