Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Junior FC (2nd, 35 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Santa Fe (7th, 10 pts). The last five rounds placed Junior FC no better than 38th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Junior FC 1.63 scored and 1.26 conceded per game, Santa Fe 1.57 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.27.
Junior FC had gone 7 games without a win. Santa Fe arrived off three consecutive draws. Over the last five, Junior FC had taken 2 of 15 points to Santa Fe's 9.
The sides have met 16 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Junior FC, 7 draws and 6 for Santa Fe, at 2.13 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez (capacity 49,612). J. Mayorga Londoño took charge of the match — our records show 32 games refereed with an average of 1.9 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Junior FC: Luis Muriel (66') · Santa Fe: Franco Fagúndez (88')
Key stats
Possession: Junior FC 57% · Santa Fe 43% · Total shots: 19-14 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 6-5