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Palestino defeats O’Higgins in an exciting match
Santiago de Chile, August 9, 2024. Palestino secured an important victory over O’Higgins in a matchday 19 game of the Chilean Primera División, played at the Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna. The final score was 5-1, reflecting the local team’s superiority, which benefited from the expulsions of O’Higgins players.
The match began with an intense pace and both teams looking to attack. The first goal came in the 44th minute, when Bruno Rabello opened the scoring for O’Higgins with a great shot after an assist from Martín Sarrafiore. However, the visitor’s joy was short-lived, as Palestino managed to tie the game just a minute after the start of the second half, thanks to a goal by Matías Davila Carvajal, who took advantage of a pass from José Benítez.
O’Higgins suffered a hard blow in the 57th minute, when Juan Fuentes received his second yellow card and was sent off the field. Palestino did not waste the opportunity and scored two more goals in the following minutes: Bryan Carrasco scored from the penalty spot in the 64th minute and Gonzalo Sosa extended the difference in the 66th minute.
The expulsion of Agustín Martínez Arce in the 72nd minute, also for a double yellow card, left Palestino with a man advantage and sealed the fate of the match. The home team took advantage of its numerical superiority to score two more goals in the final minutes: Jonathan Abrigo scored from the penalty spot in the 90th minute and Bruno Rabello scored his second own goal in stoppage time, sealing the 5-1 final result.
Despite the victory, Palestino did not have a great performance in terms of possession, with only 52%. However, its effectiveness in attack was key to achieving the triumph. On the other hand, O’Higgins suffered the consequences of the expulsions, which prevented it from developing its game regularly.
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Substitutions palestino: at minute 46 J. Abrigo came in and N. Linares went out., at minute 76 F. Chamorro came in and B. Carrasco went out., at minute 76 B. Vejar came in and J. Benitez went out., at minute 82 J. Bizama came in and G. Sosa went out.
Substitutions o’higgins: at minute 56 C. Moya came in and Martin Sarrafiore went out., at minute 56 A. Castillo came in and E. Moreira went out., at minute 58 Felipe Ogaz came in and Y. Zapata went out., at minute 68 N. Matamoros came in and D. Buonanotte went out., at minute 70 C. Auzqui came in and V. Fernandez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Palestino
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