Great victory of Cobresal over U. La Calera by 3-1.

Chile - Campeonato PlanVital 2022: Cobresal wins against U. La Calera

On matchday 18 of the Chile - Campeonato PlanVital 2022, Cobresal comfortably resolved the match against U. La Calera (3-1) playing as the home team. The goals for the home team were scored by Cecilio Waterman (10' 1T), Alejandro Camargo (15' 2T), and Juan Carlos Gaete (23' 2T), while the guest team's goal was an own goal scored by Guillermo Pacheco (43' 1T).

In the 10th minute of the first half, Cecilio Waterman lifted Cobresal's spirits and received all the applause. The forward took a tremendous shot from outside the box after receiving an assist from Juan Carlos Gaete. The ball went into the bottom right corner of the goal.

Cobresal forward Gastón Lezcano wasted the opportunity to increase the lead after missing a penalty in the 76th minute of the second half.

The standout player of the match was Juan Carlos Gaete. The Cobresal forward showed his best level by scoring 1 goal, shooting 5 times on target, and completing 18 successful passes.

Alejandro Camargo also had a good game. The Cobresal midfielder scored 1 goal and completed 69 successful passes.

Several fouls in midfield forced the game to slow down. There were 3 bookings: Mathias Vidangossy, Juan Carlos Gaete, and Pedro Henrique.

Cobresal coach Gustavo Huerta lined up his team in a 4-3-3 formation with Jorge Deschamps in goal; Guillermo Pacheco, Diego Céspedes, Iván Villalba, and Iván Contreras in the defensive line; Alejandro Camargo, Nelson Sepúlveda, and Mauro González in midfield; and Gastón Lezcano, Cecilio Waterman, and Juan Carlos Gaete in attack.

On the other hand, Federico Vilar's chosen lineup played with a 3-5-2 formation with Ignacio Arce in goal; Henry Sanhueza, Christian Vilches, and Pedro Henrique in defense; Simón Ramírez, César Pérez, Gonzalo Castellani, Yerco Oyanedel, and Mathias Vidangossy in midfield; and Matías Cavalleri and Sebastián Sáez in the forward line.

The referee chosen to officiate the match at the World's largest stadium was Julio Bascuñán.

In the next match, Cobresal will play as the away team against Ñublense, and U. La Calera will visit Everton.

With this result, the home team accumulates 30 points throughout the tournament and occupies the third position. On the other hand, the away team has 15 points and is in fourteenth place.