Goal and Highlights: Colo Colo 1-0 U. de Concepcion in Chilean Relegation Game 2021

Thank you all for following the Colo Colo vs Universidad Concepción relegation playoff game.

Colo Colo will remain in Serie A and will now have to reinforce this squad to improve for next season.

Colo Colo won by the minimum and Universidad Concepción is relegated.

Colo Colo 1-0 Universidad Concepción.

Concepción's Leandro Díaz was sent off after a strong tackle.

Suazo's weak cross shot that the goalkeeper takes.

Five more minutes are added.

Espinoza enters and Solari leaves for Colo Colo Colo.

Morales misses the counter, allows himself to be reached and rejects the defense.

Alles enters and Cabrera leaves. La Concepción's change.

Colo Colo's Carmona and Reyes have been cautioned for a small scuffle.

Morales and de la Fuente Véjar and Parraguez come out. Colo Colo changes.

 

Quintero de la Concepción's half back went over the top.

Solari's cross shot that the goalkeeper manages to get his hands on to save.

Waterman with the shot with violence that Cortés saves with his foot when it was the equalizer.

Alarcón enters and Jara leaves. Colo Colo Colo substitution.

Alex Camargo was cautioned.

Quintero and Ramírez

Carreño and Abarca come out

U de Concepción changes.

Waterman's shot from the visiting team easily reaches the goalkeeper.

Jara with a double service that was cut off by the defense in time.

Andrés Robles is cautioned for blocking the exit of goalkeeper Cortés.

Diaz, the Concepcion's free kick goes wide.

A service to the far post that Parraguéz fights for, but fails to finish well.

The second half begins.

Colo Colo 1-0 U. de Concepción.

Free kick that goalkeeper Cortés catches the ball in the air.

Three more minutes are added.

U de Concepción has tilted the field in the last few minutes, but has not been able to create even one clear danger.

Carreño tries to run down the right flank, but he runs out of room.

Rojas is hit and Colo Colo will have a direct free kick.

La Concepción claimed a handball inside the area that the referee ignored.

'Leandro Diaz's cross easily reaches the goalkeeper's territory.

Jara's free kick is deflected into the wall.

#ColoColoAlaB Gol de Solari para Colo Colo pic.twitter.com/TVeVRgArmy — Rodrigo Z (@RRZB) February 17, 2021

Colo Colo Goal

Solari gets all the way into the penalty area and takes a powerful shot for the 1-0 lead.

Abarca, from La Concepción, has been painted yellow.

Solari with a cross to the far post that Reyes takes without problems.

Carvallo pushes Falcón and the chance slips away for the yellow-clad team.

Parraguez with the foul fighting the ball on the edge of the area that the referee marked.

Barraguéz takes a corner kick to the far post that is deflected by the goalkeeper.

U. de Concepción tries to react, starting to have more of the ball in the midfield.

Powerful shot by Jara, Colo Colo, to the goalkeeper's position.

Colo Colo Colo was more insistent in the first moments without generating danger in the opponent's goal.

The match begins.

At this moment both teams take the field.

We are minutes away from the start of the game between Colo Colo and U. de Concepción. Stay tuned for all the details of the game.

Chilean Arturo Vidal has sent his message of encouragement from Italy to help Colo Colo avoid losing the category.

Esperando que salgas a la cancha @colocolooficial 🖤🤍 💪🏽👑😉🙏🏽apoyando con todo a nuestro equipo hoy!!! 🖤🤍 🇨🇱 pic.twitter.com/YC4U9RTPW9

— Arturo Vidal (@kingarturo23) February 17, 2021

Povea will not be available for this game and his place will be taken by Andrés Robles for U. de Concepción.

Referee: Julio Bascuñán

Assistant Referee 1: Alejandro Molina

Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Urrutia

Fourth official: Eduardo Gamboa

If after 90 minutes the game is still tied, the winner will be decided by penalty kicks.

U. de Concepción was unable to hold on to its lead against leaders U. Católica and lost 2-1 at home.

Colo Colo had a chance to save themselves last week, but they missed out on a 1-1 draw with O'Higgins. Marcos Balados was sent off in that match.

Cortés; Rojas, Campos, Falcón, Suazo; Fuentes, Carmona, Jara, Solari; Parraguez, Véjar.

In social networks not only the support has been for Colo Colo, as the fans of U. de Concepción have also expressed their support to save the category.

Reyes; Correa, Godoy, Povea, Camargo; Cabrera, Waterman, Díaz, Carreño; Carballo, Abarca.

This will be the playing field where both Colo Colo and Universidad de Concepción will leave their lives.

International goalkeeper Claudio Bravo sent a video to encourage the team and the fans to get the victory this Wednesday.

Por nuestra gente que ha desbordado los caminos, por quienes su única alegria es #ColoColo. No abandonen a nuestro pueblo, hagan el máximo esfuerzo. Vamos muchachos estamos con ustedes 💪🏻 siempre positivos, hasta el último segundo.
En la adversidad somos grandes
Vamos @ColoColo pic.twitter.com/3zvRLpbAT2

— Claudio Bravo Muñoz (@C1audioBravo) February 17, 2021

Colo Colo will play the most important game in its history in order to avoid relegation for the first time.

 

This could be a key day for Chilean soccer, as Colo Colo needs to win to avoid relegation for the first time in its history. We begin with the coverage.

Do not miss a detail of the match with the live updates and commentaries of VAVEL. Follow along with us all the details, commentaries, analysis and lineups for this Colo Colo vs U. de Concepcion match.

La Concepción has the advantage in the most recent five matches with a balance of two wins, two draws and only one loss in any field.

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Maximiliano Quinteros is the man with experience in the attack at 31 years old and the player who could be vital for this match.

César Fuentes, who was acquitted by the Disciplinary Tribunal, was the last scorer of the goal that tied the game at O'Higgins.

This afternoon will define the last team to be relegated this season, which will join both Iquique and Coquimbo.

Leyton; Segovia, Abarca, Segura, Manan; Orellana, Robles, Cordoba, Quinteros, Patiño; Alles.

Cortes; Suazo, Falcón, Borroso, Rojas; Fuentes, Carmona, Jara, Valencia, Solari; Morales.

They only scored two more points in the season than Colo Colo and, likewise, will try to avoid the Second Division.

Colo Colo could be relegated for the first time in 95 years of history, which is why the fans are very upset and even left them "intimidating" messages this morning if they did not do so.

The Colo Colo vs U. de Concepcion match will be played at the Stadium Fiscal de Talca, in Chile. The kick-off is scheduled at 4pm ET.

My name is Adrian Hernandez and I will be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, roster updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.