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Independiente Medellín and Lanús drew in a thrilling penalty shootout in the Sudamericana
Medellín, Colombia – Independiente Medellín and Lanús faced off in a thrilling second leg of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana quarter-finals, which was decided in a penalty shootout. The match ended 1-1 after regulation time, with goals from D. Londono (own goal) for Lanús and M. Garcia for Independiente Medellín.
The game started with Independiente Medellín dominating possession and creating scoring opportunities. However, Lanús defended well and took advantage of a series of defensive errors to open the scoring in the 39th minute when D. Londono scored an own goal.
Independiente Medellín reacted well and equalized in the 61st minute with a goal from M. Garcia. The match remained tied for the rest of regulation time, with both teams looking for the winning goal.
In the penalty shootout, both teams showed great precision, but Independiente Medellín eventually prevailed by a score of 14-13.
The match was marked by the intensity and fight of both teams. There were 13 fouls by both teams and 3 yellow cards were shown on each side.
Independiente Medellín had 66% possession of the ball, took 16 shots, 5 of them on target, and had 5 corner kicks.
Lanús, on the other hand, had 34% possession, took 10 shots, 4 of them on target, and had 2 corner kicks.
The match was played at the Atanasio Girardot Stadium in Medellín and was refereed by Alexis Herrera of Venezuela.
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Substitutions independiente medellin: at minute 46 F. Chaverra came in and D. Londono went out., at minute 46 M. Garcia came in and J. Alvarado went out., at minute 83 P. Lima came in and H. E. Martinez Yepez went out., at minute 90 J. Aja came in and F. Torijano went out.
Substitutions lanus: at minute 46 F. Pena Biafore came in and R. Loaiza went out., at minute 74 G. Perez came in and N. Dominguez went out., at minute 86 J. Torres came in and R. Carrera went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Independiente Medellin
Titulares:
Lanus
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