Once Caldas 4-2 Fortaleza FC — Primera A, 21 Feb 2026
Once Caldas beat Fortaleza FC 4-2 in the Primera A Apertura - 8 on 21 February 2026 at Estadio Palogrande, Manizales. Jefry Zapata, Andrés Amaya, Dayro Moreno, A. Arroyo got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Once Caldas have won 2 and Fortaleza FC 3.
· kickoff·Estadio Palogrande · Manizales·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 10'
- 1-010'assist: Dayro Moreno
- 1-117'assist: A. Arroyo
- 20'Foul
- 27'Foul
- 36'Foul
- Half-time1-1
- 46'
- 2-147'
- 52'Foul
- 55'Foul
- 2-257'Penalty
- 59'Foul
- 61'
- 67'
- 67'
- 68'
- 3-275'assist: Juan Cuesta
- 79'
- 79'
- 81'out: C. Orozco
- 4-286'
- 89'
- Full-time4-2
Player ratings
9.3
Top rated
Once Caldas
- 9.3Dayro MorenoF
- 7.7Jefry ZapataM
- 7.3Luis GómezF
- 7.3Déinner QuiñonesF
- 7.3Juan CuestaD
- 7.0Juan CastañoD
- 6.6Robert MejíaM
- 6.6Joan ParraG
- 6.6Tomas GarcíaM
- 6.5Jader QuiñónesM
- 6.5Kevin TamayoD
- 6.5Luis SánchezM
- 6.3Iván RojasM
- 6.0Jorge CardonaD
- 5.6Michael BarriosM
Fortaleza FC
- 7.2Andrés AmayaM
- 7.2Andrés ArroyoM
- 6.6Leonardo PicoM
- 6.6Miguel PerníaD
- 6.5Cristian OrozcoD
- 6.5David RamírezD
- 6.5Kevin BalantaM
- 6.5Richardson RivasM
- 6.3Cristian SantanderG
- 6.3Joan CajaresD
- 6.3Jhon VelásquezM
- 6.3Sebastián NavarroM
- 6.3Yesid DíazD
- 6.0Teun Wilke BraamsF
- 6.0Jhon BalantaD
- 5.9Santiago CueroD
Line-ups
Fortaleza FC4-2-3-1
Once Caldas4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Once CaldasHernan Herrera
Substitutes
- 20Andrés Roa89'M
- 12James AguirreG
- 18Jáider RiquettD
- 42Jader Quiñónes52'46'M6.5
- 9P. Gomez61'F7.3
- 28Mateo ZuletaM
- 19Tomas García79'M6.6
- 70D. Quinones86'79'F7.3
- 39H. RinconD
Fortaleza FCSebastian Oliveros
Substitutes
- 8Sebastián Navarro67'M6.3
- 10Jhon Velásquez68'M6.3
- 1M. SilvaG
- 3David Ramírez67'D6.5
- 15Santiago Cuero10'D5.9
- 7Jhon MartínezF
- 19F. PulicastroF
- 20C. Orozco81'D6.5
- 23J. SinisterraF
Team statistics
59%Possession41%
1.42Expected goals (xG)1.33
14Total shots9
7Shots on target5
3Shots off target2
4Blocked shots2
5Corners1
2Offsides0
17Fouls11
5Yellow cards1
3Goalkeeper saves3
-0.64Goals prevented-0.64
411Total passes291
358Accurate passes226
87%Pass accuracy78%
Once Caldas
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayro Moreno | 89 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 9.3 |
| Jefry Zapata | 79 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.7 |
| Luis Gómez | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Déinner Quiñones | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Juan Cuesta | 90 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Juan Castaño | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Robert Mejía | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Joan Parra | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Tomas García | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Jader Quiñónes | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Kevin Tamayo | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Luis Sánchez | 79 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Iván Rojas | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jorge Cardona | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Michael Barrios | 61 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 5.6 |
Fortaleza FC
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrés Amaya | 67 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Andrés Arroyo | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Leonardo Pico | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Miguel Pernía | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Cristian Orozco | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| David Ramírez | 23 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Kevin Balanta | 67 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Richardson Rivas | 68 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Cristian Santander | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Joan Cajares | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Jhon Velásquez | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Sebastián Navarro | 23 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Yesid Díaz | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Teun Wilke Braams | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.0 |
| Jhon Balanta | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Santiago Cuero | 80 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.9 |
Recent Form
Once CaldasLWDDD
- L15 Feb 26ADeportes Tolima1-2
- W12 Feb 26HJunior2-1
- D08 Feb 26AAlianza Valledupar1-1
- D01 Feb 26HJaguares1-1
- D30 Jan 26AAmerica de Cali1-1
Head-to-head
- 20 Jul 25Fortaleza FC2-1Once Caldas
- 01 Feb 25Once Caldas2-1Fortaleza FC
- 02 Nov 24Once Caldas0-2Fortaleza FC
- 13 Apr 24Fortaleza FC2-0Once Caldas
- 02 Aug 16Once Caldas3-0Fortaleza FC
- 24 Feb 16Fortaleza FC1-1Once Caldas
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