in the duel of first leg of phase 3 in Copa BetPlay 2022, Independent Santa Fe got a miraculous 0-1 victory on their visit to Deportivo Pastodespite having one less player from minute 26.
For this meeting in La Libertad, the cardinal team used an alternate payroll. At times he managed to generate goal options from the hand of Matías Mier and Harold Rivera.
Precisely Mier was the one who had the clearest of the visitor in the first half, when he received a pumped cross inside the area and trying to finish off with a volley, he grabbed the ball terribly wrong and goalkeeper Ederson Ancízar Cabezas saved.
And when Santa Fe looked best, an imprudence of Yulián Anchico conditioned the match. Before the half hour mark was up (26′), the referent was late for a closing and took Facundo Boné ahead. Two yellow cards in just four minutes and off to the showers.
Boné himself almost scored a great goal in the subsequent free kick and before the end of the first half Harold Rivera demanded that Cabezas with a powerful shot.
The second part started evenly, but at game time the can was opened. On a corner kick, defender Yilson David Rosales wanted to evacuate a ball and ended up hitting it with his hand unbelievably. Maximum penalty more than evident and Fernando Coniglio did not forgive.
With the score in favor, Cardetti’s men delayed their lines and resorted to defensive play to defend the 1-0. Pasto, thanks to the variants, generated more football, but it took a long time to generate clear chances.
In the last 15 minutes, the volcanic team tried by all means. Even so, the lack of aim and the great work of José Johan Silva under the three posts prevented equality.
In the 90′, the people from the capital came out in a quick counterattack. Jhon Velásquez received on the edge of the area, cut inside to elude two rivals and entering the area he unleashed a powerful right hand, but the ball ended up crashing on the crossbar.
In the end it was a long-suffering and heroic cardinal victory by the slightest difference. With one less they took advantage away from home and now they will have to revalidate their pass to the next phase in El Campín.
