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Coquimbo Unido Overwhelms Universidad Católica at Estadio Santa Laura
Santiago de Chile – In a match held at Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK, Coquimbo Unido convincingly defeated Universidad Católica, displaying superiority in both the score and gameplay. The match, valid for the 17th round of the Chilean Primera División, was marked by high intensity and several cautions.
Coquimbo Unido opened the scoring in the 32nd minute with a goal by B. Chandia, assisted by M. Palavecino. Shortly after, in the 38th minute, S. Cordero extended the lead for the pirate team. Universidad Católica suffered a severe blow at the end of the first half with the expulsion of D. Gonzalez, following a straight red card. The first half concluded with several yellow cards, including M. Palavecino and B. Cabrera for Coquimbo Unido, and B. Ampuero for U. Católica.
In the second half, despite Universidad Católica’s attempts to react, Coquimbo Unido maintained control of the match. In the 82nd minute, N. Johansen sealed the encounter with a third goal for Coquimbo Unido. The match was marred by a series of yellow cards in the final minutes, including L. Romero, V. Bernedo, D. Corral, and T. Asta-Buruaga for U. Católica, and a yellow card shown to an unidentified Coquimbo Unido player.
In terms of statistics, Universidad Católica had more ball possession (59%), but Coquimbo Unido was much more effective in attack, with 17 total shots, of which 8 were on target, compared to UC’s 4 shots (none on target). Coquimbo Unido also surpassed UC in corners, with 6 against 1. Referee Diego Flores Seguel had a busy afternoon, showing several cards to both teams.
The match ended with a clear victory for Coquimbo Unido, demonstrating their solidity and effectiveness against a Universidad Católica that played a large part of the match with one man less.
Substitutions u. catolica: at minute 46 D. Escobar came in and T. Asta-Buruaga went out., at minute 46 E. Bello came in and J. Salas went out., at minute 60 C. Montes came in and D. Corral went out., at minute 60 J. Rossel came in and L. Romero went out., at minute 87 D. Valencia came in and A. Cerda went out.
Substitutions coquimbo unido: at minute 46 M. A. Mundaca Barraza came in and C. Zavala went out., at minute 58 B. Chandia came in and A. E. Azocar Machuca went out., at minute 74 S. Cordero came in and A. Camargo went out., at minute 74 C. Waterman came in and N. Johansen went out., at minute 88 M. Palavecino came in and E. Hernandez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
U. Catolica
Coquimbo Unido
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