The winner of this ‘Grand Final’ will be promoted directly to the First Division of Colombian football.
Magdalena Union.
The teams met again Unión Magdalena and the Llaneros Clubthis time in the ‘Grand Final’ series in the Second Division of Colombian football, which offers promotion to the highest category in 2025.
The first leg was played in the Sierra Nevada Stadium in Santa Martaa stage that was completely filled with spectators and where the ‘Ciclón Bananero’ sought to return to victory just as they did in the final of the most recent BetPlay Tournament, when they defeated Llaneros 4-0.
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As expected, Unión Magdalena was the owner of the ball for the longest amount of time and had great opportunities to score goals, and it was in the 22nd minute when Jannenson Escobar made it 1-0 through a shot from the white penalty spot after a clear foul in the Llaneros area.
The Samario team would continue reaching the rival goal, but a ball on the post and other actions well saved by the Llaneros goalkeeper would prevent extending the advantage for Unión Magdalena led by the experienced coach. Jorge Luis Pinto.
Llaneros did not have a good offensive display and the match seemed to have more chances of a second goal for Unión than a draw for the team from the city of Villavicencio; However, the Samario team could not achieve the multiple chances it created.
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Thus, Magdalena beat Llaneros 1-0 and has an advantage for what will be the return match at Llaneros’ home, a duel that will take place next Saturday December 14 starting at 7:30 p.m.
It is worth remembering that the winner of this ‘Grand Final’ will be promoted directly to the First Division of Colombian football, while the loser will have to see the Reclassification Table to find out if he qualifies as the leader of that ranking or if he will have to play a series of playoff against Real Cartagena.
