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Junior Triumphs Over Chico in Thrilling Tunja Match
Junior de Barranquilla secured a victory against Chico in a hard-fought encounter at the Estadio de La Independencia in Tunja, corresponding to matchday five of the 2025 Apertura Primera A. The match, refereed by Jairo Londono, ended with a 2-0 scoreline in favor of Junior.
Y. Chara opened the scoring in the 12th minute with a goal assisted by C. Bacca. B. Castrillón secured the victory for Junior with a goal in the 51st minute. Despite Chico’s possession dominance (60%), the home team couldn’t convert their chances, while Junior proved more clinical in front of goal. The match was marked by a red card to D. Moreno of Junior in the 62nd minute, making the second half more challenging for the Barranquilla side. Several yellow cards were shown: one to J. Cuenu and another to S. Mele of Junior, and one to K. Londono of Chico. Chico registered 23 shots (8 on target), while Junior managed only 6 (2 on target). The corner kick difference was also significant, with 11 for Chico and only 1 for Junior. Despite the overwhelming possession advantage, Junior demonstrated greater offensive efficiency to secure the win.
Substitutions chico: at minute 46 J. Sanchez came in and J. Herrera went out., at minute 46 W. Arango came in and K. Londono went out., at minute 46 A. Aedo came in and J. Pimentel went out., at minute 64 S. Colon came in and E. Peralta went out., at minute 81 E. Banguero came in and Y. Martinez went out.
Substitutions junior: at minute 66 A. Colorado came in and Y. Chara went out., at minute 66 D. Rivera came in and B. Castrillon went out., at minute 66 S. Rodriguez came in and C. Bacca went out., at minute 81 Y. Quintero came in and J. Enamorado went out., at minute 90 C. Cantillo came in and J. Navia went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Chico
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