Judge Augusto Aragón ordered to play on the court where the ball did not sting normally. Those from the valley are crowned eleven years after their appearance in Serie A.
The Independent Specialized High Performance Club of the Valley, is its full and official name and since last night it has been registered among the teams that since 1957 have won the title of national champion. For those of Pichincha it is the first crown of this type since their appearance in Serie A, in 2010, a category that since that year they have not left.
The conquest took shape after a 1-1 draw with Emelec, at the George Capwell stadium, a result that left the global score 4-2 in favor of Independiente, the tenth squad that proclaims itself the country’s monarch.
Due to milestones like that, or because those from Valle are now the most powerful force in AFNA, a place that is no longer held by El Nacional, Liga (Q) and much less Deportivo Quito, the return final of the 2021 LigaPro tournament is historic . However, in memory it will be installed by wrong decisions that distorted the game, staged on a pitch in terrible condition.
Incredibly, the central referee Augusto Aragón did not check before the start if the ball stung or rolled in a field flooded by the intense rain that fell from before the start of the game, during the entire development of this and for several hours afterwards.
The match was played under abnormal conditions, soccer as a sport was denatured, Emelec and Independiente were affected and the show was damaged.
After the first half there was a pantomine: Aragon verified that it was not possible to resume and paralyzed the game for 45 minutes. But after that time, with the persistent rain and without the ball rolling as it should, he ordered that it be played as it was. Why was it done on a flooded court? Until the last duel of the year, the judges were distinguished by their lack of judgment.
The terrible conditions of the terrain complicated both teams, however, those led by Ismael Rescalvo were the most affected and as a result of this, the advantage was given to the visitors who in their first foray into rival field they resolved.
7 minutes were played and from the right, Junior Sornoza lifted a corner kick, in principle, Jonathan Bauman finished off and the ball could be rejected on the line by José Cevallos, but the rebound was left to Richard Schunke, launched on the attack, and With a shoe he conquered the 0-1 for Sangolquí’s men and thus silenced the blue fans that filled the stands of Capwell.
Emelec despaired and moments, in the counterattack, Renato Paiva’s men scared Pedro Ortiz’s goal.
At 14 minutes, Cevallos was close to equal, however, goalkeeper Moisés Ramírez prevented the blue from scoring and deflected the ball to the corner kick.
Despite the lack of order in their lines, the electric ones generated danger and at 32 minutes a Schunke foul on Bryan Carabalí, in the area, the central judge sanctioned with a penalty. The charge was made by Uruguayan Sebastián Rodríguez, who had been infallible throughout the season, but failed against Ramírez who saved (34 minutes).
At the end of the first stage, when 7 minutes had been added, the long-awaited millionaire draw came after a header from Dixon Arroyo that left the Independiente goalkeeper without reaction, it was 1-1.
In the complementary, the blues despaired. His attack was controlled by the rivals or the options created were resolved by the goalkeeper Ramírez, decisive for the title obtained. But for a change there was controversy: a hand from Mateo Carabajal in the Quito area at 83 minutes that the VAR did not even review. (D)
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