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Universidad Católica Deals Heavy Blow to Colo Colo at Estadio Monumental
Santiago de Chile – In a match held at the Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Universidad Católica decisively defeated Colo Colo in a game valid for the 20th round of the Primera División. Despite Colo Colo’s territorial dominance, holding 73% of the ball possession, UC’s effectiveness proved decisive.
The match started with a frenetic pace. Just one minute in, C. Cuevas opened the score for Católica, assisted by F. Zampedri. The joy was short-lived for Cuevas, who received a yellow card in the 11th minute. One minute later, T. Asta-Buruaga increased UC’s lead, assisted by J. Valencia. Colo Colo tried to react but encountered a solid defense and a lethal counterattack. S. Vegas saw a yellow card for Colo Colo in the 32nd minute. F. Zampedri scored the third goal for UC in the 33rd minute, without an assist. E. Wiemberg scored for Colo Colo in the 43rd minute, assisted by J. Correa, just before halftime.
The second half did not slow down in intensity. Right after the restart, C. Cuevas scored again for UC in the 46th minute. Despite Colo Colo’s efforts, which involved several tactical adjustments, they failed to translate their possession superiority into more goals. C. Aquino was also cautioned for Colo Colo in the 85th minute, and also a player of UC.
In summary, Universidad Católica was forceful in attack and knew how to take advantage of its opportunities, while Colo Colo, although dominating possession, lacked the necessary effectiveness to reverse the adverse score. UC managed 6 shots on target out of their 9 total, demonstrating greater accuracy than Colo Colo, who only managed to put 5 of their 19 shots on target.
Substitutions colo colo: at minute 46 A. Saldivia came in and C. Aquino went out., at minute 57 A. Vidal came in and F. Marchant went out., at minute 57 V. Mendez came in and E. Pavez went out., at minute 69 J. Correa came in and S. Rodriguez went out.
Substitutions u. catolica: at minute 62 D. Corral came in and D. Valencia went out., at minute 74 J. Valencia came in and A. Canales went out., at minute 74 C. Montes came in and L. Romero went out., at minute 83 F. Zampedri came in and E. Bello went out., at minute 83 C. Cuevas came in and I. Perez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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