Deportivo Cali tied 1-1 against Independiente Santa Fe for date 19 of the Colombian league, at its stadium in Palmaseca. From the beginning of the game, the sugar producers had many variants on the field, giving rest to most of the group and the cardinals had the obligation to win, in order to consolidate the classification to the group of eight.
In the first minutes of the match, Cali and Santa Fe tried to get their game through high pressure and verticality in the offensive part, with the Bogotanos having more presence in the rival field, while the Caleños tried to get out safely from the bottom. At minute 16, Kevin Moreno knocked down Wilson Morelo in the area and the referee Wilmar Roldan awarded a penalty, the same affected person stood in front of the ball and charged the goalkeeper’s left post with a location to make the partial 0-1.
The advantage did not last long for the Cardinals due to the quick reaction of the locals at minute 21, Moreno crossed the ball to the right side with Santiago Mosquera who, with a directed control, played with Juan José Mina, Yerry’s younger brother reached the final line and assisted Daniel Luna in the heart of the area, anticipating the rival defender to score the 1-1 draw.
The Cardinals continued to approach with some difficulty and managed to do so by putting Morelo heads-up against goalkeeper Humberto Acevedo, winning the duel against the experienced player from Santa Fe. In the final minutes of the initial stage, Cali again generated danger with shots by Michael Ortega and Mosquera, but without much direction to finish the first 45 minutes on an equal footing.
For the second half, a little more offensive level was generated, first the sugar workers tried it with a shot by Gian Franco Cabezas that Leandro Castellanos stopped and in the same play Santa Fe responded with a quick counterattack moving the ball from one side to another. and Jersson González alone against Acevedo, hit the goalkeeper’s left post.
With the progress of the final part, the teams refreshed their lines due to the wear and tear of the match, Andrés Balanta, Yony González, Oscar Segura and Juan Esteban Franco entered the Verdiblancos and Carlos Robles, Michael Ortega, Santiago Mosquera and Brayan Montaño withdrew. ; Yéiler Góez, Wilfrido De La Rosa and Jhon Velásquez entered the capital and Juan Pedroza, Andrey Estupiñán and Jersson González left.
After minute 65, those led by Rafael Dudamel had other opportunities to go up on the scoreboard, but in the definition the attackers Mosquera and Carlos Lucumí were unable to connect the ball in a good way or Castellanos stopped safely. Santa Fe responded with shots from medium distance but Acevedo again emerged as the figure of the match.
In the last minutes the game slowed down and the final tie was sealed with a 1-1 result, the sugar producers getting a good result due to all the variations they had on the field and the players who added minutes, while the Bogotanos complicated their classification at endings.
On the last date of the all against all of the first semester of the Colombian league, Deportivo Cali will visit Patriotas de Boyacá and Independiente Santa Fe will be a visitor against Once Caldas.
Juan Andres Arias Arias
Correspondent Futbolred Cali
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