The three points were not enough to advance. Independiente Medellín beat Envigado 0-1 at the Metropolitano Ditaires but the victory was not enough to get a place in the home runs. Jhon Vásquez’s goal from the penalty spot was enough to add three and that DIM reached 29 units, however it was left out due to goal difference (-9).
There will be no representatives from Antioquia in the Semifinal Home Runs of the BetPlay 2024-I League. With the elimination of Independiente Medellín, the four teams in the region were left out of the dispute for the title. Águilas Doradas, Envigado and Nacional no longer had a chance and hope was in the Poderoso team, which despite the victory must say goodbye to the competition.
Injuries mar the first half
First 45 intense minutes at the Metropolitano Ditaires stadium. Independiente Medellín was playing for qualification to the next round and for that reason they went out to find a commitment from the first moment against a team that was already without a chance at the bottom of the table. Round trip game, worthy of a League definition, DIM used Diego Moreno and Jhon Vásquez to create danger in the rival field and Envigado responded with a solid defensive block.
The good offensive actions of both teams were stopped in the 18th minute due to the injury of Diego Moreno, who was later confirmed to have suffered a physical problem in the later, Ménder García entered in his place, player by player. Six minutes later, another change due to injury forced the match to be stopped, this time at home, Carlos Arboleda, the right back, left with clear signs of pain and Geindry Cuervo came to take his place. A new game began to be played from the 25th minute.
The white point gives the partial advantage to DIM
Miguel Monsalve teamed up with Jhon Vásquez and together they tried to open the scoring, generating presence in the rival field and making Julián Palacios and Andrés Cadavid uncomfortable, who were responding with height to the attackers’ demands. Envigado answered with mid-range, Juan Manuel Cuesta tried to surprise Cháux, but his shot went wide of the goal.
The match was meeting expectations, intensity and ball control, but the teams failed in definition, until the story changed with the ball still. Geindry Cuervo committed a foul on Brayan León on the edge of the line, the center back did not hesitate to sanction the penalty and Miguel Monsalve took possession of the ball… while the VAR reviewed the action, Jhon Vásquez asked to collect. Sure shot with his right foot to the left post of the goalkeeper, who went to the opposite post, nothing to do, DIM went to half-time with the partial victory.
Victory is not enough for Medellín
The second half was played with more pressure, Medellín was winning but despite having the score, it was not enough to enter the group of eight. Alfredo Arias gave minutes to Baldomero Perlaza instead of Miguel Monsalve to lead his team even further into the attack. Anxiety began to play against us and fouls became more and more important than the game itself, which lost intensity.
Byron Garcés did not have his best game and did not find the spaces to generate danger in the DIM area, so the coach of the orange team bet his last bullets to find the tie and due to Felipe Jaramillo’s injury he gave minutes to Juan Villa; However, neither the changes nor the remaining time were enough for Envigado to score a point.
Medellín tried until the last minute – they gave five replacements – but achieving classification was very difficult, especially due to the results that were occurring in the matches of the teams with which the Poderoso was fighting for the spot. Millonarios beat Chicó, Once Caldas tied with América and Junior tied with Cali, so both the Bogotá team, the Manizales team and the Barranquilla team secured their place in the Quadrangulars.
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Changes
Mender Garcia (18′, Diego Moreno), Geindry Cuervo (26′, Carlos Arboleda), Yeison Moreno (45′, Carlos Paternina), Baldomero Perlaza (52′, Miguel Monsalve), Juan Villa (62′, Felipe Jaramillo), Nilzo Ramirez (62′, Bayron Garcés), Yairo Moreno (70′, Brayan Léon), Cristian Graciano (70′, Jhon Vásquez), Santiago Noreña (81′, Luis Díaz)
Goals
0-1, 47′: John Vasquez
Cards
Referee: Carlos Arturo Ortega Jaimes
VAR Referee: Keiner José Jiménez Salas, Cristian De La Cruz
Brayan Léon (30′, Yellow), Edison Lopez (36′, Yellow), Joan Parra (45′, Yellow), Nilzo Ramirez (72′, Yellow), Kevin Tamayo (79′, Yellow)