Golden point for Tolima: 1-1 with Millonarios and close to the final

Deportes Tolima gave a coup of authority in group B of the semifinal homers of the BetPlay League 2021: this Thursday he drew 1-1 with Millonarios in El Campín, Bogotá, and remains the lonely leader in the home run with 8 points, two above America and three units of the ambassador team.

Very early, Millonarios took the lead, with a goal from Macalister Silva; but Tolima managed to tie at minute 90 with a score by Anderson Angulo.

The duel began with a lot of vertigo. Millonarios had all the initiative, which is hardly logical considering that everything was played for everything, but he missed several passes in his own field that almost caused a headache.

The account was opened exactly eight minutes later. El Campín exploded from the captain’s hand. David Macalister Silva made a tight corner kick that deflected slightly at Julián Quiñones and ended up at the back of the net.

Tolima reacted only after a quarter of an hour. Hernán Torres’s men could not get into the game, in part thanks to the large number of changes in the eleven. Juan Pablo Nieto drew a powerful mid-distance shot that deflected into Juan Pablo Vargas and ended up crashing into Ruíz’s right post.

The match was later tied for dominance. The visit pressed higher and the local found spaces on offense. Little by little it turned back and forth.

Half an hour into the game, the ambassador reappeared. Fernando Uribe brilliantly headed a cross from the left side and forced a monumental flyby from goalkeeper Cuesta. Very clear opportunity.

On the closing of the first part, the posh box began to get decidedly back and appeal to its preferred weapon: the counterattack. For his part, Millonarios developed from the collective game with Macalister and Daniel Ruíz. As a result, at minute 37, a play that culminated in a shot by Daniel Giraldo that Cuesta boxed safely.

At halftime, Alberto Gamero moved his team. Andrés Felipe Román was replaced and in his place Elvis Perlaza entered. The other 21 players remained on the court for the restart.

Already in the second half, the blue had its first opportunity at the feet of Andrés Gómez. The canterano received inside the area and released a very strong shot that the rival goalkeeper controlled. A lot of attack on the right wing with a fresh Pearl.

Moments later, a miracle occurred in the posh bow. Bertel overflowed brilliantly on the left, he won the position of his rival and took a left-footed shot inside the area that crashed on the crossbar and on the rebound the striker Uribe could not give direction to his header. Very clear missed opportunity.

The fouls and the physical duel prevailed when the game time came. Much friction, little football. Situation that of course suited the team that had the advantage.

The visit had as a constant the centers to the far post looking for the direct shot or the second ball with a pivot to the small area. The local insisted with the cons and at times defend from possession.

At the end came the key moment for Esteban Ruíz, the criticized Albiazul goalkeeper. He first saved a sensational shot at point blank range and responded brilliantly on the rebound. But on the subsequent corner kick, the hero was turned into a villain. He stayed inside the arc in pivoting at the far post and Quiñones decreed equality.

In the last moments, the blue crashed a ball into the post and Cuesta saved a sensational ball. Finally equality did not budge. Tolima’s valuable point in Bogotá that leaves him with a foot and a half in the final.