Defensa y Justicia (ARG) vs Independiente Medellin (COL)| DESTACADOS SUDAMERICANA | 14/05/2024 | beIN SPORTS
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00:00 (crowd cheering)
00:03 - A clear and cool night in the Argentinian capital
00:06 of Buenos Aires for the penultimate week of group play
00:09 in the Copa Sudamericana.
00:11 Independiente Medellin and Defensa Justicia
00:15 meeting for the second time.
00:16 Hack out rounds.
00:18 Anything other than a win tonight here at home
00:20 and they are eliminated with one group game
00:23 still left to go.
00:24 And an early chance in the final third.
00:29 Cross comes in and then volleyed up over the crossbar.
00:32 As Alan trying to cut inside and take it off the ball.
00:36 Justicia, a side that typically will have less possession
00:45 than their opponents,
00:46 but trying to take it right to the Colombians here.
00:49 And they're gonna earn the goal
00:51 for the Argentinians.
00:52 Low line drive.
00:54 Ends up at the top of the box and then up into the stands.
00:59 And Defensa Justicia trying to break up the left hand side.
01:02 Here's Gabriel Alanis.
01:04 Swings it towards the back post,
01:07 trying to get the runner at the top of the six.
01:10 Down in possession with the ball.
01:12 Kind of like this right here.
01:14 Looked to hit once again in the final third.
01:17 Soto swings it in,
01:18 comes all the way through to the back post.
01:21 And a corner kick.
01:22 And a giveaway,
01:25 creating a chance for Justicia.
01:27 Long range shot that's batted aside
01:30 and out for a corner kick.
01:32 On the verge of going out in the group stage.
01:35 If they can't find a way to win here tonight,
01:37 they will be eliminated.
01:38 And this is a team that's had
01:40 a pretty decent measure of success in this tournament
01:44 in recent years.
01:45 Last year, they made the final four,
01:47 lost in the semifinal round to LVU Quito.
01:50 And now Independiente comes back
01:53 and deals them a blow here.
01:56 The first goal of the game from Brion Leon
01:59 against the run of play,
02:01 taking advantage of a defensive Justicia mistake.
02:05 And the visitors from Columbia
02:06 are on the board with a one nil lead.
02:08 The top score in the tournament for Independiente
02:13 strikes once again.
02:15 He scored against them on match day three
02:18 and now here on match day number five as well.
02:22 (crowd cheering)
02:25 Now Leon just turning and firing with the keeper
02:38 outside the six yard box
02:41 and kind of catching him by surprise.
02:42 It was the keeper who gave it away.
02:49 And Leon has now tied the team record
02:53 for the most goals in the Copa Sud Americana.
02:57 Need a lot of chances, but when they do,
03:00 typically they finish up.
03:02 Adamacino lays it in for Alana,
03:05 and he hits the crossbar with a rocket.
03:08 Oh, a spicy effort.
03:10 He cut all of that.
03:12 On the final night of group play
03:15 that should be fighting for the win in group
03:18 to move on and not have to go into the knockout round playoff.
03:23 There is Molinas lining it up.
03:25 Low line drive on the rebound,
03:27 makes another save before it's cleared away by--
03:30 Encounter three on four though.
03:32 There is Jan Vasquez who has some space,
03:37 tries to go short side in the stop made
03:40 by Christopher Fenimore.
03:41 Lolanis, drive for the nutmeg.
03:47 (crowd cheering)
03:50 Soto, surveys.
03:53 On the turn, Fernandez.
03:57 Independiente Medellin trying to win
04:06 for the fourth time in a row in a continental competition.
04:09 It would be the longest winning streak in over two decades.
04:13 Defensa Justicia trying to shut down
04:17 a three game losing streak.
04:19 They are also winless in their last four coming in.
04:22 If Defensa Justicia cannot come back and score at least two.
04:25 Trapeze shield on the volley.
04:36 They'll get a corner.
04:37 Now Jan Vasquez comes away with it here.
04:43 Cuts it back, looks for a lane
04:44 and it's curled just over the bar
04:47 by Diego Moreno in the end.
04:50 Vasquez using his strength to hold onto that.
04:56 Finds Moreno in a good spot at the top of the box.
04:59 Are in the second half.
05:02 Inside the final half hour for Defensa Justicia now.
05:06 And they need a win.
05:12 A loss or a tie and they will not advance
05:15 beyond the group stage.
05:17 Here's Mender Garcia for Independiente.
05:19 One V one and a goal kick.
05:22 Now for it.
05:30 Space on the left.
05:33 Played across and punched away by Fermarin.
05:37 Now from the top of the box, the shot is blocked by Soto.
05:41 Run down by Mender Garcia.
05:42 Only goal coming back in the 22nd minute.
05:47 A leading goal scorer for Independiente
05:50 who has since come off.
05:51 But here's a chance for Defensa Justicia
05:53 and it's gonna be an own goal.
05:55 An own goal for Independiente.
05:58 Jose Ortiz heads it into his own net.
06:01 Was trying to play it back to his keeper.
06:04 And for Defensa Justicia, there is life in Argentina.
06:09 (crowd cheering)
06:11 Played in for Nicolas Fernandez and Ortiz.
06:23 Just makes the mistake of trying to head it
06:28 to his keeper here who was going the other way
06:31 and wasn't anticipating it.
06:32 Pops up right here.
06:37 (crowd cheering)
06:40 Boy oh boy.
06:43 Keeper wasn't even in a position there
06:46 to cover that near post after the header.
06:48 So for Ortiz, it is an own goal that ties this game.
06:53 Jose Ortiz in his second year.
06:56 The 25 year old who has played in Mexico
06:59 as well as not lost in San Jose Vallejo
07:02 has not won a game so far in group play.
07:06 (crowd cheering)
07:09 Now trying to play it across to a wide open winger.
07:13 And now all of a sudden Defensa Justicia
07:17 trying to attack back the other direction.
07:19 That's gonna be a tactical foul on a yellow card.
07:23 And before it, gonna be shown a card here momentarily.
07:28 (crowd cheering)
07:31 (crowd cheering)
07:34 That was the look at the hand ball
07:42 where Huela on the cross.
07:43 And it's interesting because Ezequiel Canabo
07:48 tried to head that one and missed it and hit his arm.
07:50 I don't know, that could be a case for a hand ball.
07:56 VAR will have a look at it.
07:58 And I would not be surprised if this is indeed
08:00 called a penalty.
08:01 Well, they say no.
08:09 They need to move up a spot in the group.
08:13 Right now sitting in third.
08:15 This is crossed over, headed and what a save!
08:18 Oh my word, the best save of the night.
08:22 Maybe the best save of the month.
08:24 A tremendous Eder Schau save here
08:28 that keeps it a one-one game.
08:30 You will never see better reflexes than that.
08:34 Stabbing out that left hand off the cross.
08:38 The header seemed destined for the corner.
08:40 Pretty good delivery.
08:45 But scampered on in the end by Eder Schau.
08:49 (whistle blows)
08:58 Shavara, lofts it in.
09:02 It's headed over for a goal kick.
09:04 Three minutes left to go.
09:07 Alexis Soto also there.
09:08 Fernandez as well.
09:10 It's gonna be Nicholas Fernandez!
09:11 It comes back out.
09:16 Flipped back in, Fernandez looking for it.
09:19 And it's a goal kick instead.
09:20 They should take us down past the allotted stoppage time.
09:26 (whistle blows)
09:30 And it is over in Buenos Aires.
09:33 (crowd cheering)
09:35 (upbeat music)
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