At the start of date 23 of the First B, Cobreloa defeated Magallanes 1-0 on the lawn of the Desert Foxes Stadium, closing the gap with the solo leader of the national “silver tournament”.
The loíno team was effective in their attacks, giving the blow that was definitive with a great goal from Nicolás Maturana in seven minutes of play. During the rest of the first part, the “foxes” tried with various advances led by Maturana, before an “academy” that was not on the offensive.
After the break, Magallanes gradually gained meters on the field of play, although he did not achieve clarity in the area surrounding the area. The orange squad had to endure the result with one man less in the final stretch of the match, due to the expulsion of Maximiliano Cerato (66′).
Given the numerical disadvantage, those led by Emiliano Astorga closed their spaces and cleared every chance of danger from the rivals. Nicolás Núñez’s albicelestes tried to push, but it was not possible to break the Calameño wall.
Once the match was over, both teams got into a great discussion on the field of play, after a final with a thousand heartbeats. As a result of the brawl, David Salazar and Eduardo Farías were expelled from Magallanes and Cobreloa, respectively.
Thanks to this result, the team from the Atacama region closed the distance with the capitals at the top of the table, remaining ten points behind the “carabeleros”who add 54 units.
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