Boyacá Chicó 1-1 Junior: Match Report and Results

Boyacá Chicó and Junior de Barranquilla played to a 1-1 draw in a rescheduled fixture of the Liga BetPlay II-2026 season on October 27, 2026, at Estadio La Independencia in Tunja, as reported by AS Colombia. The result leaves both clubs searching for crucial points as the tournament enters its decisive final stretch, with Junior needing victories to keep its qualification hopes alive and Chicó fighting to climb away from the relegation zone. The match corresponds to the fifth matchday of the tournament.

Alomía Breaks the Deadlock Before Rivas Equalizes

The match remained scoreless through a tightly contested first half in the high altitude of Tunja. The deadlock finally broke in the 61st minute when Jhonier Alomía headed home from the center of the area following a corner kick delivered by Cristian Blanco, putting Boyacá Chicó ahead 1-0. Mauro Silveira was in goal for Junior, playing with a protective mask.

Junior de Barranquilla responded late in the second half. In the 83rd minute, Jesús Rivas found the equalizer with a left-footed strike from outside the box that beat the defense on the right side of the goal, securing a vital point for the visiting side.

Boyacá Chicó vs. Junior (goles) | Liga BetPlay Dimayor 2026-2 | Fecha 5

Junior and Chicó Fight for Qualification and Survival

Entering the match, Junior traveled to Tunja needing victories in its remaining fixtures to reach a maximum of 27 points, making any dropped points potentially fatal to their aspirations of reaching the semifinal cuadrangulares. Meanwhile, Futbolred highlighted that Chicó faced similar urgency at the bottom of the table, balancing the immediate threat of relegation with the push for qualification points. The team coached by Sebastián Viera entered the game having previously defeated Águilas Doradas 1-0, with Viera opting to keep a large part of that winning lineup, including players such as Jermein Peña and Guillermo Celis on the pitch alongside Luis Fernando Muriel.

The draw leaves both sides with considerable work to do in their remaining matches of the Liga BetPlay campaign as the calendar winds down toward the final playoff spots.