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| Event | 2012 Apertura Final (First leg) | ||||||
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| Date | 28 June 2012 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua | ||||||
| CDF Man of the Match | Luis Pedro Figueroa | ||||||
| Easy Man of the Match | Luis Pedro Figueroa | ||||||
| Referee | Jorge Osorio | ||||||
| Attendance | 10,000 [1] | ||||||
| Weather | Rainy 11 °C (52 °F) | ||||||
The first leg of 2012 Apertura Final also known as La tarde de los paraguas felices (The evening of happy umbrellas) [2] was the first leg of the matches that chose the champion of the Torneo de Apertura 2012 of Chile. [3]
In the match, O'Higgins faced Universidad de Chile at the Estadio El Teniente, winning the home club 2:1 with goals of Juan Rodrigo Rojas and Alejandro López. The goal for the away team was scored by Guillermo Marino.
The Classification Stage began in January and ended in July.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 40 | Playoffs |
| 2 | O'Higgins | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 35 | |
| 3 | Iquique | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 35 | |
| 4 | Universidad Católica | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 30 | |
| 5 | Unión Española | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 27 | |
| 6 | Colo-Colo | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 26 | |
| 7 | Unión La Calera | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 24 | |
| 8 | Cobreloa | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 23 |
For all ties, the lower-seeded team play the first leg at home.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Cobreloa | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Colo-Colo | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Iquique | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Colo-Colo | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | O'Higgins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Universidad Católica | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Unión Española | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Unión Española | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | O'Higgins | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | O'Higgins | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Unión La Calera | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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