Deportivo Cali and Santa Fe were tied 1-1 on Sunday in an intense match of the tenth date of the Betplay League I-2021, a match leading the Valle del Cauca team with 22 points, 2 more than Tolima and 4 over ‘León ‘and equity.
The most attractive game of the day featured several nuances, played in both areas, with dynamics, ardentia, and the local goalkeeper, Guillermo De Amores, was sent off in the 73rd minute for a foul on Jorge Ramos. The development of the commitment once again showed coach Jorge Arias that it is not productive for him to start with Angelo Rodríguez and Marco Pérez as their spaces are not well divided.
The main team’s intention was to give the fans a good gift on their 80th birthday, which is why they attacked from the start and provided the best chances in Guillermo De Amores’ goal. At 4 minutes with Jorge Ramos on left foot, and at 13, Kelvin Osorio could not define with power in the header and left the ball in the hands of the Uruguayan.
The prize for such insistence came at minute 16, after a Jorge Ramos hit the ball in Darwin Andrade’s hand, which was outlined from behind. Referee Wílmar Roldán went to the VAR and whistled the penalty that Sherman Cárdenas imposed to mislead the Uruguayan goalkeeper and make it 0-1 a minute later in favor of the ‘cardinals’.
Above that, Santa Fe was superior and took the ball over, with more depth and the most dangerous approaches, pushed by an intelligent Sherman Cárdenas. But Cali began to violently level the actions, though again denouncing the lack of a thinking man in the middle of the field.
The one who tried to throw the team on the shoulder was Ángelo Rodríguez, who retreated a few yards and left Marco Pérez alone on the attack, but his attributes are not those required for that position. Andrés Arroyo, on the other hand, still doesn’t shine, despite the confidence of the coaching staff.
The first shot by Leandro Castellanos on goal after 31 minutes came with a free kick by Jorge Arias to the right and the visiting keeper deflected to the corner.
Andrés Arroyo found himself having a ball that he would rather throw on goal than assist and Castellanos had no problem holding it at 37.
At 43 minutes, Angelo arrived alone on the left after a pass from Vasquez and did not know what to do against the ‘cardinal’ rear. Cali had followed the actions, but he looked stunned and bewildered by the request and assignment of the ‘León’, who wanted to organize his party in Palmaseca.
Arroyo appeared on the right at 45 and placed the center where Marco Pérez would push the ball to the bottom of the fence, but the referee Wílmar Roldán gave out and canceled the score without even going to the screen, supporting the flag of his assistant to his Westerner, Yinfar Bulla, from there.
Santa Fe came out again, determined to attack at the start of complement. About 2 minutes he wove a beautiful collective game with Sherman, Arias, Arboleda going on the attack and Daniel Giraldo sent a right hand that hit the base of the right post and saved the local team. Jorge Arias slipped in the area when he had the lap and Sherman failed to finish the portal for Jhojan Valencia’s relay.
Alfredo Arias was looking for solutions and the receipts were ordered from Andrés Colorado for Jhojan Valencia, Kevin Velasco for Darwin Andrade and Michell Ramos for Andrés Arroyo, 9 minutes away.
And the formula worked for him. At 17 minutes, Harold Gómez executed a throw-in for his sector, the Santa Fe power stations went to the header and the rebound was taken by Andrés Colorado to convert the 1-1 with an internal lead already sneaking into the red goal.
Coach Harold Rivera also moved his bench: Andrés Pérez for Nicolás Giraldo, John Velásquez for Sherman Cárdenas and Andrés Renteria for Kelvin Osorio (23 ST). Immediately Jorge Ramos got off balance on the left side to face De Amores and the Verdiblanco goalkeeper fouled him on the access line to the area. The referee Roldán first took him a yellow card, but when he went to the VAR, he decided to replace it with a red one, leaving Cali with 10 men on 28.
Ángelo Rodríguez was the one sacrificed for the substitute, Humberto Acevedo, who came in at 29. Luis Manuel Seijas also did it for Jhon Arias at 32.
Andrés Balanta came for Marco Pérez at the age of 37 to take over the ball from Santa Fe. At the age of 41, Michell Ramos hit the ball deep to the right to Vásquez, but the Cartagena’s winger was ahead when he served the ball to Velasco and Roldán canceled the action.
However, the teams did not hurt each other and so a draw ended an emotional encounter between ‘sugar men’ and ‘cardinals’, who have everything to be protagonists in the next round.
Marco Antonio Garcés
Correspondent Futbolred Cali
On twitter: @marquitosgarces