Samora 2:5 Deportivo Táchira
Deportivo Táchira took a comprehensive 5-2 victory over Samora at home in the Clausura round 7 of the First Division on Tuesday evening. The visitors, sitting third in the table with 37 points from 19 games, turned a tight first half into a commanding display. Samora, ninth with 24 points after 19 fixtures, offered resistance but could not contain the away side's fluidity.
Samora started brighter than expected. Adalberto Peñaranda broke the deadlock in the 44th minute, catching the visitors off guard. To be fair, Táchira responded immediately — Gustavo Lozano equalised in the 46th, right at the restart. The momentum shifted then, and by then it was clear the home side had overextended.
Two penalties changed the complexion of the second half. Rodrigo Pollero converted from the spot in the 60th minute to restore Táchira's lead. Samora fought back through José Sinisterra, who scored a penalty of his own in the 68th to level things at 2-2. And here's the thing about that period — four goals in eight minutes, and the game opened up completely.
After the 2-2 stalemate, Táchira pulled away. Carlos Sosa found space in the 80th minute to make it 3-2, then Valentin Adamo doubled the advantage two minutes later in the 82nd. Marco bustillo pulled one back for Samora in the 88th, but it was too little, too late. The visitors had put the game to bed early.
Samora made several changes in the second half. Sergio·Sulbaran came on in the 55th minute, followed by Brayan José Rodríguez Luna at 56 and Nestor Jimenez in the 61st. Arles Flores and Juan David Sánchez also entered the fray. Táchira used three substitutes in the 71st minute — Delvin Alfonzo, Rodrigo Pollero and Gustavo Lozano — but the match was already slipping away.
The result keeps Táchira in the upper echelons at third, while Samora remain rooted in ninth. The gap between the sides is now 13 points after both have played 19 games. Samora's recent form had been mixed — a 5-0 win against Real Frontera followed by a 1-6 defeat to Real Esport — but this result suggests they still have work to do.
