Cartagena blanks Patriotas as three players score in home win

CARTAGENA DE INDIAS (Interstat) — Cartagena defeated Patriotas 3-0 on Monday at Estadio Olímpico Jaime Morón León, with Cristian Graciano scoring in the 34th minute, Edison Lopez in the 57th and Janeth Aleman in the 72nd. Graciano and Lopez each played 90 minutes and scored once, while Aleman played 77 minutes and scored once. The home result lifted Cartagena to 1-0-2 in the competition and across all competitions, while Patriotas moved to 0-2-1 in both. Cartagena had drawn at Quindio and at Atletico F.C.; Patriotas had lost at Leones and drawn at Bogota. Yellow cards went to Patriotas in the 45th minute plus stoppage time and the 90th minute plus stoppage time, and to Cartagena in the 69th minute and Gomez Tovar G. E. in the 81st. Cartagena made substitutions in the 55th, 68th and 77th minutes, and Patriotas substituted at halftime.