Equity stayed with the three points against Junior at the start of match 14 of the Colombian League after winning the match 1-0 City Roof Stadium. The game, directed by the referee Carlos Betancurthat they had controversial actions, such as the penalty won by the Bogotá team and a possible violation of a handball inside the area that was not allowed in favor of the Barranquilla team.
There was controversy in the first half, but it was the Bogotá team that headed towards the penalty area with more danger. Jefferson Martinez, his place in the arch Santiago Melecalled up with the Uruguay National Team for the World Cup Qualifying double date.
In two minutes of play, Santiago Lopez He filtered a pass through the left zone to Beckham Castro, who entered the area and then received a touch from behind the winger Jefferson Moreno. Although the contact was minimal, referee Carlos Betancur did not hesitate to award a penalty and it was the goalkeeper, Washington Ortega, who headed it turned it into a goal with a brilliant cross shot to celebrate his first goal as a professional.
The visiting team tried to answer. About 24′ Come on Friend got a ball very close to the area and screened for Steven Rodriguez, who hooked to avoid a rival and then took a shot that is not very comfortable that easily reached the hands of the Uruguayan goalkeeper, although he ended up sending to the corner kick.
La Equidad had two more at the end of the first half. First through Diego Castillowho replaced the injured Beckham Castro at 31′ and, three minutes later, generated an action in which he crossed the left wing, crossed, but Ayron del Valle He couldn’t connect to send it into the back of the net. Then, at 43′ Andres Felipe Correa put a cross that led Fabian Chaverrabut he put it over the target.
Controversy in the second half
Little action was presented in the complement. Junior improved based on the changes made by coach César Farías, which brought in players such as José Enamorado, Luis ‘Cariaco’ González and Carlos Bacca. The game was more fluid, but the ideas did not reach the feet of the people in charge of manufacturing the actions.
La Equidad had several clear approaches, such as the one in the 84th minute with center Leyner Escalante to Diego Castillowho entered the six-yard box, but could not direct it and ran very close to the right post of Jefferson Martínez.
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Junior contested a potential penalty handball by Leyder Riascos at the end of the game. Cariaco González took a free kick for Carlos Bacca, who sent the ball to the center of the area and hit the hand of the La Equidad player, however, in a strange line drawing, since the last man was not taken into account by the insurance team, Bacca was ruled upside down.
It’s okay Junior finished better, fell as a visitor and was left with 19 points outside the group of eight, which lost the possibility of entering, at least partially, this selected zone. For her, Equity It was left with 17 units in the middle zone of the classification.