English:
Independiente Medellín Defeats Junior in Emotionally Charged Match
Medellín, Colombia – Independiente Medellín secured a home victory against Junior in a hard-fought match at Estadio Atanasio Girardot, valid for matchday 4 of the Primera A opening quadrangular. The encounter, officiated by Luis Didier Gracia Benitez, concluded with a score favoring the home team.
The match was tense from the start, with an early yellow card for Junior’s D. Rivera in the 4th minute. Controversy arose in the 15th minute when a goal by J. Palacios of Independiente Medellín was disallowed by VAR due to an offside position. The intensity continued with yellow cards for L. Berrio and F. Chaverra of Medellín before halftime.
Just before the end of the first half, in the 45th minute, B. León managed to open the scoring for Independiente Medellín with a valuable goal, assisted by J. Ortiz, leading his team into the break with the advantage.
The second half maintained the frantic pace, with several interruptions due to fouls and yellow cards, including one for Junior’s G. Paiva in the 80th minute and F. Fydriszewski of Medellín in the 86th minute.
Although Junior dominated ball possession with 54%, they failed to capitalize on their opportunities. Independiente Medellín, with 46% possession, showed greater effectiveness in front of the goal, totaling 16 shots compared to Junior’s 11. The match ended with a victory for Independiente Medellín, leaving fans with mixed feelings due to the numerous interruptions and refereeing decisions.
Substitutions junior: at minute 62 J. Enamorado came in and L. Gonzalez went out., at minute 62 J. Cuenu came in and D. Rivera went out., at minute 76 J. Diaz came in and B. Castrillon went out., at minute 76 M. Perez came in and J. Barrera went out., at minute 90 Y. Quintero came in and D. Moreno went out.
Substitutions independiente medellin: at minute 66 D. Moreno came in and L. Berrio went out., at minute 76 F. Torijano came in and J. Palacios went out., at minute 76 H. Loboa came in and Y. Rodallega went out., at minute 87 Angulo came in and B. Leon went out., at minute 88 L. Sandoval came in and F. Chaverra went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Independiente Medellin
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