With scores from Sebastián Hernández and Germán Gutiérrez, Atlético Huila beat Unión Magdalena 2-1 and made their debut on the right foot in the Colombian league. The next challenge will be Bucaramanga.
John Sebastian Salazar
Huge win! Atlético Huila defeated Unión Magdalena 2-1 at home and added 3 fundamental points thinking of the great objective: maintaining the category at the end of the year.
First time
The first 45 minutes were pretty even. Both Atlético Huila and Unión Magdalena had clear chances of scoring, but it was Professor Néstor Craviotto’s team who ‘hit’ first on the scoreboard.
At minute 14, after a series of rebounds and after an assist from Faber Gil, captain Sebastián Hernández went hand in hand with goalkeeper Ramiro Sánchez and defined in a great way to convert the first goal of the game.
Three minutes later, the cast opita got the second joy of the night. After a rebound from the Unión Magdalena defense, the ball was left to Germán Gutiérrez, who with a great mid-range shot made it 2-0 on the scoreboard.
Union Magdalena reaction
After Huila’s second score, Unión Magdalena reacted and with a good collective play they got the discount.
At 26 minutes into the first half, Fabián Cantillo transported the ball and found Joel Contreras alone, who with a shot from the crescent of the area, made it 2-1 on the scoreboard.
At the end of the first half, Huila had the third through Faber Gil, but defender Ronaldo Lora took the ball off the line and prevented Huila’s third joy.
Second time
The second 45 minutes were in soccer, even. The team that took center stage in the game was Unión Magdalena, which with its wingers tried to hurt the defense of the Atlético Huila team.
However, as the minutes passed, Huila matched the actions and there was a round trip match. In fact, at the end of the match, the opita cast had the third after a great individual play by Wilfrido de la Rosa, but the goalkeeper Ramiro Sánchez avoided the third Huilense joy.
In the end, Huila ended up enduring the game and added 3 fundamental points in the relegation issue, since Unión Magdalena will be a direct rival throughout the championship. Despite the victory, Huila continues in relegation places. With these 3 points, he reached 1 average.
what’s coming
On the next day, Atlético Huila will visit Atlético Bucaramanga. This commitment will be played on Sunday at 3:45 in the afternoon.
