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The start of Date 13 of the National Tournament left a surprising result in La Cisterna. This Thursday, Universidad de Concepción defeated Palestino by the minimum count and climbs in the middle of the standings.
The campanile came from an ugly defeat against O’Higgins and was forced to win to stay away from the bottom, but he found an Arab team just as hurt after falling to Cobresal last date and was excited to get into the fight in the first places.
After a well balanced first half for both squads, the difference was marked by an error. Goalkeeper Cristián Guerra tried to clear the ball, but gave the goal to Juan Pablo Abarzúa.
U de Conce rescued a victory thanks to a tremendous error by Palestino. Photo: Agency One
When the clock marked minute 40 ‘of the game, a rebound fell on the penalty spot in the Arab area, but the goalkeeper miscalculated and ended up catching flies. The midfielder, free in front of the goal, put his head in and declared it 0-1.
In the second half, the Palestinian tried to find the discount that would give him peace of mind, but the campanile defense denied him any option.
At the end, Cecilio Waterman had the chance to stretch the differences from 12 steps but his launch was contained by goalkeeper Guerra.
Universidad de Concepción adds three key points and climbs in the standings, but more importantly, it comes out of the bottom in the accumulated and leaves the relegation zone behind. For his part, Palestino reaches two losses in a row and moves away from the fight for first place in the tournament.
