First game of the year for Cali and Once Caldas, in which a heartfelt minute of silence was held for the death of the singer Yeison Jiménez. At home, Gallese, Álvarez, Reynoso and Dinenno made their debut as starters, while Alvarado did so on the visit. A 0-0 that had greater options in the second half for both teams.
Headlines from Cali and Once Caldas in the first half
Deportivo Cali: Pedro Gallese(R); Fabián Viáfara, José Caldera, Fernando Álvarez (R), Andrés Correa, Andrés Colorado, Yani Quintero, Johan Martínez, Bebelo Reynoso (R) y Juan Dinenno (R).
Once Caldas: James Aguirre; Juan Cuesta, Jorge Cardona, Kevin Cuesta, Kevin Tamayo, Jaime Alvarado (R), Iván Rojas, Luis Sánchez, Mateo Zuleta, Michael Barrios and Dayro Moreno.
Dinenno and Gallese, the most active in Cali
Cali needed four minutes to reach Aguirre’s goal. Meanwhile, Once Caldas showed more game memory to force Gamero’s team to retreat. Dinenno had it as a cue after a cross from Viáfara (7′), but the ball almost missed the Manizales team’s right post.
Dinenno was the most active of Cali’s reinforcements, The striker tried his header again in the 12th minute after a corner kick. The attacker showed attitude and commitment in every ball he had or played for.
At 23′ Juan Ignacio appeared again, after a great assist from Martínez, but the scorer was unable to define well due to the departure of the Once Caldas goalkeeper. Gallese intervened until the 25th minute after a free kick from the side, in which the Peruvian controlled without problem. Then he had one more with another similar action in which he rejected well after Zuleta’s shot.
Reynoso still looked vague and in need of more shootingbecause he touched the ball very little and when he did, he mostly didn’t get it right. Álvarez served alongside Caldera in defense in Once Caldas’ few attacks. Avilés Hurtado had the first for Cali, but the post and then Aguirre prevented it and with the score 0-0 they went to halftime.
This is how Cali and Once Caldas started the second half
Deportivo Cali (4 changes): Pedro Gallese (R); Luis Manuel Orejuela, José Caldera, Fernando Álvarez (R), Andrés Correa, Ronaldo Pájaro (R), Daniel Giraldo (R, entered at 55′), Johan Martínez, Juan Manuel Arango and Juan Dinenno (R).
Once Caldas (new team): Joan Parra, Efraín Navarro, Juan Castaño, Stalin Valencia, Yeferson Rodallega (R), Rafael Acuña, Tomás García, Déinner Quiñones, Esteban Beltrán, Felipe Gómez and Jefry Zapata.
A typical preseason 0-0 in Palmaseca
The two teams moved the benches to see more players. From the outset, Once Caldas was the one who was close to Jefry Zapata’s goal, after a good play in which Gallese and Álvarez prevented the forward from celebrating, first the Peruvian goalkeeper and then the center back. At 55′ Cali’s fourth change took place with the entry of Daniel Giraldo, instead of Yani Quintero.
Once Caldas seemed looser with this team, which is undoubtedly more of a substitute than a starter. Meanwhile, Cali tested Martínez with a shot from outside the area that went to the corner kick, after Parra’s rejection. The visit responded and Gallese was almost exposed to a false start, in which he had the support of his center backs to avoid scoring.
Dinenno was on the court until the 75th minute, He had a better first half, in the second half he could not finish off Parra’s goal, Jean Galindo entered in his place. At 80′ Quiñones crashed it into the crossbar while Gallese could barely follow the ball with his eyes, the locals were saved once again.
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Good test for both teams, where Cali looked better in the first half and Once Caldas in the second, although with the substitutes. The clubs avoided the goals and with the 0-0 they had to settle, despite the fact that Gamero’s team closed the match better by playing very close to Parra and trying to win the victory that did not come.
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