By Edgardo Avelar
The Eagles of America They will always be contenders and after going through many complications, they finally managed to add their second consecutive victory, which practically allows them to put a foot in the league by beating 2-3 at Lion in the Esmeraldas’ own house.
A victory rescued with the dagger between its teeth by the American team that, after taking the lead on the scoreboard in the first twelve minutes of the game through the Uruguayan Brian Rodríguez and Erick “Chiquito” Sánchez, He had to endure the Leonese reaction with the scores of the Colombian Diber Cambindo and Fernando “Nene” Beltrán; Finally, they were able to achieve victory with Alejandro Zendejas’ penalty goal to add three valuable points.
América achieved their second consecutive success after losing their place in the Concachampions and they did it again with Brian Rodríguez’s formula, with a shot inside the area from the left side that left goalkeeper Óscar García with no option in an action where the Uruguayan went to one side, changed profile and when he was left with his left foot, He did not hesitate to take a tremendous shot diagonally towards the enemy networks.
Then “Chiquito” Sánchez arrived at 12 minutes with a shot on the edge of the area in a great play by the Águilas with 17 touches of the ball, starting from goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota and culminating with the shot in the center of the field at the height of the crescent of the large area to take a shot with his instep that had a tremendous effect to leave the León goalkeeper with no options.
This goal hit a lot for the Leonese team led by Javier Gandolfiwho went in search of reducing the disadvantage, and the first blow came from the Colombian Diber Cambindo at 36 minutes with a shot inside the area that, after hitting a defender, went into the nets.
Nine minutes later, Fernando Beltrán, with a shot from outside the area, scored a great goal from outside the area that had a tremendous effect and which left goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota with no option to stop the ball that ended up in the American nets..
But in the second half the decision came to America with a penalty; Without having clarity of image, referee César Ramos decreed the maximum penalty which Alejandro Zendejas converted into a goal at 77 minutesbut leaving behind the trail of doubt that, even with the support of the VAR, was not clear enough to mark the maximum penalty.
America is the least guilty of the whistle’s marking and the highlight is that André Jardine seems to have found his preferred lineup with Brian Rodríguez as a mobile nine and by the bands Alejandro Zendejas and Isaías Violante on the sides, leaving Raphael Veiga arriving from behind along with Erick Sánchez and Jonathan Dos Santos as a half shield.
While in defense, Israel Reyes on the right and Cristian Borja on the left, while Miguel Vázquez and Ramón Juárez in the center, which gave them strength and change of pace forward that was poison for the León.
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