National Championship
Universidad Católica could not overcome a Colo Colo that played the entire second half with one less player due to the expulsion of Leonardo Gil. Crusaders and albos shared points in the classic played at Santa Laura.
Universidad Católica entangles points in the fight to reach Huachipato at the top of the standings and tied with Colo Colo without goals (0-0) for the classic that was played as part of the tenth date of the National Championship, in the Santa Laura stadium. The UC did not know how to take advantage of the man of more product of the expulsion of Leonardo Gil before the break.
The first light of the game was for Colo Colo at 12′ with a header from Marcos Bolados at the near post after the corner kick that the crossed goalkeeper, Matías Dituro, returned with a corner kick. El Cacique threatened the rival goal again with another header, this time from Ramiro González, who went slightly wide (14′).
Colo Colo appeared with a slight superiority and Marcos Bolados defined outside the goal with a cross shot when he left alone to demand the cross goal at 16′.
At 23′ César Fuentes was saved from expulsion by an iron on the waist of Cristian Cuevas. One later the one who earned the yellow card was Mauricio Isla in the Católica for another strong tackle.
Before the break, UC had their chance with Mauricio Isla’s cross shot from the top of the area that went to the side (41′), while Leonardo Gil left Colo Colo one less and was sent off for a silly nudge to Ignacio Saavedra in the 45′.
In the second half, Brayan Cortés saved Colo Colo by sending Branco Ampuero’s header to the corner in the 50′ minute. The UC claimed again at 53′, this time an alleged penalty from Maximiliano Falcón against Fernando Zampedri. The one from the Cacique entered with the body and Cristián Garay dismissed the action.
La Católica came with everything and at 54′ Alexander Aravena hit the post, with Brayan Cortés notable in the second instance with a block to the first after Cuevas’ insistence. Aravena returned to finish off the post in the 66′ minute.
Colo Colo lamented the injury to Daniel Gutiérrez at 73′, replaced by Matías de los Santos. And it was Colo Colo who almost opened the score at 76′, but Jeyson Rojas’s shot hit the crossbar to go wide.
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