Palestino rallies late to draw Colo Colo at home
SANTIAGO (Interstat) — Palestino and Colo Colo played to a 1-1 draw in their Chilean league match on Sunday, with the home side answering a first-half deficit through Enzo Roco’s late goal. Colo Colo, the visiting team, opened the scoring in the eighth minute when Javier Correa finished. Palestino, the home team, equalized in the 82nd minute through Roco. Colo Colo held a 1-0 lead at halftime and protected it until Roco’s goal in the 82nd minute. The first half ended with Colo Colo ahead 1-0 after Correa’s eighth-minute strike. Palestino’s equalizer arrived in the 82nd minute when Roco scored, leaving little time for either side to find a winner in regulation. The result left Palestino unbeaten in this competition and Colo Colo still seeking a first win in the competition. The draw extended Palestino’s unbeaten start in the competition and kept Colo Colo without a victory in the competition.
Correa played 72 minutes and scored Colo Colo’s goal. Jeyson Rojas played the full 90 minutes and was credited with the assist on the opening goal. Roco played the full 90 minutes and scored Palestino’s equalizer. Roco’s statline was 90 minutes and one goal, Correa’s was 72 minutes and one goal, and Rojas’ was 90 minutes and one assist. Rojas’ assist came on the eighth-minute goal by Correa. Roco’s goal came in the 82nd minute and leveled the match. Colo Colo’s lead lasted from the eighth minute until the 82nd minute. Correa’s goal was the first of the match, and Roco’s goal was the second and final goal. Rojas’ assist was the only assist listed among the key performances. Roco’s goal was the only goal for Palestino, and Correa’s goal was the only goal for Colo Colo.
Palestino’s G. Farre was booked in the 55th minute. Palestino’s D. Zuniga was sent off in the second minute of second-half stoppage time. Colo Colo made substitutions in the 62nd minute with L. Pastran; in the 72nd minute with J. Villagra, G. Diaz and J. Correa; and in the 79th minute with A. Madrid. Palestino made substitutions in the 68th minute with B. Carrasco and M. Eggel; in the 88th minute with R. Fernandez and G. Tapia Paez; and in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time with C. Munder. Zuniga’s red card came after Palestino had equalized and left the home side a man down for the closing moments. Farre’s yellow card was the only booking of the match, and Zuniga’s red card was the only sending-off. Correa, who scored Colo Colo’s goal, was substituted in the 72nd minute. Colo Colo also substituted Villagra and Diaz in the 72nd minute. Palestino substituted Carrasco and Eggel in the 68th minute and Fernandez and Tapia Paez in the 88th minute.
The draw moved Palestino to 0 wins, 0 losses and 2 draws in this competition and 0 wins, 0 losses and 2 draws across all competitions. Colo Colo is 0 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw in this competition and 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw across all competitions. Colo Colo entered after a 5-2 loss at Coquimbo, a 1-0 home win over D. Puerto Montt and a 1-0 road win at D. Puerto Montt. Palestino had drawn 2-2 at CD Limache in its previous match. Palestino remained without a win across all competitions this season, while Colo Colo remained without a win in this competition. The match was the second draw in this competition for Palestino and the first draw in this competition for Colo Colo. Colo Colo’s previous results included the 5-2 loss at Coquimbo, the 1-0 home win over D. Puerto Montt and the 1-0 road win at D. Puerto Montt. Palestino’s previous result was the 2-2 draw at CD Limache.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Palestino 2, Colo Colo 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Colo Colo with a 68.6 percent probability to win. Colo Colo had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 2 went over the over-under line of 2.75.