Deportes Tolima defeated Boyacá Chicó this Saturday in a match where the team from Ibagué had to come from behind to win. It ended 2-1 with goals from Yeison Guzmán and Franco López for the home team. Wilmar Cruz scored for the visitors.
In the first half, Tolima almost opened the scoring with Franco López, who received a well-placed cross from Marlon Torres, and the striker took a half-volley that just missed the goal of Emiliano Denis.
At minute 23, Boyacá Chicó surprised by taking the lead with Wilmar Cruz, who received an excellent cross from Henry Plazas and headed it into the net with a powerful shot.
Just four minutes later, Tolima equalized with Yeison Guzmán, who took advantage of a poor clearance from Chicó and unleashed a powerful shot from the edge of the area that was unstoppable for the Ajedrezado goalkeeper. Ten minutes later, Jeison Lucumí tried from the outside with a right-foot shot aimed at the corner, which hit the crossbar of the goal defended by William Cuesta.
Before the end of this half, Tolima turned the score around with López, who received a great first-touch pass from Álex Castro and fired a right-foot shot from the edge of the area to beat goalkeeper Denis.
In the second half, Tolima continued to be the most insistent in attack, creating several opportunities that were ultimately invalidated for offside. In the 73rd minute, Guzmán had another great chance with a long-range shot that Denis saved brilliantly, and the follow-up play was disallowed due to a foul by Castro on Chicó’s goalkeeper.
In the 88th minute, Boyacá Chicó almost equalized with a powerful right-foot shot from Sebastián Támara that just missed the side of Cuesta’s goal. However, in the end, Tolima held onto the result and secured three valuable points at home.
With this result, Tolima is in second place in the standings with 17 points, while Chicó is in second to last with only five points accumulated.