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Thrilling Match in Barranquilla: Junior Falls to Deportivo Pereira in Incident-Filled Game
Barranquilla witnessed a vibrant match between Junior and Deportivo Pereira at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, valid for matchday 16 of the Primera A Clausura in Colombia. Under the refereeing of Wilmar Roldán, the match ended with a victory for Deportivo Pereira.
The match was marked by high tension and discipline, reflected in the large number of cards shown. Junior dominated ball possession with 58%, but failed to translate it into a clear superiority on the scoreboard. Deportivo Pereira, with 42% possession, was effective in its attacks.
The first goal came in the 51st minute, when Deportivo Pereira opened the scoring through a penalty. Junior responded quickly in the 57th minute, also from the penalty spot, leveling the score. However, in the 77th minute, Deportivo Pereira regained the lead with a goal.
In the final minutes, when it seemed that the match was defined, Junior managed to tie the score with another penalty and finally took the lead by scoring a goal, with the final score being favorable to the local team.
Junior finished the match with 10 shots, of which 4 were on target and 4 off target, obtaining 2 corners and committing 10 fouls. For its part, Deportivo Pereira also made 10 shots, but with 3 on target and 4 off target, achieving 8 corners and committing 10 fouls. The red card shown to a Junior player in the first half further complicated the picture for the home team.
Substitutions deportivo pereira: at minute 15 E. Velasco came in and E. A. Moreno Gomez went out., at minute 74 O. Albornoz came in and S. J. Merheg went out., at minute 81 Y. Cabrera came in and Kelvin Osorio went out., at minute 81 J. Largacha came in and J. Ararat went out.
Substitutions junior: at minute 46 T. Gutierrez came in and J. Cuenu went out., at minute 54 G. Celis came in and B. Castrillon went out., at minute 73 G. Paiva came in and Titi went out., at minute 74 Y. Chara came in and C. Esparragoza went out., at minute 80 C. Baez came in and E. Herrera went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Junior
Deportivo Pereira
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