The Junior Chronicle
Match23 Jan 2027
Jannenson Sarmiento settles it late for Junior
The 85th minute, half the ground already edging towards the exits, and Jannenson Sarmiento decided nobody was going anywhere. Patriotas had no time left to answer.
Match23 Jan 2027
The run at home goes on for Junior
13 matches unbeaten here. Every visiting manager is asked about it in the week before, which is precisely why it keeps going.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Guillermo Paiva runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 21. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
Graduation day at Junior
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Junior
Cristian Barrios was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match23 Jan 2027
Jannenson Sarmiento the difference as Junior beat Patriotas
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Jannenson Sarmiento. 2‑1 against Patriotas, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Market25 Jan 2027
Junior promote Alfredo Gonzalez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alfredo Gonzalez has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market25 Jan 2027
One of our own: Kevin Hernandez joins the Junior first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Kevin Hernandez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market25 Jan 2027
Fabian Falcao steps up from the Junior academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Fabian Falcao has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Junior promote Jose Ramirez from within
- Squad Juan David Ríos falls out with a teammate over standards
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Jannenson Sarmiento