By: Maximiliano Figueroa / Pictures: Hector Vargas.
On the La Granja Stadium in Curicó, Deportes Santa Cruz and Colo-Colo confronted one another within the first leg of the regional semi-final of the central-south zone of the 2024 Copa Chile. In entrance of greater than 4,500 spectators, the Unionistas achieved a creditable 1-1, which they achieved within the closing minutes of the match.
As for the sport, not even 5 minutes had handed for the reason that begin of the match and the native staff had the primary likelihood to open the scoring on account of a defensive error by the Cacique that Pedro Muñoz took benefit of. Nonetheless, the Albos recovered in time and cleared the ball after getting over the scare.
Later, Guillermo Paiva was the primary to strive for the cacique within the fifteenth minute of the match. A mid-distance shot by the Paraguayan resulted in a objective kick for the “Uni Uni”.
On the whole, Colo-Colo had nice management of the ball within the closing stretch of the primary half. Santa Cruz, for its half, put the favored midfield below stress, however with out main considerations for these led by Jorge Almirón who knew the right way to comprise the Unionist assaults.
EMOTIONS IN THE COMPLEMENT
The second half made issues troublesome for the Albiazules, since after beating the previous Celeste Ronald Guzmán with a header, Arturo Vidal (65′) opened the scoring for Colo-Colo.
After the objective, the whites strengthened and corrected the defensive errors of the primary half, nonetheless, these issues grew to become evident once more within the final minutes of the sport, when Cristian Duma (89′) tied the sequence for Santa Cruz, unleashing the euphoria of the followers current in La Granja.
With this draw, the tie stays open and all the things will likely be determined on the Monumental Stadium subsequent Saturday, July 13 at 5:30 p.m.
A TEAM EFFORT
After the match, Hernán Peña was the primary to talk. On the official sign, the Unionista coach stated that there was “calm due to what the boys did, we needed to have management with out the ball, as a result of some alternative was going to come back.”
He additionally careworn that his staff “had order, we improved conditions, they had been scoring objectives in opposition to us and in opposition to a high-ranking rival we did properly.”
He additionally careworn that this match “was a spectacle for individuals who had not seen Santa Cruz in opposition to Colo-Colo for a very long time.” And naturally, this match had not taken place for the reason that 1993 Copa Chile.
The coach added that this match “went in line with how we had seen it and the way we labored on it,” praising Cristian Duma’s objective, as a result of “we would have liked a chance and due to him and the staff we had been in a position to rating.”
Lastly, Peña stated that for the rematch “I really feel that we’ve to enhance and provides somewhat extra”, and that “right here the prize is glory for the groups within the class, however we’re desirous about our match”.
THE RESULT WAS UNFAIR
On the opposite aspect, the Cacique’s coach, Jorge Almirón, stated: “I’m very happy with the way in which the sport was performed, and for the house sport we’ve to organize properly, as we’re representing an enormous membership.”
Moreover, the Argentine commented that, concerning Deportes Santa Cruz, “I assumed they had been a well-trained staff, possibly we ready for a distinct type of match. The coach makes them play, and it took us some time to get there. The match was powerful and I’m happy with what the staff did.”
And, to conclude, Almirón stated that “there was a purpose that they had eradicated Audax Italiano, we did not come right here pondering it might be a simple match, they performed a great sport and I feel we deserved to win. The 1-0 was advantageous, however properly, you need to be attentive for the 90 minutes.”
Match sheet
Santa Cruz Sports activities (1): Coach: Hernan Pena.
Colo-Colo (1): Coach: Jorge Almiron.
Referees: Jose Cabero, Alejandro Molina, Sergio Lagos, Claudio Diaz.
Cautioned: Cistern (DSC); Biking (CC).
Objectives: 0-1, 66′, Vidal; 1-1, 89′, Duma.
Estadio: The Farm, Curicó.
Public: 4,593 spectators.
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