Junior beat Patriotas de Tunja with just enough, by defeating him a goal by zero, in a match for the twelfth date of the BetPlay Dimayor League, played this Friday at the Roberto Meléndez Metropolitan Stadium in Barranquilla.
The only goal of the game was converted by Larry Vásquez.
Junior began putting Patriotas on their own ground and generated arrivals, but between the defense and goalkeeper Carlos Mosquera they prevented him from reaching the goal quickly.
At 14 minutes the Barranquilla team managed to open the scoring, when after receiving a corner kick, the ball reached the other side to Dany Rosero, who headed into the small area where Larry Vásquez was, who finished, also with a header, to put the 1-0 in favor of Junior.
Those led by Arturo Reyes continued to dominate the ball and subdue Patriotas, but it was not clear or accurate when it came to hitting the goal and the times that goalkeeper Carlos Mosquera did it, he avoided the fall of his goal.
Patriotas made their first arrival at Junior’s goal in the 42nd minute, when Santiago Orozco, but his shot passed deflected from the goal guarded by Sebastián Viera, who was one more spectator in the first half.
For the second half in Junior, Sebastián Herrera entered for Cristian Martínez, while Patriotas continued with the same players with whom the commitment began.
The Barranquilla team kept pressing and reaching the Mosquera goal, but it was not effective. The closest shots to score were had by Fabián Sambueza, who after a collective move finished off the grass and Patriotas goalkeeper ended up controlling and the other, also in a collective move, Edwuin Cetré ended up finishing a ball that went over the goal.
With the three points Junior reaches 20 points and remains among the top eight of the tournament. His next rival will be Atlético Bucaramanga.
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