At the close of date 32 of the Ascent Championship, Deportes Copiapó and Magallanes equaled 2-2 in an even and difficult duel which was also marked by two penalties not sanctioned in favor of the visit.
The first few minutes were of analysis with both teams trying to come out from behind with the ball on the ground. In that effort, the locals gave away a ball from a goal kick: Felipe Flores stole and crossed to Cesar Corteswhich he defined almost in the small area to open the scoring (23′).
Just five minutes later, Thomas Jones received in the area before eluding three northern defenders and defining with a cannon shot at the near post by Richard Leyton and stretching the “carabelera” advantage.
The Atacameño team was superior and managed to respond to the disadvantage on the scoreboard, with the Jorge Luna’s discount before the break (41′). Luna himself sent a great center, straight to José Bandez, who equalized with a header at 63′.
It was minute 66 when the first arbitration controversy. Copiapó served a defensive free kick but José Tiznado took the ball with his hands in the area when it was already in play. Ángelo Hermosilla justified not taking the penalty with an unusual explanation given the evidence of the television image: The ball was in motion, so it was worthless.
In the discounts (90+3′) it arrived Another action claimed with Tiznado as the protagonist, since David Salazar entered with everything with a sweep, but Hermosilla again dismissed the claims of the “Academy”.
The concrete thing after the duel is that Magellan no longer depends on himself to be crowned on the next date. With a two-point advantage and six in dispute, to win early, the Albicelestes must win and Cobreloa must fall in parallel against Fernández Vial. Meanwhile, Copiapó was fourth, in the league zone.