Union Espanola thrashes Cobreloa in a vibrant match
Santiago de Chile, August 17, 2024. Union Espanola achieved a resounding 5-0 victory over Cobreloa in a match corresponding to matchday 20 of the Chilean First Division, played at the Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK. The visitors dominated the encounter from the start, with a dynamic and effective game that translated into a large score.
The first half went goalless, but the second half was a real football festival for Union Espanola fans. In the 50th minute, Uribe missed a penalty but immediately after scored the first goal of the match after an assist from his own teammate. The dominance of Union Espanola intensified in the following minutes: Benegas scored in the 54th minute with an assist from Leyton and Uribe extended the lead in the 56th minute with an assist from Benegas.
The second half was marked by a large number of substitutions and yellow cards. Aranguiz (Union Espanola) and Massri (Union Espanola) saw yellow cards in the 58th and 65th minutes respectively, and Soto (Cobreloa) was cautioned in the 72nd minute. Despite Cobreloa’s attempts to close the gap, Union Espanola continued to attack with force. Rojas scored the fourth goal in the 86th minute, and finally Adamo closed the scoring with a fifth goal to seal an unappealable victory.
Statistics:
Union Espanola: 56% possession, 25 shots (10 on target, 10 off target), 7 corners, 7 fouls, 3 yellows, 0 reds
Cobreloa: 44% possession, 9 shots (3 on target, 3 off target), 3 corners, 10 fouls, 1 yellows, 0 reds
The referee of the match was Mathias Riquelme (Chile).
Substitutions cobreloa: at minute 46 B. Valdes came in and T. Roco went out., at minute 62 C. Bravo came in and N. Orrego went out., at minute 75 M. Sandoval came in and J. C. Soto went out., at minute 82 L. Di Maio came in and M. Borgnino went out.
Substitutions union espanola: at minute 82 J. Rojas came in and I. Nunez went out., at minute 82 V. Adamo came in and L. Benegas went out., at minute 89 E. Vecchio came in and P. Aranguiz went out., at minute 89 S. Magnasco came in and F. Massri went out., at minute 90 C. Espinoza came in and F. Ovelar went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Union Espanola
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