Match Report


Provincial Curicó UnidoProvincial Curicó Unido     AntofagastaAntofagasta
Kalle NõlvakKalle Nõlvak Computer Player Computer Player
Xavier OteroX. Otero75
G
1captain
G
72Facundo VillalbaF. Villalba
Mateo PérezM. Pérez61
D
2
D
72Máximo ReyesM. Reyes
Nelson RendonN. Rendon69
D
3
D
68Lucas SáezL. Sáez
Norberto ArredondoN. Arredondo71
D
4
D
65Nicolás CicheroN. Cichero
Gustavo E. ColocciniG. Coloccini72
D
captain5
M
66Daniel IbarraD. Ibarra
Karl KissingerK. Kissinger59
M
6
M
60Santiago AguileraS. Aguilera
Joe PalacioJ. Palacio73
M
7
M
59Lucas AlarcónL. Alarcón
Edgar PizarroE. Pizarro80
M
8
M
58Francisco NavarreteF. Navarrete
Steven RichardsonS. Richardson72
A
9
A
66Alvin LeeA. Lee
Facundo ÁlvarezF. Álvarez69
A
10
A
62Joaquim IñacioJ. Iñacio
Claudio GonzálezC. González67
A
11
A
55Ignacio BustosI. Bustos
 
Guillermo SotoG. Soto73
D
12
D
64Diego Hector SimeoneD. Simeone
Santiago VillanuevaS. Villanueva77
M
13
G
61Cristián BustosC. Bustos
Maximiliano FloresM. Flores64
A
14
G
59Xavier CorderoX. Cordero

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at La Granja where Provincial Curicó Unido play host to Antofagasta. A crowd of 20,765 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Provincial Curicó Unido are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Antofagasta appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gaspar Valdés.


0.00
Provincial Curicó Unido kick off!
2.04
Santiago Aguilera passes the ball forward to Ignacio Bustos. Ignacio Bustos knocks in a cross ball towards Alvin Lee. With a superhuman jump, Alvin Lee connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
8.04
Nelson Rendon sees Karl Kissinger in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Karl Kissinger makes a probing pass to Steven Richardson. Steven Richardson shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Facundo Villalba. Excellent save.
9.48
Steven Richardson hacks Lucas Sáez from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Lucas Sáez runs off the knock.
14.25
Lucas Alarcón sees space and advances. Lucas Alarcón knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nelson Rendon.
21.02
Daniel Ibarra threads a neat ball through to Joaquim Iñacio. Joaquim Iñacio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gustavo E. Coloccini.
22.29
Ignacio Bustos comes in with a late challenge on Nelson Rendon. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nelson Rendon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.16
Máximo Reyes sees Santiago Aguilera in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Santiago Aguilera chips the ball to his team mate, Alvin Lee. Alvin Lee knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nelson Rendon.
28.25
Máximo Reyes darts forward. Máximo Reyes makes a simple pass to Ignacio Bustos. Ignacio Bustos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gustavo E. Coloccini.
30.35
Mateo Pérez hits a low pass to Karl Kissinger. Karl Kissinger kicks a strong pass forward to Claudio González. Claudio González lofts in a cross ball towards Facundo Álvarez. Facundo Álvarez rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it rises well off target!
33.52
Norberto Arredondo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joe Palacio. Joe Palacio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Facundo Álvarez. Facundo Álvarez whips in a cross ball towards Claudio González. Claudio González rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Facundo Villalba gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
38.15
Francisco Navarrete deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joaquim Iñacio. Joaquim Iñacio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.58
Nelson Rendon flicks a high pass forward. Joe Palacio controls it well on his chest. What teamwork. Joe Palacio plays the ball forward to Claudio González. Claudio González shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.06
Karl Kissinger comes in with a late challenge on Lucas Alarcón. Karl Kissinger is warned by the referee! Lucas Alarcón stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.26
Daniel Ibarra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joaquim Iñacio. Joaquim Iñacio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.07
Nelson Rendon knocks the ball to his team mate, Edgar Pizarro. Edgar Pizarro knocks the ball to his team mate, Facundo Álvarez. Facundo Álvarez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Provincial Curicó Unido have changed their lineup with Santiago Villanueva replacing Karl Kissinger. Antofagasta appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Antofagasta kick off the second half!
47.37
With some swift thinking, Norberto Arredondo plays the ball forward to Santiago Villanueva. Santiago Villanueva chips the ball to his team mate, Facundo Álvarez. Facundo Álvarez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.08
Santiago Villanueva threads a neat ball through to Facundo Álvarez. Facundo Álvarez whips in a cross ball towards Claudio González. Claudio González is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent block by Máximo Reyes!
53.16
Joe Palacio runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Joe Palacio cuts inside the box! Joe Palacio tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
59.30
Gustavo E. Coloccini hits a low pass to Santiago Villanueva. Santiago Villanueva flicks a high pass forward. Facundo Álvarez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Facundo Álvarez knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio González. Claudio González makes a convincing header. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
60.52
Provincial Curicó Unido have made 2 substitutions with Guillermo Soto replacing Nelson Rendon and Maximiliano Flores replacing Claudio González .
65.40
Lucas Alarcón sees Ignacio Bustos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ignacio Bustos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mateo Pérez.
66.14
Francisco Navarrete flicks a high pass forward to Ignacio Bustos who brings the ball under control. Ignacio Bustos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.20
Lucas Sáez catches Maximiliano Flores on the ankles. The referee brings Lucas Sáez to one side and gives him a warning! Maximiliano Flores gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
71.34
Norberto Arredondo makes a probing pass to Santiago Villanueva. Santiago Villanueva surges forward with the ball. Santiago Villanueva knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.33
Joe Palacio flicks a high pass forward to Maximiliano Flores who brings the ball neatly under control. Maximiliano Flores knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Facundo Villalba who gathers it comfortably.
75.45
Santiago Villanueva hits a low pass to Facundo Álvarez. Facundo Álvarez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.14
Antofagasta have made a substitution with Cristián Bustos replacing Lucas Sáez .
81.37
Joe Palacio hits a low pass to Maximiliano Flores. Maximiliano Flores shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
84.46
Gustavo E. Coloccini flicks a high pass forward. Joe Palacio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joe Palacio makes a beautiful solo run. Joe Palacio knocks the ball forward, putting Maximiliano Flores through on goal. Maximiliano Flores tries a spectacular strike but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Santiago Aguilera flicks a high pass forward to Ignacio Bustos who brings the ball under control. Ignacio Bustos lofts in a cross ball towards Joaquim Iñacio. With a superhuman jump, Joaquim Iñacio connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies just off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Provincial Curicó Unido

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

Possession
58%
42%
Play Area
30.7%
42%
27.3%

Scorers
Alvin Lee 2

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Joe Palacio of Provincial Curicó Unido

Match Ratings