
Fortaleza CEIF vs Unión Magdalena, 2025 Liga BetPlay, Apertura
· Colombian Primera AAbout
Fortaleza CEIF are hosting Unión Magdalena
at Metropolitano de Techo, Bogota, Colombia, starting on
. The match is a part of the Colombian Primera A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Attempt missed. Luis Sánchez (Fortaleza CEIF) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Santiago Córdoba.
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury José Mercado (Unión Magdalena).
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Foul by Fabián Cantillo (Unión Magdalena).
- 11': Luis Sánchez (Fortaleza CEIF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Fabián Cantillo (Unión Magdalena) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Foul by Yesid Díaz (Fortaleza CEIF).
- 12': Jannenson Sarmiento (Unión Magdalena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Corner,Fortaleza CEIF. Conceded by Eduar Esteban.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Kelvin Flórez (Fortaleza CEIF) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Pico.
- 15': Corner,Fortaleza CEIF. Conceded by Cristian Sención.
- 17': Foul by Dairon Mosquera (Unión Magdalena).
- 17': Luis Sánchez (Fortaleza CEIF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Corner,Fortaleza CEIF. Conceded by Dairon Mosquera.
- 20': Attempt missed. Jannenson Sarmiento (Unión Magdalena) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Tello following a fast break.
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury José Mercado (Unión Magdalena).
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Luis Sánchez (Fortaleza CEIF).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Foul by Janeth Alemán (Unión Magdalena).
- 28': Kelvin Flórez (Fortaleza CEIF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Attempt missed. Diego Ruíz (Fortaleza CEIF) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 32': Attempt missed. José Mercado (Unión Magdalena) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jannenson Sarmiento following a fast break.
- 33': Foul by David Camacho (Fortaleza CEIF).
- 33': Martín Payares (Unión Magdalena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Jannenson Sarmiento (Unión Magdalena) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Óscar Vanegas.
- 35': Attempt missed. Kelvin Flórez (Fortaleza CEIF) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by David Camacho with a cross.
- 36': Offside, Fortaleza CEIF. Luis Sánchez is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt missed. José Mercado (Unión Magdalena) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jannenson Sarmiento.
- 40': Attempt missed. Santiago Córdoba (Fortaleza CEIF) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leonardo Pico.
- 41': Attempt missed. Ronaldo Pájaro (Fortaleza CEIF) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luis Sánchez.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Juan Tello (Unión Magdalena) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Janeth Alemán.
- 43': Corner,Unión Magdalena. Conceded by Luis Sánchez.
- 44': Attempt missed. Martín Payares (Unión Magdalena) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Sención with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Corner,Unión Magdalena. Conceded by Jhon Balanta.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Corner,Fortaleza CEIF. Conceded by Juan Tello.
- 45'+3': Foul by Diego Ruíz (Fortaleza CEIF).
- 45'+3': Martín Payares (Unión Magdalena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Diego Ruíz (Fortaleza CEIF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': Cristian Sención (Unión Magdalena) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+5': Foul by David Camacho (Fortaleza CEIF).
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Janeth Alemán (Unión Magdalena) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jannenson Sarmiento following a set piece situation.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Fortaleza CEIF 0, Unión Magdalena 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Fortaleza CEIF 0, Unión Magdalena 0.
- 45': Substitution, Fortaleza CEIF. Sebastián Ramírez replaces Yesid Díaz.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Janeth Alemán (Unión Magdalena).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 48': Attempt saved. Santiago Cuero (Fortaleza CEIF) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Eduar Esteban (Unión Magdalena). Assisted by Luis Sánchez.
- 48': Foul by Jhon Balanta (Fortaleza CEIF).
- 48': Jannenson Sarmiento (Unión Magdalena) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Luis Sánchez (Fortaleza CEIF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Santiago Córdoba.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Ronaldo Pájaro (Fortaleza CEIF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Substitution, Fortaleza CEIF. Andrés Ricaurte replaces Luis Sánchez.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Ronaldo Pájaro (Fortaleza CEIF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Ricaurte.
- 53': Corner,Fortaleza CEIF. Conceded by Martín Payares.
- 53': Dairon Mosquera (Unión Magdalena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by David Camacho (Fortaleza CEIF).
- 56': Attempt missed. Santiago Córdoba (Fortaleza CEIF) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Sebastián Ramírez with a cross.
- 57': Attempt missed. Juan Tello (Unión Magdalena) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
- 58': Foul by Ronaldo Pájaro (Fortaleza CEIF).
- 58': José Mercado (Unión Magdalena) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Corner,Fortaleza CEIF. Conceded by David Murillo.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Kelvin Flórez (Fortaleza CEIF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Camacho.
