Pereira won on penalties against Cortuluá and was crowned champion of B – Colombian Football – Sports

Deportivo Pereira was crowned champion of the first semester of the tournament of promotion of the Colombian soccer dominating by 3-1 on Cortuluá in the definition by penaltis. Matecaña won 2-1 in the second leg, played at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium, which tied the series 3-3, after Cortuluá won the first leg by the same score.

The final is not a failure if we speak of intensity, of duel enough disputed and which takes time for the study and the badysis by the teams.

The urgency of Pereira to even the series made it even more insistent in the attack, a decision that embarrbaded Cortuluá. But it's thanks to a corner in the way that Jairo Molina (31 PT) put to celebrate the fans with a precise head. A move that caused the atmosphere in the stadium, but also prompted his opponent to react quickly, a situation that would be reflected with the goal of Juan Camilo Roa (41), who left the figures on the front board the break.

For the second time, things were not going at all for homeowners. A lack in the surface caused a maximum penalty in favor of the tulueños, but Guillermo Murillo failed and the matecañas were still alive. This action revitalized them and they did not hesitate to take advantage of the emotional shock of their rival to leave in search of the advantage. Once again, the balloon was the right way, a superb head of Diego Álvarez (26 ST) placed the figures in the world.The match ended and the score was not changed, a situation that led to defining the contest from the 12 stages.

Already in the final, Pereira had better targeted and won (3 – 1), taking advantage of the failures of Sebastian Herrera, Edwin Lazo and David Montoya to be crowned champion of the Tournament – I. A painful victory that filled a club with tears and a group that dreamed of moving to the league.