Junior goes from bad to worse. After the shameful 4-0 defeat once morest Unión de Santa Fe in the South American Cup, the team continued to make a fool of itself in the League by losing 2-0 once morest Atlético Bucaramanga, on Tuesday night, at the Alfonso López stadium, in the capital of Santander, on the second date of the semi-finals, where the real chances of qualifying for the final are greatly reduced.
It was expected that Juan Cruz Real’s team would be pinched and vindicated in the local tournament due to the disappointment in the international competition, but nothing, it continued mired in mediocrity, in the lack of success to score a sad goal and in the absence of character to recover from an adverse marker.
‘El Tiburón’ was once more impotent when attacking and candid in defending himself. He was shipwrecked without teeth, without football, without order, without honor and without soul once morest a completely winnable opponent who was emboldened when he scored the first goal.
Junior took the initiative and tried to uncork the scoreboard, although he lacked precision, clarity and quality in the last quarter of the field. Omar Albornoz and Yesus Cabrera, with poor receptions, deliveries and decisions, wasted promising attacks.
In addition, Didier Moreno, Gabriel Fuentes, Daniel Giraldo and Fabián Viáfara made several unforced errors and lost balls that threw the playmaking overboard.
Bucaramanga seemed harmless and Junior dominated, despite his shortcomings, with the constant role of Miguel Borja. With his strength and power he showed himself and took advantage, although he lacked what Dayro Moreno later had left over: forcefulness.
The Cordovan striker did not take advantage of a couple of occasions that came his way to reflect on the scoreboard the limited superiority that Junior managed to impose.
Dayro, on the other hand, on the first occasion he had to shoot on goal, inflated the net.
Bucaramanga, who had been wandering and waiting behind, took advantage of the spaces in the back of the rojiblancos, enabled Dayro and the striker fired a shot that met no resistance from Sebastián Viera.
Great goal for how accurate Dayro’s right hand was, despite the fact that he was not facing the goal, but the ball went through the post that the Uruguayan goalkeeper was guarding. Something more might have been done.
The goal ended up entangling a faded and lifeless Junior. To make matters worse, Fredy Hinestroza was injured and Juan Cruz Real sent the only alternative on the bench to encourage the hope of victory, Luis ‘Cariaco’ González.
Already the second part, Junior went out to the field with the desire to equalize and come back, but he found an opponent with tighter nuts and he no longer came so easily. Much less following the host converted the second goal.
‘El Leopardo’ roared once more in a collection of a still ball from the left that Carlos Henao, without much resistance, headed from the far post towards the other. When the ball had already passed Viera and was crossing the goal line, Jefferson Mena finished pushing it. The goal was given to him.
Junior completely deflated on that score. Juan Cruz Real, in a desperate attempt to try to promote a reaction, sent Wálmer Pacheco, Jhon Pajoy and Carmelo Valencia to the field of play instead of Viáfara, Albornoz and Giraldo, who contributed absolutely nothing.
The modifications were of little or no use. Bucaramanga cornered himself to protect his lead and gave ground to the rojiblancos, who did not know what to do to even discount. Led by ‘Cariaco’ González, who was the one who showed the most will and ability, Junior approached without luck.
There was little ingenuity from the others and they ended up appealing to the same thing that did not work once morest the Union: the sterile centers. Carmelo squandered one and ‘Cariaco’ hit another in a good way, but unfortunately it crashed into Henao’s neck.
Bucaramanga, which for a few moments caused “ole” to be sung from the stands, maintained its advantage and rounded off its victory, which for Junior is nothing more than another ridicule.
MINUTE BY MINUTE
11. Albornoz center that Hinestroza connects, but his shot deflects into Henao’s humanity.
20. Didier Moreno’s shot that goalkeeper Chaverra rejects with difficulty. The rebound falls to Borja, but he was out of place and, in addition, the ball hit the crossbar.
22. Borja receives from the left in the area and finishes off powerfully. Chaverra rejects.
24. Borja appears once more. The striker takes the ball from the penalty mark, eludes two players and is regarding to kill, but the ball escapes him in the middle of a struggle with a defender. Hinestroza grabs her and shoots high up.
26. Counterattack and dangerous entry by Johan Caballero towards Dayro, who was unable to touch the ball.
34. Borja escapes to the left, leaves his marker watered and puts a ‘death pass’ to Hinestroza, but without enough precision. The southpaw managed to kick, but with discomfort and the round went up.
36. Bucaramanga goal. Dayro Moreno receives from the right and dispatches a very strong shot that sneaks into Viera through the same post he was guarding.
SECOND TIME
52. Bucaramanga goal. I charge from the side that Carlos Henao heads at the far post towards the first. Viera does not arrive and Jefferson Mena finishes pushing her.
59. Arias makes a mistake, leaves the ball to Dayro and takes a shot that Viera rejects.
67. Carmelo Valencia wastes a center from the right with a header without forcefulness.
70. Pajoy’s center that ‘Cariaco’ heads in a good way, but collides with Henao’s neck and the place is saved.
82. Long-distance shot of Arias above the horizontal.
