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Cobresal Edges Out Deportes La Serena in Thrilling Match
Estadio El Cobre in El Salvador, Diego de Almagro, hosted a thrilling encounter between Cobresal and Deportes La Serena in the second round of the 2025 Chilean Primera División. The match, officiated by Nicolas Millas of Chile, ended with a narrow 2-1 victory for the home side.
The game was characterized by its intensity and questionable discipline, with a total of six yellow cards shown to both teams. Cobresal received four yellow cards (Henriquez Neira, Bechtholdt, Cespedes, and Vilches Araneda) and had a goal disallowed by VAR due to an offside call for Coelho. Deportes La Serena received two yellow cards (Chamorro and Kauan).
Cobresal took the lead in the 36th minute with an own goal by Alarcon. Deportes La Serena equalized in the 78th minute through Ferreyra, assisted by Rojas. Cobresal secured the win with a goal from Munder in the 86th minute, assisted by Mesias. Cobresal also had a goal ruled out by VAR in the final minutes for Mesias. Despite Deportes La Serena having more possession (54%), Cobresal proved more clinical, registering 11 shots (3 on target) compared to their opponents’ 10 (4 on target).
Substitutions cobresal: at minute 61 C. Mesias came in and A. Vilches Araneda went out., at minute 62 C. Munder came in and C. Yanis went out., at minute 80 S. Carrasco came in and D. Coelho went out., at minute 81 A. Marquez came in and J. A. Henriquez Neira went out., at minute 83 C. Toro came in and J. Tiznado went out.
Substitutions d. la serena: at minute 63 A. Zanini came in and F. Chamorro went out., at minute 68 G. A. Jara Gonzalez came in and S. Gallegos went out., at minute 69 Jhonatan Kauan came in and F. Diaz went out., at minute 79 M. Villarroel came in and J. Vargas went out., at minute 81 R. M. Dubo Vergara came in and F. Dinamarca went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cobresal
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