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Palestino Defeats Deportes Iquique in Possession-Dominated Match
Santiago de Chile – In a match held at the Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Palestino emerged victorious against Deportes Iquique on the nineteenth matchday of the Chilean Primera División. The match, refereed by Cristian Garay, saw a clear dominance of possession by Palestino, reaching 71% compared to their opponent’s 29%.
Early in the game, in the 16th minute, a goal by Deportes Iquique scored by E. Puch was disallowed by VAR due to an offside. The first half passed goalless, marked by some yellow cards for both teams, including one for J. Fernandez of Palestino and D. Orellana of Deportes Iquique.
The second half brought the goals. In the 48th minute, F. Castro opened the scoring for Palestino with an assist from B. Carrasco. Deportes Iquique attempted to react, but Palestino’s defense remained firm. Palestino’s lead was extended in the 86th minute with a goal by J. Marabel, assisted by I. A. Garguez Gomez.
Despite Deportes Iquique’s attempts, Palestino controlled the pace of the match. Statistically, Palestino surpassed their rival in shots (16 to 10) and corners (7 to 3), reflecting their dominance in the game. The match culminated with a total of five yellow cards. Palestino secured the victory, consolidating their position in the league standings.
Substitutions deportes iquique: at minute 41 A. Henriquez came in and S. Pino went out., at minute 46 C. Gonzalez came in and M. Moya went out., at minute 67 M. Gomez came in and A. Venezia went out., at minute 87 M. Davila Carvajal came in and H. Salinas Flores went out., at minute 87 C. Fuentes came in and B. Soto went out.
Substitutions palestino: at minute 67 R. Fernandez came in and J. Marabel went out., at minute 67 F. Castro came in and G. Tapia Paez went out., at minute 78 J. Fernandez came in and C. Suarez went out., at minute 90 D. Zuniga came in and J. Leon went out., at minute 90 J. Abrigo came in and J. Arias went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Palestino
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