Independiente Medellín defeated Millonarios 1-0, on date 12 of the I-2022 League. The powerful took advantage in the first half and with a good penalty charge, Andrés Cadavid scored the winning goal for the powerful. The locals spent much of the game with 10 players, after Andrés Mosquera Marmolejo was sent off. With 21 points, the powerful got into the top four of the table, while the ambassadors cut the streak of seven consecutive victories.
At minute 2, an incursion to the right by Diber Cambindo, the visiting goalkeeper Juan Moreno shot down the former Quindío attacker, the referee Jhon Ospina did not hesitate to sanction the foul inside the area. A minute later, Andrés Cadavid converted the foul into the goal with which Medellín put himself in front of the scoreboard.
At minute 7 and after a recovery in their own field, Medellín made a counterattack that had ended in a goal, but the referee annulled the action of the game due to Diber Cambindo’s misplacement, who defined the play.
At minute 11 there was a foul near the area in favor of Millonarios, the referee was consulted by the VAR and the central judge decided to expel Andrés Mosquera Marmolejo. In the midst of an ovation from the public, Luis Erney Vásquez entered instead of the Colombian-Venezuelan midfielder José Hernández Chávez.
At minute 18, Elvis Perlaza with his right leg sent the ball to the crossbar, being the first clear arrival of Millonarios. Two minutes later, Venezuelan Richard Celis brought the visitors closer to equalizing again, but his shot from mid-range missed the post on Vásquez’s right hand.
At minute 32, Millonarios had a new approach to the rival area, but Celis and Eduardo Sosa’s shots were unable to beat Luis Erney Vásquez’s goal, who emerged as the figure of the match. The leader kept attacking and at minute 35, a shot by Daniel Ruiz, demanded the powerful goalkeeper again.
The final minutes had approaches for both teams, with more desire than precision. The strong and concentrated game in the midfield also took center stage.
In the complementary stage, Millonarios sought with several offensive changes to get closer to the powerful arch. Medellin, for its part, was a team that was looking for the opposite goal on the wings, although its rival used strong play to cut the advance. At minute 7 and 9, Andrés Cadavid had the second for DIM, but the ball went slightly wide of Juan Moreno’s goal.
At minute 28, Diber Cambindo eluded goalkeeper Moreno in a counterattack, but his shot went wide. The match returned to rhythm with arrivals back and forth, but little precision of the teams when shooting on goal.
Averaging the second half and with several changes in both teams, the match fell in rhythm and approaches. The still ball was the tool for Millonarios to reach the area, but he found himself with a very safe goalkeeper.
At the end, Diego Herazo had the tie for Millonarios, but the ball hit the right vertical of the north goal. The rebound was not managed by Ricardo Márquez, who had been on the court for a few minutes.
Deportivo Independiente Medellín added its sixth victory at home in the I-2022 League, in the process cutting Millonarios’ streak of seven consecutive wins.
On the next date, Deportivo Independiente visits Deportivo Pereira, while Millonarios receives Junior at the El Campín stadium in Bogotá.
Juan Camilo Alvarez Serrano
FUTBOLRED Correspondent
Medellin
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