Slovakia
Don't know about "Championism". Incumbent
The Monarchs joined him for his second game in the current 2022 League Closing Ceremony, having played a yet-to-be-concluded match against Esmeraldas de León on day one, while Atlas added a valuable equalizer to a goal at the León Stadium on Wednesday night.
A criminal punished for Val's intervention, executed by Angel Mena, led the Greens in the first half, but in the second half, Atlas equalized through Edgar Zaldivar. Atlas appeared in the shallows and attacked without his two main characters. Giulio Fucci and Julian Quinney were both low, and combined with the injury to Emmanuel Aguilera, it made Atlas look weak but battle-tested in every game.
Atlas' Rojinegros and Esmeralda provided a very good first chance where both teams went back and forth and generally played well, with both arches arriving and the choice clear, but that only allowed Leon to take the lead.
Camilo Vargas made a providential intervention under three posts. The Colombian goalkeeper caught a poisoned arrow in the 12th minute from Federico...
In the 20th minute, the referee recklessly crossed Victor Da after a shot in the box and came to check a possible penalty kick by Anderson Santamaria. After examination, he was found guilty in favor of the Lions.
Referee Fernando Hernández made a second appearance on VAR when he gave Victor Dávila a nudge in the face, but after checking, he only showed the Andean striker a yellow card.
As an added bonus, Atlas equalized at the start of the game. The visitors found some space on the left, where Ian Gerow - took over the area, and from there, near the baseline, he dispatched a couple of dangerous wingers.
One of them went for the second shot. Torres managed to serve from the left side with two goals. The second post was Edgar Zaldivar. He hit the ball beautifully, and when he did, he hit Rodolfo Cota's left post. Atlas equalized the score.
Near the end, Atlas came close on a couple of occasions. A shot from Anibal Chalá was firmly held by Cota and a corner kicker crossed near the goal line, another highlight for the local goalkeeper.
Atlas, without an offensive benchmark, managed to add a very complex pitch for the Roquinegros, who continued to score early in the year, where they defended the title.
