In the 4th date of the Colombia – Liga Betplay I 2023 tournament, the Volcánicos took a two-goal victory in Campín against Cardenal. The visitor’s goals were scored by Edwar López (32′ 2T, penalty) and Johan Campaña (47′ 2T).
A Neyder Moreno shot hit the post 9 minutes into the first half and Santa Fe lost their chance to take the lead.
Although they lost, Santa Fe was superior in possession from the field (71%) and number of shots (15) against Pasto.
Harold Rivera gave a great performance. The Santa Fe midfielder completed 122 correct passes, stole 10 balls and was encouraged to kick twice.
Another player who had a great game was Kelvin Osorio. The Santa Fe striker shone with 76 correct passes.
It was a duel that was stopped, due to the high accumulation of offenses on the pitch. There were a large number of warnings: Adrián Estacio, Cristian Tovar, Diego Martínez, Julian Millan, Edwar López and José Manuel Ajá. José Manuel Ajá was sent off for a direct red card in the 90th minute of the second half.
Santa Fe coach Harold Rivera presented a 4-2-4 tactical arrangement with José Silva in goal; Fabián Viáfara, José Manuel Ajá, Julian Millan and Dairon Mosquera on the defensive line; Iván Rojas and Harold Rivera in the middle; and Kelvin Osorio, Jerson González, Neyder Moreno and Wilson Morelo in attack.
Meanwhile, Flabio Torres’ side came out with a 4-3-3 tactical arrangement with Diego Martínez under the three sticks; Juan Garavito, Cristian Tovar, Jesús Figueroa and Christian Mafla in defence; Camilo Ayala, Didier Pino and Juan Camilo Roa in midfield; and Adrián Estacio, Joffre Escobar and Edwar López in front.
Luis Delgado Hurtado was the chosen referee for the match at Campín.
In the next fixture, the Cardenal will travel to La Equidad and the Volcánicos will play at home against Junior.
In this way, the local is in eighteenth place in the championship with 2 points, while the visit, with 3, is in eleventh place.
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