Unión vs Cali 2023 Liga BetPlay, Clausura

Unión Magdalena

14': Ricardo Márquez
19': Nicolás Gil
29': Gustavo Torres (P)

FT
3 - 4

Deportivo Cali

21': Adrián Parra
55': Gustavo Ramírez
59': Edwin Fabri Castro
65': Gustavo Ramírez

Introduction

Unión Magdalena are hosting Deportivo Cali at Estadio Sierra Nevada, Magdalena, Colombia, starting on . The match is a part of the Colombian Primera A.

Match Commentary

14': Goal! Unión Magdalena 1, Deportivo Cali 0. Ricardo Márquez (Unión Magdalena) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gustavo Torres.
15': Ricardo Márquez (Unión Magdalena) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
19': Goal! Unión Magdalena 2, Deportivo Cali 0. Nicolás Gil (Unión Magdalena) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Cristian Sención with a cross following a corner.
21': Goal! Unión Magdalena 2, Deportivo Cali 1. Adrián Parra (Deportivo Cali) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jhon Vásquez with a cross.
29': Goal! Unión Magdalena 3, Deportivo Cali 1. Gustavo Torres (Unión Magdalena) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
31': Luis Sandoval (Deportivo Cali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Alexander Mejía (Unión Magdalena) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Unión Magdalena 3, Deportivo Cali 1.
45': Substitution, Deportivo Cali. Kevin Salazar replaces Enrique Camargo.
45': Substitution, Deportivo Cali. Juan Castilla replaces Onel Acosta.
45': Second Half begins Unión Magdalena 3, Deportivo Cali 1.
55': Goal! Unión Magdalena 3, Deportivo Cali 2. Gustavo Ramírez (Deportivo Cali) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jhon Vásquez.
58': Substitution, Unión Magdalena. Roberto Hinojosa replaces Cristian Sención.
58': Substitution, Unión Magdalena. Joel Contreras replaces Daiver Vega.
59': Goal! Unión Magdalena 3, Deportivo Cali 3. Fabry Castro (Deportivo Cali) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrián Parra with a headed pass.
62': Fabry Castro (Deportivo Cali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Goal! Unión Magdalena 3, Deportivo Cali 4. Gustavo Ramírez (Deportivo Cali) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Salazar with a through ball.
69': Substitution, Deportivo Cali. Jhon Cabal replaces Jhon Vásquez.
71': Substitution, Unión Magdalena. Jefrey Trujillo replaces José Mercado.
71': Substitution, Unión Magdalena. Gianfranco Baier replaces Alexander Mejía.
72': Gustavo Ramírez (Deportivo Cali) is shown the yellow card.
74': Substitution, Deportivo Cali. Andrés Arroyo replaces Gustavo Ramírez.
85': Juan Franco (Deportivo Cali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Substitution, Deportivo Cali. Roger Murillo replaces Luis Sandoval.
87': Substitution, Unión Magdalena. Andrés Carreño replaces Ricardo Márquez.
89': Andrés Arroyo (Deportivo Cali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Unión Magdalena 3, Deportivo Cali 4.

Game Information

Competition: Colombian Primera A

Venue: Estadio Sierra Nevada
Location: Magdalena, Colombia
Attendance: 8,000

Colombian Primera A Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+13	América de Cali	18	33	3
+17	Atlético Nacional	17	32	3
+10	Millonarios	17	31	4
+9	Atlético Junior	17	31	2

Full Table

Statistics

DCI		UMA
16	Fouls	16
5	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
6	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	1
43.7	Possession	56.3
10	SHOTS	15
5	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
183	Accurate Passes	269
272	Passes	352
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	5
17	Crosses	16
0.2	Cross %	0.3
70	Long Balls	63
22	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	5
14	Effective Tackles	7
16	Tackles	8
0.9	Tackle %	0.9
9	Interceptions	10
16	Effective Clearances	13
16	Clearances	13

Line-Ups

Unión Magdalena (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Carlos Bejarano (GK)
18	Ronaldo Lora
23	Anthony Bedoya
5	Nicolás Gil
28	José Mercado
13	Alexander Mejía
24	Fabián Cantillo
6	Cristian Sención
21	Ricardo Márquez
11	Gustavo Torres
7	Daiver Vega

Substitutes:

Jefrey Trujillo, José Sánchez, Andrés Carreño, Joel Contreras, Gianfranco Baier, Roberto Hinojosa, Jean Colorado.

Deportivo Cali (4-4-2)

No.	Name
38	Alejandro Rodríguez (GK)
35	Jefferson Díaz
4	Luis Haquin
20	Onel Acosta
15	Juan Franco
8	Edwin Fabri Castro
6	Edgard Camargo
27	Adrián Parra
70	Jhon Vásquez
9	Gustavo Ramírez
19	Luis Sandoval

Substitutes:

Johan Wallens, Jhon Cabal, Kevin Saucedo, Roger Murillo, Andrés Arroyo, Kevin Salazar, Juan Castilla.

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