La Equidad shared the points with Rionegro Águilas in a 2-2 draw during the ninth round of the Clausura on Saturday evening. The result keeps the hosts eighth on 28 points while the visitors remain twelfth with 26. It was a match that started with promise and finished with uncertainty, the kind of evening that makes you appreciate watching football for fifteen years.
Anthony Vásquez gave the home side an early lead in the sixth minute, catching the opposition flat-footed. Mateo Rodas doubled the advantage before half-time, taking advantage of defensive disorganisation that shouldn't have been there. By then the visitors had nothing to do all evening.
The momentum shifted in the 53rd minute when Facundo Boné pulled one back, showing the kind of persistence that comes from watching matches for fifteen years. Ricardo Marquez converted the penalty in the 79th minute after receiving his own yellow card, and suddenly the match was level again. And here's the thing about comebacks - they rarely happen without someone making a mistake. The incident went to review before the referee made his decision.
Tomás Blandón Correa received a red card in the 90+7th minute, leaving the visitors to finish with ten men. The home side had tightened things up in the final stages, making it difficult for the visitors to create anything meaningful. The crowd roared them on as the whistle approached.
The statistics tell a story of control without conversion. La Equidad managed only 38 per cent possession but found the target four times from four shots on goal. Rionegro Águilas controlled 62 per cent of the ball and registered three shots on target, with nine attempts flying wide. The figures tell you everything - the visitors dominated possession but couldn't convert their chances.
The draw extends La Equidad's recent run of results that have been difficult to predict. They had drawn three of their last five matches before this encounter. For Rionegro Águilas, the point keeps them within touching distance of the mid-table, though they remain seven points behind the leaders.