Match Report


Universidad CatólicaUniversidad Católica     AntofagastaAntofagasta
Jack HererJack Herer Computer Player Computer Player
Tomás ContrerasT. Contreras69
G
1
G
72Facundo VillalbaF. Villalba
Warley PeleW. Pele70
D
2
D
72Máximo ReyesM. Reyes
Pedro YotúnP. Yotún76
D
3captain
D
68Lucas SáezL. Sáez
Valentino RossiV. Rossi69
D
4
D
65Nicolás CicheroN. Cichero
Rui SalasR. Salas73
D
5
M
66Daniel IbarraD. Ibarra
Tomás MontiT. Monti74
M
captain6
M
60Santiago AguileraS. Aguilera
Bill GutierrezB. Gutierrez74
M
7
M
59Lucas AlarcónL. Alarcón
Norberto OrtegaN. Ortega75
M
8
M
58Francisco NavarreteF. Navarrete
Nicholas SippolaN. Sippola73
A
9
A
66Alvin LeeA. Lee
Bruno BatistutaB. Batistuta68
A
10
A
62Joaquim IñacioJ. Iñacio
Francisco Hacembruch BlancoF. Blanco73
A
11
A
55Ignacio BustosI. Bustos
 
Gabriel RiquelmeG. Riquelme33
M
12
D
64Diego Hector SimeoneD. Simeone
Sebastián CortésS. Cortés34
M
13
G
61Cristián BustosC. Bustos
Emilio ReyesE. Reyes28
A
14
G
59Xavier CorderoX. Cordero

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at San Carlos de Apoquindo where Universidad Católica play host to Antofagasta. A crowd of 19,645 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Universidad Católica are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Antofagasta appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pablo García.


0.00
The first half starts with Universidad Católica kicking off!
3.36
Norberto Ortega flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Hacembruch Blanco controls it well on his chest. Francisco Hacembruch Blanco shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
4.28
Francisco Navarrete darts forward. Francisco Navarrete knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tomás Contreras who gathers it comfortably.
6.52
Bill Gutierrez flicks a high pass forward. Bruno Batistuta controls it well on his chest. Bruno Batistuta runs straight at the defence! Bruno Batistuta tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
8.17
Tomás Monti makes a beautiful solo run. Tomás Monti cuts inside the box! Tomás Monti cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Facundo Villalba gets down and covers it.
9.45
Lucas Sáez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Navarrete. Francisco Navarrete flicks the ball to his team mate, Alvin Lee. Alvin Lee knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.22
Bill Gutierrez flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Hacembruch Blanco controls it well on his chest. Francisco Hacembruch Blanco shoots from distance. Facundo Villalba easily gets down and covers it.
15.26
Pedro Yotún flicks a high pass forward. Norberto Ortega controls it well on his chest. Seeing a gap ahead, Norberto Ortega plays the ball forward to Francisco Hacembruch Blanco. Francisco Hacembruch Blanco sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
16.55
Valentino Rossi flicks the ball to his team mate, Norberto Ortega. Norberto Ortega threads the ball through to Bruno Batistuta. Bruno Batistuta rushes past Máximo Reyes! Bruno Batistuta muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.12
Bill Gutierrez hacks Lucas Alarcón from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Lucas Alarcón runs off the knock.
27.15
Santiago Aguilera flicks a high pass forward. Ignacio Bustos collects the pass. Ignacio Bustos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.16
Santiago Aguilera barges into Norberto Ortega. The referee calls over Santiago Aguilera and shows him a yellow card! Norberto Ortega carries on, but is struggling a bit.
32.12
With some swift thinking, Lucas Alarcón plays the ball forward to Ignacio Bustos. Ignacio Bustos knocks in a cross ball towards Joaquim Iñacio. Joaquim Iñacio knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it rises well off target!
34.46
Daniel Ibarra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joaquim Iñacio. Joaquim Iñacio controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
42.50
Nicolás Cichero clumsily knocks into Nicholas Sippola. Nicolás Cichero is shown the yellow card! Nicholas Sippola runs off the knock.
44.50
Bill Gutierrez makes a probing pass to Francisco Hacembruch Blanco. Francisco Hacembruch Blanco controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Universidad Católica appear unchanged since the first half. Antofagasta also appear unchanged since the first half. The Universidad Católica players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Antofagasta kick off!
48.04
Bill Gutierrez darts forward. Bill Gutierrez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
49.47
Tomás Monti chips the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Sippola. Nicholas Sippola makes a probing pass between the defence to Francisco Hacembruch Blanco. Francisco Hacembruch Blanco cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Facundo Villalba. Excellent save.
53.17
Norberto Ortega passes the ball forward to Francisco Hacembruch Blanco. Francisco Hacembruch Blanco lofts in a cross ball towards Bruno Batistuta. Bruno Batistuta connects with a diving header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
57.33
Lucas Sáez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lucas Alarcón. Lucas Alarcón sees space and advances. Lucas Alarcón shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
59.03
Francisco Navarrete sees Alvin Lee in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alvin Lee sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.09
Tomás Monti decides to run forward with the ball. Tomás Monti whips in a cross ball towards Nicholas Sippola. Nicholas Sippola whips the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
75.25
Pedro Yotún controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tomás Monti. Tomás Monti threads a neat ball through to Nicholas Sippola. Nicholas Sippola tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.17
Antofagasta have made a substitution with Cristián Bustos replacing Lucas Sáez .
78.23
Daniel Ibarra takes a quick throw-in, which Santiago Aguilera takes on the chest. Santiago Aguilera flicks the ball to his team mate, Joaquim Iñacio. Joaquim Iñacio advances inside the box! Joaquim Iñacio shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
79.33
Santiago Aguilera sees Alvin Lee in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alvin Lee knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Warley Pele.
90.00
Pedro Yotún flicks a high pass forward. Norberto Ortega collects the pass. Norberto Ortega flicks a high pass forward to Francisco Hacembruch Blanco who brings the ball under control. Francisco Hacembruch Blanco plays a quick one-two with Bruno Batistuta and rushes in on goal... Francisco Hacembruch Blanco tries a spectacular strike. Facundo Villalba is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Universidad Católica

Antofagasta
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
8
0
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.1%
46.9%
Play Area
21%
46.9%
32.1%

Scorers
Bruno Batistuta 53
Nicholas Sippola 63
Francisco Hacembruch Blanco 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bruno Batistuta of Universidad Católica

Match Ratings