Chile – First B

With a hat-trick, Juan Sánchez Sotelo was in charge of leading U. Concepción to a 3-2 victory over Curicó on matchday 24. Juan Sánchez Sotelo had an unbeatable day and was the main person responsible for his team’s success. The forward stood out with two goals from open play and one from a penalty, first at 46′ 1T, then at 24′ 2T, and finally at 31′ 2T. As for Curicó Unido, Diego Rojas (18′ 1T, from a free kick) and Diego Urzúa (22′ 1T) managed to beat the rival goalkeeper.

Diego Urzúa thrilled the stadium with his finish in the 22nd minute of the first half. With a play by Diego Rojas, the midfielder nailed the ball over the left post, leaving the rival goalkeeper immobilized.

Juan Sánchez Sotelo stood out as the most outstanding player of the match. The U. Concepción forward showed his best level by scoring 3 goals, shooting at the opposing goal 4 times and making 3 correct passes.

Another important player in the match was Diego Rojas. The Curicó Unido midfielder scored 1 goal, made 23 correct passes and shot on goal 3 times.

Curicó’s technical director, Héctor Almandoz, proposed a 4-4-2 strategy with Luis Santelices in goal; Joaquín González, Matías Perez, Matías Ormazábal and Kennet Lara in the defensive line; Juan Méndez, Carlos Herrera, Diego Urzúa and Diego Rojas in the middle; and Sebastian Parada and Cristian Bustamante in attack.

For their part, Javier Torrente’s team lined up with a 4-3-3 formation with José Sanhueza between the posts; Camilo Rodríguez, Nicolás Garrido, Esteban Flores and Javier Saldias in defence; Renato Cordero, Jeison Fuentealba and Brahian Alemán in the midfield; and Ignacio Herrera, Juan Sánchez Sotelo and Reiner Castro up front.

The referee selected for the match at the Bicentenario La Granja stadium was Víctor Abarzúa Espinoza.

Curicó will visit Deportes Temuco in the next round. On the side of U. Concepción, they will play at home against Santiago Morning.

After the match, the home team has 23 points and is in fourteenth place in the standings. The visitors have 33 points and are in sixth place in the tournament.

Changes in Curicó Unido

• 45′ 2T – Juan Enrique Mendez Gonzalez came out for Felipe Sebastian Ortiz Venegas
• 62′ 2T – Kennet Michel Lara Arbunic came out for Diego Ariel Muñoz Quezada
• 73′ 2T – Diego Nicolás Rojas Orellana came out for Kevin Andrew Harbottle Carrasco
• 74′ 2T – Cristian Bustamante Bustamante came out for Nicolás Antonio Barrios Rebeco, Diego Alonso Urzúa Rojas for Nildo Arturo Viera Recalde and José Ignacio Herrera Fernández for Luis Andrés Olmedo

Warned in Curicó Unido:

• 36′ 2T Felipe Ortiz (Anti-sports conduct)

Changes in U. Conception

• 60′ 2T – Reiner Alvey Castro Barrera came out for Osvaldo Alexis González Sepúlveda and Brahian Milton Alemán for Luciano Ismael Ferreyra
• 87′ 2T – Juan Ignacio Sánchez Sotelo came out for Wladimir Alejandro Cid Fuentes

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