La Equidad and Deportes Tolima faced each other at the Metropolitano de Techo stadium, on date 5 of Liga BetPlay 2024, a duel that had great expectations in both teams, as the pijaos sought to add to remain at the top of the classification, while the insurers They wanted to continue climbing.
In the end, everything ended in a tie, which benefits both, although more so for those led by David González, because they continue in good shape in this championship.
The game in the first half was quite back and forth, in which both teams wanted to go for the victory, but Tolima was the first to score at Techo in the 15th minute.
The attacker Brayan Gil was in charge of opening the scoring, after taking advantage of assistance from Yeison Guzmán and managing to finish with his right and defeating goalkeeper Washington Ortega, who saw how the ball crossed down the right side.
That result was golden and it seemed like they were going to maintain that advantage, but La Equidad surprised by attacking and quickly seeking the tie, a goal they achieved before going to halftime.
In the 23rd minute a penalty came in favor of the insurers, after a foul inside the area by captain Julián Quiñones on Kevin Viveros. That same player was in charge of executing, but in the first instance goalkeeper Neto Volpi saved, but the judge decreed that the charge had to be repeated.
However, in the repeat of the collection, Elan Ricardo took the ball, who scored his first goal as a professional against the Pijaos and in the process made it 1-1 at Techo.
Likewise, at the end of the first half, Ricardo himself was able to score 2-1, but the VAR ended up annulling the play, so at halftime they went into a draw.
The second half promised more football and emotions from both teams, but there weren’t many dangerous chances like in the first half.
Tolima sought to maintain the tie, as it was a result that favored them and it didn’t come much, while La Equidad did have some sparks to score the second, but they didn’t have a clear shot.
However, mid-range shots were present for both teams and were the main weapon to go ahead on the scoreboard.
Despite this, Tolima suffered in the last 15 minutes, as Julián Quiñones committed a foul again and the referee ended up sending him off after accumulating two yellow cards, so David González had to make changes to maintain the result.
Equidad kept the pressure on Tolima’s goal, but goalkeeper Neto Volpi ended up being decisive in keeping the pijao goal safe, so everything ended in a tie.
Finally, Tolima held on for the rest of the game and ended up tying at one goal, being a reward for the visit, because it leaves them with ten points, while La Equidad reached seven points.