The Tricolor secured three points at home by defeating the Orange Team 1-0 in the match for the 13th round of the Colombia - Liga Betplay II 2022 tournament. The home team scored the only goal of the match in the 7th minute of the first half, through Diego Valdés. After an individual play on the left side, the forward prevailed in the opponent's goal and shot the ball into the back of the area.
The standout player of the match was Diego Valdés. The Once Caldas forward showed his best level by scoring 1 goal, shooting 3 times at the opposing goal, and completing 13 successful passes.
Daniel Londoño also had a good game. The Envigado midfielder made 50 successful passes, recovered 6 balls, and attempted 6 shots at the opposing goal.
Several fouls in midfield forced the game to be interrupted. There were several yellow cards shown: Yilmar Celedón, Leyvin Balanta, Jorge Cardona, and Juan David Rodríguez.
Once Caldas' coach, Diego Corredor, lined up the starting eleven in a 4-3-3 formation with Éder Chaux in goal; David Murillo, Fáiner Torijano, Jaider Riquett, and Leyvin Balanta in the defensive line; Leonardo Pico, Marlon Piedrahita, and Guillermo Celis in midfield; and Ayron del Valle, Diego Valdés, and Edwar López in attack.
On the other hand, the players chosen by Alberto Suárez took the field with a 4-5-1 formation with Joan Parra in goal; Santiago Jiménez, Carlos Ordóñez, Yilmar Celedón, and Yeferson Rodallega in defense; Iván Rojas, Daniel Londoño, Juan Manuel Zapata, Diego Moreno, and Henry Mosquera in midfield; and Jesús Hernández in the forward position.
José Ortiz Novoa was appointed as the match referee at Palogrande stadium.
In the next round, the Tricolor will face Bucaramanga away, and the Orange Team will play at home against Independiente Medellín.
With this result, the host team has accumulated 21 points throughout the tournament and occupies the third position. Meanwhile, the visiting team has 16 points and is in thirteenth place.