The fans of Medellín and Nacional had no problem sharing this Wednesday at the Atanasio Girardot stadium, where the first leg of the Copa Betplay round of 16 took place.
The reds were the first to meet on stage. The cold afternoon was not an impediment for 1,832 people to attend the venue, who were distributed in the Western and Northern stands, the only ones that were enabled for the match against Tigres.
Many took the afternoon to enter the sports venue. Their delay was attributed to the misinformation that was generated on the eve of the commitment, due to the two schedule changes that occurred less than 24 hours after the meeting.
“On Tuesday I bought the tickets and it said the game was at 3:30 in the afternoon. When we arrived we stayed outside drinking a soda, when we listened to the hymns, I went online and saw that the game was at 3:00, I was going to miss it,” said Pablo Mora as he walked quickly to the Occidental entrance door. .
Two companions advanced with him. One of them was making an effort not to spill the beer, which she had to interrupt when they heard that the match was about to begin.
Another couple also entered on time, celebrating that both teams could play in their stadium without problems. “I think it’s good that this happens, because in one way or another it leads us to coexist. You can’t create that panic in the city that we can’t be together,” said Gerónimo García, who proudly wore the “El Poderoso” shirt, a fact that for his partner María Isabel Agudelo, does not have to generate fear: “Independent of whatever shirt we wear, if we all share it well we don’t have to feel afraid”.
The fact that the sporting event had been played so early and Medellín’s determination to allow free admission for children under 12 years of age caused several parents to come with their children and a large number of families to gather at the stadium .
For the parents, there was no reason to miss out on this opportunity given to them by the team they loved, as they stated that the idea was to return home after the final whistle, aware that one should not take risks either.
Thus, parents and children hugged each other and jumped together at minute 16 when Díber Cambindo scored for his team the goal that gave him the victory against Tigres (1-0), a result that left Julio Avelino Comesaña calm, who has the confidence that their leaders can also go to win in Bogotá, where the second leg will be played on May 11.
For many of these children it was the first goal they saw live in the stadium.
Another postcard that was repeated in the afternoon-night of football was that of the foreigners, who enjoyed the same from the stands regardless of the color of the teams that were on stage. Many even came with clothing alluding to the teams from the capital of Antioquia.
the purslane party
Since before 7:00 pm, the time in which the green partial was allowed to enter, the horns began to be felt in the South, because when they entered the first security ring, which was under high police custody, this already it was desolate, without red fans.
In the middle of the rain, the meeting between Nacional and Once Caldas began, with which the party of the paisas in the Atanasio would be sealed, since the green without leaving doubts, thrashed the Manizales team.
From the first minutes of the game, and despite the rain, the purslane prevailed on the field, and went ahead with a goal from Daniel Mantilla, who beat goalkeeper Éder Chaux from mid-range.
And he did not allow the rival to react, because by the same route, the second goal of the night arrived, this time thanks to Danovis Banguero’s shot that he celebrated again with the green.
In this way they went to rest and on the return, in the first action of the game, the magician Giovanny Moreno, scored his goal, also from medium distance, for the third of the night.
With the match assured, the Arriero took Andrade, Moreno and Dorlan off the field, to allow them to recover, since they will surely be back on the payroll this Saturday, again against Once Caldas, but by date 17 of the League, at 6:05 p.m.
The last minutes were calm for the green, who did not suffer in defense and managed to keep the goal at zero, giving the ball a pass while the stands celebrated
SUMMARY OF THE PARTY
NATIONAL 3
Technician: Hernan Dario Herrera.
Players: Kevin Wed; Yerson Candelo, Cristian Castro, Juan David Cabal, Danovis Banguero; Sebastián Gómez (Alex Mejía, 72′), Giovanny Moreno (Jarlan Barrera, 67′), Andrés Andrade (Álvaro Angulo, 67′); Daniel Mantilla, Dorlan Pabón (John Duque, 67′) and Jéfferson Duque (Ruyeri Blanco, 75′).
Goals: Daniel Mantilla (5′), Danovis Banguero (10′), Giovanny Moreno (46′).
Expelled: there was not
Figure: Giovanni Moreno.
Technician: Diego Corridor.
Players: Eder Chaux; Jesús David Murillo (Marlon Piedrahíta, 46′), Sebastián Palma (Fáiner Torijano, 55′), Brayan Córdoba, Felipe Banguero; Camilo Mancilla (Diego Valdés, 55′), Robert Mejía, Sebastián Guzmán (Dannovis Quiñones, 51′), Marcelino Carreazo (Mender García, 46′), Juan David Pérez
and Ayron del Valle.
Goal: did not score.
Expelled: D. Quiñones (79 ‘).
Figure: did not have.
Estadio: Athanasius Girardot. / Referee: Steven Camargo (Bogota). / Assistants: Julio Sierra (Sucre) and Julio Hoyos (Córdoba).
/ Assistance: about 16,600 spectators.
