Match Report


Provincial Curicó UnidoProvincial Curicó Unido     Colo ColoColo Colo
Kalle NõlvakKalle Nõlvak Mark Berry Mark Berry
Xavier OteroX. Otero75
G
1
G
71Carlos CuevaC. Cueva
Norberto ArredondoN. Arredondo71
D
2
D
74Camilo CruzC. Cruz
Guillermo SotoG. Soto73
D
3captain
D
70Joe MillerJ. Miller
Gustavo E. ColocciniG. Coloccini72
D
captain4
D
70Arturo IbarraA. Ibarra
Santiago VillanuevaS. Villanueva77
M
5
D
65Vasco CabreraV. Cabrera
Karl KissingerK. Kissinger59
M
6
M
81Brian LewisB. Lewis
Diego TariccoD. Taricco76
M
7
M
78Lucas SantosL. Santos
Edgar PizarroE. Pizarro80
M
8
M
82Lee GarciaL. Garcia
Steven RichardsonS. Richardson72
A
9
A
67Luis HuertaL. Huerta
Eduardo AnayaE. Anaya66
A
10
A
77Christian SoriaC. Soria
Claudio GonzálezC. González67
A
11
A
70Amaro GuerreroA. Guerrero
 
Mateo PérezM. Pérez61
D
12
M
75Julián RomanoJ. Romano
Austin CastilloA. Castillo76
M
13
A
57Juan SepúlvedaJ. Sepúlveda
Facundo ÁlvarezF. Álvarez69
A
14
D
69Quavas DiazQ. Diaz

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at La Granja where Provincial Curicó Unido play host to Colo Colo. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Provincial Curicó Unido are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Colo Colo appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastián Palma.


0.00
The first half starts with Provincial Curicó Unido kicking off!
2.33
Diego Taricco passes the ball forward to Steven Richardson. Steven Richardson plays a perfect one-two with Eduardo Anaya and rushes in on goal... Steven Richardson rockets a shot on goal. Carlos Cueva effortlessly gets down and covers it.
3.31
Lucas Santos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luis Huerta. Luis Huerta whips in a cross ball towards Christian Soria. Christian Soria outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball is well placed but Guillermo Soto blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
12.07
Diego Taricco knocks the ball forward to Steven Richardson. Steven Richardson lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio González. Claudio González connects with a diving header. The ball strikes Vasco Cabrera's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
13.32
Edgar Pizarro takes a quick corner, playing it short to Guillermo Soto. Guillermo Soto flicks the ball on with his first touch. Gustavo E. Coloccini shoots from just inside the box. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
14.28
Diego Taricco sees Eduardo Anaya in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Anaya knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.07
Arturo Ibarra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brian Lewis. Brian Lewis flicks a high pass forward to Christian Soria who brings the ball under control. Christian Soria shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
18.36
With imagination, Lucas Santos plays the ball forward to Christian Soria. Christian Soria knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Norberto Arredondo.
24.23
Brian Lewis sees space and advances. Brian Lewis lofts in a cross ball towards Christian Soria. Christian Soria gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Xavier Otero picks it out of the air!
26.49
Guillermo Soto makes a simple pass to Karl Kissinger. Karl Kissinger runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Karl Kissinger shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
28.16
Gustavo E. Coloccini hits a low pass to Karl Kissinger. Karl Kissinger chips the ball to his team mate, Claudio González. Claudio González knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.11
Karl Kissinger flicks a high pass forward. Claudio González controls it well on his chest. Claudio González shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
32.54
Gustavo E. Coloccini flicks a high pass forward. Diego Taricco holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Diego Taricco flicks the ball to his team mate, Steven Richardson. Steven Richardson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Carlos Cueva manages to keep it out.
38.28
Brian Lewis threads a neat ball through to Luis Huerta. Luis Huerta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.39
Lucas Santos makes a simple pass to Luis Huerta. Luis Huerta knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Norberto Arredondo.
40.14
Lee Garcia threads a neat ball through to Amaro Guerrero. Amaro Guerrero whips in a cross ball towards Christian Soria. Christian Soria connects with a diving header. Xavier Otero manages to gather it easily.
44.59
Lee Garcia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luis Huerta. Luis Huerta shoots from distance but it flies wide!
45.00
Santiago Villanueva makes a simple pass to Claudio González. Claudio González knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Provincial Curicó Unido appear unchanged since the first half. Colo Colo also appear unchanged since the first half. The Colo Colo players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Colo Colo kick off the second half!
47.33
Provincial Curicó Unido are in full control of this game.
54.01
Brian Lewis kicks a strong pass forward to Amaro Guerrero. Amaro Guerrero sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Xavier Otero is on top of it.
55.26
Lucas Santos decides to run forward with the ball. Lucas Santos hits a low pass to Luis Huerta. Luis Huerta comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. Xavier Otero gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
59.46
Karl Kissinger makes a simple pass to Claudio González. Claudio González sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
60.01
Provincial Curicó Unido have made 2 substitutions with Austin Castillo replacing Diego Taricco and Facundo Álvarez replacing Claudio González .Colo Colo have made a substitution with Julián Romano replacing Lee Garcia and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-5-1 formation.
67.03
Brian Lewis takes a short throw-in bringing Julián Romano into play. Julián Romano sees a break and surges forward. Julián Romano whips in a cross ball towards Amaro Guerrero. Amaro Guerrero jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Xavier Otero.
68.48
Brian Lewis takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Karl Kissinger gets to the ball and clears it up field.
77.05
Provincial Curicó Unido have made a substitution with Mateo Pérez replacing Norberto Arredondo .
84.26
Vasco Cabrera comes in with a late challenge on Eduardo Anaya. The referee calls over Vasco Cabrera and shows him a yellow card! Eduardo Anaya stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Provincial Curicó Unido

Colo Colo
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.3%
38.8%
Play Area
28.7%
47.5%
23.8%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Xavier Otero of Provincial Curicó Unido

Match Ratings
1.Xavier Otero (GK)
9
2.Norberto Arredondo (DEF)
6
3.Guillermo Soto (DEF)
8
4.Gustavo E. Coloccini (DEF)
7
5.Santiago Villanueva (MID)
6
6.Karl Kissinger (MID)
8
7.Diego Taricco (MID)
7
8.Edgar Pizarro (MID)
6
9.Steven Richardson (ATT)
7
10.Eduardo Anaya (ATT)
6
11.Claudio González (ATT)
6
 
12.Mateo Pérez (DEF)
6
13.Austin Castillo (MID)
6
14.Facundo Álvarez (ATT)
6

1.Carlos Cueva (GK)
7
2.Camilo Cruz (DEF)
6
3.Joe Miller (DEF)
6
4.Arturo Ibarra (DEF)
6
5.Vasco Cabrera (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Brian Lewis (MID)
7
7.Lucas Santos (MID)
8
8.Lee Garcia (MID)
6
9.Luis Huerta (ATT)
6
10.Christian Soria (ATT)
6
11.Amaro Guerrero (ATT)
6
 
12.Julián Romano (MID)
6
13.Juan Sepúlveda (ATT)
0
14.Quavas Diaz (DEF)
0