Deportivo Pereira was implemented this past Monday Tolma at the end of the 13th day of Betplay Series 2024-II. Matecaña’s team won 1-0 in a game in which the three referees were the main characters and made the game unclear.
In the first half Tolima would have the first chance and perhaps the most obvious one of this half around the 14th minute of play where Yeison Guzmán crossed it against Carlos Cortés Barreiro and then took the volley forward that was stopped by Salvador . Ichazo in a great way. Two minutes later, Pereira responded with Javier Mena who took a right hand that William Cuesta saved in half.
About half an hour into the game, Guzmán tried from the middle of the field, but he found goalkeeper Ichazo who saved the ball without problems. Towards 35′, Mena tried again and hit a left-footed shot inside the area that went straight towards Cuesta. In the 41st minute, the controversy of the match passed and it was Guzmán’s dismissal that received an unusual double yellow.
In the second half, Pereira missed the opening of the scoreboard around the 60th minute with Alejandro Piedrahita who received the ball from the right side, entered the area and took a shot that went well past the Pijaos goal.
In the 72nd minute, Tolima was saved again, this time in a play in which Andrés Ibargüen entered the area and before he finished, Marlon Torres had an impressive close to prevent Pereira from scoring.
Around the 81st minute, the local team finally opened the scoring with Yesús Cabrera. The play started with a luxury from Carlos Darwin Quintero and then the ball went through Eber Moreno who directed it to Cabrera and took a right hand that hit an opponent and dislocated Cuesta who was able to do little to avoid the goal.
In the end, the referee was the protagonist again and this time he sent off Marlon Torres after a clear attack on Gonzalo Lencina. However, the VAR called the referee and after the review he only gave him the yellow card in another questionable decision on the shortlist. Tolima pushed until the end, but could not find a clear equalizing chance.
With this result, Tolima is in sixth place with 21 points and Pereira climbed several positions and reached 12th place with 15 points.