English:
América de Cali Edges Out Junior in Tense Match
América de Cali secured a victory over Junior in a thrilling encounter at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Santiago de Cali. The match, part of the sixth round of the Colombian Primera A quadrangular phase, ended with a 1-0 win for the home side. The only goal of the game came in the 11th minute, courtesy of Adrián Mosquera, assisted by Andrés Zapata.
The match was a tense affair, with a total of 10 yellow cards shown to both teams. América de Cali received 5 yellow cards and Junior also received 5. Despite having less possession (44% compared to Junior’s 56%), América de Cali proved more effective in attack, registering 17 shots (5 on target) against Junior’s 10 (2 on target). The home team also had more corners (8 vs 5). Despite Junior’s possession advantage and higher number of fouls (12 vs 9), América de Cali’s efficiency in key moments secured them the win. The referee for the match was Héctor Alexander Rivera González.
Substitutions america de cali: at minute 63 R. Holgado came in and A. Ramos went out., at minute 63 C. Barrios came in and A. Zapata went out., at minute 63 E. Balanta came in and F. Leys went out., at minute 72 Y. Candelo came in and A. Mosquera went out., at minute 84 L. Gomez came in and D. Vergara went out.
Substitutions junior: at minute 71 M. Perez came in and V. Cantillo went out., at minute 78 J. J. Velez Carey came in and D. Moreno went out., at minute 78 C. Cantillo came in and J. Enamorado went out., at minute 84 B. Castrillon came in and E. Herrera went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
America de Cali
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