Millonarios beat Once Caldas in a tight match
Manizales, Colombia – Millonarios beat Once Caldas 2-1 in a match of the 9th round of the Colombian Primera A, played at the Estadio Palogrande. The match was marked by intensity and fighting in the midfield, with both teams looking for victory.
Millonarios started better and took the lead in the 18th minute with a goal from Daniel Cataño, assisted by David Banguero. However, Once Caldas reacted and tied the game in the 45th minute with a goal from Juan Riquett, assisted by Mauricio Barrios.
In the second half, the match became more competitive and both teams had chances to score. Finally, Millonarios got the win in the 85th minute with a goal from Daniel Giraldo.
The match was also marked by yellow cards. Once Caldas received 3 cautions, while Millonarios received 4.
Match statistics:
* Possession: Once Caldas 45%, Millonarios 55%
* Shots: Once Caldas 11 (4 on target, 6 off target), Millonarios 9 (5 on target, 2 off target)
* Corners: Once Caldas 5, Millonarios 10
* Fouls: Once Caldas 10, Millonarios 13
* Yellow cards: Once Caldas 3, Millonarios 3
Match events:
* Minute 15: Yellow card for Rafael Falcao (Millonarios)
* Minute 18: Goal by Daniel Cataño (Millonarios)
* Minute 35: Yellow card for Juan Patino (Once Caldas)
* Minute 40: Yellow card for Juan Valencia (Millonarios)
* Minute 45: Goal by Juan Riquett (Once Caldas)
* Minute 69: Yellow card for Ricardo Mejia (Once Caldas)
* Minute 90: Yellow card for Juan David Cuesta Santos (Once Caldas)
* Minute 90: Yellow card for David Banguero (Millonarios)
The victory allows Millonarios to consolidate themselves in the top of the standings, while Once Caldas will have to look for the victory in the next round to avoid losing ground.
Substitutions millonarios: at minute 46 L. Castro came in and R. Falcao went out., at minute 74 D. Mantilla came in and J. E. Cordoba Mosquera went out., at minute 74 K. Palacios came in and J. Valencia went out., at minute 75 D. Silva came in and D. Catano went out., at minute 85 D. Giraldo came in and F. Charrupi went out.
Substitutions once caldas: at minute 46 J. Contreras came in and L. Palacios went out., at minute 46 A. Garcia Castillo came in and I. Rojas went out., at minute 75 F. Cifuentes came in and L. Rios went out., at minute 85 S. Cortez came in and J. Cardona went out., at minute 90 A. J. Montano Loango came in and R. Mejia went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Once Caldas
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