Sierralta sees red as Chile's World Cup hopes end
Francisco Sierralta looks as Argentina's Leonardo Balerdi beats Arturo Vidal in the air during Chile's World Cup qualifying defeat last week (Image: Action Images)
Francisco Sierralta was sent off only nine minutes after coming off the bench as Chile's World Cup qualifying hopes ended with a 2-0 defeat in Bolivia.
The Watford defender was introduced at the start of the second half as Chile trailed to Miguelito's fifth-minute opener, but with a man advantage after Lucas Chavez saw red on 19 minutes after a high boot on the chest of Fabian Hormazabal was upgraded by VAR.
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Francisco Sierralta looks as Argentina's Leonardo Balerdi beats Arturo Vidal in the air during Chile's World Cup qualifying defeat last week (Image: Action Images) Within 10 minutes of entering the fray though, Sierralta was heading back off the pitch after being sent off by referee Esteban Ostojich for a scything knee-high challenge on Robson Matheus.
Chile's misery was compounded in injury time when substitute Enzo Monteiro capitalised after Miguelito's shot was spilt by goalkeeper Brayan Cortes.
The defeat means Chile remain bottom of the CONEMBOL qualification table with just two wins and 10 points from their 16 qualifiers to date.
The 28-year-old, who played the full 90 minutes in Chile's 1-0 qualifying loss to Argentina last Thursday, is now expected to return to Europe to complete his move to Auxerre.
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