Alianza Petrolera tied 4-4 against Deportivo Cali for the eighth round of the second half of the Colombian league, at the Daniel Villa Zapata stadium in Barrancabermeja. In a match that had 8 goals in the second half, with both teams coming back at different times and that ended with a lot of emotions.
The team that controlled the game in the first minutes was the local team through good collective sequences and important approaches with long-distance shots. The clearest was at minute 10 with a cross shot by Daniel Moreno, which hit Humberto Acevedo’s crossbar.
The tankers continued to approach with more presence on the left side, while the visitor could not hold the ball and the most important thing he had were shots deflected safely.
At minute 18, the sugar producers woke up where they generated a fairly clear option with a touch from the bottom, in the final meters Kevin Velasco received entering the area, finished off and hit José Luis Chunga’s vertical right. The Caleños continued to attack, but failed to achieve the first of the night.
The match was even, in which each team had its moment with important approaches, but the most dangerous option was Cali at minute 31, with a one-on-one that Ángelo Rodríguez could not define only against Chunga, after a qualification of Theophilus Gutierrez. Then the pace dropped until the end of the first half.
For the complementary stage, the Verdiblanco team made the first change. Yony González entered and Christian Mafla retired, lowering Velasco to the position of left back.
The game had the same dynamic, but at minute 52 after a sequence of passes between Kevin Londoño, Rubén Manjarres and Harrison Mojica, they enabled Moreno from the right who crossed the ball to Pablo Bueno and the striker anticipated the header, scoring the 1-0 partial.
Cali tried to react with a shot from Yony González, but it went wide. Four minutes after Alianza’s first goal, they extended the advantage again with a quick advance down the same right sector, Mojica assisted Kevin Londoño and the midfielder made it 2-0. Then the tankers were able to place the final blow, but goalkeeper Acevedo appeared well to avoid the third.
Before that play, Mayer Candelo had made another change. Onel Acosta entered for Oscar Segura, raising Velasco back to his natural position. At minute 61, they managed to advance, Kevin Velasco finished off, hit the horizontal post, on the second play Teo left it to Ángelo, who finished off the angle for the first discount.
Then those from Barrancabermeja made the first changes, Freddy Flórez, Julián Guevara and Brayan Gil entered, Santiago Ruiz, Manjarres and Bueno left. After the visit continued to improve and advancing down the right side of the field, Teo played space with Yony, crossed into the area and Ángelo, who had not scored for several months, headed the double for the partial tie.
Four minutes later, Yony recovered a ball in a rejection by Alianza, he left it to Carlos Robles, the recovery midfielder finished off, it deflected into Carlos Pérez and Cali’s momentary comeback took place.
At minute 84, Alianza equalized with a corner kick executed by Mojica, Londoño headed in the near post and Guevara headed in the second, scoring the 3-3. Two minutes later, Gil was enabled after a pass from Mojica again, advanced and defined alone against Acevedo for 4-3.
In the final moments, between Chuga and Pérez they hit Teo in the area and the man from Barranquilla had to go on a stretcher. Then the referee Diego Escalante was called by Lisandro Castillo’s VAR and decreed the penalty after seeing the monitor. Velasco stood in front of the ball and sealed the final tie at 4 goals.
The next match for the Colombian league of Alianza Petrolera will be away against Deportivo Pasto, on date 9 and that of Deportivo Cali will be at home against Jaguares de Córdoba, in a pending commitment on date 1.
Juan Andres Arias Arias
Correspondent Futbolred Cali
And Twitter: @AriasJuan_15
