O’Higgins punish Unión La Calera and push them closer to relegation
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- O’Higgins defeated last-placed Unión La Calera 2-1 in a key match in the lower part of Chile’s Primera League.
- Arnaldo Castillo and Luis Pavez scored for O’Higgins, while Sebastián Sáez pulled one back for Unión La Calera.
- The result further weakened La Calera’s chances of staying in the division.
O’Higgins took a major step away from the danger zone and pushed Unión La Calera closer to relegation with a 2-1 victory at El Teniente.
The home side opened the scoring in the 33rd minute after a costly misunderstanding between goalkeeper Nelson Espinoza and Cristian Gutiérrez. Both players hesitated, leaving Arnaldo Castillo free to head O’Higgins ahead.
Luis Pavez doubled the lead six minutes later, charging forward and firing a powerful shot into the near post. Unión La Calera, known as the Cementeros, revived their hopes in the 59th minute when Sebastián Sáez scored.
Castillo appeared to add a third, but VAR ruled out the goal for a narrow offside. La Calera pressed desperately for an equalizer late on and caused problems for Lucas Bovaglio’s team, which held its composure. O’Higgins even forced Espinoza into a late save.
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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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