At the close of date 9 of the Colombian league, at the Guillermo Plazas Alcid de Neiva stadium, Atlético Huila defeated Once Caldas de Manizales 2-1 and achieved their third consecutive victory. In addition, the cast opita left the direct relegation zone and climbed to position number 13 in the championship.
John Sebastian Salazar
On date 9 of the Colombian league, with a double by Gustavo Britos, Atlético Huila defeated Once Caldas 2-1 at Plazas Alcid and left the direct relegation zone. In addition, the opita team achieved the third consecutive victory, all of them coming back from behind.
First time
The first 45 minutes were even, although Once Caldas was the team that had the most chances of scoring, leading goalkeeper Jhon Figueroa. However, at minute 15, after a great collective play, the ball was left to the scorer Dayro Moreno, who recovered from poor control and with a shot inside the area declared the 1-0 in favor of the Manizales team.
But, after Once Caldas scored, Huila reacted and found the tie. At minute 26, after a cross from Faber Gil, the ball was left to Gustavo Britos, who, after holding on and opening up space, finished off and overcame the resistance of goalkeeper Gerardo Ortiz and made it 1-1 on the scoreboard.
At the end of the first half, Once Caldas had two more chances to score, but goalkeeper Jhon Figueroa appeared in both, to save the goal for the Huilense team.
Second time
In the second half, Huila started from the first minute in search of victory. At minute 5, the player Jaider Riquett from Once Caldas de Manizales was sent off for a double yellow card. Six minutes later, Huila got the second goal of the night.
After a cross by Blas Díaz and after a bad start by Gerardo Ortiz, the ball was headed by Leonardo Escorcia and was served on a silver platter to the scorer Gustavo Britos who made it 2-1 on the scoreboard.
After the second score, those led by Néstor Craviotto went in search of the third. Although they had infinite chances to achieve it, Huila did not have the necessary clarity to increase the advantage, so they had to suffer until the last minute to take these three points.
The news
With this victory, and despite adding a point in the first six dates, these three consecutive victories allow Huila to leave the direct relegation zone. The average of the cast is 1.11, leaving Unión Magdalena and Alianza Petrolera in the ‘red’ zone.
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On the next day, Atlético Huila will play against Deportes Tolima, on the traditional classic date. This meeting is scheduled for Saturday March 25 at 8:30 pm at the Manuel Murillo Toro de Ibagué.
