Millonarios accumulated one more day without winning in the BetPlay League, following the goalless draw once morest Patriotas, in a duel where possession and actions belonged to the Blues. While the visit, he limited himself to trying not to lose, before a decrease announced by the level shown.
The intention in attack, during the first half, was from the locals. The combination between the men in the middle of the field was the constant, to break the defensive fence proposed by the Patriots, who limited themselves to seeing how they moved the ball in their field.
Luis Carlos Ruiz had the clearest, at minute 7 ‘with a pass to the center of the Alba area, for the attacker, control and shot that goes to one side of the goal. The blues sought to increase the density in attack, both Bertel and Alba, played more in the rival field than in their own, given the need to win.
The medium distance began to be the formula, given the density of the boyacenses in the bands. At minute 27, Daniel Ruiz took a shot on the edge of the area, which went wide of Banguera’s goal. Gómez tried once more, in the usual change of bands between him and the Bogota midfielder. The ball passed very close to the rival goal.
Patriotas’ attempts were limited, appealing to the long game and connecting with Barrios, who was staggered in each action. For the complement, Gamero moved the entire board, taking out Dewar Victoria, giving way to Daniel Cataño, delaying David Silva.
At minute 55′, a foul by Rodas on Ruiz was sanctioned by the central defender as a penalty. In this action entered the VAR and AVAR, calling the central to the review area. After checking the play, he decided to nullify the foul.
Despite having possession of the ball, the ambassadors did not have clarity in that last touch, generating more danger in the Banguera area. The controversy focused once more on the referee, by not sanctioning a clear penalty on Ruiz, in a shot by Posada, at minute 67.
At minute 73′ a grab by Barrios on Alba was sanctioned, between doubts, as a penalty. Again, the VAR called the central defender, who reversed the decision. The defensive density of the Patriotas complicated the transit of the blues, unable to break the lines with the passes of Cataño and Silva, who were looking for Gómez and Quiñones, to gain speed.
Final action of the game, bad rejection by the Patriotas defense and the ball was left to Quiñones, who sent the ball over the goal. The zero equality left Millonarios in second place with 29 units, two games pending, to ratify the classification. For their part, Patriotas sentenced their place in B for 2023, following the results of the day.
