Match Report
Unión Magdalena went into the game 15th in the table on 21 points; Alianza Petrolera sat 9th on 29 — an 8-point gap. On recent form Unión Magdalena sat only 44th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 15th overall. Per game in the league, Unión Magdalena were scoring 1.1 and conceding 1.6, Alianza Petrolera 1.2 and 1.1, against a competition average of 1.15 goals per team per game.
Alianza Petrolera's winless run stood at 5.
The venue was Estadio Sierra Nevada in Santa Marta, with room for 16,162 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Unión Magdalena led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
Unión Magdalena: Jannenson Sarmiento (74'), Ricardo Márquez (19') · Alianza Petrolera: Wiston Fernández (53'), Carlos Lucumí (61'), Carlos Lucumí (90')