In a game of contrasts, lethal on the attacking front, but fragile on the defensive, Sports Tolima managed to add an important victory in his debut in the Copa BetPlay 2022. The ‘Vinotinto y Oro’ took the lead in the round of 16 key against Deportivo Pereira, whom they defeated by a slight difference (3-2), on Wednesday night, on the pitch of the stadium Manuel Murillo Toro from Ibague.
Paraguayan striker Gustavo Adrian Ramirez (20 ′), the offensive midfielder Jeison Stiven Lucumí (37 ′) and the Guajiro winger Anderson Silver (71′) gave the three points to the ‘tribe’, which seemed to get complicated after the annotations of Brian Leon (32′) y Duban Palacios (44′). A hectic process for the ‘Vinotinto y Oro’, who knew how to pull it off in the critical moments of the game.
With an inspired Lucumí, participating in two of the three goals, the group commanded by Hernán Torres Oliveros from Ibaguer was able to solve serious flaws in his subsequent quartet, which continues to give him headaches and defeated an opponent who did not leave it easy for the ‘Pijaos ‘. Not in vain could he deserve better luck, were it not for the flashes of good football from the former America of Cali.
The return shock of this back and forth series will take place next Wednesday 11 or Thursday 12 May, at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium in Pereira. The winner of this duel will compete in the next phase of the contest against the winner of the series between Independiente Medellín and Tigres Fútbol Club de Bogotá, in which the “Powerful” have the slightest difference (1-0).
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The opening of the scoring for the ‘Musicals’ was thanks to a masterful counterattack action, in which three touches were enough to send it to the back of the net. A deep pass from the midfielder Bryan Rovira he found alone the extreme guajiro Anderson Daniel Silver; and this, in turn, centered to the heart of the area, where Ramírez appeared with a superb ‘headshot’ and sent it to the bottom.
But the protagonist of the first goal in the scoring for the ‘tribe’, failed in defensive functions and committed a penalty. Coming off a corner kick, Gustavo Adrián shot down at 16 with 50 a. He was paid Brian Leonwho put the tool in the upper right corner of the frame guarded by the Ecuadorian goalkeeper Alexander Domínguez, who could do nothing to prevent the fall of his goal.
It was a matter of minutes for the local reaction to take shape. And it happened through the most outstanding reinforcement of the campaign: Lucumiwho in association with John David Rios, was enabled and left three rivals on the road thanks to his short dribbling. And with a subtle left leg impact, ‘Lucu’ surpassed the goalkeeper harley castlewho despite his stretch could not contain the shot for the partial 2-1.
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However, the joy of the locals was short-lived. In a new defensive neglect, the ‘Rojiamarillo’ team achieved the tie. A corner kick taken by the midfielder Santiago Montoyaformer player of Tolima, was capitalized with absolute ease by the striker Duban Palacioswho took advantage of the incredible passivity of the side Jonathan Marulanda and he only had to touch her, literally, to convert.
For the second half, fortune smiled on the locals. And all thanks to the talent of Lucumiwho destroyed the ‘Rojiamarilla’ defense on the left, centered the ball into the small area and found Anderson Silverwho with an exquisite definition sentenced history in favor of the Tolimenses, who returned to victory at home, although only 1,500 spectators were in the stands.
Here you can see the goals of Tolima vs. Pereira:
