More claw than game, Junior from Barranquilla traced it back to patriots and they won 2-1 in their match on the 13th of the Betplay Series 2024-II. Edwin Herrera and Marco Pérez scored for the Tiburón team. The discount came from Carlos de las Salas.
In the first half, Patriotas quickly took the lead on the scoreboard. Víctor Cantillo broke Flabian Londoño in the area and the referee did not hesitate to award a penalty to Carlos de las Salas and save Santiago Mele. However, the penalty was repeated by the VAR because the Uruguayan goalkeeper went forward and in the second charge De las Salas missed.
Already around the 27th minute, Junior’s first clear shot came with Carlos Bacca taking a free kick from the edge of the area that went over the bar, but Juan David Valencia saved the shot and on the second play ‘Titi’ Rodríguez took on the right. a hand that De las Salas managed to close.
Towards 45′, Junior had two important chances. In the first, Bacca directed the ball and two players went too far and failed to connect with the forward’s pass. Then, José Enamorado crossed it into the area and the Patriotas defense took the ball on the line.
In the second half, Junior improved and found the tie with Edwin Herrera who found the ball and from outside the area made a bomb that was impossible for Valencia to stop.
Two minutes after the goal, Rodríguez tackled Yimmi Chará and José Daniel García brought him down in the area. The referee awarded a penalty, but the VAR called the judge and everything was invalidated due to a previous foul by Cará on Londoño.
In the 66th minute, Patriotas returned to Santiago Mele’s goal with Mateo Rodas who took a right hand that complicated the Uruguayan goalkeeper, but which he was able to stop in a great way.
At the end, Junior turned it around for Patriotas in a game where Bryan Castrillón crossed it to Marco Pérez and the forward didn’t hesitate to save it with a superb header to win it at home.
With this result, Tiburón is in 11th place in the table and was one point behind eighth place Águilas Doradas. On the next date, they will face La Equidad, in Bogotá.