Quindío secured a 2-0 victory over Unión Magdalena in the Clausura seventh round of Primera B on Friday night. The away side took all three points at the Estadio Palogrande to strengthen their position near the top of the table. The result extends a positive run for Quindío, who have won their last league fixture and drawn the one before.
Y. Torres opened the scoring in the sixty-fifth minute, giving the visitors a cushion they would not relinquish. F. Mosquera, who had entered the match as a substitute in the thirty-seventh minute, ended a tense evening with a late strike in the ninety-fifth minute. Torres' goal came after a period of sustained pressure, while Mosquera's finish was a clean response to a loose ball in the box.
By then the disciplinary tally had already mounted, with seven yellow cards shown across the ninety minutes. The hosts accumulated four yellows, including a booking for F. Molina in the thirteenth minute, while Quindío received three. C. Iguaran was cautioned in the sixty-first minute before being substituted himself shortly after Torres' goal. The match saw five changes in total, with both managers looking to shift momentum in the second half.
The statistics tell a story of possession without penetration. Unión Magdalena held 54 per cent of the ball and registered 95 attacks, yet managed only two shots on target. Quindío, with 46 per cent possession, were more efficient with three shots on target and just one off target. The difference between the two sides was not in volume but in clinical finishing, and here's the thing about football — you do not need fifty shots to win.
The result leaves Quindío in third place with 49 points from 26 games, while Unión Magdalena remain fifth with 42 points from 25 matches. The visitors have now gone unbeaten across their last three league outings, a run that includes a win against Envigado and two draws. For the hosts, the defeat adds to a difficult spell that has seen them lose their last two matches after a string of draws.
