On a cold and cloudy afternoon, at the Municipal Stadium, Sud América and Central Entrerriano debuted in the First A Apertura Tournament “Marcelo ‘Beto’ Melgar”.
The process of the match was even, with a first half where the two teams abused the friction game and clashes in most of the divisions, in a permissive arbitration and with few disciplinary sanctions for rough play, but for protests, for part of Diego Irigoyen.
In the second half, both teams concentrated more on playing than fighting, but the development was lackluster with few situations on both goals, highlighting an incredible one-on-one that Central’s forward, Alejandro Cepeda, missed in the first minutes of the complement, when he dribbled at the goalkeeper near the crescent of the area and with the goal unguarded he threw it over the crossbar.
South America, had had two arrivals in the first stage at the feet of José Luis Sánchez, with two left-footed shots that went above the horizontal, while in the second 45 minutes, he prioritized taking care of the zero, with an orderly approach and betting on some counterattack , which he almost didn’t have.
It seemed, due to the few chances that both teams generated and the lack of aim in the few attempts that there were towards the goals, that the game was heading towards a decided 0-0.
But in injury time, Sud América found themselves with a free kick on the left sector, near the vertex of the area, and from that play a precise cross came to the head of Santiago Espinosa (he had entered a few minutes before), who scored a A powerful header into the center of the goal overcame the resistance of goalkeeper Jonathan Perilli and marked the only excitement of the afternoon.
Central Entrerriano suffered the expulsion of its coach Jesús Miguel Bulay for verbal excess after the local team’s goal and suffered its fourth consecutive defeat between the Entre Ríos Cup, Gualeguaychú and the local championship.
For its part, Sud América added its first victory of the season, given that it had lost in its two Copa Gualeguaychú presentations, led by its coach Martín “Puma” Viale.
While, at night, on the same stage, Deportivo Urdinarrain beat Sarmiento 1-0, with a goal from David Tellechea 7 minutes into the second half, in the match that closed the first round of the Apertura.
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In the afternoon today, a match corresponding to the first date of the “Juan Carlos Aguilar” First B Official Tournament was also played, in which Isleños Independientes defeated Sportivo Larroque 1-0 at home, with a goal from Lucas Giménez. Tomorrow Unión del Suburbio and Black River complete the day, starting at 10 p.m. at the Municipal Stadium.
