Magallanes Edge Past Temuco in Thrilling Primera B Encounter
Magallanes claimed a hard-fought 4-3 victory over Deportes Temuco in the Regular Season - 19 clash of the Primera B on Sunday. The away side survived a spirited comeback from the hosts to extend their climb up the table to fifth place. To be fair, this was never going to be a straightforward afternoon for either outfit given how the game unfolded. The result means Magallanes now sit ten points clear of their opponents in the standings.
Deportes Temuco took an early lead through D. Buonanotte in the nineteenth minute, a strike that silenced the home crowd momentarily. Magallanes responded with a goal of their own from C. Nunez just before half-time, though A. Walters picked up a yellow card in the same forty-fourth-minute window. The visitors had worked a short corner to set up Nunez's effort, and the equaliser shifted momentum in their favour by then.
The second half opened with Magallanes taking control through P. Contreras, who found the net in the fifty-third minute. But Deportes Temuco refused to lie down, with J. Quiroz pulling one back in the sixty-third minute before F. Peraza levelled again in the sixty-fifth. And here's the thing — the home side had changed their approach at half-time, pushing forward with more urgency. M. Fredes then threw his weight into the contest, netting in the eighty-sixth minute to complete the turnaround.
The statistics tell a story of dominance without the full reward. Deportes Temuco registered 183 attacks compared to Magallanes' 141, while also enjoying 55 per cent possession. Yet shots on target told a different tale — ten for the hosts against five for the visitors, yet the away side found more clinical finishing. The clean-sheet run came to an end for Magallanes, but their efficiency in front of goal proved decisive.
Magallanes now move into fifth place with 36 points from 23 games, while Deportes Temuco remain tenth on 31 points after 24 matches. The Chilean side had been on a good run of late, but this result caps a mixed week following their 3-2 win over Union Espanola. By the time the final whistle blew, both managers would have been analysing what could have been different. Sometimes three or four moments decide everything, and on this occasion Magallanes held their nerve.