Junior once again fulfills his quota as a local. The rojiblancos beat Equidad this Saturday 1-0, with a score of Gabriel Fuentes penalty kick, in play corresponding to the third date of the BetPlay League I-2022.
It was not a victory to frame, the spectacle was not abundant, nor the ‘beautiful game’, but the seriousness of seeing a team that had nothing left over, but also did not have any difficulties against a rival that did the impossible not to let him play.
Junior showed high and low performance peaks in the first 45 minutes. He was clear, dominating and offensive from the start, but, little by little, he saw that impetus slow down, as a result of the aggressiveness of a rival, who appealed to strong play to contain the onslaught of the locals.
The disallowed goal Fernando Uribe, in the early stages of the game, was a warning of intentions by the rojiblancos, who were desperately looking for that goal that would give them the calm and confidence necessary to be able to display the best of their football, already with the current in their favor.
And that goal came with a little help from the rival. Pablo Sabbag touched the ball with his hand inside the area and served the goal for the locals, who did not miss the opportunity, scoring from a penalty kick at the feet of Gabriel Fuentes.
With the outlook in his favor, Junior tried to keep his foot on the accelerator in search of the second goal, but he crashed with the aggressiveness of a rival, who began to hit, hit and hit —in the best style of the teams of alexis garcia— to be able to tame the intentions of the premises.
And, like the style or not, he succeeded. The shark’ crashed again and again with a wall that did not let him play in his habitat.
Yesus Cabrera was lost, Bathrobe and Cetré They did not enter the game clearly and Uribe wandered upstairs, without balls to be able to exploit his greatest virtue, the definition.
Junior did not lose control of the game, he did not experience difficulties or troubles, he was even able to go to the break with a larger score – Sambueza and Albornoz failed in the definition in two heads up – but he did move away, little by little, from the goal insurer, defended by the Uruguayan Washington Ortega.
The second part brought a combative Junior, who did not lower his arms despite the ‘punchiness’ of a rival with few offensive arguments, but who wanted to make sure of the middle back, trying to annul Junior’s ‘players’.
Didier Moreno tried mid-distance and saved the goalkeeper. had it Fernando Uribe on two occasions —one of them hit the vertical—, but he had no luck on both. Cetré failed, after a header in a clear goal position. And almost, towards the end, Homer Martínez surprised, who entered as a midfielder and tried to take advantage of his great mid-distance shot. But it couldn’t.
Junior had to settle for winning by the slightest difference, when perhaps he deserved more. But victory is victory and much more so at home, where the obligation will always be to win.
