Junior achieved a win on the hour against the Caracas, in Venezuela, to arrive assembled in the series of the second stage of the Liberators cup. The last 1-2 leaves the team leading Amaranth Perea with a huge oxygen tank, remembering Sunday’s game in the League against Nacional.
Caracas went ahead in the 35th minute, with a goal from Samsom Akinyoola, a Benin-born player, just 21 years old, who came to the Venezuelan team this semester from Senica, Slovakia. Akinyoola linked a pass from Richard Celis and left goalkeeper Sebastián Viera without options.
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Junior left doubts again, as he has for most of the year. It was seen without surprise, without football, with an isolated striker like Miguel Borja, Nor did it offer much mobility. But little by little, due to specific gravity, the team approached the arc of Beycker Velasquez.
Borja, for example, scored on 24th of the second half after pushing the tying run after a pass from the right by Fredy Hinestroza. The first shot hit a rival and Borja had to push it again.
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And at the end of the game, in the 90 + 1 minute, on a corner kick from Hinestroza, Willer gave Ditta Junior peace of mind by sticking his head in, without having to jump. For example, the Colombian team has a lead for the return match on March 17 at the Roberto Meléndez stadium.
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