Ciamen FC - Total Soccer 1-2 (1-1)
Becerra 45'+5' penalty - Herrera 44', Morón 86'.
In the first leg: Total Soccer - Ciamen 2-0. Total Soccer won 4-1 on aggregate.
Saturday, 9 December 2023, 2 pm local time (7 pm UTC), Vallesther Stadium, Cúcuta, Colombia, second leg of the Colombian Primera C final.
Total Soccer, once again champions of the Colombian Primera C. Photo source: Colombia Sports
For a second year in a row, Total Soccer of Medellín is the best amateur team in Colombia. In 2022, they won the second leg at home, after a much disputed final. This time, they won both matches, at home and away, and received the title on the road.
The match was not easy. Ciamen had lost the first leg 2-0 and they had to come back from that on their home ground. They knew they needed to score early to stand a chance, so their attacks started from the very beginning. Total Soccer goalkeeper, William Fierro, was however the hero of the match, and saved everything, with the help of his defenders and the posts. Becerra (5' and 24') and Jaimes (35') had the biggest opportunities for Ciamen in the first half. Nevertheless, Total Soccer replied well, and could have scored by means of Parra (20'). The visitors had other chances as well, on the counterattack, and in the final minutes of the first half, one such fastbreak succeeded. Ciamen defense was surprised by a long and precise ball, which reached Parra, who assisted Herrera, all alone in front of the empty net: 0-1 (44'). Goalkeeper Javier Mena had come out but was unable to block the two Total Soccer forwards.
Immediately after, in the first half stoppage time (awarded because there was a water break in the middle of the half), Yerson Pacheco had a shot from the edge of the box and the ball hit the hand of one of Total Soccer defenders. The referee awarded a penalty and Leonardo Becerra converted, bringing hope once again for Ciamen: 1-1 (45'+5').
In the second half, Ciamen insisted much more, and their pressure increased with the time, but they could not find any way through the Total Soccer defense. Moreover, the visitors had plenty of space to develop their counterattacks, and had some big chances. Juan José Herrera's shot went to the left of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Lozano cleared from the goal line (58'). At the other hand, William Fierro was performing miracles, saving all the Ciamen shots, and when he was not able to save, the ball hit the post (78').
In the final five minutes, even Ciamen goalkeeper Javier Mena came out of his box to help his team attack, risking everything. In one such occasion, Total Soccer was able to counterattack, and Danilo Morón scored with a beautiful shot from the edge of the box, to the far post: 1-2 (86').
The game was practically over, but in the next minute, one of Ciamen strikers hit the post for the second time (87'). Other chances emerged for Ciamen in the last minutes, as well as in stoppage time, but no goals were scored. Total Soccer also had an enormous chance in stoppage time, three against two on a counterattack, when goalkeeper Mena was out in Total Soccer box, but one of Ciamen defenders eventually denied the visitors their third goal.
2-1 or 3-1 was pretty much the same for Total Soccer, since they won the title anyway, once again.
Total Soccer players and staff celebrating at the end of the match. Photo source: Colombia Sports
The game was broadcasted live on Facebook by Colombia Sports.
Starting line-ups:
Ciamen: Mena - Ramírez, Villamizar, Lozano, Saavedra - B. Díaz, Sánchez, Pacheco - Manosalva, Jaimes, Becerra. Manager: Braynner García.
Total Soccer: Fierro - Tapias, Gutiérrez, Montes, Avendaño - García, Morón, Arboleda - Parra, Herrera, Jarold Mosquera. Manager: Juan Gabriel Sepúlveda.
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