Deportivo Cali and Deportes Tolima divided honors in the party of first leg of the Betplay League final. The meeting ended 1-1 on account of the goals of Hárold Preciado Y Gustavo Ramírez.
In the first half, it was difficult for the visit to join the game. He held the defensive block, but he was unable to display his swift offensive transitions.
Neither does the Deportivo Cali had greater approaches, although visually on the court it was the team that seemed to have control of the commitment.
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In any case, in the closing of the initial part, Hárold Preciado opened the scoring, taking advantage of a surprising overflow from Juan Camilo Angulo.
The scorer took advantage of the rebound and he finished the ball with power to beat William Cuesta.
Preciado had already announced at minute 8 of the game, when he also had a clear goal approach; in this case, the shot went wide, despite being face to face with the goalkeeper.
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For the second part, Deportes Tolima started with a disadvantage on the scoreboard and with the absence of a fundamental man for Hernán Torres as Sergio Mosquera.
The defender had to leave the field at minute 21 for a collision with Angelo Rodríguez.
Deportivo Cali was close to scoring the second goal of the night, but Cuesta saved with a double save.
Later came the goal of Gustavo Ramírez at minute 60, taking advantage of a corner kick and anticipating the mark he had in the area.
The Tolima annotation helped the outsiders to gain confidence, regroup better and take the game to the area they like the most. It cost Dudamel’s men, although they still had two dangerous arrivals that Cuesta conjured.
With the 1-1, Deportes Tolima and Deportivo Cali will decide the Colombian soccer champion next Wednesday in Ibagué. It will be the Manuel Murillo Toro stadium that dictates the sentence for the second half of 2021.
