Tolima and Pereira starred in an entertaining match at the Manuel Murillo Toro stadium in Ibagué, which ended in a 1-3 victory for the visitor, with two free kick goals, the first by Léider Berrío and the second by Carlos Ramírez, and a goal by Leonardo Castro. In the wine and gold, which had started winning with annotation by Andrés Ibarguen, he tried but might not change history.
With this result, the matecaña recovered ground in the group and established itself as a potential ranked among the eight. He reached six victories in the tournament and with 22 units he placed sixth, behind Águilas Doradas and América, who add the same points. Deportes Tolima, with a more complex panorama, is fifteenth with 13 points, 7 from eighth.
Deportes Tolima came out playing from their own field and following ten touches they scored the goal following 15 minutes. Everything happened following an arrival from the left sector, and a center by Junior Hernández that ended in the rejection of Harlen Castillo, and following the rebound, the one who capitalized was Andrés Ibarguen, who surprised in the middle and connected without a mark.
The wine and gold player was still celebrating his goal when Deportivo Pereira hit William Cuesta’s goal. Minute 22 passed and Léider Berrío reported with a free kick gem. The annotation came when the matecaña had the best moment of him and mercilessly suffocated the Tolimense defense. Free kick, from long distance and stuck to the left wing, which stung the goalkeeper and went to the bottom.
In three minutes of the second half, Junior Hernández tried from mid-range, but sent the ball slightly over the crossbar. The locals kept insisting and on minute 58 they drowned out Luis Miranda’s shout of goal, who headed him “point-blank”.
On 71 minutes and following reviewing a possible penalty on Leonardo Castro in the VAR, the referee saw a contact by Sergio Mosquera, as the last man, and showed him the red card. However, the touch was given a few centimeters from the area and a free kick was awarded from the front. Carlos Ramírez was in charge of sending the ball to the bottom, with a violent shot that shot Cuesta.
The last minute of addition was consumed, when Leonardo Castro received a long pass and following getting rid of Brayan Rovira, he turned and defined with his right foot. A resounding 1-3 that left the cast of Tolima very beaten.
