Independiente Medellín beat Nacional 0-5 in a game corresponding to the fifth round of home runs and became the first finalist of the current League championship in Colombian soccer. The game had to end early due to the excesses of the Nacional fans. In the other game in the zone, América beat Millonarios 1-0. Medellín’s rival will be known this Wednesday in a game between Junior and Deportes Tolima at the Metropolitano.
Hernan Galindo
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The red team of Antioquia was installed as the first finalist of League II of Colombian soccer after beating Nacional 0-5 on the fifth date of quadrangular B and thanks to América’s 1-0 victory against Millonarios in the city of Cali. The other group will be defined on Wednesday by Junior and Deportes Tolima in the Metropolitano in the city of Barranquilla.
The ‘Poderoso’ goals were scored by Brayan León (2), Edwuin Cetré, Luciano Pons and Diego Moreno.
As happened in the game between Deportivo Cali and Junior, the ‘paisa classic’ played by Atlético Nacional and Deportivo Independiente Medellín, could not be completed due to disturbances in the stands.
The ‘Powerful of the Mountain’ was beating the ‘purslane’ team 5-0, with a great game from those led by Alfredo Arias. The goals were scored by Brayan León (2), Edwuin Cetré, Luciano Pons and Diego Moreno. DIM was approaching the sixth goal, when before the 80th minute, disturbances broke out in the stands of the Envigado stadium.
Let us remember that the match was played on this stage because the Atanasio Girardot was used for Karol G’s concerts.
excesses
The Nacional fans had a confrontation and the referee decided to end the match due to lack of guarantees.
In this way the dispute in group B of the home runs ended. Deportivo Independiente Medellín asserted its status as favorite, having placed second in the regular phase, and certified its qualification for the championship final yesterday Sunday.
Medellín did its thing, giving Nacional a dance by a large and unprecedented score of 5-0, but qualified for the final due to the 1-0 defeat of Millonarios in the second hour against América de Cali.
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América de Cali had the mission of starting to add in the last dates of the B quadrangular and against Millonarios; The team led by Lucas González needed to give joy to their fans, who did not fill the Pascual Guerrero stadium, but the more than 13 thousand who attended wanted to see their team win for the first time in these finals. In the end, it was a 1-0 Scarlet victory and eliminated the ‘Ambassador’ team.
The game ended up being more for América, who from the beginning wanted to win, but Millonarios played what they did, which was to hold the ball, reach when they could, but the game ended up being even for both teams.
Although the first half did not have many dangerous arrivals, there came a moment when América deserved to score the first goal for the game that Lucas González’s team was proposing.
However, América managed to deliver a great blow with minutes played in the second half and the person in charge of scoring was the scorer Adrián Ramos, who knew how to take advantage of an assist from Esneyder Mena, managing to hit Alberto Gamero’s team with a blow.
Tearly termination
Central referee Jhon Hinestroza ended the match at the South Sports Center due to disturbances in the south stand. At 77 minutes the match was stopped and the ‘Poderoso’ beat the green team 5-0, which was the home team at the Envigado stadium.
Immediately, the players from both teams went to the middle of the field to avoid being hit by the objects that fell from the stands.
Riot police men entered the playing field to take care of the players who could not leave the field.
The players had to stay in the middle of the field, while the riot police managed to clear the stands.
This is the second game of the fifth date of the home runs that is not completed, since on Saturday night the game between Deportivo Cali and Junior was also suspended due to lack of guarantees.
