Technology alerted the possible red for Cabeza, ruled that Sornoza’s penalty be repeated and validated Independiente’s third goal.
With a double from Júnior Sornoza and another goal from Jonatan Bauman, Independent of the Valley left in check tonight Emelec after beating him 3-1 on Sunday night in the first leg final of the Professional League of Ecuador in a game where the VAR had an agitated participation by being the protagonist in the expulsion of Alejandro Cabeza, in the repetition of a maximum penalty that ended in the second goal of the local and in validating the third goal from Sangolquileño; all, with correct interventions. The striped players leave with good footballing sensations for their revenge after overcoming their rival in various aspects, although they suffered a goal in injury time.
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The match, initially scheduled for 7:00 p.m. this Sunday, was postponed to 8:00 p.m. due to the heavy rain that fell in the area where the Banco Guayaquil stadium is located.
Independiente del Valle started the game with a very intense game that surprised the visitor, who also found no mechanisms to get out of a counterattack. Two minutes into the game Pedro Ortiz managed to control a dangerous shot from Lorenzo Faravelli that was destined for the net. In another approach, a low center from Hurtado was diverted by Carabalí to the corner, although he almost got it into his own goal.
Through direct play, Paiva’s team sought to win over Carabalí’s back with Hurtado’s incursion. Zapata responded with a left-footed shot that went wide (17 minutes). Chávez counterattacked with another shot that Ortiz cleared to a corner.
But in a new foray Hurtado sent the ball to the left side where Sornoza appeared without a mark. The midfielder defined the cross from the inside edge by grabbing the ball from the air and left Ortiz static (21 minutes). Emelec was saved from the second after Bauman failed to connect a low center from Hurtado (28 minutes).
After half an hour of play, there was an action between Cabeza and Ramírez. Center-back Luis Quiroz applied the field play review (OFR) and decided to send off the blue player in the 38th minute. Before the closing of the first curtain, Joao Rojas was injured and was replaced by Facundo Barceló.
At the first minute of the complement, Quiroz sanctioned the maximum penalty in favor of Independiente for a hand from Barceló. Sornoza missed the shot but the judge, supported by the VAR, ordered a repeat shot because Ortiz had gone ahead at the time of the auction. Sornoza again executed and managed to beat Ortiz, who was played to his left while the ball entered the other side (53 minutes). El Zorro missed the third solo against Ortiz after a lethal counterattack (68 minutes).
However, in another appearance of the manabita hit the ball on the post after a header, but Bauman was attentive to finish and put the win (75 minutes). The Argentine added his 27th touchdown in his first season in Ecuadorian soccer.
In the eighth and last minute of addition Sebastián Rodríguez exchanged a penalty for a goal after a Schünke hand sanctioned by Quiroz (90 + 8 minutes).
The rematch match will be played at the George Capwell Stadium next Sunday, December 12, at 7:00 p.m. (D)
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