Match Report
The table read 7th (Independiente, 29 pts) against 11th (Colina, 19 pts), 10 points apart. On the form table Colina stood 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 11th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.76/1.52 for Independiente and 0.86/1.41 for Colina (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.37.
Defeat had followed defeat for Independiente — three in succession. Colina had been beaten in six straight games.
Estadio Fiscal de Talca in Talca staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,200. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.