
Atlético Junior vs América de Cali, 2024 Liga BetPlay, Playoffs - Semifinals
· Colombian Primera AAbout
Atlético Junior are hosting América de Cali
at Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia, starting on
. The match is a part of the Colombian Primera A.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Duván Vergara (América de Cali) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Foul by José Enamorado (Junior).
- 3': Offside, América de Cali. Edwin Velasco is caught offside.
- 4': Attempt blocked. José Enamorado (Junior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Bacca.
- 9': Attempt saved. Carlos Bacca (Junior) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yimmi Chará.
- 11': Attempt saved. Cristian Barrios (América de Cali) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Duván Vergara (América de Cali) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pipe Gómez.
- 13': Goal! Junior 1, América de Cali 0. Carlos Bacca (Junior) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Yeferson Moreno with a cross.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Duván Vergara (América de Cali) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Barrios.
- 16': Corner, América de Cali. Conceded by Emmanuel Olivera.
- 17': Foul by Brayan Medina (América de Cali).
- 17': Jefersson Martínez (Junior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Josen Escobar (América de Cali).
- 19': Yimmi Chará (Junior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Delay in match (Junior).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Attempt missed. Pipe Gómez (América de Cali) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cristian Barrios.
- 26': Corner, América de Cali. Conceded by Nicolás Zalazar.
- 26': Foul by Cristian Barrios (América de Cali).
- 26': Yimmi Chará (Junior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Cristian Barrios (América de Cali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Didier Moreno (Junior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Edwin Velasco (América de Cali).
- 29': Attempt saved. Pipe Gómez (América de Cali) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yerson Candelo.
- 30': Duván Vergara (América de Cali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Emmanuel Olivera (Junior).
- 32': Attempt saved. Daniel Bocanegra (América de Cali) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 32': Attempt missed. Éder Balanta (América de Cali) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yerson Candelo following a set piece situation.
- 33': Attempt saved. Pipe Gómez (América de Cali) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Edwin Velasco with a cross.
- 34': Corner, América de Cali. Conceded by Jefersson Martínez.
- 35': Foul by Brayan Medina (América de Cali).
- 35': Jhon Vélez (Junior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Corner, América de Cali. Conceded by Emmanuel Olivera.
- 40': Attempt saved. Josen Escobar (América de Cali) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Éder Balanta.
- 40': Corner, América de Cali. Conceded by Víctor Cantillo.
- 44': Didier Moreno (Junior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Éder Balanta (América de Cali).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Jeisson Palacios (América de Cali).
- 45'+2': José Enamorado (Junior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Junior 1, América de Cali 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Junior 1, América de Cali 0.
- 45': Substitution, Junior. Yairo Moreno replaces Jhon Vélez.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Didier Moreno (Junior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhon Navia.
- 47': Foul by Éder Balanta (América de Cali).
- 47': Yairo Moreno (Junior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Cristian Barrios (América de Cali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Nicolás Zalazar (Junior).
- 50': Foul by Duván Vergara (América de Cali).
- 50': Yimmi Chará (Junior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Didier Moreno (Junior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Daniel Bocanegra (América de Cali).
- 51': Attempt saved. José Enamorado (Junior) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Víctor Cantillo.
- 51': Foul by Didier Moreno (Junior).
- 51': Jorge Soto (América de Cali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt missed. Duván Vergara (América de Cali) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the right. Assisted by Edwin Velasco.
- 54': Foul by Éder Balanta (América de Cali).
- 54': Yairo Moreno (Junior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Corner, América de Cali. Conceded by Jhon Navia.
- 55': Attempt missed. Pipe Gómez (América de Cali) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Bocanegra with a headed pass following a corner.
- 56': Attempt missed. Duván Vergara (América de Cali) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pipe Gómez with a headed pass.
- 57': Corner, América de Cali. Conceded by José Enamorado.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Duván Vergara (América de Cali) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Pipe Gómez.
- 57': Corner, América de Cali. Conceded by Yeferson Moreno.
- 58': Attempt missed. Éder Balanta (América de Cali) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Duván Vergara with a cross following a corner.
