Antofagasta defeated Deportes Temuco 3-1 in the Regular Season-22 fixture of the Primera B. The match took place on 23 August at the hosts' ground. By then both sides had already played 22 league games.
And here's the thing about the opening minutes. M. Sanhueza received a red card in the second minute and the game changed direction immediately. To be fair, the visitors didn't collapse entirely but they were defending for most of the first half. The hosts took advantage, with D. Rojas scoring in the fourth minute.
Étienne remembers the twenty-minute mark well. Around that time the match settled into a rhythm where Antofagasta controlled possession but struggled to create clear chances. F. Ortega picked up a yellow card in the twenty-third minute. The hosts needed to be patient, and they were. Rojas added a second goal in the thirty-first minute to put the result beyond doubt.
The second half brought more action. Gallegos Panozzo found the net in the seventy-second minute, and C. Nunez converted a penalty in the eightieth. Eight substitutions were made between the forty-sixth and ninety-third minutes. The referee showed four yellow cards to the visitors and three to the hosts.
The statistics tell a straightforward story. Antofagasta registered 143 attacks compared to 93 for Temuco. Possession sat at 0.63 for the hosts against 0.37 for the visitors. They managed nine shots on target to six, though both sides wasted opportunities.
Antofagasta now sit on 37 points with ten wins, seven draws and five defeats. Temuco have accumulated 28 points from seven victories, seven draws and eight losses. The gap between them stands at nine points. The hosts' clean-sheet run came to an end, but the three points matter more than the goals conceded.
