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Bitter Defeat for Junior in Santa Marta against Unión Magdalena
Santa Marta, Colombia – In a hard-fought match at the Estadio Sierra Nevada, Junior was defeated by Unión Magdalena in a game filled with emotions and cards. The home team prevailed with a final score of 3 to 2, in a match corresponding to the 10th round of the Clausura in the Colombian Primera A.
The match began with an early goal for Junior, scored by J. Enamorado in the 7th minute, thanks to an assist. However, Unión Magdalena responded strongly. F. Cantillo equalized in the 25th minute, and C. Iguaran put his team ahead in the 38th minute. The first half was marked by a fierce battle in midfield and several yellow cards for both teams.
In the second half, Junior desperately sought the equalizer but encountered a strong defense from Unión Magdalena. Titi missed a penalty in the 64th minute. The situation became even more complicated for Junior when M. Silveira received a red card in the 75th minute. R. Marquez sealed the victory for Unión Magdalena in the 82nd minute. Despite their efforts, Junior was unable to turn the result around.
Referee Carlos Betancur (Colombia) showed a total of 6 yellow cards to Unión Magdalena and 2 to Junior, in addition to a red card for the visiting team.
Regarding the statistics, Junior dominated possession with 63%, took 18 shots, of which only 3 were on target, and generated 8 corner kicks. Unión Magdalena, meanwhile, had 37% possession, took 7 shots, 4 of them on target, and earned 1 corner kick.
Substitutions junior: at minute 54 G. Celis came in and T. Gutierrez went out., at minute 71 Y. Chara came in and B. Castrillon went out., at minute 79 Titi came in and J. Martinez went out., at minute 80 J. Guerrero came in and J. Salazar went out., at minute 81 J. Rivas came in and D. Moreno went out.
Substitutions union magdalena: at minute 77 C. Iguaran came in and J. Congo went out., at minute 78 J. Sarmiento came in and J. Contreras went out., at minute 84 J. Mercado came in and R. Hinojosa went out., at minute 90 R. Marquez came in and E. Lastre went out., at minute 90 D. Ortiz came in and J. Penaloza went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Union Magdalena
Junior
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