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Palestino overcome two missed penalties to complete comeback against Universidad de Concepción

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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

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  • Palestino came from behind to beat Universidad de Concepción 2-1 at Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna.
  • Cecilio Waterman put the visitors ahead, while César Munder and Gonzalo Tapia scored for Palestino.
  • Palestino missed two penalties before Tapia scored the winner in the fourth minute of stoppage time, strengthening its bid for the Chile 2 Copa Libertadores place.

Palestino missed two penalties, but still found a way to complete a 2-1 comeback against Universidad de Concepción on Sunday at Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna.

The visitors opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Cecilio Waterman met Luis Rojas’ cross with a volley to give Universidad de Concepción the lead. Palestino had an immediate chance to respond from the penalty spot, but Bryan Carrasco missed in the 41st minute.

The hosts finally drew level in the second half. César Munder connected with an aerial delivery from Francisco Montes in the 64th minute. Six minutes later, Palestino had another penalty opportunity, but goalkeeper Jorge Broun saved Gonzalo Tapia’s attempt.

Despite wasting both spot kicks, Palestino continued to press for victory. Tapia made amends in the fourth minute of stoppage time, scoring the decisive goal and completing the comeback. The result pushed Palestino firmly into the battle for Chile’s second place in the Copa Libertadores.

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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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