Junior from Barranquilla beat Independiente Santa Fe 2-0 in a valid match on date 4 of the Betplay Dimayor League. Carmel Valencia and Nelson Deossa were in charge of scoring the goals for the locals. About minute 66, Carlos Bacca entered the game, which meant his official return to the Barranquilla team and to the Metropolitan Stadium, which had more than 20,000 fans.
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Junior began by pressing Independiente Santa Fe very high and had a first shot on goal by goalkeeper Leandro Castellanos with the player Luis ‘Cariaco’ González, a shot that was controlled by the Bogota goalkeeper.
Junior’s right sector was one of the most moved in this first half generating great scoring options for the locals, About the 12th minute, a new arrival from Cariaco González appeared, who passed near the visiting goal.
The first approximation of Santa Fe arrived in the 19th minute of the game after a shot by Wilfrido de la Rosa from the right side of the field, but the ball passed close to the end line.
After so much insistence, Junior’s score came in the 25th minute of the game after a corner kick from the left side with Freddy Hinestroza and a header by the player Carmelo Valencia was in charge of sending the ball to the back of the net.
Santa Fe tried again with Wilfrido de la Rosa in the 30th minute with a shot placed from the right flank, but Sebastián Viera was well placed and managed to control without any problem. Three minutes later Junior warned Daniel Giraldo with a one-on-one that he had with Castellanos, which was won by the goalkeeper of the Bogota team.
Finally Matías Mier had an option to equalize the duel with a free kick shot from the right side of the field and the goalkeeper Sebastián Viera, who was serving 600 games with the sharks, had to deflect over the center of the field.
For the second half, Junior came out pressing Santa Fe again very high and was able to increase the score with a play that was projected on the left side with Hinestroza, but the pass he sent over the penalty area was intercepted by a defender visitor who deflected the ball towards the center of the field.
About minute 66 the player’s entrance was presented historical Carlos Bacca who returned this semester Junior and replaced player Carmelo Valencia.
About the 70th minute of the match, player Nelson Deossa, who entered the match in the second halfinvented an incredible shot with the left leg that ended in the entire angle of goalkeeper Leandro Castellanos’ goal and meant the 2-0 match at the Metropolitan Stadium in Barranquilla.
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With this victory, Junior reached 7 points while Santa Fe stayed with 5 and lost several positions in the leaderboard. On the next day, the sharks face off against Águilas Doradas, while the lions host América de Cali at home.
