Bolivar defeated Blooming 3-0 in the fifth Group Stage match of the Copa Profesional de la División on 27 September 2026. The hosts controlled proceedings from the opening whistle, with the scoreline reflecting a comfortable victory rather than a contest.
And here's the thing — the match really opened up after the break. Blooming came out with fresh legs at the restart, bringing on B. Arce and D. Duran in the 46th minute, but the pattern didn't shift. Bolivar pressed higher, and the visitors found themselves pinned back.
By then the tension had built enough for cards to fly. R. Spenhay, X. Arreaga, J. Gonzales and E. Vaca Moreno all picked up yellow cards before the hour mark. To be fair, Bolivar kept their discipline better — two yellows compared to Blooming's three — but the turning point came in the 59th minute when J. Gonzales was sent off after collecting his second caution.
That changed everything. Bolivar scored through J. Garcia in the 68th minute, capitalising on the numerical advantage. B. Miranda doubled his tally with an 83rd-minute strike and completed his hat-trick in the 91st minute. Blooming made three substitutions in quick succession between the 65th and 89th minutes, but there was little they could do against a side that had seized control.
The statistics tell the story without embellishment. Bolivar registered 107 attacks against 39 for Blooming, held 63 per cent possession and fired nine shots on target. The visitors managed only three attempts on goal and had a red card to account for, though their shots accuracy sat at 27 per cent compared to Bolivar's 39.
For Blooming, this extends a run of mixed results. They had beaten ABБ 6-1 and Guaberto Villarreal 5-1 in their previous five outings, but lose to Bolivar and the momentum shifts again. A 1-3 defeat to Oriente Petrolero earlier in the month suggests inconsistency at this level.
