In a great game: América beat Tolima and breathes in Group B
Cali America suffered, but ended up taking the 4-2 victory against Sports Tolima At Pascual Guerrero, the Scarlets breathe in Group B after the victory at home.
The first half was almost zero in terms of scoring options For each side, Tolima had threatened with a shot by Yeison Guzmán that had gone close, but it was the Americans who managed to open the scoring with a controversial maximum penalty decreed by referee Carlos Ortega.
The judge whistled as a foul for an action by Marlon Torres on Andrés Mosquera, Cristian Barrios came to collect and defined the center.
However, Tolima in the last of the first 45 minutes also achieved a partial tie through a penalty. Medina knocked down Lucumí in the area and the referee did not hesitate to declare a maximum penalty. Yeison Guzmán scored with power and placement.
In the second half Tolima started with everything and after a long possession scored through Brayan Gilwho took out goalkeeper Soto and scored against the net, all after a cross from Alex Castro and a deflection from Leys. Just a few minutes later Gil was close to scoring again, but this time Soto blocked in an incredible way.
América moved its substitute bench and sent Duván Vergara and Adrián Ramos to the field, who would change the match.
The second goal for the Americans came from a free kick that Vergara hit the post and the subsequent header on the rebound from Ramos inflated the net..
But as soon as America finished celebrating, he went and recovered the ball and at once scored for the third and turned the score around. Velasco with a header was the one who scored.
There was still a score missing, it was in the agony of the match when Adrián Ramos scored inside the area after an attack from the right by Vergara.