Daniel Londono marked this Wednesday the draw 2-2 for the Deportivo Independiente Medellin (DIM) on his visit to The National, from Quitoin the first leg of the second preliminary phase of the Libertadores Cup of America.
the amount of Londono reached the 87th minute, while his partner EverValencia he converted the first goal of the match after 18 minutes. Byron Palaciosat 56, and Ronnie Carrilloat 67, scored the goals for the Ecuadorian team.
The tie at the end of the match of the “Powerful of the Mountain”, as they also call the DIMappeased to a certain extent the feeling of problems with which he came up against in Quito.
The return match, for the qualification to the third preliminary phase, will be played next Wednesday in Colombia.
He Independent Medellin It showed signs of a better football harmony between the lines, its attentive members were there to defend the incisive attacks that the rival proposed at the start of the game, and then attacked with precision and depth to make the Ecuadorian defense uncomfortable.
Three touches from the Colombians were enough to break the local defense and convert the first goal: The Argentine Luciano Pons received a pass between the lines of David Loaiza and from the final line he crossed backwards for the precise shot at the bottom of the goal by Valencia, at minute 18.
The action of the goal had been annulled in the first instance by the Uruguayan referee Gustavo Tejerabut from the VAR his compatriot Andrés Cunha alerted him that the action had been legitimate.
As soon as the second half began, El Nacional wasted an opportunity to tie, after a rejection with the hand of defender Andrés Cadavid who was sanctioned as a penalty and charged for Jerry Parralesbut goalkeeper Andrés Mosquera blocked the shot at minute 50.
To determine that the rejection with the hand of cadavid gave for a penalty it was also necessary to resort to VAR.
The equalizing goal originated from an unexpected action, after a cross into the area of the Medellinthe ball bounced between a defender and the goalkeeper, who was left without reaction, before the opportune intervention of attacker Palacios who, with the goal at his disposal, pushed the ball into the back of the goal at minute 56.
Tejera sanctioned a new penalty, in which there was no need to check in the VAR, the scorer was charged Cheek who completely deceived the goalkeeper Mosquera at minute 67.
He DIM He reacted and vehemently launched himself in search of an equalizer, reaching his goal at minute 87, through a shot from close range by Londoño, who fished a rebound after a corner kick.
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