“David Martinez scores from close range after a David Barbona assist, breaking the deadlock in the 75th minute.”
Pivotal“Pablo Ferreira sent off with a second yellow card for arguing with match officials in stoppage time.”
Defensa y Justicia
Platense
Outstanding performance
Defensa y Justicia•DefenderDefensa y Justicia controlled the ball and territory for large stretches, racking up 56% possession and creating five big chances to Platense's none, but they had to wait until the 75th minute for the breakthrough when David Martinez converted after a David Barbona assist. Platense, despite conceding more shots and dangerous attacks in raw numbers were surprisingly threatening on the counter with 60 dangerous attacks and 13 shots, yet couldn't turn that pressure into clear-cut chances, managing zero big chances of their own. The match was littered with early bookings—five yellow cards inside the first hour—showing the physical, niggling nature of the contest, and it boiled over late when Pablo Ferreira picked up a second yellow in the 90th minute for dissent after full-time whistle tension. For Defensa y Justicia, sitting fourth and firmly in the title conversation, this is a crucial three points, while Platense will be frustrated at generating attacking momentum without the end product to show for it.
How entertaining was this match?
Gonzalo Lencina attempts a header but misses the shot.
Ezequiel Burdin comes on for Juan Manuel Gutierrez Freire.
Victor Cuesta takes a left-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Juan Manuel Gutierrez Freire takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Pablo FerreiraYellow CardYellow card issued to Pablo Ferreira.
Franco Minerva is on, and Guido Mainero is off.
Gonzalo Lencina comes on for Nicolas Retamar.
VAR decision confirms that no penalty will be awarded for Juan Manuel Gutierrez Freire.
Juan Manuel Gutierrez Freire takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Maximiliano Porcel comes on for David Barbona.
Shot from Hector Martinez with his left foot finds the back of the net.
assist: David Barbona
Goal! Hector Martinez scores to make it 1-0, assisted by David Barbona.
Cesar Ignacio Perez Maldonado takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Victor Cuesta attempts a header but misses the shot.
Nicolas Retamar attempts a header but misses the shot.
Thiago Martinez is on, and Santiago Sosa is off.
Agustin Hausch comes on for Leandro Miguel Fernandez.
Juan Saborido takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Juan Carlos Gauto takes a shot with his right foot, but it is saved.
Juan Carlos Gauto comes on for Gastón Togni.
Juan Saborido is substituted off for Tomas Ariel Silva.
Juan Saborido is replaced by Tomas Ariel Silva.
Franco Zapiola replaces Nicolas Federico Lopez Alonso.
Corner awarded.
Tiziano Perrotta takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Juan Manuel Gutierrez Freire takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
David Barbona takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Agustín LagosYellow CardYellow card issued to Agustín Lagos.
Martin Barrios takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Offside.
Guido Mainero takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
First half ends with the score 0-0.
Pablo Ferreira takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Pablo Ferreira takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Nicolas Federico Lopez Alonso takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Cesar Ignacio Perez Maldonado receives a yellow card.
Offside.
Offside.
Santiago Sosa receives a yellow card.
Shot by Fernando Aurelio Roman Villalba with his right foot, but it misses the target.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Gastón Togni takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Leandro FernándezYellow CardLeandro Miguel Fernandez receives a yellow card.
Tomas Ariel Silva receives a yellow card.
Leandro Miguel Fernandez takes a header, but it hits the post.
Corner awarded.
David Barbona takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Kick-off! The referee is Juan Pablo Loustau.
Defensa y Justicia and Platense both arrive off wins and level on momentum in this Clausura clash. With little separating them in the table, expect a cagey, tightly contested affair at Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello.
