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Late Drama in Barranquilla: Junior Snatch a Hard-Fought Draw Against Bucaramanga
Barranquilla, Colombia – In a match filled with emotion and controversy, Junior and Bucaramanga drew at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in a match valid for the seventh matchday of the Colombian Primera A Clausura. Referee Jose Alexander Ortiz Novoa had a busy night, showing a total of seven yellow cards and one red card.
Junior dominated possession with 57%, relentlessly seeking the rival goal, recording 10 shots, five of which were on target. However, it was Bucaramanga who struck first in the 59th minute, with a goal by F. A. Gil Mosquera after an assist from F. Sambueza, making the score 0-1. Previously, Junior had missed a penalty in the 54th minute.
The match turned frantic in the final minutes. Just when it seemed that Bucaramanga would take the victory, Junior got a penalty in the 89th minute, converted by Titi, leveling the score. Controversy came in added time when a new penalty was awarded to Junior, again converted by Titi. The match ended in a 2-1 draw after the second penalty goal in added time. Bucaramanga suffered the expulsion of L. Flores in the 90th minute after receiving his second yellow card.
Junior had 2 corners, 11 fouls, and one yellow card. Bucaramanga had 1 corner, 15 fouls, six yellow cards, and one red card.
Substitutions junior: at minute 46 B. Castrillon came in and J. Salazar went out., at minute 46 J. Rivas came in and J. Enamorado went out., at minute 67 C. Esparragoza came in and Titi went out., at minute 74 G. Paiva came in and T. Gutierrez went out., at minute 90 E. Herrera came in and J. Guerrero went out.
Substitutions bucaramanga: at minute 74 K. Londono came in and C. Romana went out., at minute 82 A. Zarate came in and L. Flores went out., at minute 82 F. Sambueza came in and Jhon Vasquez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Junior
Titulares:
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