Deportivo Pereira won at home against Atlético Bucaramanga 1-0 in a game that was difficult for them to carry out, as it was dominated by the Santander team, who played the entire second half with one less player. The Risaraldense team started on the right foot the home runs for the three points obtained in the Group A.
The visiting team came out with the same disposition of preparation and attack in relation to how they closed the ‘all against all’. The playing field did not help much for the ball possession game, since the water from the rain and mud slowed down the ball.
But that was not an impediment for the approaches of the Leopard painting to begin to arrive. The first was with Fabian Sambueza at 23′ with a medium-distance shot that had to be saved Salvador Ichazo. Moments later, they came close with a corner kick, but Emerson Córdoba couldn’t shoot.
Pereira was effective
Leonel Álvarez’s team resorted to isolated actions, since they did not have control of the ball and individualities were their solution. The goal came in the 38th minute after taking advantage of an error at the start with a quick handoff from the center of Andrés Ibarguen and luck favored him Carlos Darwin Quinterowho had the ball left after the bad start of Aldair Quintana and suddenly he sent it away.
Bucaramanga had to start rowing with one man less, because at minute 45+7 he left expelled Fredy Hinestroza for double yellow. The second was earned after elbowing Faber Gil.
The second half was mostly the team’s Rafael Dudamel. Despite having 10 on the playing field, they managed to position themselves and occupy spaces in the opposing zone and even cause danger, but they were ineffective.
At minute 52 Aldair Zarate generated a long-distance shot that sent flying Salvador Ichazo. Ten minutes later, Daniel Mosquera overflowed from the left and the center looked for Emerson Córdoba, but Jean Pestaña arrived providentially to clear it.
Bucaramanga, no matter how hard he tried, approached and had shots, he could not violate the goal of the Argentine goalkeeper, who ended up as one of the figures of the match.
The next rival of Pereira will be Millionaires in Bogotá on Saturday, May 11 from 7:30 pm For its part, Atlético Bucaramanga will receive Junior de Barranquilla the same day, but at 5:15 pm
