Santa Fe (women) and Millonarios (women) shared the spoils in a 2:2 draw during the semi-finals of the Women's League on Thursday. We had backed the home side to take all three points, confidence sitting at forty-one percent, but the match refused to follow that script. By then, the scoreline told a different story entirely.
The opening exchanges moved at a frantic pace. K. Hernandez gave Santa Fe the lead in the twelfth minute, only for K. Restrepo to level things for Millonarios five minutes later. L. Gomez then put the hosts ahead again in the twenty-first, and here's the thing — the momentum shifted twice in ten minutes.
A. Perez found the net in the thirty-third minute to restore parity before the interval. The pattern was clear: both sides could cut each other open at will when the game opened up. Neither team gave anything away defensively, but neither could hold onto a lead.
Second half adjustments came in waves. K. Hernandez was substituted on the hour mark, replaced by N. Orozco who had just picked up a yellow card. A. J. Castaneda Vanegas, M. Baldallo and L. Gomez all saw their names called, while yellow cards for M. Leal and I. de la Cruz added to the tension.
Millonarios controlled possession at fifty-seven percent but Santa Fe were more clinical with twelve shots on target compared to ten. The hosts registered eighty-nine attacks against one hundred and eleven for the visitors, yet the final tally remained level. Possession statistics alone cannot explain why the result ended this way.
Both teams advance to the next stage with questions still hanging over their performances. The semi-final draw means neither side can claim superiority after ninety minutes. The return leg will decide who progresses, and not before.
