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América de Cali edges out Alianza Petrolera with late Vergara goal
América de Cali secured a narrow victory against Alianza Petrolera at the Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau in Valledupar. The only goal of the match arrived in the 90th minute through a shot by Duván Vergara, who was booked for a yellow card shortly after.
The first half saw a tight and tense encounter with few clear-cut chances for either side. Alianza Petrolera came closest in the 19th minute, but Alexis Rentería’s effort was ruled offside. In the 27th minute, America de Cali’s Andrés Zapata was cautioned with a yellow card.
The second half was more open and saw both teams make numerous substitutions, but the game remained tight. The match was ultimately decided when Vergara struck in the dying minutes.
Statistically, Alianza Petrolera had more possession (52%) and attempted more shots (10) than America de Cali (9). However, America proved more clinical in front of goal (3 shots on target) and ultimately converted the only goal of the game.
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Substitutions america de cali: at minute 59 Y. Garces came in and A. Ramos went out., at minute 59 H. Rivera came in and J. Escobar went out., at minute 69 J. Quinones came in and L. Gomez went out., at minute 81 M. Zuleta came in and A. Zapata went out.
Substitutions alianza petrolera: at minute 74 E. Torres came in and E. Batalla went out., at minute 75 M. Gil came in and J. Munoz went out., at minute 85 I. Camargo came in and A. Renteria went out., at minute 86 L. Mosquera came in and R. R. Colpa Bolano went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Alianza Petrolera
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