Boyacá Chicó started dominating the match against Independiente Medellín and in the early minutes they opened the scoring through Wilmar Cruz, but the goal was disallowed for offside.
The play started with a shot from outside the box that was rejected by goalkeeper Mosquera Marmolejo, who left the ball in a very dangerous area, leading defender Jhon Palacios to try to clear it.
However, the defender made a mistake in the heart of the box, defectively cleared the ball and left it to the forward of the chess team, who shot on goal and beat the goalkeeper of the powerful team.
The linesman raised the flag, signaling offside. The VAR reviewed the play and confirmed to the referee that Wilmar Cruz's position was illegal.
Independiente Medellín shook off Boyacá Chicó's dominance in the early minutes of the first half, taking control of the ball and creating a dangerous play that ended up in the back of the net.
The scorer was the Argentinean Luciano Pons, who, after a great assist from David Loaiza, entered the box and, with the goalkeeper of the chess team, Rogerio Caicedo, coming out, launched the ball over his body, sending it into the back of the net.
However, the linesman on the right side raised his flag to determine that the forward was offside. The VAR reviewed the play and confirmed that, despite the great finish, there was offside.
This would have been the forward's first goal in the semifinals of the Apertura Tournament of the Colombian League. Pons has scored three goals in the round-robin phase against Unión Magdalena, Atlético Nacional, and Santa Fe.