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Envigado Edges Past América de Cali in Tense Match
Envigado secured a 1-0 victory over América de Cali in a heated encounter at the Estadio Polideportivo Sur. The match, part of the 13th round of the Colombian Primera A, was characterized by numerous yellow and red cards.
The first half saw a flurry of fouls and disciplinary action. América de Cali suffered a setback with J. Quintero’s straight red card in the 24th minute, adding to their already accumulating yellow cards. Envigado also received several yellow cards in the first half. E. López scored the decisive goal for Envigado in the 46th minute.
The second half continued the frenetic pace and the yellow card spree. América de Cali pulled one back with a goal from D. Vergara in the 67th minute but it wasn’t enough to prevent the defeat. Envigado held on despite the pressure, securing a well-deserved win. Envigado dominated possession (53%), had 12 shots (3 on target), and earned 3 corners, while América de Cali had 47% possession, 10 shots (2 on target), and 4 corners. Envigado finished with six yellow cards and no red cards, compared to América de Cali’s five yellow and one red. The referee was Wilmar Hernando Montano Guevara.
Substitutions envigado: at minute 56 J. Palacio came in and J. Hinestroza went out., at minute 56 C. Torres came in and D. Dawson went out., at minute 83 M. Marulanda came in and J. Garces went out., at minute 83 N. Ramirez came in and L. Diaz went out., at minute 90 S. Cuervo came in and E. Lopez went out.
Substitutions america de cali: at minute 58 L. Paz came in and J. Cavadia went out., at minute 67 O. Bertel came in and D. Mina went out., at minute 85 P. Gomez came in and R. Carrascal went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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