América Cali vs Unión 2023 Liga BetPlay, Apertura

5': Facundo Suárez
24': Andrés Sarmiento
54': Iago Falque
77': Cristian Barrios

FT
4 - 0

Introduction

América de Cali are hosting Unión Magdalena at Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia, starting on . The match is a part of the Colombian Primera A.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
5': Goal! América de Cali 1, Unión Magdalena 0. Facundo Suárez (América de Cali) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Quintero.
18': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Brayan Carabalí (Unión Magdalena) right footed shot is too high. Brayan Carabalí should be disappointed.
22': Ronaldo Lora (Unión Magdalena) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24': Goal! América de Cali 2, Unión Magdalena 0. Andrés Sarmiento (América de Cali) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
45'+3': First Half ends, América de Cali 2, Unión Magdalena 0.
45': Substitution, Unión Magdalena. Joel Contreras replaces Jesús Cano.
45': Substitution, Unión Magdalena. Carlos Rodríguez replaces Ronaldo Lora.
47': Brayan Carabalí (Unión Magdalena) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Gianfranco Baier (Unión Magdalena) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Goal! América de Cali 3, Unión Magdalena 0. Iago Falque (América de Cali) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
66': Substitution, Unión Magdalena. Yamil Romero replaces Fabián Cantillo.
69': Kevin Andrade (América de Cali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, América de Cali. Cristian Barrios replaces Andrés Sarmiento.
71': Substitution, América de Cali. Luis Sánchez replaces Iago Falque.
77': Goal! América de Cali 4, Unión Magdalena 0. Cristian Barrios (América de Cali) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darwin Quintero following a fast break.
78': Substitution, América de Cali. Daniel Mosquera replaces Facundo Suárez.
78': Substitution, América de Cali. Pedro Bravo replaces Luis Paz.
85': Substitution, América de Cali. Daniel Quiñones replaces Darwin Quintero.
86': Substitution, Unión Magdalena. Brayan Correa replaces Gonzalo Lucero.

Game Information

Competition: Colombian Primera A

Venue: Pascual Guerrero
Location: Cali, Colombia
Attendance: 19,000

Colombian Primera A Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+15	Deportes Tolima	18	38	2
+13	Bucaramanga	18	35	3
+11	Independiente Santa Fe	18	34	4
+10	La Equidad	18	33	3

Full Table

Statistics

UMA		AME
10	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	4
6	Saves	0
44.6	Possession	55.4
12	SHOTS	20
0	ON GOAL	10
0.0	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
209	Accurate Passes	266
283	Passes	349
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	5
13	Crosses	17
0.3	Cross %	0.3
53	Long Balls	64
21	Accurate Long Balls	41
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	1
10	Effective Tackles	10
11	Tackles	15
0.9	Tackle %	0.7
13	Interceptions	9
26	Effective Clearances	13
26	Clearances	13

Line-Ups

América de Cali (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Diego Novoa (GK)
15	John Edison García
30	Brayan Vera
5	Kevin Andrade
19	Luis Paz
32	Franco Leys
29	Andrés Sarmiento
26	Esneyder Mena
9	Facundo Suárez
25	Darwin Quintero
10	Iago Falque

Substitutes:

Cristian Barrios, Daniel Quiñones, Luis Sánchez, David Quintero, Pedro Bravo, Daniel Mosquera, Brayan Córdoba.

Unión Magdalena (5-4-1)

No.	Name
12	José Sánchez (GK)
3	Jairo Palomino
18	Ronaldo Lora
2	Brayan Carabali
20	Jesús Cano
6	Jermein Peña
24	Fabián Cantillo
30	Gianfranco Baier
17	Gonzalo Lucero
8	Jean Colorado
9	Isaac Camargo

Substitutes:

Brayam Palacios, Brayan Correa, Yamil Romero, Carlos Bejarano, Joel Contreras, Stiven Palomeque, Carlos Rodriguez.

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