SANTIAGO (Interstat) — Eduardo Vargas scored three goals and U. De Chile pulled away from Everton for a 4-1 victory on Monday in a global football match. Vargas struck in the 30th minute, again in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time and once more in the 81st minute, giving the home side a decisive finish after Everton had briefly cut into the lead. U. De Chile improved its record in the competition to 2-0 and moved to 3-1-2 across all competitions. Everton dropped to 1-1 in the competition and 1-2-1 across all competitions. The result kept U. De Chile unbeaten in the competition and left Everton at .500 in competition play.

Vargas was the top star for U. De Chile, logging the full 90 minutes and finishing with three goals. G. Guerrero Pena M. also played 90 minutes and recorded four assists, repeatedly setting up U. De Chile’s attack. Agustin Arce played 81 minutes and scored once. The home side’s pressure produced goals in bunches, with Vargas opening the scoring at 30 minutes and doubling the advantage in first-half stoppage time at 45+4. U. De Chile led 2-0 at halftime after Vargas’s first two goals. U. De Chile carried that lead into the second half and added to it when Arce scored in the 57th minute.

Everton’s best moment came late. Cristian Palacios, who logged 15 minutes, scored in the 80th minute to make it 3-1 and give the visitors a brief lift. Palacios’ finish was Everton’s only goal of the match. Josue Ovalle played 45 minutes and provided one assist for Everton. The response from U. De Chile was swift, however, as Vargas completed his hat trick one minute later in the 81st minute to restore the home side’s three-goal cushion.

The match grew increasingly physical as the second half wore on. Everton’s Moya J. received a yellow card in the 12th minute, and Alfaro J. was booked in the 55th. U. De Chile’s Fernandez N. was cautioned in the 68th. Everton then picked up three more yellow cards in quick succession, with Martinez B. booked in the 69th and Medina A. in the 71st. Everton’s Soto L. was sent off in the 86th minute with a red card, leaving the visitors to finish with 10 players. The red card forced Everton to close the match a man down.

Both teams used their benches as the game progressed. Everton made a change at halftime with Montiel N., then made two substitutions in the 59th minute with Baeza N. and Vidal V. Everton also made two changes in the 75th minute, bringing on Alfaro J. and Moya J. U. De Chile made a substitution in the 62nd minute with Zaldivia M., then two more in the 63rd with Morales M. and Aranguiz C. U. De Chile brought on Vasquez Gonzalez I. A. in the 73rd minute and substituted Arce A. in the 81st minute after his goal. U. De Chile’s final change came after Arce’s goal had already restored the three-goal margin.

U. De Chile’s victory followed a recent run that included a scoreless draw against Antofagasta, a 6-0 home win over Nublense and a 2-0 loss at Antofagasta. Everton entered after a 3-2 home win over CD La Serena and recent meetings with U. De Chile that included a 1-1 draw and a 1-0 U. De Chile win. The teams had met recently in tight matches, including a draw and a one-goal U. De Chile win. The result gave U. De Chile another strong home performance and handed Everton a second loss across all competitions.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of U. De Chile 1, Everton 0, and Interstat’s ELO system had projected U. De Chile with a 51.9 percent probability to win. U. De Chile had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.75. The total score of 5 went under the over/under line of 3.