Unión vs Chicó FC 2023 Liga BetPlay, Apertura
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 44': Elkin Mosquera (Boyacá Chicó) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Unión Magdalena 0, Boyacá Chicó 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Unión Magdalena 0, Boyacá Chicó 0.
- 45': Substitution, Unión Magdalena. Joel Contreras replaces Gianfranco Baier.
- 50': Alexander Mejía (Unión Magdalena) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Boyacá Chicó. Wilmar Cruz replaces Ángelo Peña.
- 66': Yamil Romero (Unión Magdalena) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Joel Contreras (Unión Magdalena) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Substitution, Unión Magdalena. Isaac Camargo replaces Brayan Correa.
- 79': Substitution, Unión Magdalena. José Mercado replaces Wilder Guisao.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Boyacá Chicó. José Soto replaces Kevin Londoño.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Boyacá Chicó. Sebastián Colón replaces Michael Gómez.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Boyacá Chicó. Galileo Del Castillo replaces Sebastián Támara.
- 90'+5': Delvin Alfonzo (Boyacá Chicó) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Juan Angulo (Unión Magdalena) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Estadio Sierra Nevada
Location: Magdalena, Colombia
Attendance: 1,000
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 |
Statistics
 CHI |
UMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 42.1 | Possession | 57.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 214 | Accurate Passes | 319 |
| 305 | Passes | 414 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 15 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 83 | Long Balls | 75 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 21 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 24 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 23 | Clearances | 11 |
Unión Magdalena (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | José Sánchez (GK) |
| 4 | Éder Munive |
| 6 | Jermein Peña |
| 16 | Brayan Correa |
| 20 | Juan Angulo  |
| 13 | Alexander Mejía |
| 24 | Fabián Cantillo |
| 30 | Gianfranco Baier |
| 21 | Ricardo Márquez |
| 31 | Wilder Guisao |
| 25 | Yamil Romero |
Boyacá Chicó (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rogerio Caicedo (GK) |
| 4 | Henry Plazas |
| 3 | Elkin Mosquera |
| 14 | Eduardo Banguero |
| 16 | Delvin Alfonzo |
| 27 | Kevin Londoño |
| 19 | Frank Lozano |
| 10 | Geimer Balanta |
| 8 | Sebastián Tamara |
| 30 | Michael Gómez |
| 21 | Louis Pena |
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