Jun 29, 2024, 5:34 PM ET
The El Teniente stadium witnessed this Saturday the great hit that Santiago Wanderers gave in the Chile Cup. Jaime García’s pupils They recovered from an adverse score thanks to a heroic reaction in the epilogue, tying it two against Catholic University to win 3-2 on aggregate, decree the elimination of those led by Tiago Nunes and settle in the semifinals of the North Central Zone.
Behind the agonizing 1-0 victory achieved by the Dean in the first leg held in Valparaiso, The Crusaders were required to win by two goals or more to avoid penalties. and stamp your name in the next instance.
Despite an early warning from Fernando Zampedri (3′) and maintaining ample control for long periods of the first half, It was difficult for the precordilleran team to impose its terms and completely neutralize the caturros, who also had chances to score.
However, the student team did not lose their calm and in the 26th minute they put together a great collective play that included the participation of Gonzalo Tapia, Cristián Cuevas and Guillermo Soto, who sent a cross for César Pinares, made it 1-0 with a “popcorn” (26′)
Tapia (33′) and Zampedri (37′) flirted with the second for the team from the strip, which had tied up a green team that could not find spaces to dangerously reach the goal defended by Thomas Gillier, who was having a rather difficult day. quiet in Rancagua.
In the initial part of the second half both teams had interesting approaches to score, but finally it was the local team who inflated the nets. The minute 59 when Alfred Canales took advantage of a rebound and in the middle of the six-yard box scored 2-0 to turn the key.
From then on and regardless of the intensity that the protagonists of the contest sought to print, As the clock progressed, UC cooled down the game, while the visit patiently looked for spaces to reverse the result, a situation that only materialized in the discounts, when Carlos Muñoz connected with a “chilena” a pivot in the area, making it 2-1.
AND When there was nothing left and everyone was preparing for penalties, César Valenzuela fought for a ball in the area and crossed for Juan Ignacio Duma to establish parity (90+4′) and the passage of the porteños to the semis.where they will face the winner of the series between Palestino and Athletic Club Barnechea.
Catholic University
Thomas Gillier; Guillermo Soto, Branco Ampuero, Daniel Gonzalez, Eugenio Mena; Cristian Cuevas (Bryan Gonzalez, 69′), Cesar Pinares, Alfred Canales, Alexander Aravena (Valber Huerta, 81′); Gonzalo Tapia, Fernando Zampedri. (DT: Tiago Nunes)
Santiago Wanderers
Eduardo Miranda; Enzo Ormeño (Cristóbal Ponce, 77′), Marcos Velásquez, Danilo Ortiz, Jason León; Diego Opazo (Joaquín Silva, 65′), Brayan Garrido (Andrés Vilches, 65′), Joaquín Pereyra, John Valladares (Juan Duma, 59′); Marcelo Cañete (César Valenzuela, 59′), Carlos Muñoz. (DT: Jaime García)
Referee: Francisco Gilabert
Stadium: The Lieutenant, Rancagua
