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Jaime García acknowledged Colo-Colo’s dominance: “They attacked us from all sides, but we stood firm”

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Huachipato drew 0-0 with Colo-Colo in Concepción in the 22nd round of the tournament.
  • Coach Jaime García said Colo-Colo controlled the match, but credited his team for keeping a clean sheet and regaining confidence after difficult defeats.

Jaime García did not try to disguise the balance of Huachipato’s goalless draw with Colo-Colo. The Huachipato coach openly acknowledged that the league leaders had controlled the match, while celebrating the defensive discipline that secured his side a point.

Football is not always fair. Colo-Colo attacked us from all sides and went looking for the win.

· Jaime GarcíaThe Huachipato coach described Colo-Colo’s dominance in the goalless draw.

“Football is not always fair. Colo-Colo attacked us from all sides and went looking for the win,” García said after the match. He added that Huachipato avoided the problems that had hurt them earlier: “We kept a clean sheet, regained our confidence and stopped conceding childish goals.”

García stressed the difficulty of defending against the leaders, saying Colo-Colo arrived with confidence and demanded a different level of effort. He said Huachipato had carried out the plan it wanted and described the opponents as a strong, solid team.

We kept a clean sheet, regained our confidence and stopped conceding childish goals.

· Jaime GarcíaHe praised the defensive improvement that helped Huachipato earn a point.

The draw also offered a psychological lift after a run of heavy defeats. García said his players had been “heavily bombarded,” but their resilience against Colo-Colo gave them renewed confidence.

You can never take credit away from defending against the leaders.

· Jaime GarcíaHe emphasized the challenge of containing the tournament leaders.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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