It was a crazy game. Without respite. Vibrant and emotional from start to finish. Two penalties, practically two own goals, three goals, one in the minute of addition (90 + 2), and an agonizing victory for Junior 4-3 against Deportivo Pereira, on Wednesday night at the Roberto Meléndez Metropolitan Stadium, in the first leg of the round of 16 series of the Colombia Cup.
Everything happened. Goofs were left over, but also emotions. No one can deny that he had fun in the second game that the shark club faced under the command of Arturo Reyes.
The rojiblanco coach must be happy with the change his team has had offensively (eight goals in two games and countless goal options), but worried about the lack of communication and huge errors in his defense.
Junior put his foot on the gas immediately. As it happened before Once Caldas, Those led by Arturo Reyes, with their 1-4-3-3, came out to put pressure on the rival area and completely took over the ball.
They did not postpone dominance. The lock began with a Larry Vasquez immense and attentive to all the rebounds and to any escape attempt by the ‘Matecañas’.
The ball was quickly recovered and with criteria a new attack was restarted.
Perhaps greater mobility and diagonals were needed up front, which this time was led by Cristian Martinez, but what ‘Cariaco’ González, Fredy Hinestroza did with a changed profile, joining with Juan David Rodríguez, Didier Moreno and the determined support of Gabriel Fuentes and Marlon Piedrahita, was enough to subdue the opponent and generate goal options.
More skill in the shots and a better choice in the last pass frustrated a more bulky score in favor of the host.
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