Náutico El Quillá received Tiro Federal de Felicia this Sunday afternoon in the first leg of the second round of the Santa Fe Cup. El Tiburón qualified for this stage after beating another team from the Esperancina League in the first stage : Franck’s Argentinian. For their part, Felicia’s team entered this phase due to their participation in the Federation Cup, so it was their debut in this new competition.
Before a good crowd of both teams, the match was played on field No. 1 of the Nery Alberto Pumpido property owned by the Santa Fe League.
The local team started better on the field and took control of the match during the first half hour of the match with several scoring chances. Between Lucio López, Pochón, Sebastián Ingino and Vatt they had several chances to convert.
Thus, Quillá opened the score after 20 minutes after a very good play by Joel Molina on the right side. The Shark side left several rivals in the way and when he reached the bottom he sent the center back. Lautaro Pochón appeared inside to make it 1-0 in favor of those led by Martín Mazzoni.
Tiro Federal approached the rival goal only at the end of the first half, when Jairo Valdez had a shot that was well covered by goalkeeper Federico Appendino.
In this way, the local team went into halftime with a slight advantage on the scoreboard, a reflection of the dominance they had during the first half. The Shark remained organized in all its lines throughout the initial period of the game and only due to the performance of the visiting goalkeeper Federico Saccavino did they not go into the break with a superior advantage.
In the complement, El Quillá was able to stretch the difference thanks to a goal from Sebastián Ingino, after a very good individual play by Emanuel Vatt. The Shark had several more chances to continue expanding the score, but once again they were met with the good performance of Saccavino.
In this way, the match ended with a fair result in favor of the team from the Santa Fe Football League. The rematch of this series will be played next Monday the 17th at 3:30 p.m. in Felicia. Whoever wins this stage will enter the third phase against none other than 9 de Julio de Rafaela, a team that currently plays in the Federal A Tournament.
