The football world in Colombia is stormy this morning (Sunday) especially due to suspicions of selling a promotion game to the senior league.
Yesterday (Saturday) the Magdalena players lined up for a critical game against Janeros, as part of the last round of the Second Colombian League.
Even before the match, it was clear that the Magdalena players needed three points and a victory to ensure promotion to the senior league, but things did not go according to plan following a 1-0 deficit until the 95th minute.
In that situation, Fortaleza, who faced off in the same game, was on the safe path to the Premier League even though they trailed 2-1 in their game, but then the whole story changed.
Unión Magdalena 1-0 down at Llaneros in the 94th minute with promotion to Colombia's top flight on the line.
Equalize and then score this a minute later to go up pic.twitter.com/Ghh906wVDU
- James Dart (@James_Dart) December 5, 2021
Within 2-3 minutes of extra time, Magdalena managed to turn the score around and score two goals, with the second goal, which went viral on the nets, actually telling the whole hallucinatory story.
In the same move that led to the conquest in question, (which was scored right in the closing seconds), Janros players are seen clearing the way and helping their opponent complete the craft up to the exposed net (watch the video).
The level of match fixing in Colombia is sad, but this is hilariously sad.
Could they have not been more obvious about it?
🤦♂️
This goal clinched Unión Magdalena promotion to the Colombia first division.
Unserious federation.
pic.twitter.com/j3fzWFJQDU
- Ronald Peña (@ronaldpen_a) December 4, 2021
"This is a great shame for Colombian football," the players' organization in Colombia clarified following the big farce.
Fortaleza coach Nelson Flores, who will likely be forced to stay another season with his side in the Second Division, concluded another hallucinatory night in the history of South American football: "I have already seen losses but not something like that. I just feel robbed."
Juventus defender Juan Cuadrado tweeted: "This is a great shame for anyone involved in this scandal."
Well, well, well, that Respeto's goal is the union's failure
- Juan Cuadrado (@Cuadrado) December 4, 2021 Wrong?
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