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O’Higgins and Cobresal tied without goals

O’Higgins and Cobresal failed to open the scoring in the match corresponding to date 28, played this Saturday at the El Teniente stadium.

O’Higgins failed to add 3 against Cobresal despite having been the owner of the ball throughout the match with 59% ball possession.

The figure of the meeting was Bryan Rabello. The O’Higgins midfielder stood out against Cobresal, giving 54 correct passes and kicking twice on goal.

Another of the key footballers at the El Teniente stadium was Leonardo Valencia. The Cobresal striker kicked the goal 3 times against O’Higgins and made 26 correct passes.

It was a game with many fouls and numerous interruptions. There were several reprimands: Franco García, Camilo Moya, Facundo Castro, Cristopher Mesías and Diego Fernández.

The O’Higgins coach, Juan Manuel Azconzábal, arranged a 4-4-2 formation on the field with Ignacio González in goal; Diego González, Moises González, Brian Torrealba and Antonio Díaz on the defensive line; Valentín Larralde, Facundo Castro, Camilo Moya and Bryan Rabello in the middle; and Brian Blando and Arnaldo Castillo in attack.

For their part, those led by Gustavo Huerta stood with a 4-4-2 strategy with Alejandro Santander between the three sticks; Cristian Toro, Guillermo Pacheco, Diego Céspedes and Marcelo Filla in defense; Alejandro Camargo, Cristopher Mesías, Franco García and César Munder in the midfield; and Leonardo Valencia and Gastón Lezcano up front.

The referee designated for the match was Diego Flores Seguel.

O’Higgins will visit Everton on the next matchday, while Cobresal will host Universidad de Chile at the El Cobre stadium.

The local team is in thirteenth place with 32 points, while the visitor reached 53 points and is the leader of the tournament.

The article O’Higgins and Cobresal tied without goals was first published in El Rancagüino.