Match Report
Junior FC went into the game 2nd in the table on 35 points; Santa Fe sat 7th on 29 — a 6-point gap. The last five rounds placed Junior FC no better than 37th 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 1.53 and 1.16, with the league averaging 1.26.
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 31 games refereed with an average of 2.0 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