Fredy Hinestroza's great goal for the 3-1 victory of Junior against Oriente Petrolero.

Junior climbs to the top

The victory was in the bag, but there was time for one more goal, and Junior did it. Fredy Hinestroza shone this Thursday with a great goal to seal the final 3-1 victory over Oriente Petrolero, in the framework of the third matchday of Group H of the Copa Sudamericana.

In the 7th minute of added time in the second half, the 'Shark' went on the attack and his effort paid off. The Colombian forward found some space and unleashed a powerful left-footed shot to beat goalkeeper Wilson Quiñónez at the Ramón 'Tahuichi' Aguilera Stadium.

It is worth mentioning that Hinestroza scored his third goal of the year with Junior in Bolivia. The 32-year-old player's previous victims were Águilas Doradas and Independiente Santa Fe in the Colombian league.

Junior climbed to the top

Colombian team Junior defeated Oriente Petrolero from Bolivia 3-1 this Thursday in Santa Cruz, in the third matchday of the group stage of the Copa Sudamericana 2022, and took the lead in Group H.

The goals for the 'Shark' were scored by Omar Albornoz in the 36th and 66th minutes, and Freddy Hinestroza (90+7), while Luciano Guaycochea scored for Oriente Petrolero in the 51st.

With this result, Junior is the leader of the group with 7 points, followed by Argentine team Unión de Santa Fe (5), Brazilian team Fluminense (4), and at the bottom of the table is Oriente Petrolero with no points.

For the fourth matchday, Junior will visit Fluminense on May 4th, and the next day Oriente Petrolero will face Unión in Santa Fe.