Concepción secured a 2-0 victory over Cobresal in the Primera División on Saturday evening, extending their unbeaten run to eight matches. The visitors took control in the dying moments of the first half when N. Rodriguez struck twice in quick succession. By then the home side had already accumulated three yellow cards without registering a single big chance created.
Rodriguez opened the scoring in the forty-fifth minute before doubling Concepción's lead with a second goal just sixty seconds later. Cobresal's defensive line held a high line that eventually got dragged out of position, leaving them vulnerable to the visitors' counter-attacks. The hosts worked the channels but their shots accuracy of twenty-three percent told the story of wasted opportunities.
Concepción made three substitutions in the fifty-seventh minute, bringing on J. Henriquez and J. Montecinos alongside a third change. Cobresal responded with three alterations of their own in the sixty-second period, including Villagran and V. Campos. And here's the thing — the home side's goalkeeper made zero saves throughout the entire match.
The visitors sealed their win late on when A. Jara netted in the ninety-first minute before adding a second in stoppage time. Cobresal's Juan Fuentes received a yellow card in the seventieth minute before being substituted in the seventy-fourth. The home side finished with eighteen fouls compared to Concepción's nine, giving away too many cheap incidents.
Cobresal dominated possession at sixty-five percent but managed only five shots on target against Concepción's three. The visitors created one big chance while the hosts registered none, a disparity that reflected the efficiency of Concepción's approach. To be fair the home side attempted thirty crosses but only eight found their target.
Cobresal remain fifteenth with twenty-one points from twenty-one games, while Concepción sit eighth with thirty points from twenty-two matches. The result ended a run of poor form for the visitors, who had lost two of their previous five fixtures. Concepción now hold a nine-point gap over their hosts in the table standings.