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Universidad de Chile defeats Unión La Calera in a dominant performance
Santiago de Chile, October 6, 2024. Universidad de Chile secured a well-deserved 1-0 victory over Unión La Calera at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos.
The match began with a high tempo, both teams pressing intensely. Universidad de Chile, controlling more of the possession, found the opening goal in the 38th minute thanks to a powerful strike from Fernando Hormazabal, who finished off a precise pass from Mauricio Zaldivia.
Unión La Calera attempted to fight back but lacked precision in their attacks. The visitors also received two yellow cards, in the 33rd minute for Andrés Álvarez Wallace and in the 79th minute for Diego Ulloa, which hindered their chances of equalizing.
The second half continued in a back-and-forth fashion, but without clear scoring opportunities. The blue team maintained their advantage until the final whistle, achieving a valuable win that brings them closer to the top positions in the table.
Statistics:
* Universidad de Chile: 62% possession, 16 shots (7 on target, 6 off target), 12 corners, 9 fouls, 0 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
* Unión La Calera: 38% possession, 9 shots (2 on target, 3 off target), 4 corners, 9 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
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Substitutions union la calera: at minute 55 E. Valencia came in and R. Huerta went out., at minute 88 W. Ponce came in and M. Cavalleri went out., at minute 88 A. Henriquez came in and P. Parra went out., at minute 88 M. Munoz came in and R. Rebolledo went out., at minute 89 A. Encinas came in and A. Alvarez Wallace went out.
Substitutions universidad de chile: at minute 60 M. Sepulveda came in and M. Morales went out., at minute 60 L. Assadi came in and N. Guerra went out., at minute 74 L. Pons came in and C. Palacios went out., at minute 83 I. E. Poblete Zuniga came in and M. G. Guerrero Pena went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Universidad de Chile
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