- 59': Foul by Jeisson Palacios (América de Cali).
- 59': Yimmi Chará (Junior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Junior. Andrés Colorado replaces José Enamorado.
- 63': Substitution, América de Cali. Franco Leys replaces Jeisson Palacios.
- 63': Substitution, América de Cali. Adrián Ramos replaces Josen Escobar.
- 63': Substitution, América de Cali. Jader Quiñónes replaces Pipe Gómez.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Franco Leys (América de Cali) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jader Quiñónes.
- 67': Substitution, Junior. Edwin Herrera replaces Jhon Navia.
- 67': Substitution, Junior. Steven Rodríguez replaces Carlos Bacca.
- 68': Foul by Daniel Bocanegra (América de Cali).
- 68': Yimmi Chará (Junior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Daniel Bocanegra (América de Cali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt missed. Yimmi Chará (Junior) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
- 70': Andrés Colorado (Junior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Franco Leys (América de Cali).
- 73': Substitution, América de Cali. Alexis Zapata replaces Edwin Velasco.
- 74': Duván Vergara (América de Cali) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Andrés Colorado (Junior).
- 74': Andrés Colorado (Junior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Andrés Colorado (Junior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Jader Quiñónes (América de Cali).
- 77': Attempt missed. Brayan Medina (América de Cali) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yerson Candelo.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Duván Vergara (América de Cali) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Zapata.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Alexis Zapata (América de Cali) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrián Ramos.
- 81': Attempt missed. Alexis Zapata (América de Cali) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yerson Candelo with a cross.
- 81': Substitution, Junior. Léider Berrío replaces Didier Moreno.
- 82': Duván Vergara (América de Cali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Léider Berrío (Junior).
- 82': Léider Berrío (Junior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt saved. Adrián Ramos (América de Cali) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yerson Candelo.
- 83': Corner, América de Cali. Conceded by Jefersson Martínez.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Franco Leys (América de Cali) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Corner, América de Cali. Conceded by Edwin Herrera.
- 87': Attempt missed. Yerson Candelo (América de Cali) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Duván Vergara.
- 88': Offside, América de Cali. Adrián Ramos is caught offside.
- 90': Foul by Alexis Zapata (América de Cali).
- 90': Steven Rodríguez (Junior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Yimmi Chará (Junior).
- 90'+2': Éder Balanta (América de Cali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Brayan Medina (América de Cali) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Duván Vergara.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Brayan Medina (América de Cali) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yerson Candelo.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Junior 1, América de Cali 0.
- 0': Match ends, Junior 1, América de Cali 0.
Statistics
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JUN![]() |
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16 | Fouls | 7 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
10 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
2 | Saves | 6 |
57.6 | Possession | 42.4 |
24 | SHOTS | 6 |
6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
355 | Accurate Passes | 256 |
445 | Passes | 346 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
7 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
31 | Crosses | 5 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
65 | Long Balls | 60 |
36 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
7 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
18 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
23 | Tackles | 8 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
9 | Interceptions | 8 |
5 | Effective Clearances | 33 |
5 | Clearances | 33 |
Game Information
Competition: Colombian Primera A
Venue: Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Location: Barranquilla, Colombia
Attendance: 20,041
Venue: Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Location: Barranquilla, Colombia
Attendance: 20,041
Line-Ups
Atlético Junior (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Jefersson Martínez (GK) |
33 | Nicolás Zalazar |
18 | Emanuel Olivera |
26 | Jhon Navia |
15 | Yeferson Moreno |
24 | Victor Cantillo |
6 | Didier Moreno |
99 | José Enamorado |
70 | Carlos Bacca |
13 | Jhon Vélez |
8 | Yimmi Chará |
América de Cali (3-4-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Jorge Soto (GK) |
2 | Daniel Bocanegra ![]() |
23 | Brayan Medina |
5 | Jeisson Palacios |
3 | Éder Balanta |
36 | Josen Escobar |
21 | Edwin Velasco |
92 | Yerson Candelo |
16 | Luis Gómez |
11 | Duván Vergara |
7 | Cristian Barrios ![]() |
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