Atletico Junior 2-2 Racing (U)
Atletico Junior got in his court a dying 2-2 draw against Uruguay Racing debutant, who stroked his victory to ninety minutes in the first leg of the Libertadores Cup playoff.
Emerson ‘louse’ Acuna, at minute 12 and Martin Arzuaga, 90, scored for the Colombian team, whereas Mirabaje Racing Matias scored in the 28th minute and Ignacio Pallas, at 68.
The game at Metropolitan Stadium in the Caribbean city of Barranquilla ended with twenty players following the dismissal of Martin Cauteruccio Uruguayan team, and Roller Cambinda, Atletico Junior.
Atletico Junior began as absolute master of the ball, which was circulated quickly around the court, a premise in the script of his new coach Diego Umana.
With quick combinations between Giovanny Hernandez, Emerson Acuna, Paulo Cesar Arango, the home side went ahead in the 12th minute through the ‘darkfall gold‘ Acuna, who finished right footed soft, but beyond the reach of goalkeeper Jorge Contreras.
With the motivation of the advantage, Atletico Junior continued to press in search of a new annotation to a Racing side who seemed to get comfortable in the field.
However, with the passage of minutes, the visiting team found the compass in the 20th minute and Rodrigo Brasesco was an approximation to the arc of Adrian Berbia. And announced an improvement in his team.
In the 28th minute came the tying goal after collecting a precise free kick Matias Mirabaje who leaked the ball up, where they could not reach the Uruguayan goalkeeper Adrian Berbia.
Umana The papers seemed to lose the colliding again and again with the solid defensive block visitors who stayed with ten players after 45 minutes by the expulsion of Martin Cauteruccio, upon receiving a second booking.
In the supplementary stage, Atletico Junior stepped on the accelerator for the winner, but the advancement of the lines facilitated the task of Racing, who then outlined their game in search of the opposite mistake.
Umana sent to the court to his front, Arzuaga, who rejoined the team after stress in Peruvian football.
But the Uruguayan team debut once again caused pain in a collection with a ball still, a corner kick that pushed headlong into the back of the net Ignacio Pallas and silenced the screaming fans Barranquilla.
The pressure and anxiety of the whole house and the visitor’s desire to maintain the result, causing friction and sparks on removal after 73 minutes of Roller Cambinda.
It seemed appropriate court until Arzuaga appeared with a showy solo run past two defenders to leave the road and pass the ball into the net despite the closure devices Contreras.
The return leg will be played Feb. 4 in Montevideo. And the winner will enter the waiting group in Corinthians, Cerro Porteno and Independiente Medellin.
This first leg of the first phase of the Libertadores Cup was played at Metropolitan Stadium in Barranquilla, northern Colombia, with 25,000 supporters.