Patriotas Boyacá beat Deportivo 2:0 in the Clausura round of the Primera B on Sunday evening. The home side moved up in the table while Deportivo's struggles continued.
F. Torres opened the scoring at the 44th minute, finishing a move that had been building since the break. And here's the thing about that goal — it came at a point when the visitors had settled into their rhythm, so Patriotas took the moment and ran with it. The equaliser attempt that followed was dealt with cleanly, and the home side held their shape.
K. Alvarez doubled the lead at 61 minutes, capitalising on space that Deportivo had left behind when they pushed forward. To be fair, the away side had been chasing the game since then, and they left gaps in the middle of the pitch. The goal was composed, not flashy, but it carried weight in how it shifted the balance of the match.
There were five yellow cards shown during the second half — at 47, 50, 76, 90+1 and 90+2 minutes. The late bookings came as the game opened up, and Patriotas managed to control the tempo rather than simply run out the clock. By then the result was already decided, but the discipline mattered for what comes next.
Patriotas sit 11th with 25 points from 20 games, six wins and seven draws. Deportivo remain 16th on 14 points after just two victories, and this result extends a run that has seen them lose four of their last five matches. The gap between them is now eleven points.
What this means is straightforward — Patriotas are moving in the right direction after a mixed sequence of results, while Deportivo need points badly and are still searching for consistency. The clean-sheet run came to an end for the visitors, and that pattern could define their season if it doesn't change.