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Thrilling Victory for Palestino in La Calera in a Tension-Filled Match
La Calera, Chile – In a highly contested match at the Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, Palestino defeated Unión La Calera in a game marked by intensity and numerous bookings. Referee Manuel Vergara had a busy night, showing a total of ten yellow cards and one red card.
Palestino opened the scoring in the 21st minute with a goal by I. A. Garguez Gomez, assisted by J. Abrigo. However, Unión La Calera responded in the 58th minute with a goal by S. Saez, assisted by F. Campos Mosqueira, leveling the score. The match remained balanced until the final minutes when J. Arias converted a penalty in the 89th minute, securing the victory for Palestino.
The match, valid for matchday 22 of the Regular Season of the Chilean Primera División, reflected the evenness of the game with a possession split at 50% for each team. Palestino generated 13 shots (4 on target and 5 off target), while Unión La Calera attempted 14 (1 on target and 9 off target). Discipline was a key factor, with both teams committing a significant number of fouls (10 by Palestino and 11 by Unión La Calera). The expulsion of A. Encinas in added time added even more drama to the end of the match.
Substitutions palestino: at minute 46 A. E. Martinez Arce came in and P. Parra went out., at minute 67 J. Marabel came in and R. Fernandez went out., at minute 78 J. Benitez came in and D. Salgado went out., at minute 84 B. Carrasco came in and J. Arias went out., at minute 84 D. Zuniga came in and J. Leon went out.
Substitutions union la calera: at minute 85 J. E. Mendez Gonzalez came in and F. Yanez went out., at minute 85 L. Benegas came in and E. De Los Santos went out., at minute 85 K. Mendez came in and I. S. Mesias Gonzalez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Union La Calera
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