Colombia woke up on time, and thanks to the imbalance in the Antioquian Miguel Monsalve, was saved from defeat in his debut in the South American U-20 soccer match that began this Thursday in the city of Cali. In the end the duel ended 1-1.
Seeing the talent of Miguel Monsalve, many wonder why the midfielder who belongs to Independiente Medellín did not start as a starter.
The Colombian premiere at the Pascual Guerrero stadium in Cali was not as expected. Although he had a good start, his rival showed order, with good dubbing, to counteract his attack at the beginning and, with quick exits, put the tricolor defense in trouble. That was how he opened the scoring.
After a rejection of the goalkeeper of Atlético Nacional, Luis Marquínez, the ball was in the hands of Matías Segovia, who finished off in the area and the ball hit Gustavo Puerta’s hand. The referee of the commitment decreed a penalty, which he changed for a goal Allan Walk.
Although those directed by the tricolor technician Hector Cardenas They sought to balance the charges in the first period, they did not have enough efficiency to equalize. He exceeded in the passes and did not find the space to face. In fact, they were close to conceding the second goal following a shot from Segovia, which passed near Marquínez’s goal.
However, the complementary part was totally different for Colombia, which with the changes it made and the great attitude of its players soon reached equality.
The entry of Miguel Ángel Monsalve was decisive. The midfielder, with speed and creation, managed to dismantle the iron brand of the Guarani. He left two rivals on the road and then assisted Daniel Andrés Luna García, who alone finished off once morest the goalkeeper to send the ball into the back of the net at minute 47.
Monsalve, at 78′, was close to scoring the second, but goalkeeper Ángel González’s saving save prevented it. The goalkeeper was once once more decisive at 83′, following rejecting a shot from Óscar Cortés.
On the next date, this Saturday at 6:30 pm, Colombia will face Peru, which fell 3-0 to Brazil on Thursday.
Datasheet:
Colombia 1
Technician: Hector Cardenas.
Players: Luis Marquínez; Edier Ocampo, Daniel Pedraza, Kevin Mantilla, Andrés Salazar, Jhojan Torres (Juan Castilla, 46′), Gustavo Puerta, Alexis Manyoma (Óscar Cortés, 67′), Daniel Luna (Jorge Cabezas, 67′), Juan David Fuentes (Miguel Monsalve, 46′) and Ricardo Caraballo (Isaac Zuleta, 83′).
Goals: Daniel Luna (47′).
Figure: Miguel Monsalve.
Paraguay 1
Technician: Aldo Bobadilla.
Players: Angel Gonzalez; Alan Núñez, Gilberto Flores, Thiago Servín, Alexis Cantero (Axel Alfonzo, 85′), Nelson Gauto (Tobías Sanabría, 85′), Sebastián Quintana (Ariel Gamarra, 65′), Diego Gómez, Matías Segovia, Allan Wlk (Leonardo Rolón , 64′) and Diego González (Kevin Pereira, 81′).
Goals: Allan Wlk (6′, de penalti).
Figure: Angel Gonzalez.
Estadio: Pascual Guerrero, from Cali. / Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay). / Assistants: Andres Snows and Horace Ferreiro (Uruguay).
