October 20, 2024, 5:00 PM
October 20, 2024, 5:00 PM
Guabirá added three very valuable points this Sunday by beating The Strongest 1-0, at the Gilberto Parada de Montero stadium. The match on date 18 of the Clausura tournament of the Professional Division was key for the aspirations of both teams.
The reds achieved their objective, they won and They made a difference of three units in the accumulated table against Royal Pari, which for now is the one targeted to play the indirect. The opposite happened with Achumani’s team, as they had to win to be just four points behind the leader Bolívar, who lost at home on Saturday against Aurora, but it was not possible and they are still seven points from the top.
El Tigre showed offensive vocation from the beginning, He gave work to the local goalkeeper Jhon Jairo Cuéllar, especially in the 17th minute, when Bruno Miranda was left alone to score, but he finished in an uncomfortable way.
Little by little, the local team began to take the pulse of the game. and he also began to worry goalkeeper Guillermo Viscarra, with Alejandro Quintana as the spearhead.
El Tigre was outnumbered in the 34th minute, due to the expulsion of Michael Ortega. The Colombian midfielder elbowed Panamanian Erick Japa at neck level and saw a direct red card from Chuquisaco referee Edson Canedo.
The Diablo Rojos from northern Santa Cruz made that numerical difference weigh only in the second half with a goal from Alejandro Quintana (50′). The striker appeared between the two centre-backs and the goalkeeper Viscarra to put his right leg into a Japa center and send the ball into the net, causing those present in the ‘Caldera’ to celebrate.
After the goal, in a new attack by the sugar team, in their desire to defend Adrián Jusino suffered a blow to the head and had to be replaced due to a concussion. A new concern arose for visiting coach Ismael Rescalvo.
Guabirá began to handle the ball betterplayed with more serenity and tried to reach Viscarra’s goal with linked plays, while the tabbies had a hard time getting close to Cuéllar’s goal.
The last minutes were intense, The Strongest took risks and sought equality, but the red team also wanted to score to widen the difference. In the end neither one nor the other happened and the three points stayed with Montero.