Independiente Medellin 2:1 Llaneros: Match Result

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Independiente Medellin WWLWWW

2:1

Finished

Kick-off was 30 Aug, 22:10

Llaneros DWLLDL

Venue: Estadio Atanasio Girardot City: Medellín

Match report

Indépendant Medellín grind out narrow victory over Llaneros

Indépendant Medellín secured a 2-1 win against Llaneros at Estadio Atanasio Girardot in the Clausura round eight of Colombia's Primera A. The hosts took an early lead through two first-half goals before Llaneros pulled one back in the second period. And here's the thing — the result keeps the home side above their visitors in the table, though neither side is exactly where they might have hoped to be. J. Medina opened the scoring in the seventeenth minute, and J. Montano doubled the advantage four minutes later. By then, Llaneros had already seen Yony Gonzalez booked in the third minute, a yellow that stood as the first card of the match. The Colombian visitors looked comfortable for the first half, controlling play without necessarily creating clear-cut opportunities. Llaneros pulled one back through F. Meza in the forty-fourth minute, but the equaliser came too late to change the momentum. To be fair, the hosts made several changes around the break — D. Quintero came on for Llaneros at the same time J. Contreras received his second yellow of the afternoon. The game opened up after that, with both sides making substitutions to try and find a winner. Indépendant Medellín weathered the pressure in the second half, with Kelvin Osorio coming off for Llaneros in the fifty-eighth minute as the visitors pushed forward. There were more changes on both sides — J. Medina and J. Montano were replaced together in the sixty-third minute, while Llaneros brought on J. Medranda. The home side's defence held firm, making clearances and interceptions to keep out the visitors' attacks. The statistics tell a straightforward story: Indépendant Medellín had nine shots to Llaneros' three, though only three found the target. By then, the hosts had created one big chance while the visitors managed none. Both teams shared possession equally at fifty percent, but the final third tells where the game was decided — eight crosses from Llaneros compared to just two from the hosts. Indépendant Medellín moved up to eleventh place with twenty-six points from nineteen games, while Llaneros remained fourteenth with twenty-two points. The result ended Llaneros' run of only one win in their last five matches, a form that has seen them struggle away from home. And here's the thing about these mid-table fixtures — they're often decided by moments rather than sustained dominance.

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Video

Match highlights Medellín vs. Llaneros (highlights and goals) | Liga BetPlay Dimayor 2026-2 | Matchday 8 youtube

Goal Medellín vs. Llaneros (goals) | Liga BetPlay Dimayor 2026-2 | Matchday 8 youtube

Key numbers

Possession, % 50 – 50

Shots on target 3 – 1

Shots off target 6 – 2

Expected goals 1.23 – 0.66

🟨 3' Yony Gonzalez — Yellow card ⚽ 17' J. Medina — Goal ⚽ 21' J. Montano — Goal 🟨 28' J. Contreras — Yellow card ⇄ 28' D. Quintero — Substitution ⚽ 44' F. Meza — Goal 🟨 50' K. Mantilla — Yellow card 🟨 54' Kelvin Osorio — Yellow card ⇄ 58' Kelvin Osorio — Substitution ⇄ 58' J. Medranda — Substitution 🟨 61' L. Miranda — Yellow card ⇄ 63' J. Medina — Substitution ⇄ 63' J. Montano — Substitution ⇄ 63' L. Escorcia — Substitution 🟨 64' J. Pertuz — Yellow card ⇄ 73' J. Ramirez — Substitution ⇄ 73' F. Castaneda — Substitution ⇄ 77' Yony Gonzalez — Substitution 🟨 78' K. Klinger — Yellow card ⇄ 83' F. Fabra — Substitution ⇄ 83' A. Martegani — Substitution ⇄ 87' C. Cortes — Substitution 🟨 90+2' C. Lucumi — Yellow card

