Rangers de Talca claimed a 2-1 victory over Deportes Puerto Montt in the Primera B regular season on Tuesday evening. The result moves the visitors further from the relegation zone while the home side remain in seventh place with 35 points from 24 matches.
D. Gonzalez opened the scoring in the seventeenth minute for the hosts, who dominated possession and attacks. By then they had already registered 183 attacks compared to 128 from the visitors. Puerto Montt saw out the half with a 1-0 advantage despite Rangers showing more composure in front of goal with seven shots on target.
R. Paredes levelled the contest in the sixty-sixth minute to hand the visitors momentum. The home side were reduced to ten men shortly after when A. Rodriguez received a red card in the seventy-first minute. And here's the thing about that moment — it changed everything, even though the scoreline suggested otherwise.
I. S. Mesias Gonzalez ended Rangers' barren spell with the winner in the eightieth minute. The home side had already made five substitutions by then and were unable to find a response. Mesias Gonzalez was himself substituted in the eighty-ninth minute, having done enough to secure all three points for the visitors.
The statistics tell a story of efficiency rather than dominance. Rangers managed seven shots on target with only two corners, while Puerto Montt produced four shots on target from four attempts despite twice as many attacks. To be fair, the home side created more opportunities but could not convert them consistently.
The result leaves Rangers on 16 points from 24 games, still bottom half but showing signs of improvement with three wins in their last five matches. Puerto Montt remain in seventh place, having won their previous game 2-0 against Curico Unido but unable to maintain that form at home.
