Joan Cruz only saw a few minutes on the field during the equality in one that the Chilean National Team achieved in the South American U-20.
The Chilean National Team made its debut in the South American U-20 in the city of Cali, Colombia. The national squad faced its simile from Ecuador on Friday night, where both teams had to settle for a one-conquest tie for each team.
A match in which Patricio Ormazábal’s cast quickly demonstrated their power in attack. The controversy was present in the first minutes of the game with a shot from Vicente Conelli that hit the crossbar and the rebound would hit the goal, to later leave the goal.
Nevertheless, the referees ignored the play and did not penalize the conquest of La Roja, despite the fact that the images showed that the ball had entered the goal. A stage where the VAR was not present for this type of match. Unusual.
Chile was still looking for the rival goal and when the 26th minute of the game was played, the national team would break the equality of the duel. A good play by Darío Osorio in midfield would end up enabling Vicente Conelli who with a great shotmanaged to beat the goal of Ecuador for the celebrations of La Roja with the one to zero of the match.
The national team sought to stretch the difference and in the half hour of the game they would have the option of increasing the score by two. Unfortunately, the post would drown out the goal cry of Vicente Conelli, forward of Unión Española.
Goal that is not made in an arc? That was what happened to Chile because in the next play, Ecuador would find the tie through Justin Cuerowho left Vicente Reyes standing to decree the equality of the match.
The second half was declining the game of the match with the physical exhaustion of the protagonists. Joan Cruz, who entered the complement replacing Vicente Conelli, would have little performance in the match.
It was even difficult for him to associate with his teammates in the little more than ten minutes he was on the court. A positive tie that Chile rescues, although it had the possibility of having won, but that adds a point against a candidate to qualify for the final stage.
The Chilean National Team will have to quickly turn the page to prepare for their next game. On Sunday, January 22, starting at 8:30 p.m., they will face Uruguay.
