Without clarifying the doubts and uncertainties about his football, but with a good result in his pocket, Junior made his debut in the Copa Libertadores 2021. The mattress team won 2-1 at Caracas FC last night in the stage of the Central University of Venezuela, with annotations by Miguel Borja (69 minutes) and Willer Ditta (90 + 1).
The Mattresses were down on the scoreboard from the 36th minute with a stunning goal from African Samson Akynyoola.
Junior took over ball and match control from the first minutes, however, the usual, without enough depth, dynamics, determination and intensity to pass over his opponent.
Fredy Hinestroza, who was most active in the first half. He starred in a good job left that Miguel Borja was unable to round. He failed in the final lunge with his left ‘flags’. The ball went over the crossbar.
“The team improved in behavior and intensity”: Amaranto
The far left returned to the arena and had some skirmishes on the left that did not come to a happy end. The best came after a colorful toccata that concluded in his sector. Hinestroza finished off from the left, but the archer Beycker Velázquez reacted correctly.
Junior dominated with a participatory ‘Cariaco’ González, with the departure of his sides and the support of Fabián Àngel, who vented with good changes of front. However, it took the spark, the ingenuity, the pass, the center, the shot and the right decision in the last quarter of the court to reflect on the scoreboard the superiority that was beginning to be seen in the process of the game.
Jhon Pajoy contributed little i it did not seem to have a clear nexus function with the ends and Miguel Borja.
Amidst his lack of penetration and uncovering the scoreboard, Junior’s defense, led by Sebastián Viera, breathed a sigh of relief, without any startle until Richard Celis discovered a leak in the visiting defense, enabled Samson Akynyoola to the area and the African, accurately, defined the 1-0.
The goal deflated the good that the Tiburone were showings, who became disordered, confused, and relapsed into their passivity.
“The team showed good football and deserved to win”: Fredy Hinestroza