“Arnaldo Castillo heads home from a Felipe Faundez assist to open the scoring after a string of blocked shots and a corner.”
Pivotal“Luis Pavez Contreras doubles the lead just six minutes later, finishing off a Bastian Yanez assist to put O'Higgins firmly in control.”
Pivotal“Jorge Sebastia Saez pulls one back for Union La Calera after Walter Bou had struck the post moments earlier, reigniting hope of a comeback.”
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O'Higgins
Unión La Calera
Outstanding performance
O'Higgins•MidfielderO'Higgins raced into a two-goal lead inside six first-half minutes, with Arnaldo Castillo heading home from a Felipe Faundez assist before Luis Pavez Contreras doubled the advantage moments later off a Bastian Yanez pass. Union La Calera responded after the break, dominating dangerous attacks 44 to 35 and pulling a goal back through Jorge Sebastia Saez in the 59th minute after Walter Bou had rattled the post. Despite Union enjoying more territory and clear-cut chances in the second half, O'Higgins controlled possession throughout the match (59% to 41%) and managed the closing stages with tactical substitutions, absorbing pressure to close out a crucial three points. The result nudges O'Higgins forward in a congested mid-table picture, while Union La Calera will rue their sluggish start after showing genuine quality once they found their rhythm.
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Santiago Toloza takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Cristian Morales comes on for Bastian Yanez.
Arnaldo Castillo takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Leandro Diaz is on, and Juan Leiva is off.
Yellow card issued to Daniel Gutierrez.
Corner awarded.
Kevin Mendez takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Daniel Gutierrez takes a header shot, but it misses the target.
Martin Hiriart is substituted on for Rodrigo Perez Casada.
Tomas Aviles receives a yellow card.
Camilo Moya receives a yellow card.
Yonathan Andia is on, and Juan Pablo Salomoni is off.
Jorge Sebastia Saez takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Yellow card shown to Jorge Sebastia Saez.
Tomas Aviles comes on for Walter Bou.
Bastian Yanez takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Goal! The score is now 3-1.
Goal! The score is now 3-1.
Juan Salomoni takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Kevin Mendez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Cristopher Diaz takes a header, but it's blocked.
Matias Rodrigo Campos Lopez takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Carlos Alberto Villanueva Fuentes takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Santiago Toloza is on, and Ignacio Schor is off.
Arnaldo Castillo takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Carlos Alberto Villanueva Fuentes is on, and Bayron Oyarzo Munoz is off.
Jorge Sebastia Saez takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Kevin Mendez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
assist: Kevin Méndez
Goal! Jorge Sebastia Saez scores to make it 2-1, assisted by Kevin Mendez.
Walter Bou takes a right-footed shot, but it hits the post.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Camilo Moya is on, and Joaquin Soto is off.
Matias Rodrigo Campos Lopez is on, and Francisco Jose Pozzo is off.
Bastian Yanez takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Bastian Yanez takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
First half ends with the score at 2-0.
Luis PavezShot from Luis Pavez Contreras with his left foot results in a goal.
assist: Bastián Yáñez
Goal! Luis Pavez Contreras scores to make it 2-0, assisted by Bastian Yanez.
Arnaldo CastilloShot by Arnaldo Castillo, and he scores with a header!
assist: Felipe Faúndez
Goal! Arnaldo Castillo scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Felipe Faundez.
Francisco Jose Pozzo takes a shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Walter Bou takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Joaquin Soto takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Ignacio Schor takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Felipe Faundez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Bastian Yanez takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Kick-off has occurred!
O'Higgins host bottom-club Unión La Calera at Estadio El Teniente with both sides desperate to stop the bleeding after recent defeats. O'Higgins look to end a winless run while La Calera fight to escape the relegation zone.
