Football is often solved with details. And La Plata saw this situation, that in victory Gymnastics 1-0 against Lanus, For the 16th date of the Professional League. In extra time, Maximiliano Comba scored the winning goal with a header, though bad luck and a poor kick of the ball resulted in a goalkeeper error. Lucas Acosta, who became the hero of the date’s blooper.
47 minutes of the second half were played. The wolf attacked from the right: Bolivar’s cross and Comba’s header, the ball skims past Acosta and hits the post.
What was incredible was that the players, led by Frank Kudelka, had two very clear chances before scoring, but the first time luck returned to play in favor of the local, because after a shot by Leandro Díaz, the ball hit him on the heel. I killed leonardo morales (who tried to cover the back goal), it lifted and fell outstretched, onto the roof of the net.
And a few minutes before the score was 1-0 for Komba, who Tomas Durso appeared in the opposite arc in all its dimensions, Gimnasia’s goalkeeper avoided one of the best goals to date (to match the second goal scored by Garo against River in Córdoba for Talares’ 2–0 partial). Juan Cáceres, the Maroon defender, caught the spear and guessed; The play looked thin after a defensive clearance so that Pepo de la Vega could not reach, but Cáceres made an impressive scissors kick He went to the top right corner of the goalkeeper and Durso’s defense was even better.
Kudelka commented on Acosta’s mistake: “It was an accident that could happen to anyone. And we go away empty handed. But we had chances to win. It was difficult for us to possess the ball in the first half but in the second half we figured out the game. It hurts to lose and even more so in the end, but we have to get up early.
Best of the match
matias meluso Broke down in tears over the death of his mother earlier in the week, said after the game: “It wasn’t an easy week. The biggest thing I’ve given up on but are some of my iron mates who were there from the first minute. And beautiful people.” who always encourage us. Gymnastics is everything to me, football often says it saves and so on. And instead of lying on a bed, I wanted to be here, because he wanted me to be here, play and wear a gymnastics shirt”.
Chirola Romero, DT del Lobo said at a conference: “Today Meluso came, stood up and left everything for gymnastics. It had to be done after such a great personal loss.’ It also fills me with pride that his colleagues have given him immense support”.
Because of this positive victory, the team of Romero climbed to 15th place with 21 points. And he gets away from the fight for stability that seemed to haunt him in the earlier days. On the other side of the coin, Lanus lost the opportunity to reach the podium if they beat Sangha in their pending duel on Day 14 and remain in the final stage. 8th position with 25 units,
