English:
Santa Fe Stuns Junior in Barranquilla with Late Victory
Barranquilla, Colombia – In a thrilling match held at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Santa Fe surprised Junior with a 2-1 victory in the 18th round of the Primera A Clausura. The match, refereed by Diego Ulloa Angulo, was full of intensity and key moments.
Junior took an early lead in the 8th minute with a goal from Y. Chara, after a high-tempo start to the game. However, the home side’s joy was short-lived when, in the 28th minute, a goal by E. Olivera for Santa Fe was disallowed for offside after a VAR review. The first half concluded with the Barranquilla team maintaining a minimal advantage.
The second half saw a more aggressive Santa Fe. H. Rodallega equalized in the 73rd minute with a goal that ignited hope for the visiting team. Ball possession was slightly in favor of Santa Fe with 52%, reflecting their intention to seek the win. The decisive moment came in the 90th minute when H. Mosquera, assisted by Rodallega, scored the winning goal for Santa Fe, unleashing euphoria on the visitors’ bench.
The match was not without yellow cards, with H. Mosquera and C. Mafla cautioned for Santa Fe, and C. Esparragoza and J. Enamorado for Junior. Junior dominated in total shots with 23 (8 on target), while Santa Fe was more efficient with 14 total shots (6 on target). Despite having less possession (48%), Junior tried to generate danger with 6 corners, one less than Santa Fe.
The victory allows Santa Fe to climb positions in the table, while Junior will have to analyze what happened to recover their course in the next rounds.
Substitutions junior: at minute 62 C. Esparragoza came in and H. Rivera went out., at minute 68 Y. Chara came in and Titi went out., at minute 68 G. Paiva came in and T. Gutierrez went out., at minute 81 J. Enamorado came in and S. Acuna went out., at minute 82 J. Guerrero came in and E. Herrera went out.
Substitutions santa fe: at minute 65 J. Melendez came in and I. R. Scarpeta Silgado went out., at minute 75 C. Mafla came in and J. Ramos went out., at minute 80 A. Zapata came in and A. Rodriguez went out., at minute 80 D. Torres came in and M. Meli went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Junior
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