O’Higgins edges out Everton de Viña in a tense, controversial match
O’Higgins secured a vital 2-1 victory over Everton de Viña in a thrilling encounter at the Estadio Sausalito in Viña del Mar. The match was marked by the expulsion of Luis Pastrán in the 23rd minute and the subsequent red card for José Tapia in the 65th minute for O’Higgins, leaving both teams with ten players.
Everton de Viña took the lead in the 45th minute with a goal from Kevin Méndez, assisted by Omar Fernández. However, O’Higgins responded swiftly and equalised in the 84th minute with a goal from Eduardo Moreira, assisted by Diego Buonanotte. O’Higgins seemed to have secured the win with a penalty goal in the 90+4th minute, but the referee disallowed it for a prior foul by the O’Higgins player.
Despite the red cards, O’Higgins dominated possession throughout the game (64% compared to 36% for Everton de Viña) and created more scoring opportunities (15 shots, 6 on target, compared to 12 shots and 6 on target for Everton).
O’Higgins now establishes itself as a formidable force in the Chilean Primera División, while Everton de Viña will need to improve their performance to avoid falling further down the table.
Substitutions o’higgins: at minute 28 N. Peranic came in and D. Carreno went out., at minute 46 J. Tapia came in and C. Auzqui went out., at minute 46 Y. Zapata came in and O. Bianchi went out., at minute 56 D. Buonanotte came in and Martin Sarrafiore went out., at minute 73 E. Moreira came in and V. Fernandez went out., at minute 90 B. Torrealba came in and E. Calderon went out.
Substitutions everton de vina: at minute 60 J. Cruz came in and O. Fernandez went out., at minute 76 E. M. Ramos Aviles came in and S. Pereira went out., at minute 90 F. Martinez came in and N. Baeza went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Everton de Vina
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