“Ángelo Henríquez opened the scoring for La Serena from close range after a corner routine created the opportunity, with Jeisson Vargas's initial shot saved before Henríquez pounced to slot home with his right foot.”
Pivotal“Julián Brea levelled for Cobresal with a composed right-footed finish assisted by Felipe Villagrán, cancelling out La Serena's early lead after Cobresal had been probing with several threatening attempts.”
Pivotal“Christian Moreno turned the ball into his own net under pressure, a devastating blow for Cobresal that restored La Serena's lead at 2-1 and seemed to sap the visitors of any momentum they had built.”
Pivotal“Just two minutes after the own goal, Matías Marín drove home to make it 3-1, assisted by Felipe Chamorro — a second goal in a devastating 180-second spell that appeared to have killed the contest dead.”
Pivotal“Franco Frías, introduced as a substitute in the 70th minute, pulled one back for Cobresal with a right-footed strike to make it 3-2 and breathe life back into the visitors' comeback hopes.”
PivotalLa Serena looked to have this match comfortably wrapped up after a devastating spell between the 64th and 66th minutes turned a level contest into a commanding 3-1 lead, with Christian Moreno's unfortunate own goal and Matías Marín's clinical finish giving the hosts daylight. The home side had done much of the right things — controlling 60% of possession, completing 335 passes at 84% accuracy, and creating three big chances to Cobresal's none — yet they ultimately could not hold what they had built. Cobresal, who had been second-best for large stretches, showed real character through substitute Franco Frías and an 89th-minute own goal by Rafael Delgado to claw back a point that will feel like a win given the circumstances. For La Serena, sitting in 15th place, this is a damaging drop of two points — a lead that large, this late in a game, should never be surrendered, and the manner of the collapse will sting long after the final whistle.
How entertaining was this match?