2023-05-04 04:06:49
03/05/2023
The DIM achieved its first victory in the Copa Libertadores 2023. In a game that was rough in the first fifteen minutes because there were two own goals (one from each team), the red box beat Metropolitanos de Venezuela 4-2 in a valid duel for the third date of zone B of the group stage of “La Gloria Eterna”.
The 18,051 spectators who arrived at the Atanasio Girardot –despite the fact that the game was played at a difficult time– witnessed the display of good football by the midfielder Andrés Ricaurte, who was the most outstanding player in the red box, in the 77 minutes he was on court.
From the “magical” left foot of “10”, who recently recovered from knee surgery, came the center that ended in the first goal of the game: an own goal that Ecuadorian central defender Carlos Gruezo scored with a header when they were barely two minutes of play
The Mighty footballers celebrated like crazy. They knew that winning this duel was important, not only to regain confidence following the defeat in the classic paisa on the weekend; also to continue with clear options to qualify for the knockout stages of the Libertadores.
Although at minute 15 the reds had a setback following a childish error by left-back Daniel Londoño: in a play inside the area, in which he had no rivals nearby, he tried to head the ball to goalkeeper Luis Erney Vásquez, but ended up hanging it and put the partial tie for the Venezuelans.
However, ten minutes later, at 25 minutes, the magic of Ricaurte appeared once more, who placed a precise cross from a corner kick for Andrés Cadavid to score with a header and put DIM back on the scoreboard. This was the 100th goal of the People’s Team in the continental tournament.
That score marked a breaking point in the match. After that, the Dean had control of the ball and began to generate dangerous plays on the Venezuelan goal. Many of them were wasted by DIM attackers.
But others, like the one starred in the 34th minute by Andrés Ibargüen and Miguel Monsalve –who was called up to play in the U-20 World Cup with the Colombian National Team– the young midfielder scored the third goal for the reds.
With the 3-1 you might think that it was enough, that everything was finished. But not. Missing another display of the magician. When the first half was coming down, the Antioquia midfielder caught a volley ball, without letting it fall to the ground, and scored a cross that, following making a perfect curve, ended up on the head of Luciano Pons, for DIM’s fourth goal .
In the second half the reds were in control, but they were not effective in front of the goal. In addition, in minute 90+3 John Marchán scored for the Venezuelans and made it 4-2. However, the Paisa team achieved its first victory in this Libertadores, with which it reached four points and was only one behind Internacional de Brasil, which occupies the second box of Group B.
“It bothered us that they marked us in the last minutes, but I think we can leave calm and happy for the victory, for adding three points in a group that will surely be very tight and the next date will be vital for us,” said the midfielder Andrés Ricaurte in statements following the end of the game.
Medellín’s next match in the Copa Libertadores will be on May 23, when they host Nacional from Uruguay, who leads the group, at the Atanasio Girardot. The duel is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m.
Relive here the minute by minute of this commitment:
Minutes 93+3: The commitment ends with a 4-2 victory for DIM.
Minuto 90+3: Gooll!! of Metropolitans. John Marchán scores for the final 4-2.
Minute 77: Change in DIM. The figure of the party, Andrés Ricaurte, leaves and Yulián Gómez enters.
Minute 73: Pons engages in the area and finishes off but the Metropolitanos goalkeeper saves. Then Londoño also tries and the cuidapalos covers the ball once more.
Minute 67: Change in the DIM. Déinner Quiñones leaves and Edwuin Cetré enters.
Minute 65: Daniel Londoño crosses the ball and the ball passes very close to the Metropolitanos goal.
Minute 62: Pons finished off outside the area and narrowly scored his second goal in the game and the fifth for DIM.
Minute 60: Metropolitanos generates risk once more but fails in the last stitch.
Minute 59: Changes in the DIM. David Loaiza and Emerson Batalla enter and Jaime Álvarado and Miguel Monsalve leave.
Minute 56: Metropolitanos had the opportunity to shorten the score, but the visiting striker failed in the definition.
Minute 53: After a few minutes in which Metropolitanos tried to react, Medellín returned to dominance of the game and looked for the fifth score.
Minute 46: The second part begins in the Atanasio.
Minutes 45+2: The first half ends with a wide victory for DIM, 4-1 over Metropolitanos.
Minute 45: Goal!! of the SID. Luciano Pons put the score at 4-0 following a spectacular pass from Ricaurte.
Minute 39: Medellín is closer to the fourth goal than Metropolitanos to discount.
Minuto 34: Gooll!! of the SID. Miguel Monsalve scores the third for the Powerful.
Minuto 25: Gooll!! of the SID. Andrés Cadavid puts DIM back on the scoreboard with an accurate header.
Minute 22: DIM tries to regain control of the party and Metropolitanos defends itself.
Minuto 15: Gooll!! Daniel Londoño scores once morest and the game is 1-1.
Minute 5: Medellín handles the ball and the result at the beginning of the commitment.
Minute 1: Goal!! from Medellin, The ball rolled and the Powerful already wins 1-0 following a goal once morest the visitors.
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