2 – 1
“Giuliano Cerato opens the scoring moments after the restart, converting after Juan Mendez's initial effort was blocked.”
Pivotal“Leonel Mosevich doubles Instituto's lead after a missed headed chance minutes earlier, finishing with his right foot assisted by Gustavo Abregu.”
Pivotal“Estudiantes get a lifeline almost immediately after falling two behind, as Marcos Ledesma turns the ball into his own net under pressure.”
Instituto
Estudiantes de Río Cuarto
Outstanding performance
Instituto•DefenderInstituto found their breakthrough right after the break, with Giuliano Cerato pouncing in the 49th minute following a blocked effort from Juan Mendez. Despite being outpossessed 57-43 and out-passed by over 100 attempts, Instituto made their limited chances count, doubling their lead through Leonel Mosevich's header-turned-shot in the 73rd minute after a lingering corner situation. Estudiantes clawed one back almost immediately through an unfortunate Marcos Ledesma own goal, and pushed hard with five second-half substitutions searching for an equalizer, but Instituto's four saves and disciplined defending held firm. The result keeps Instituto's title ambitions alive while Estudiantes, despite dominating territory and chances created, leave with nothing to show for their control of the game.
How entertaining was this match?
Alex Luna takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
On comes Martin Garnerone, off goes Mauro Abrahan Valiente.
Jonas Acevedo is on, and Juan Mendez is off.
Juan Chala is substituted off for Fernando Rodriguez.
Substitution: Siro Rosane comes on for Tomas Gonzalez.
Javier Ferreira comes on for Ibrahim Hesar.
Marcos LedesmaShot - Marcos Ledesma Other Body Part Shot Own Goal球
Matias Valenti takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Fernando Rodriguez takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Goal! An own goal by Marcos Ledesma puts the score at 2-1.
Leonel MosevichLeonel Mosevich takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Gustavo Abregú
Goal! Leonel Mosevich scores to make it 2-0, assisted by Gustavo Abregu.
Leonel Mosevich takes a shot with his head but misses.
Corner awarded.
Jhon Cordoba is on, and Jeremías Lázaro is off.
Nicolas Guerra is on, and Matias Tissera is off.
Mauro Abrahan Valiente takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Gabriel Alanis takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Matías TisseraYellow CardYellow card issued to Matias Tissera.
Juan Antonini takes a shot with his head, but it's blocked.
Matias Valenti's left-footed shot is blocked.
Giuliano CeratoYellow CardYellow card shown to Giuliano Cerato.
Corner awarded.
Agustin Massaccesi is on, and Fernando Ruben Alarcon is off.
Giuliano CeratoVAR decision confirms the goal for Giuliano Cerato.
Giuliano CeratoShot by Giuliano Cerato with a right-footed shot finds the back of the net.
Goal! Giuliano Cerato scores to make it 1-0.
Juan Mendez takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Goal! The score is now 1-0.
Gustavo AbregúYellow CardGustavo Abregu receives a yellow card.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Corner awarded.
Alex Luna takes a right-footed shot, but it misses.
Alejandro CabreraYellow CardYellow card shown to Alejandro Martin Cabrera.
Mauro Abrahan Valiente takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Ibrahim Hesar takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Gonzalez Gonzalo is substituted off for Raul Lozano.
Juan Mendez takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Tomas Gonzalez receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Gabriel Alanis takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Gabriel Alanis takes a header, but it's saved.
Matias Tissera takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Jeremías Lázaro takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Giuliano Cerato takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Juan Mendez takes a shot with his head, but it is blocked.
Shot by Giuliano Cerato with his right foot is saved.
Alex Luna takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Gabriel Alanis takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Kick-off! The referee is Luis Lobo Medina.
Instituto looks to bounce back from its first Clausura loss and reclaim top spot in its zone when it hosts a beleaguered Estudiantes de Río Cuarto side mired in a seven-match winless run. With the Cordoba derby stakes high for the home side and survival pressure mounting for the visitors, this looks like a clear opportunity for Instituto to reassert control.
