Unión Magdalena was on the verge of the final of the Betplay Tournament, Cúcuta was the executioner and with a 2-1 they sentenced the banana illusion.
The match between Motilones and Bananeros was played at the General Santander stadium. Unión visited Cúcuta, being first in the group with 11 points, three behind Deportes Quindío, so a draw was enough for the Samario team to advance to the final.
At 26 minutes into the game, the goal began to get complicated with the score by Lucas Ríos, who put Cúcuta ahead 1-0 on the scoreboard., in an action that with the VAR would have been invalidated due to clear offside, which inexplicably was not seen by the linesman. It was not until 45+1 that Unión managed to equalize the result thanks to Dilan Ortiz’s goal.
The 1-1 draw allowed Unión to qualify for the final, while in the other match Deportes Quindío and Llaneros tied 0-0. However, at 58 minutes of play, Cúcuta Deportivo took the lead again on the scoreboard with a great goal from Valentín Robaldo.
With 2-1Unión Magdalena depended on what happened in the match between Llaneros and Sports Quindío, which was disputed in the Rey Pelé state of Villavicencio. Over there, Llaneros urgently needed the victory, given the partial defeat of Unión, and a goal from Lasso in the 71st minute of the game tipped the score in favor of the locals..
With the 1-0 in favor of Llaneros and the partial 2-1 that Unión could not turn around, the goal of the final looked increasingly distant. From the bench, coach Hernández could not find a way to make the Samaria team react, which was little by little becoming desperate.
The minutes went by and Unión Magdaleno could not prevail in the game, they lost balls constantly and ‘at the drop of a hat’ they hoped that a carelessness in Cúcuta’s defense would make possible a miracle that never happened, the ‘Cyclone Bananero’ ran out of air and the defeat ended the dream of a new final.
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