Result and Early Goals

Once Caldas defeated Cúcuta Deportivo 5-1 in a Primera A match played in Colombia. The home side opened the scoring in the second minute when Jefry Zapata found the net with an assist from Andrés Roa. A. Roa added a second goal in the tenth minute. Michael Barrios made it three-nil in the fourteenth minute. Cúcuta Deportivo pulled one back in the thirty sixth minute although the scorer was unavailable from match data. M. Zuleta scored the fourth goal for Once Caldas in the eighty seventh minute assisted by J. D. Cuesta Santos. One further goal for Once Caldas was recorded with both the minute and scorer unavailable from the match data.

First-Half Flow

The match began with a corner for Once Caldas in the second minute. A yellow card was shown to Juan Castaño in the seventh minute. Cúcuta Deportivo earned a corner in the ninth minute. Goals continued to arrive quickly for the home team. Cúcuta won corners again in the thirty third and thirty fourth minutes before scoring their lone goal in the thirty sixth minute. The first half ended with Once Caldas leading three goals to one. The second half opened with continued set-piece action and both teams trading corners throughout the period.

Second-Half Action and Stats

Cúcuta Deportivo collected corners in the fifty second, fifty seventh, sixty fifth, seventieth, seventy ninth, eighty second and eighty third minutes. Once Caldas earned corners in the fifty sixth, fifty eighth, sixty first, seventy second, seventy seventh and eighty fourth minutes. Yellow cards were issued to a Cúcuta player in the sixty third minute and to Andres Correa in the sixty seventh minute. The late goal from M. Zuleta arrived in the eighty seventh minute before the final strike completed the scoring. Overall stats showed Once Caldas with seven corners and Cúcuta Deportivo with ten corners. Once Caldas received two yellow cards while Cúcuta received one. No red cards or penalty kicks were recorded and three minutes of injury time were added. The result reflected Once Caldas converting early chances efficiently while Cúcuta created set-piece pressure without further reward. For more match insights and live scores visit AltBets.