An intense and engaging match was offered by O’Higgins and Colo-Colo. This Sunday, within the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Chile Cup, the 2-2 ultimate left the sequence with the attraction of understanding within the second leg the winner of the important thing that will probably be measured in opposition to Audax Italiano or Deportes Santa Cruz.
The sport for Capo started very complicated, as a result of the go to got here with the intention of dominating the actions. Víctor Fuentes’ workforce little by little started to say itself, particularly after the primary hints of hazard from the outsider.
What’s extra, solely within the 12′ was the primary celestial look within the alba zone, after an assault by Carlos Auzqui that culminated with a middle that Esteban Calderón couldn’t join.
After that, the Cacique was the workforce that had the most effective alternatives to open the account. Within the twentieth minute, a middle from Carlos Palacios couldn’t be reached by Alexander Oroz and within the subsequent, Arturo Vidal had a one-on-one with Nicolás Peranic, and the goalkeeper started to point out his determine, as he prevented the aim shout.
Later, within the 24′, a fan after a aspect left Bryan Rabello with house and subject, who confronted the realm and crossed for Calderón to reach to shut. In fact, goalkeeper De Paul reached the ball first.
And, when it appeared that the sport would stay clean, Martín Sarrafiore took a 30-meter shot out of his hat that slipped right into a nook of the Colocolino aim, a terrific aim for O’Higgins.
Now, on the shut of the stage, the go to once more discovered areas and alternatives. First, within the thirty eighth minute, a header from Alan Saldivia was returned by Peranic, and seconds later, the goalkeeper once more prevented the aim when Vidal attacked.
Till the tie got here, in an unlucky play (45’+1′), Peranic couldn’t management the ball after a header from Erick Wiemberg and that meant the partial 1-1.
AGAIN IN ADVANTAGE, AND AGAIN THEY ARE TIED
Every technician, for the complement, had modifications place by place. Moisés González changed Juan Fuentes, who left considerably shaken. On the opposite aspect, Bruno Gutiérrez left Opazo on the bench.
And, identical to within the first half, Colo-Colo had the primary alternative. Carlos Palacios was inches away from scoring a terrific aim, however Simón Contreras saved him from the penalty line (49′).
For the Rancagüinos, within the 54th minute, Sarrafiore once more tried from exterior the visiting zone, however now with out the route of his aim shot.
Seeing how the match was going, Víctor Fuentes selected to maneuver the board once more, with the additions of Arnaldo Castillo, Brian Torrealba and Joaquín Tapia. That’s, he modified the complete proper zone and his axis of assault, searching for one other approach to assault and likewise defend, as he defined within the press convention after the duel.
In fact, the go to didn’t surrender attacking. The above as a result of, within the 68th minute, Palacios as soon as once more had a superb opportunity to attain, however failed when Peranic got here out.
Quite the opposite, the Capo had yet another. Within the 78th minute, Arnaldo made a transparent mistake, as a result of he entered the realm with house, however he did not know how you can outline, since De Paul closed it on the proper second and the identical attacker retaliated within the 81st minute. A ball was served to him after a middle from Tapia, and he didn’t miss. The aim put O’Higgins forward and generated celebration among the many 6,144 spectators who attended the match.
However, shortly after regulation time, an error in O’Higgins’ defensive protection allowed Carlos Palacios to take a cross that Guillermo Paiva linked to equalize the actions once more.
Ultimately, and because of a double yellow card, the customer was left with one man much less, as Arturo Vidal was despatched off and stomped on Antonio Díaz.
And so the match ended, with a 2-2 greater than justified by the soccer that was seen on the sector and that left the sequence open for the return leg subsequent Sunday on the Monumental stadium.
Match sheet
O’Higgins (2): Nicolás Peranic, Simón Contreras (65′, Brian Torrealba), Leonel Mosevich, Juan Ignacio Díaz, Antonio Díaz, Juan Fuentes (46′, Moisés González), Camilo Moya (84′, Felipe Ogaz), Martín Sarrafiore, Bryan Rabello, Carlos Auzqui (65′, Joaquín Tapia), Esteban Calderón (55′, Arnaldo Castillo). DT: Victor Fuentes.
Colo-Colo (2): Fernando de Paul, Óscar Opazo (46′, Bruno Gutiérrez), Alan Saldivia, Emiliano Amor, Erick Wiemberg, Leonardo Gil (90’+1′, Daniel Gutiérrez), Gonzalo Castellani (82′, Vicente Pizarro), Arturo Vidal, Carlos Palacios (90’+1′, Lucas Soto), Guillermo Paiva, Alexander Oroz (63′, Pablo Parra). DT: Jorge Almirón.
Referees: Víctor Manzur, Manuel Marín, Nicolás Allende, Diego Yáñez.
Cautioned: Vidal (CC).
Expelled: 89′, Arturo Vidal (CC).
Objectives: 1-0, 34’, Sarrafiore; 1-1, 45’+1’, Wiemberg; 2-1, 81’, Castillo; 2-2, 88’, Paiva.
Estadio: The Lieutenant, Rancagua.
Public: 6,144 spectators.
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