Once Caldas vs Fortaleza

Primera A 21 Feb 2026, 19:00
Once Caldas
Once Caldas
4–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Fortaleza
Fortaleza
🏟 Estadio Palogrande 👤 J. A. Villa Zapata Round 8

Match report

Once Caldas beat Fortaleza 4-2 in the Primera A on 21 February 2026. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Once Caldas had 14 shots to Fortaleza's 9.

The match was played at Estadio Palogrande, with J. A. Villa Zapata in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 14 - 9 On target 7 - 5 Corners 5 - 1 Fouls 17 - 11 Yellow cards 6
9
Player of the match
Dayro Moreno
Once Caldas · 2 goals, 1 assist
8 Jefry Zapata 1 goal
7 Déinner Quiñones 1 goal
7 Andrés Amaya 1 goal
7 Andrés Arroyo 1 goal, 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–6 7–3
Shots On Goal 3–2 4–3
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 1–1 4–0
Attacks 46–33 39–35
Match statistics
5 Corners 1
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 5
85 Attacks 68
56 Dangerous Attacks 24
7 On Target 5
7 Off Target 4
50% Ball Possession 50%
14 Shots Total 9
7 Shots On Goal 5
3 Shots Off Goal 2
4 Shots Blocked 2
9 Shots Inside Box 8
5 Shots Outside Box 1
17 Fouls 11
5 Corners 1
2 Offsides 0
59% Ball Possession 41%
5 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 3
411 Passes Total 291
358 Passes Accurate 226
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Once Caldas · 4-2-3-1
99 F. Parra
22 J. Cuesta 16 J. Castaño 2 J. Cardona 30 K. Tamayo
88 R. Mejía 5 I. Rojas
14 J. Zapata 10 L. Sánchez 7 M. Barrios
17 D. Moreno
Fortaleza · 4-2-3-1
12 C. Santander
16 J. Cajares 6 Y. Díaz 18 J. Balanta 13 M. Pernia
14 L. Pico 17 K. Balanta
11 A. Amaya 33 A. Arroyo 26 R. Rivas
29 T. Wilke
Once Caldas
Coach
Hernan Herrera
Substitutes
  • 42 Jader Quinones
  • 9 Luis Gómez
  • 19 Tomas García
  • 70 Déinner Quiñones
  • 20 Andrés Roa
  • 12 James Aguirre
  • 39 Hian Rincon
  • 18 Jaider Riquett
  • 28 Mateo Zuleta
Fortaleza
Coach
Sebastian Oliveros
Substitutes
  • 15 Santiago Cuero
  • 3 David Ramírez
  • 8 Sebastián Navarro
  • 10 Jhon Velásquez
  • 20 Cristian Orozco
  • 1 Miguel Silva
  • 23 Julio Sinisterra
  • 19 Franco Pulicastro
  • 7 Jader Martínez
Substitutions
  • 10' ↑ S. Cuero ↓ M. Pernia Fortaleza
  • 46' ↑ J. Quinones ↓ R. Mejia Once Caldas
  • 61' ↑ P. Gomez ↓ M. Barrios Once Caldas
  • 67' ↑ S. Navarro ↓ A. Amaya Fortaleza
  • 67' ↑ D. Ramirez ↓ K. A. Balanta Carabali Fortaleza
  • 68' ↑ J. Velasquez ↓ R. D. Rivas Torres Fortaleza
  • 79' ↑ D. Quinones ↓ J. A. Zapata Ramirez Once Caldas
  • 79' ↑ T. Rojas ↓ L. Sanchez Once Caldas
  • 81' ↑ C. Orozco ↓ Y. Diaz Fortaleza
  • 89' ↑ A. Roa ↓ D. Moreno Once Caldas
Cards
  • 20' A. Arroyo Fortaleza
  • 27' J. Cardona Once Caldas
  • 36' R. Mejia Once Caldas
  • 52' J. Quinones Once Caldas
  • 56' M. Barrios Once Caldas
  • 59' J. Castano Once Caldas
Head-to-head
Once Caldas 2 0 draws 4 Fortaleza
2026-02-21 Once Caldas vs Fortaleza 4 - 2
2025-07-20 Fortaleza vs Once Caldas 2 - 1
2025-02-01 Once Caldas vs Fortaleza CEIF 2 - 1
2024-04-26 Once Caldas vs Fortaleza CEIF 0 - 1
2024-04-13 Fortaleza CEIF vs Once Caldas 2 - 0
2024-04-09 Fortaleza CEIF vs Once Caldas 2 - 1
Recent form
Once Caldas W D D D L
Fortaleza D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Once Caldas vs Fortaleza?
Once Caldas won 4-2 against Fortaleza on 21 February 2026.
Who won Once Caldas vs Fortaleza?
Once Caldas won the match 4-2.
Where was Once Caldas vs Fortaleza played?
The match was played at Estadio Palogrande.
Who had more possession in Once Caldas vs Fortaleza?
Once Caldas had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.