In a well-fought, albeit relatively cagey, Primera A match, Deportivo Pereira demonstrated a narrow victory over Deportivo Cali on the night of March 1st, 2023.

Statistically, the match was rather evenly balanced, as illustrated by the lack of goals. The away team pipped Deportivo Cali to a 1-0 victory, with the defining goal strikingly secured by Pereira in the first half at the time of 13 minutes and 6 seconds.

The match was acutely characterized by discipline issues, particularly from the Deportivo Pereira side that accumulated six yellow cards, four of which were in the last 45 minutes. Deportivo Cali was less disciplinary compromised, acquiring only three yellow cards, all achieved in the second half of the match. The man in charge, the referee, was kept indeed very busy, and this could have had an undeniable impact on the rhythm of the game and both teams' players' mental mindset. Despite the high number of cards, both teams managed to keep all their players on the pitch with no red cards throughout the game.

In terms of set pieces, the imminent threat seemed to be from Deportivo Pereira, with a total of 5 corner kicks compared to Deportivo Cali's 4. However, it appears that they could not capitalize on these opportunities, which might signal weaknesses in attacking set-play situations for the away side despite winning the game.

Both teams fell foul of the offside rule - the away team twice and the home team once, which could indicate a highly disciplined defensive line, triggering offside traps, or it could represent offensive players' mistiming runs.

The number of fouls committed by both teams was equal at 4, indicating relatively clean play which bucked the trend of the escalating card situation. Equally, these fouls didn't appear to convert into numerous direct goal-scoring opportunities that might be expected in such situations.

To conclude, Deportivo Pereira managed to secure a slim victory despite an obvious discipline problem during the game. Both teams, however, failed to create many meaningful scoring opportunities, with the lack of goals testifying to that fact. Going forward, Deportivo Pereira may need to rectify their discipline issues and work on their set-play efficiency, while Deportivo Cali will be forced to focus on creating and converting more opportunities.

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