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Recoleta beat Antofagasta away to ignite promotion playoff push

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • Deportes Recoleta beat Antofagasta 2-1 away in the 24th round of Chile's Liga de Ascenso.
  • The victory lifted Recoleta to 34 points and into contention for the promotion playoff, while Antofagasta remained on 37 points.
  • Francisco Alarcón and Felipe Flores scored for Recoleta, with José Daniel Bandez pulling one back in stoppage time.

Recoleta left Antofagasta with three points and a renewed chance of reaching the promotion playoff. Its 2-1 win at the Calvo y Bascuñán Regional Stadium moved the club to 34 points in the Liga de Ascenso.

Francisco Alarcón opened the scoring after 10 minutes, and Recoleta held its lead through the rest of the match. Felipe Flores doubled the advantage in the 90th minute.

Antofagasta responded in the third minute of stoppage time through José Daniel Bandez, but the late goal could not change the result. The hosts stayed on 37 points and missed an opportunity to move closer to the championship leaders.

For the team coached by Francisco Arrué, the victory carried extra weight because it came against an opponent that began the round seven points ahead. Recoleta had entered the match needing points to remain in the race for the postseason places, and the win put it firmly back into the fight for the second promotion spot.

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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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