BARRANQUILLA (Interstat) — Visiting Tigres scored a late equalizer to earn a 2-2 draw against Barranquilla on Thursday at Estadio Romelio Martínez. Barranquilla’s record in the competition is now 1 win, 0 losses and 1 draw, and its record across all competitions is the same. Tigres’s record in the competition is now 0 wins, 0 losses and 2 draws, and its record across all competitions is the same. Barranquilla entered the match after a home win over Quindio, while Tigres entered after a road draw at Ind. Valle del Cauca. The home side looked to build on that result early, while Tigres sought its first win of the season.

Barranquilla opened the scoring in the 16th minute when Ortiz Javier found the net. The goal gave the home team a 1-0 lead and set the tone for a busy first half. Tigres’s Cuadros A. was booked in the 20th minute as the visitors tried to slow Barranquilla’s momentum. Barranquilla doubled its advantage in the 22nd minute when Darwin Torres scored. Torres’s goal made it 2-0 and put Tigres under pressure to respond before halftime.

The match remained physical after the second goal. Barranquilla’s Borja S. received a yellow card in the 37th minute. In first-half stoppage time, Tigres’s Cabezas G. was cautioned in the 45+3 minute, and Barranquilla’s Mendoza Benitez D. A. was booked in the 45+4 minute. Tigres answered with a goal from Orles Aragon, who played 27 minutes and scored once. Aragon’s goal cut the deficit and gave the visitors hope going into the break.

Barranquilla made two changes at halftime, substituting Borja S. and Ortiz Javier in the 46th minute. Ortiz finished with one goal in 46 minutes. Barranquilla’s Herazo E. was cautioned in the 52nd minute. Tigres made three changes in the 63rd minute, substituting Frigerio M., Ramirez Acosta J. P. and Cabezas G. Barranquilla also made two changes in the 63rd minute, substituting Pino M. and Mendoza Benitez D. A. The flurry of substitutions changed the pace of the second half as both sides looked for another goal.

Tigres’s Salas Y. received a yellow card in the 75th minute. The visitors continued to push forward and found the equalizer in the 82nd minute when Luis Palacios scored. Palacios played 90 minutes and finished with one goal. He was substituted in the 90th minute after the equalizer. The late goal completed the scoring and left both teams with a draw. Barranquilla had two first-half goals from Ortiz and Torres, while Tigres got goals from Aragon and Palacios.

The match included six yellow cards and eight substitutions. Barranquilla’s first-half goals came from Ortiz in the 16th minute and Torres in the 22nd minute. Tigres answered through Aragon before halftime and Palacios in the 82nd minute. Torres and Palacios each played 90 minutes and scored once. Ortiz played 46 minutes and scored once, while Aragon played 27 minutes and scored once. The draw kept both sides unbeaten in the competition.

Barranquilla’s previous competition result was a 4-1 home win over Quindio, and Tigres’s previous competition result was a 1-1 draw at Ind. Valle del Cauca. Barranquilla had also won its only other competition match, while Tigres had drawn both of its matches. The 2-2 result added another draw to Tigres’s record and another unbeaten result to Barranquilla’s season. Barranquilla’s Ortiz scored early, Torres added another, Aragon pulled one back for Tigres, and Palacios leveled late. The four goals came in a match that featured six yellow cards and eight substitutions.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Barranquilla 1, Tigres 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Tigres with a 52 percent probability to win. Barranquilla had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 2.5.