independiente 7 - 0 Barza (391921931)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 13000 to Estadio Atanasio Girardot. Ville Ilas was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Tony Fadiga and Dennis Nordahl. All of Antioquia was shut down for the day, as fans of both clubs came to the derby. independiente started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Starters: Sandoval - Bohada, Ramírez, Quimbay, D'Adamio - Montealegre, Guezala, Cogüa, Almeciga - Gaudiano, Tapia Vega.

Barza tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players took the field: Galindo - Marchelli, Villamil, Chamas, Avella - Castrillón, Celedón, Ochoa, Sarmoria - Dueñas, Fuentes.

independiente took the lead after 2 minutes as a result of T. Tapia Vega's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. independiente's J. Cogüa saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 22 minutes. independiente managed to extend their lead to 2 - 0 when R. Montealegre cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. After 36 minutes, independiente sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached C. Almeciga, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 3 - 0. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to independiente, who controlled the ball 68 percent of the time.

50 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as R. Montealegre broke through, making the score 4 - 0 for independiente. Things were deteriorating for the away team as independiente scored another to make it 5 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for L. Quimbay after 51 minutes. At this point, it was obvious that the players of independiente lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. With 53 minutes played, independiente put themselves up 6 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to T. Tapia Vega, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. independiente increased the lead as T. Tapia Vega struck to make the score 7 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. That was his third goal of the match - a hat trick for T. Tapia Vega. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by independiente, with 74 percent of the ball.

independiente's best player was C. Almeciga. On the other hand, J. Sandoval's play was disheartening. A. Fuentes performed admirably for Barza. A. Galindo was a disappointment, however. The match ends 7 - 0.