With a goal from Juan José Córdoba, Deportivo Cali beat Atlético Huila 1-0 at home. In this way, those led by Diego Corredor lost a great chance to get out of the relegation zone. The next challenge for the Opita cast will be Águilas Doradas, leader of the tournament.
Jhoan Sebastian Salazar
Atlético Huila was left empty-handed during its visit to Deportivo Cali. Those led by Diego Corredor lost by the slightest difference, losing a nice opportunity to get out of the relegation zone. The only goal of the game was scored by Juan José Córdoba 37 minutes into the first half.
First time
If the first 45 minutes against Deportes Tolima were an exhibition of football for Atlético Huila, the first half of the opposing team against Deportivo Cali was a disaster. From minute one, the local team was the protagonist of the match, so much so that in the first half, those led by Diego Corredor did not have a clear chance of scoring.
At minute 20, Cali took the lead on the scoreboard after a score by Jhon Vázquez. However, the VAR correctly overturned the score for offside. But, after so much insistence, Cali was going to have its revenge.
At 37 minutes, after a corner kick from Andrés Arroyo, Jefferson Díaz hit the post, but the rebound was left to Luis Haquin, who assisted Juan José Córdoba, who scored in a great way inside the area and put 1-0 on the scoreboard.
Although Huila tried, they didn’t know what to do when they had the ball. The one who tried the most was Faber Gil, but in those first 45 minutes, players like Sebastián Hernández, Marcus Vinicius and Wilfrido de la Rosa were missing.
Second time
In the second 45 minutes, Atlético Huila improved in football and generated clear scoring chances.
The first of them came in the middle of the second half. After an assist from Sebastián Hernández, Wilfrido de la Rosa held on and assisted the Ecuadorian Alejandro Tobar, but incredibly the Huila player sent the ball over the crossbar.
Later, towards the end of the game and after a good collective play, the ball was left to Maicol Sequeda, who with a shot inside the area crashed the ball into the left vertical defended by goalkeeper Alejandro Rodríguez.
On the Deportivo Cali sides, he dedicated himself to taking care of the scoreboard. He even had options to score the second, but they failed to aim.
What’s coming
Regarding the issue of relegation, Atlético Huila lost a nice opportunity, because if they won they would leave the red zone. With this defeat, the Opita cast dropped to 1.06 in the average. The rival to reach is currently Jaguares, who was left with 1.15 after their defeat with América.
On date 12, Atlético Huila will face the championship leader, Águilas Doradas. This match will be played at the Plazas Alcid in Neiva on Sunday, September 17 at 7 pm.
