Quindio edges Tigres 1‑0 behind Ibarguen Juan’s second-half strike
ARMENIA (Interstat) — Quindio defeated visiting Tigres 1-0 on Wednesday at Estadio Centenario, getting the only goal of the match from Pablo Ibarguen Juan in the 48th minute. The match was scoreless at halftime before Quindio scored three minutes after the break. Quindio made the lead stand for the remainder of the match. Tigres could not find an equalizer and finished with no goals. The match included a red card, five yellow cards and three substitutions. Quindio held the advantage through the final stages and closed out the result. The home side’s goal was the first and only scoring play of the contest, and it came from Ibarguen Juan after a scoreless first half. Tigres was unable to produce a response over the final 42 minutes.
Ibarguen Juan recorded 90 minutes and one goal for Quindio. Quindio improved to 5 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws in the competition, with the same record across all competitions. Tigres moved to 0 wins, 2 losses and 6 draws in the competition, and its all-competitions record is also 0 wins, 2 losses and 6 draws. Quindio entered the match after a 3-2 win at Cartagena and a 2-0 home win over Real Cundinamarca. Earlier in the season, Quindio also had a 1-1 home draw with Cartagena, a 1-0 win at Atletico F.C. and a 4-1 loss at Barranquilla. Tigres entered after consecutive 0-0 draws against Real Cundinamarca and Cartagena. Tigres also had a 2-2 draw at Barranquilla and a 1-1 draw at Ind. Valle del Cauca. Quindio had also beaten Tigres 2-0 in the teams’ most recent head-to-head meeting. The result left Quindio with five wins, one loss and two draws in the competition and Tigres with no wins, two losses and six draws. The result was Quindio’s fifth win and Tigres’ second loss in the competition.
Five yellow cards and one red card were issued in the match. Tigres’ A. Cuadros was booked in the 29th minute, and Quindio’s J. Sandoval was cautioned in the 37th. Tigres’ Y. Salas received a yellow card in the 61st minute. Tigres’ K. Mosquera was sent off with a red card in the 77th minute. A Quindio player was booked in the fourth minute of stoppage time, and a Tigres player was cautioned in the sixth minute of stoppage time. Two stoppage-time yellow cards followed. Tigres finished the match with 10 players after Mosquera’s dismissal. Quindio also had late disciplinary trouble, with the stoppage-time booking. The red card was the only sending-off of the match.
Tigres made a double substitution in the 57th minute, bringing on D. Rativa and M. Frigerio. Quindio responded with a change in the 62nd minute, introducing Y. Torres. The adjustments did not alter the scoreline. Quindio did not concede after its goal, and Tigres did not score in the second half. Tigres did not score after the 48th minute. No further goals were scored after the 48th minute. Quindio did not concede over the final half-hour, including the closing minutes after the red card. The win was Quindio’s fifth in the competition. Tigres remained without a win in the competition. Quindio’s next competition match is against Cartagena at home, followed by a trip to Real Cundinamarca. Tigres is set to host Real Cundinamarca before visiting Cartagena.
Before the match, Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Quindio 1, Tigres 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Quindio with a 72.7 percent probability to win, and Quindio had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 1.5.