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Once Caldas Triumphs Over Union Española in Thrilling Match
Viña del Mar, Chile – In an exciting match played at the Estadio Sausalito in Viña del Mar, Once Caldas defeated Union Española 2-0 in the second matchday of the 2025 CONMEBOL Sudamericana group stage. The match, officiated by Leandro Rey Hilfer from Argentina, was characterized by high intensity and territorial dominance by Union Española, who held 64% possession. However, Once Caldas’ effectiveness in attack proved decisive.
The goals arrived in the second half. At 57 minutes, D. Moreno opened the scoring with an assist from M. Barrios. Then, at 86′, A. Garcia Castillo sealed the victory with an unassisted goal.
The match was marked by tension, with a total of 17 yellow cards distributed between both teams (four for Once Caldas and three for Union Española). While Union Española generated more scoring opportunities (13 shots, 2 on target), Once Caldas showed greater effectiveness, converting 3 of their 10 shots on target. Possession, while favoring Union Española, did not translate into goals.
Substitutions union espanola: at minute 46 B. Vejar came in and S. Ramirez went out., at minute 62 G. Norambuena came in and F. Espinoza went out., at minute 62 I. Nunez came in and B. A. Carvallo U. went out., at minute 72 M. Suarez came in and I. Jeraldino went out.
Substitutions once caldas: at minute 46 A. Garcia Castillo came in and H. Dorrego went out., at minute 67 L. Palacios came in and J. A. Zapata Ramirez went out., at minute 81 J. Garcia came in and I. Rojas went out., at minute 81 G. Alvarez came in and D. Moreno went out., at minute 88 J. Contreras came in and M. Barrios went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Union Espanola
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Once Caldas
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