Fernando de la Mora secured a 2-1 victory over Resistencia in the Intermedia Regular Season round 25 on Friday, 19 September. The hosts took all three points despite a spirited response from their visitors, with the result leaving them one point behind the side they faced.
R. Chaparro opened the scoring early, firing home in the fourth minute before extending his tally with a second in the twenty-second. To be fair, that second goal came at a moment when the visitors still believed they could get back into the game, but the timing worked against them. Chaparro's brace gave Fernando de la Mora control before the half was out.
Resistencia pulled one back through Anibal in the seventy-second minute, and suddenly the match was alive again. The visitors pushed forward in search of an equaliser, but the hosts held their shape and weathered the pressure until the final whistle approached.
Things turned sour for Resistencia in the dying moments when A. Gimenez was shown a red card in the ninety-fourth minute. The dismissal came at a difficult time for the away side, who had already been denied what might have been a point.
The statistics told a different story from the scoreline. Resistencia enjoyed 54 per cent possession and registered 63 attacks compared to 59, yet they managed only three shots off target and none on target. Fernando de la Mora, with 46 per cent possession, found the target three times and delivered the decisive result.
Before kick-off, Fernando de la Mora sat tenth with 25 points from 25 games, while Resistencia occupied ninth place on 32 points. The win does not shift either side dramatically in the table, but it does mean the hosts have narrowed the gap with a result that matters.
