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Racing Club beats Huachipato in a thrilling CONMEBOL Sudamericana Round of 16 first leg
Viña del Mar, Chile – Racing Club secured an important victory in the first leg of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana Round of 16, defeating Huachipato 2-0 at the Estadio Sausalito.
The match was marked by a great offensive display by La Academia, who generated a total of 18 shots, 5 of them on target. The first goal came in the 32nd minute when Adrian Martinez took advantage of a pass from Johan Carbonero to open the scoring.
Huachipato tried to react but failed to generate danger in the opponent’s goal. Racing Club, for its part, continued to look for ways to increase the lead and finally achieved it in the 89th minute, with a penalty converted by Johan Quintero, who had entered the game in the second half.
The match was marked by tension and the fight for possession, with both teams showing a great pace and commitment. In the end, Racing Club took the victory thanks to a solid and effective performance.
Match events:
* 14′: Racing Club – Yellow card for B. Rodriguez
* 32′: Racing Club – Adrian Martinez scores the first goal of the match, assisted by J. Carbonero
* 89′: Racing Club – Johan Quintero scores a penalty to seal the match.
Statistics:
* Huachipato: 51% possession, 9 shots (0 on target, 7 off target), 0 corners, 7 fouls, 1 yellow card.
* Racing Club: 49% possession, 18 shots (5 on target, 6 off target), 7 corners, 8 fouls, 1 yellow card.
The second leg will be played next week in Argentina, where Racing Club will look to secure their passage to the quarter-finals.
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Substitutions huachipato: at minute 60 M. Rodriguez came in and T. Vecino went out., at minute 60 C. Villanueva came in and S. Saez went out., at minute 75 M. Briceno came in and M. Gutierrez went out., at minute 83 S. Silva came in and C. Sepulveda went out., at minute 83 Brea came in and L. Diaz went out.
Substitutions racing club: at minute 61 J. Quintero came in and J. Carbonero went out., at minute 76 N. Colombo came in and B. Rodriguez went out., at minute 90 S. Solari came in and M. Salas went out., at minute 90 B. Zuculini came in and A. E. Almendra went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Huachipato
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Racing Club
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