- 61': Corner,Fortaleza CEIF. Conceded by Cristian Sención.
- 62': Attempt missed. Sebastián Ramírez (Fortaleza CEIF) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrés Ricaurte with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Substitution, Unión Magdalena. Juan Giraldo replaces Cristian Sención.
- 64': Foul by David Camacho (Fortaleza CEIF).
- 64': Juan Tello (Unión Magdalena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Fortaleza CEIF. Jhonier Salas replaces Kelvin Flórez.
- 67': Substitution, Fortaleza CEIF. Cristián Mosquera replaces Santiago Cuero.
- 67': Attempt missed. Santiago Córdoba (Fortaleza CEIF) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastián Ramírez.
- 68': Attempt missed. David Camacho (Fortaleza CEIF) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Ronaldo Pájaro.
- 69': Offside, Unión Magdalena. Jannenson Sarmiento is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt missed. Ronaldo Pájaro (Fortaleza CEIF) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jhonier Salas.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Diego Ruíz (Fortaleza CEIF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhonier Salas.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Janeth Alemán (Unión Magdalena).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Corner,Unión Magdalena. Conceded by Jhon Balanta.
- 76': Foul by José Mercado (Unión Magdalena).
- 76': Sebastián Ramírez (Fortaleza CEIF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': José Mercado (Unión Magdalena) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Unión Magdalena. Jhoan Pinto replaces Janeth Alemán.
- 77': Substitution, Unión Magdalena. Kleber Díaz replaces José Mercado.
- 78': Corner,Fortaleza CEIF. Conceded by Martín Payares.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Ramírez (Fortaleza CEIF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': David Murillo (Unión Magdalena) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Foul by Jhonier Salas (Fortaleza CEIF).
- 80': Foul by Jhoan Pinto (Unión Magdalena).
- 80': Santiago Córdoba (Fortaleza CEIF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Delay in match because of an injury Jannenson Sarmiento (Unión Magdalena).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Attempt missed. Juan Tello (Unión Magdalena) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 83': Attempt missed. Jhonier Salas (Fortaleza CEIF) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 84': Substitution, Fortaleza CEIF. Sebastián Prieto replaces David Camacho.
- 85': Corner,Fortaleza CEIF. Conceded by Eduar Esteban.
- 87': Goal! Fortaleza CEIF 0, Unión Magdalena 1. Fabián Cantillo (Unión Magdalena) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Cristián Mosquera (Fortaleza CEIF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Ricaurte.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Unión Magdalena. José Peñaloza replaces Jannenson Sarmiento.
- 90'+4': Foul by Jhon Balanta (Fortaleza CEIF).
- 90'+4': Juan Tello (Unión Magdalena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Óscar Vanegas (Unión Magdalena) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Juan Tello (Unión Magdalena) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Fortaleza CEIF 0, Unión Magdalena 1.
- 0': Match ends, Fortaleza CEIF 0, Unión Magdalena 1.
Statistics
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5 | Fouls | 10 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
1 | Saves | 0 |
32.6 | Possession | 67.4 |
11 | SHOTS | 20 |
1 | ON GOAL | 1 |
0.1 | On Target % | 0.1 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
167 | Accurate Passes | 413 |
252 | Passes | 512 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
8 | Crosses | 21 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
72 | Long Balls | 67 |
38 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
6 | Tackles | 9 |
1.0 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
5 | Interceptions | 0 |
29 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
29 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: Colombian Primera A
Venue: Metropolitano de Techo
Location: Bogota, Colombia
Attendance: 500
Venue: Metropolitano de Techo
Location: Bogota, Colombia
Attendance: 500
Colombian Primera A Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | América de Cali | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Deportes Tolima | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Independiente Medellín | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Atlético Junior | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Fortaleza CEIF (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Juan Castillo (GK) |
18 | Harold Balanta |
6 | Yesid Díaz |
15 | Santiago Cuero |
30 | Diego Ruiz ![]() |
13 | Ronaldo Pájaro |
14 | Leonardo Pico |
16 | Kelvin Florez |
22 | David Camacho |
9 | Santiago Córdoba |
10 | Lucho Sánchez |
Unión Magdalena (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Eduar Esteban (GK) |
5 | Martín Payares |
33 | Oscar Vanegas ![]() |
30 | Dairon Mosquera |
4 | David Murillo |
16 | Cristian Sención |
24 | Fabián Cantillo ![]() |
26 | Juan José Tello |
7 | Janeth Alemán |
28 | José Mercado ![]() |
10 | Jannenson Sarmiento |
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