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Junior Secures Victory in an Intense Match in Ibague
Ibague, Colombia – In a hard-fought encounter at the Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro, Junior secured a valuable victory against Deportes Tolima in the Primera A final. The match, officiated by Andres Rojas, was marked by intensity and controversy.
Junior took the lead in the 17th minute with a goal from J. Enamorado, assisted by Y. Chara. However, the joy of the goal was dampened by the sending off of G. Paiva in the 41st minute, leaving Junior with ten men.
Despite being a man down, Junior managed to defend their lead against Deportes Tolima, who dominated possession with 73%. The home team generated a total of 35 shots, but only 5 found the target, highlighting a lack of precision in attack. Tolima also accumulated 11 corner kicks but failed to convert any of them.
The match was also characterized by constant interruptions and cards. A total of six yellow cards were shown (two for Junior and four for Deportes Tolima), in addition to the red card for Paiva. Deportes Tolima committed 12 fouls, while Junior committed 10. Despite dominating possession and shots, Deportes Tolima failed to overcome the defense and tactical organization of a Junior side that capitalized on their opportunity to secure victory in this first leg of the final.
Substitutions junior: at minute 46 B. Castrillon came in and G. Celis went out., at minute 63 J. Rivas came in and C. Esparragoza went out., at minute 63 J. Enamorado came in and T. Gutierrez went out., at minute 66 J. Guerrero came in and E. Herrera went out., at minute 72 Y. Chara came in and C. Baez went out.
Substitutions deportes tolima: at minute 55 J. Nieto came in and J. P. Torres Patino went out., at minute 61 K. Perez came in and G. Lencina went out., at minute 73 J. Gonzalez came in and Y. Moreno went out., at minute 74 B. Rovira came in and J. Quinones went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Deportes Tolima
Titulares:
Junior
Titulares:
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