Despite conceding nine corners and having only one shot on goal, CSD Rangers Talca edged a narrow 1-0 victory against CD Santiago Wanderers in the Primera B matchup on the 6th of April, 2024. The critical factor that defined this scrappy match was disciplinarian issues, as signified by a total of seven yellow cards and one red card.

Having snapped the lead just 35 minutes into the first half, the home side had the advantage from the onset. Despite Santiago Wanderers' early yellow card in the 11th minute, Rangers still managed to retain their cool and bag the much-needed goal.

Moving into the second half, the performance was characterized by an increasing number of fouls resulting in a series of cards. Rangers, however, maintained their slender 1-0 lead amidst the chaos, despite getting two additional yellow cards (64th and 67th minutes), bringing their total to three.

On the contrary, Santiago Wanderers' performance appeared negatively affected by the match official's decisions. The visitors attracted three more yellow cards in the second half (69th, 82th, and 88th minutes), taking their tally to four and outscoring their hosts. More significantly, they were also down by one man due to the accumulation of cards.

Despite earning more corner kicks (9) and the dominance in maintaining pressure in the opposition's half as indicated by the striking offsides (5), the Wanderers failed to capitalize and equalize. The single red card possibly hindered their shot at swinging the scoreline in their favor.

In conclusion, this match-long pressure from the Rangers had ultimately paid off, leveraging their early goal, the home side managed to hold off a noticeably struggling- and at a point, ten-men Santiago Wanderers with an often-seen strategy, classically resorting to solid defense and strategic time-wasting.

This match was a perfect specimen of how tackling and temper can have such a determining impact on the game's outcome. Santiago Wanderers, despite seemingly having controlled the tone of the match with their surplus corner kicks and offside dominance, could not convert the statistical advantage into a goal and paid dearly for their disciplinary issues.

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