2 – 3
“Junior Marabel opened the scoring, converting Pablo Magnin's assist to give Sarmiento a deserved lead after a period of sustained home pressure that had already seen a blocked shot and a wayward header.”
Pivotal“Within two minutes of the restart, Argentinos Juniors levelled through Alan Lescano — a lightning-fast response that immediately neutralised the three-goal advantage Sarmiento had built in the first half, and arrived directly off the back of three Argentinos substitutions at the break.”
Pivotal“Sebastián Prieto put Argentinos ahead for the first time, capitalising on a frantic spell that had seen two Sarmiento offsides and a further Argentinos substitution, swinging the match firmly in the visitors' favour.”
Pivotal“Renzo Orihuela restored parity from a corner, giving Sarmiento renewed hope and setting up a tense final twenty minutes — the equaliser coming after Marabel had already been denied by the Argentinos keeper and Jainikoski had wasted a chance.”
Pivotal“Substitute Diego Porcel broke Sarmiento hearts with a stoppage-time winner, arriving after Coronel had been blocked and Gutiérrez had fired wide, before Porcel was immediately dismissed for unsportsmanlike conduct — a sensational, chaotic end to the match.”
Pivotal
Sarmiento
Argentinos Juniors
Outstanding performance
Sarmiento•MidfielderArgentinos Juniors showed real resilience to come from behind twice and steal three points from a Sarmiento side that gave everything but ultimately ran out of answers in the dying seconds. Junior Marabel had given the hosts a deserved lead after sustained pressure, but Argentinos hit back immediately after the interval through Alan Lescano, then went ahead via Sebastián Prieto within ten minutes of the restart. Sarmiento refused to fold — Renzo Orihuela's equaliser from a 69th-minute corner injected genuine drama — but the visitors dominated possession at 55-45 and were more composed in the final third, their 84 percent pass accuracy tellingly superior to Sarmiento's 74 percent. It was substitute Diego Porcel who had the final word, bundling home in stoppage time before being shown a second yellow for his celebrations, a fittingly frenetic conclusion to a match that saw a mass tactical reshuffle at half-time shape the entire second half.
How entertaining was this match?
Corner awarded.
Diego Churin Puyo attempts a header but misses the shot.
Diego Porcel receives a second yellow card.
Diego PorcelDiego Porcel scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Hernán López Muñoz
Goal! Diego Porcel scores, making it 2-3.
Kevin Coronel takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Offside.
Kevin Russel Gutierrez Gonzalez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Julian Mavilla is substituted for Santiago Salle.
Diego Churin Puyo is substituted for Junior Marabel.
Lucas Suarez attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Hernan Lopez Munoz is on, and Gaston Veron is off.
Offside.
Manuel Garcia takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Manuel Garcia takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Diego PorcelYellow CardDiego Porcel receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Diego Porcel is on, and Facundo Jainikoski is off.
Corner awarded.
Shot by Renzo Miguel Orihuela Barcos, a header, results in a goal.
assist: Cristian Zabala
Goal! The score is now 2-2.
Corner awarded.
Facundo Jainikoski takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Junior Marabel's header is saved.
Sebastián PrietoSebastian Prieto scores with a left-footed shot.
Alan Lescano takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Goal! Sebastian Prieto scores, making it 1-2.
Substitution: Jonathan Carlos Herrera comes on for Pablo Daniel Magnin.
Offside.
Offside.
Alan Lescano receives a yellow card.
Cristian ZabalaYellow CardCristian Zabala receives a yellow card.
Gaston Veron's right-footed shot is saved.
Alan LescanoShot by Alan Lescano with his left foot finds the back of the net.
assist: Tomás Molina
Goal! The score is now 1-1.
Kevin Russel Gutierrez Gonzalez comes on for Lucas Gómez.
Tomas Molina is on, and Ivan Andres Morales Bravo is off.
Manuel Garcia is on, and Elian Gimenez is off.
First half ends with the score at 1-0.
Yellow card issued to Juan Manuel Insaurralde.
Nicolas Adrian Oroz takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Francisco ÁlvarezYellow CardYellow card issued to Francisco Alvarez.
Kevin Coronel is on, and Erik Fernando Godoy is off.
Corner awarded.
Junior MarabelJunior Marabel scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Pablo Magnin
Goal! Junior Marabel scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Pablo Daniel Magnin.
Gaston Veron takes a header shot, but it misses the target.
Yellow card shown to Ivan Andres Morales Bravo.
Elian Gimenez takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Gaston Veron takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Gabriel Diaz takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Franco ParedesYellow CardFranco Paredes receives a yellow card.
Shot by Ivan Andres Morales Bravo with his right foot, but it’s blocked.
Elian Gimenez receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Franco Paredes takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kick-off! The referee is Luis Lobo Medina.
