“Cesar Pinares gives Audax Italiano the lead against the run of play, finishing off a Diego Coelho assist after Concepcion had already forced two early chances.”
Pivotal“Tempers flare further as Joaquin Montecinos is booked for arguing, reflecting the mounting frustration on the Concepcion bench as their dominance failed to translate into goals.”
Concepcion
Audax Italiano
Outstanding performance
Audax Italiano•GoalkeeperConcepcion dominated nearly every statistical category - 67% possession, 21 shots to 11, and nine corners to two - but couldn't find a way past a resolute Audax Italiano defense. Instead, it was Audax who struck first and made it count, with Cesar Pinares finishing off a Diego Coelho assist in the 17th minute after Concepcion had already threatened through Troyansky and Fuentes. The hosts poured on the pressure for the remaining 73 minutes, racking up 58 dangerous attacks to Audax's 36, but wasteful finishing and a resilient rearguard action, backed by six saves, kept them at bay. Fausto Grillo's 74th-minute red card for violent conduct left Audax to see out the final stretch with ten men, yet they held firm for a result that will sting Concepcion given their control of the game.
How entertaining was this match?
Damian Pizarro comes on for Diego Coelho.
Norman Rodriguez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Norman Rodriguez takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
Cesar Ignacio Pinares Tamayo takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Diego Coelho takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Marcelo Ortiz is substituted for Franco Troyansky.
Fernando Romero takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Joaquin Larrivey attempts a header but misses the shot.
Joaquin Larrivey attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Norman Rodriguez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Franco Troyansky receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card issued to Joaquin Alberto Montecinos Naranjo.
Fausto GrilloRed CardFausto Grillo receives a red card.
Corner awarded.
VAR decision confirms that there is no penalty for Aldrix Esteban Jara Falcon.
Aldrix Esteban Jara Falcon takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Misael Davila Carvajal comes on for Yonathan Rodríguez.
Carlos Humberto Escobar Ortiz is substituted for Ethan Espinoza.
Mario SandovalYellow CardMario Sandoval Molina receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Norman Rodriguez takes a header shot but misses.
Mario Sandoval Molina is on, and Paolo Guajardo is off.
Corner awarded.
Fausto Grillo's header is saved.
Corner awarded.
Fernando Romero is on, and Jorge Henriquez is off.
Joaquin Larrivey takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Marco Ramos takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Substitution: Marco Ramos comes on for Federico Mateos.
Aldrix Esteban Jara Falcon is on, and Nicolas Fuentes is off.
On Joaquin Alberto Montecinos Naranjo, off Fernando Martinez.
Joaquin Larrivey takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Yonathan Rodríguez takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Mario Anibal Sandoval Toro takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Yonathan Rodríguez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
First half ends with a score of 0-1.
Corner awarded.
Paolo Guajardo takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Nicolas Fuentes takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Franco Troyansky takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Fausto Grillo takes a left-footed shot but misses.
VAR decision reviewed for Norman Rodriguez.
VAR decision is currently pending a check.
Fausto Grillo takes a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Federico Mateos takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Shot - Fausto Grillo Head Shot Missed
Paolo Guajardo takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Giovani Chiaverano takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Cesar Ignacio Pinares Tamayo takes a left-footed shot and scores.
assist: Diego Coelho
Goal! Cesar Ignacio Pinares Tamayo scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Diego Coelho.
Ethan Espinoza takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Nicolas Fuentes takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Franco Troyansky's header is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Piero Maza.
