Deportivo Cali He respected his house and after the drama of a penalty shootout, defeated Santa Fe 5-4 and stayed with the title of the Women’s League, for the second consecutive year.
It seemed that the 1-0 advantage of the first leg was little, and that is why Santa Fe defended that botin with a lot of claw, letting the despair be for the locals. Cali players also knew that the distance was very short and maybe that’s why they went to look for the goal that matched the series very fast, because in just 30 seconds Ingrid Guerra He launched the first notice.
Cali kept the pressure, he needed to go to rest with the goal that gave him some tranquility, but he did not find it. Santa Fe, without taking risks, watered and cleared the ball in each Caleña approach. Only Daniela Garavito He was able to disturb with a shot that lacked strength, otherwise, Santa Fe did not want to know about the attack.
He was so dedicated to defending that he made a mistake. At minute 43 Ingrid enabled Lorena Cobos, The attacker had a marker, fought, turned around and took out the right that took the cardinal players disubigated. The ball was inside, slow, as if to give more drama to the action, and 1-0, and the global series was matched.
Cali vs. Santa Fe . Photo:Juan Pablo Rueda. Time
He vibrated the Palmaseca stadium, which received many people to see this final. The Cali players fell on the heroine to score. Cali took the pressure. With that result they went to penalties, another drama, but at least they went to rest. The lionesses went to the player, because the player was injured Isabella Díaz.
In the second half Cali kept his tonic to go for the victory. Santa Fe ran out of attack weapons. Only Garavito tried, but he was not fine at his shot. On the 60th minute there was a discussion when the judge whistled a penalty for Cali, it was non -existent because there was never Katheine Valbuena. The VAR intervened and after several minutes of tension, the judge finally decreed that it was not. It was a respite for the lions, the DT Omar Rodríguez He raised his shouts so that his team had reaction and more concentration, because at that point the Deportivo Cali looked much more solid.
Cali vs. Santa Fe . Photo:Juan Pablo Rueda. Time
The final advanced with a lot of drama, time ran and neither team managed to find the goal that avoid penalties. The force began to miss, the wear was very strong, but final is final and the players gave their extra efforts not to lose.
It was when another key action arrived. Valbuena, a player who is a support for the lions, saw an unnecessary yellow, already had, so she was expelled, despite the claim of the Cardinal Technical Corps, who considered that it was not so much. Santa Fe, with 10 players, had to resist 8 minutes more the discount. If until that moment the Lionesses had looked little for the rival arch, with a player less they no longer had many options to find the goal.
Santa Fe female. Photo:Juan Pablo Rueda. Time
The Cali, as natural, accelerated, uploaded its lines, needed to take advantage of the inferiority of its rival, but did not find clarity either. The game entered a battle between both teams, with a strong game, vehemently, nobody wanted to give anything. On the side, those who desperate were the coaches, who were aware that it was done.
The clock advanced slowly, they were the definitive minutes. Cali pushed in search of the epic. The judge gave 6 minutes of replacement, an eternity, but at that additional time nothing happened because the teams no longer had the way to unbalance. There was something else, Santa Fe lost another player, Mariana Silva by red. But the 1-1 draw in the global was sentenced.
The two team appealed to the candles, the prayers, and of course, to the work of the porters and the kickers. Luisa Agudelo, the Guardian of the Verdiblancas; Yéssica Velásquez, in charge of defending the arch of the Lasonas.
Luisa Agudelo was the figure, he stopped the first, Mariana Zamorano, and that was all because in Cali they all scored their charges. With the final penalty came the celebrations, the tear, the emotion of the champions.
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