Patriotas Boyacá edged Tigres 1-0 in the eighth round of the Clausura tournament in Primera B on Sunday. The result came courtesy of a first-minute goal from Fernando Figueroa, and despite the visitors' control of the ball, the hosts held firm to claim all three points. It was a match decided by precision rather than possession.
Figueroa struck in the third minute, catching Tigres off guard and sending the home crowd into raptures. And here's the thing — the visitors would dominate possession at 51 per cent, but their three shots off target and just one on target told a different story. Patriotas, by contrast, registered three shots on target from a mere eight attacks. Efficiency won the day.
The discipline of the home side was a talking point. Five yellow cards — at 16, 18, 49, 54, 64 and 88 minutes — suggested nerves frayed as the game wore on. Tigres received just one booking, but the pattern was clear: Patriotas picked one up last week against Real Soacha, lost 1-4, and cannot afford another slip if they want to climb away from 11th place.
Statistically, the numbers painted an uneven picture. Patriotas completed 82 attacks with three corners; Tigres managed 101 attacks but only one corner. To be fair, when you have 49 per cent of possession and still find a way to win, it means you were clinical when it mattered. The visitors ran out of legs in the final quarter, and Patriotas pinned them back with direct play.
For Patriotas, the victory lifts them to 25 points from 20 games — six wins, seven draws, seven losses. Tigres remain sixth with 34 points after 26 matches, but the gap between them and the home side is closing. This result ended a three-match unbeaten run for Tigres and gave Patriotas something to build on ahead of their next fixture.
