Millonarios qualified this Wednesday for the final of the 2022 BetPlay Cup, in a vibrant match against Independiente Medellín in El Campín. The ambassador had won 0-2 in the first leg semifinal in Medellín; the powerful tied the series in the first half in Bogotá, but the ambassador reacted with ten men and tied the game and won on aggregate 4-2.
Millionaires confused, Medellin heroic. This is how the first 45 minutes of the second leg of the Cup semifinal are summed up. The powerful played a great game in the first half and won the prize.
At 28 minutes, Medellín recovered and came out playing from their field; Vladimir Hernández opened up Jordy Monroy, who looked for Diber Cambindo: the striker took advantage of the space left by José Cuenú, hooked and left Llinás lying, and defined with his left leg for the 0-1, which excited the powerful with giving the surprise .
Medellín played with personality in El Campín and found the second goal after 37 minutes of play, with a spectacular filtered pass by Andrés Ricaurte and a definition by Luciano Pons: 0-2, tied series and Millonarios barely looked.
Things got even more complicated for the ambassador at the end of the first half, as Juan Carlos Pereira was sent off for attacking Pons without the ball (45+3′) and left Alberto Gamero’s team with ten.
The second part was inspiring for the albiazul team. Millonarios began to play, to bring together those who know: Macalister Silva and Daniel Ruiz made a foul and the free kick ended in a goal: Ruiz stepped on it and left it to ‘Maca’, who finished off under the barrier and scored the 1-2, giving him back the advantage in the series (3-2) and peace of mind.
Daniel Ruiz shouldered the team and displayed all his talent. At 85′, he took a spectacular free kick and tied the game 2-2, certifying passage to the Cup final. Great match!
