Deportes Santa CruzD29 Aug · Away Union San Felipe · 0:0D5 Sep · Home Unión Española · 1:1W10 Sep · Away Deportes Iquique · 1:0D14 Sep · Home Recoleta · 0:0L24 Sep · Away O'Higgins · 1:2L28 Sep · Home O'Higgins · 1:3
1:3
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
O'HigginsW27 Aug · Away Recoleta · 3:1L1 Sep · Away Universidad Católica · 2:3W6 Sep · Home Union La Calera · 2:1L14 Sep · Away A. Italiano · 0:1W24 Sep · Home Deportes Santa Cruz · 2:1W28 Sep · Away Deportes Santa Cruz · 3:1
In the Copa Chile game on 28 September 2026, O'Higgins beat Deportes Santa Cruz 1:3. Match numbers: shots on target 5:6, corners 5:4.
Match report
O'Higgins beat Deportes Santa Cruz 3-1 in the Round of 16 of the Copa Chile on Saturday night. The visitors moved into the last eight after a match that seemed to settle before the final whistle. Santa Cruz had drawn with O'Higgins two days earlier, 1-2, and came into this fixture knowing they needed something more.
And here's the thing about the opening half — it didn't look like either side would break through. Then T. Vecino found the net in the 18th minute, and suddenly the hosts had their moment. By then, O'Higgins were still searching for their rhythm, though they'd already shown they could work the ball into dangerous areas.
The second half changed everything, or at least that's how it felt watching from the stands. Y. Islame equalised in the 66th minute, and N. Cisternas' own goal in the 74th put O'Higgins ahead. A. Castillo added a third in the 75th, and the match was effectively over. To be fair, Santa Cruz kept knocking on the door, but their chances went begging.
Deportes Santa Cruz finished with 48 per cent possession and 12 shots off target. O'Higgins were more clinical, landing six shots on target from six attempts inside the box. The visitors created just two big chances each, but conversion mattered more than volume.
We'd backed O'Higgins to win before kick-off, and they delivered when it counted. The result extends their unbeaten run and puts them one step closer to the final. Santa Cruz must now look at how they respond after conceding three goals in quick succession.
HT⚽18' T. Vecino — Goal⇄28' M. Pinto — Substitution🟨29' I. Schor — Yellow card⇄62' C. Moreno — Substitution🟨63' J. Dobboletta — Yellow card⇄64' T. Vecino — Substitution⇄64' I. Schor — Substitution⚽66' Y. Islame — Goal⇄68' J. Tapia — Substitution⚽74' N. Cisternas — Own goal⚽75' A. Castillo — Goal🟨77' F. Orellana — Yellow card⇄79' Felipe Ogaz — Substitution⇄79' L. Diaz — Substitution⇄88' D. Plaza — Substitution⇄88' P. Brito — Substitution⇄88' D. Arias — Substitution
D29 Aug · Away Union San Felipe · 0:0D5 Sep · Home Unión Española · 1:1W10 Sep · Away Deportes Iquique · 1:0D14 Sep · Home Recoleta · 0:0L24 Sep · Away O'Higgins · 1:2L28 Sep · Home O'Higgins · 1:3
W27 Aug · Away Recoleta · 3:1L1 Sep · Away Universidad Católica · 2:3W6 Sep · Home Union La Calera · 2:1L14 Sep · Away A. Italiano · 0:1W24 Sep · Home Deportes Santa Cruz · 2:1W28 Sep · Away Deportes Santa Cruz · 3:1
