Fortaleza CEIF – Once Caldas match report
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Fortaleza CEIF let a lead slip and lost 2-1 to Once Caldas at Estadio Metropolitano de Techo. Player of the match: J. D. Cuesta Santos of Once Caldas, with a ScoreMondo rating of 9.2. The match was played on Wednesday, 2 September 2026 at Estadio Metropolitano de Techo in Bogota.
Key moments
Fortaleza CEIF took the lead in the 27th minute through S. Navarro. Once Caldas drew level at 1-1 in the 41st minute through J. A. Zapata Ramirez, set up by J. D. Cuesta Santos. Half-time: 1-1 between Fortaleza CEIF and Once Caldas.
Fortaleza CEIF had a player sent off on 61 minutes: J. Solis. Once Caldas completed the turnaround at 2-1 on 82 minutes thanks to D. Moreno, set up by J. D. Cuesta Santos.
The statistics
Fortaleza CEIF's yellow cards went to S. Navarro in the 56th minute. Booked for Once Caldas: A. Correa (57').
Who stood out
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to J. A. Zapata Ramirez (Once Caldas, 8.7), S. Navarro (Fortaleza CEIF, 7.4) and A. Colorado (Once Caldas, 7.4). From the Fortaleza CEIF bench came E. Cabezas on 33 minutes, J. Salas on 54 minutes, B. Mejia on 84 minutes and A. Batioja on 84 minutes, among 5 changes. Once Caldas made 5 changes: M. Zuleta for E. Torres (46'), J. Patino for A. Correa (62'), D. Moreno for P. Gomez (68') and H. Guzman for M. Barrios (69').
Before the match
The record between them over the last 7 matches reads 5-0-2 from Fortaleza CEIF's point of view. The last meeting, in 2026, went 4-2 to Once Caldas. Those 7 games produced 20 goals, an average of 2.9 per match. Bismark Elias Santiago Pitalua was the referee, averaging 5.4 yellow cards per match across 25 matches in our records.
What’s next
Next up for Fortaleza CEIF: away at Atletico Bucaramanga on Saturday 14 November. Once Caldas' next match is away to Atletico Nacional Medellin on 14 November.
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