Atlético de Cali defeated Barranquilla FC on Tuesday 3-2 for date 13 of the Ascent Tournament, which keeps it at the top of the standings.
Those led by Giovanni Hernández were practical and with goals from Yeison Mena, Junior Escobar and Andrés Carabalí they went over the Barranquilla team in a vibrant match.
At minute 9, Yeison Mena opened the scoring, after a struggle from the eastern flank, in which he was able to position himself in the best way and with a powerful shot with his right leg, he left rival goalkeeper Jaime Acosta without a chance.
The minutes went by and Atlético FC did not give any respite to the rival squad, at minute 13 of the game Junior Escobar appeared, after a pass from forward Andrés Carabalí to the eastern side, in which the winger fought for the ball in front of a defender rival and with a shot with a left miss, he partially left the score 2-0 in favor of the Valle del Cauca team.
Those led by Giovanni Hernández did not lower their guard, and through striker Andrés Carabalí widened the score, after fighting hand in hand with a rival defender, he won the mark, and with a high and powerful shot at minute 27, he perplexed the rival goalkeeper Jaime Acosta who could only cast his gaze.
After an oversight by the local team’s defensive line, Barranquilla FC got the discount at minute 42 of the game, Jonas Mejía with a cross shot from the eastern side left goalkeeper David Agudelo without any chance. With the score of 3-1 the first half would end.
In the complement, Barranquilla FC generated several approaches although without much danger on the goal defended by David Agudelo, but when nobody expected an individuality appeared Julio Cerpa, who from the eastern side made the defensive line of Atlético FC de Cali water, He hit a shot crawling which did not give the goalkeeper any opportunity at minute 80.
Atlético de Cali suffered the last minutes after the expulsion of John González, playing defensively and holding on until the last breath, with a brave Barranquilla FC that left every last drop of sweat.
With this result, the Valle del Cauca team is sixth in the standings with 21 points, two points behind Deportes Quindío, which is the current leader.
The cast from Cali has a pending commitment against Quindío, a game that, if won, would lead them to be the leader of Primera B.