Match events

3' 0:0 Independiente Medellin Yellow card Yony Gonzalez
17' 1:0 Independiente Medellin Goal J. Medina assist: F. Fabra
21' 2:0 Independiente Medellin Goal J. Montano assist: J. Quintero
28' 2:0 Llaneros Yellow card J. Contreras
28' 2:0 Llaneros Substitution D. Quintero off: J. Castilla
44' 2:1 Llaneros Goal F. Meza assist: J. Ramirez
50' 2:1 Independiente Medellin Yellow card K. Mantilla
54' 2:1 Llaneros Yellow card Kelvin Osorio
58' 2:1 Llaneros Substitution Kelvin Osorio off: L. Miranda
58' 2:1 Llaneros Substitution J. Medranda off: J. Escobar Salcedo
61' 2:1 Llaneros Yellow card L. Miranda
63' 2:1 Independiente Medellin Substitution J. Medina off: C. Lucumi
63' 2:1 Independiente Medellin Substitution J. Montano off: K. Klinger
63' 2:1 Independiente Medellin Substitution L. Escorcia off: H. Loboa
64' 2:1 Llaneros Yellow card J. Pertuz
73' 2:1 Llaneros Substitution J. Ramirez off: Y. Mena
73' 2:1 Llaneros Substitution F. Castaneda off: B. Chury
77' 2:1 Independiente Medellin Substitution Yony Gonzalez off: J. Mena
78' 2:1 Independiente Medellin Yellow card K. Klinger
83' 2:1 Independiente Medellin Substitution F. Fabra off: N. Erazo
83' 2:1 Independiente Medellin Substitution A. Martegani off: D. Moreno
87' 2:1 Llaneros Substitution C. Cortes off: N. Ospina
90+2' 2:1 Independiente Medellin Yellow card C. Lucumi

Statistics

50 Possession, % 50

3 Shots on target 1

6 Shots off target 2

1.23 Expected goals 0.66

1 Big chances 0

78 Attacks 98

2 Corners 5

10 Fouls 10

9 Free kicks 10

1 Offsides 1

4 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

5 Goal kicks 10

21 Throw-ins 25

All statistics

20 Aerial duels 20

81 Backward passes 68

2 Blocked shots 4

15 Clearances 16

8 Crosses 25

13 Dribbles 11

0.74 Expected assists 0.27

64 Failed passes 66

0 Goalkeeper saves 1

4 Interceptions 7

10 Key passes 3

47 Long passes 62

41 Passes into the final third 67

175 Passes in the opposition half 252

254 Passes in own half 174

0.27 Shot accuracy 0.14

5 Shots from outside the box 3

6 Shots inside the box 4

15 Aerial duels won 5

3 Successful crosses 4

5 Successful dribbles 4

24 Successful long passes 36

11 Successful tackles 8

357 Successful passes 335

14 Tackles 11

421 Total passes 401

Line-ups

Independiente Medellin

Starting XI
#	Player	number
25	Eder Aleixo Chaux Ospina	25
4	Kevin Mantilla	4
5	Joaquín Varela Moreno	5
18	Frank Fabra	18
39	Luis Fernando Escorcia Urieta	39
6	Didier Moreno	6
8	Juan Fernando Quintero	8
11	Yony Alexander González Copete	11
20	J. Montano	20
21	Agustín Alberto Martegani	21
9	Jeison Medina Escobar	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Salvador Ichazo Fernández	1
13	Han Mena	13
19	Alfonso Simarra	19
14	Baldomero Perlaza Perlaza	14
16	H. Loboa	16
24	Nivaldo Erazo	24
31	Diego Moreno	31
34	Kainer Climinger	34

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Llaneros

Starting XI
#	Player	number
22	Roameth Romaña Garavito	22
4	Juan Pertus	4
21	Francisco Javier Meza Palma	21
26	Dennys Fabián Quintero Loor	26
94	Jimmy Medranda	94
2	Howell Harley Mena Posada	2
8	H. Ramirez	8
32	Frank Castañeda	32
33	Kelvin Osorio	33
70	Joel Jesús Contreras Torres	70
9	Carlos Cortés	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Juan Loayza	12
3	Victor Vidal	3
13	Juan Andrés Castilla Lozano	13
16	Jhojan Escobar Salcedo	16
7	Luis Miranda	7
10	N. Ospina	10
17	Yorleys Mena Palacios	17

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Match prediction: Independiente Medellin — Llaneros

Win: Independiente Medellin

Confidence 60%

Reasoning

Индепендьенте Медельин — 11. place, 26 points after 19 games (7 wins, 5 draws, 7 losses)
Льянерос — 14. place, 22 points after 19 games (4 wins, 10 draws, 5 losses)
Индепендьенте Медельин, last 5 games: 3 wins, 2 losses
Льянерос, last 5 games: 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 losses
Head-to-head: 3 games, Индепендьенте Медельин — 2, 1 draws, Льянерос — 0

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Odds

Home

1.50

Draw

3.83

Away

6.13

Bookmaker average

Match facts

State: Finished
Series: Primera A
Venue: Estadio Atanasio Girardot
City: Medellín
Kick-off: 30 Aug, 22:10
Referee: Jhon Alexander Ospina Londono

Match at a glance

50:50 Possession, %
3:1 Shots on target
6:2 Shots off target
1.23:0.66 Expected goals

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