The finals of the BetPlay Tournament are throbbing in search of two places to climb to the highest category, and there those who can choose and be in the race to be promoted are Boyacá Chicó, Atlético Huila and Deportes Quindío, the latter as the first in the reclassification. If the checkers are champions, they have their direct ticket to the 2023 BetPlay League, while if the opitas are champions, they will have to play another match between the two, in other words, we would have to wait. They started the series with a solitary goal from Sebastián Támara.
Since Bismarks Santiago’s whistle blew, the match was lived with great intensity. Atlético Huila tried to attack with Guillermo Britos and Blas Díaz, but it was really the local team who entered with the initiative and with the chance to score. So much so that, after ten minutes, Romir Balanta sent a cross to the head of Brayan Moreno that just missed the side.
With Blas Díaz, Huila tried from far away, but with a very close shot to enter. Rogerio Caicedo was well ahead and the Paraguayan took a shot from his own half that went just wide. Chicó responded with Eduar Banguero centering and the goalkeeper, Jhon Figueroa saved. Little by little, the figure of Figueroa was taking more prominence in the game.
A one-on-one between Jhon Figueroa and Brayan Moreno with a filtered pass from Kevin Londoño to Moreno who, in Figueroa’s bilge, tried to shoot the ball over the crossbar. Then it was Wilmar Cruz with a shot just wide. There was no time for more in the first part.
Already in the second half, the leading role of Jhon Figueroa began to take on more force. Eduar Banguero appeared only after a filtered pass from Romir Balanta and Figueroa saved. However, Huila had the clearest with Guillermo Britos. His shot hit the vertical in a miscalculation by Rogerio Caicedo.
Around 70 minutes, Boyacá Chicó kept trying through crosses to the area that Jhon Figueroa was very attentive to save the incessant headers. Sebastián Támara crossed and Kevin Londoño with his head disturbed Figueroa who saved in two times. Later, the Huila goalkeeper saved again in a similar move.
Boyacá Chicó desperately tried to open the scoring. So much so, that in one action, Henry Plazas reached the rival area, finished off and barely went over the crossbar. A string of checkerboard annotations appeared. First, a header from Kevin Londoño, but it was out of place. Second, a solo arrival by Sebastián Támara who entered the area easily, feinted and finished off against a defeated Jhon Figueroa and a defender ended up deflecting to the bottom.
Immediately, Huila went from sadness to relief. Jesus Arrieta was left alone against Jhon Figueroa after a ball. However, when he controlled the ball, he hit her in the arm. He defined with a shot and Bismarks Santiago annulled the goal when consulting the VAR. Due to the slightest difference, Boyacá Chicó directed his promotion, but everything will be defined on Tuesday, November 15 at the Guillermo Plazas Alcid in Neiva.
