Villa Mitre ground out a clean sheet win over Huracán
Villa Mitre secured a comfortable 3-0 victory against Huracán Las Eras in the Winners Stage of the Torneo Federal A on Saturday evening. The hosts dominated proceedings at their home ground, taking all three points with a combination of clinical finishing and defensive solidity. By then, the result had already shifted the momentum in a tightly contested section of the table.
S. Bacigalupe opened the scoring with a penalty in the seventh minute, giving Villa Mitre an early advantage that never truly looked in danger. L. Monti doubled the lead in the twenty-ninth minute, and T. Ibarra sealed the victory with a third goal in the forty-second minute. To be fair, the away side struggled to create meaningful chances throughout the contest.
The match produced three yellow cards in total, with Villa Mitre receiving one in the nineteenth minute and Huracán Las Eras collecting two at fifty-nine and ninety-one minutes. Neither side pushed the discipline boundaries further, and the referee maintained control without resorting to dismissals. The cards reflected a physical but controlled encounter.
Home statistics reveal an interesting pattern: Villa Mitre registered 93 attacks compared to 84 for the visitors, yet possessed just 48 percent of the ball. The hosts managed six shots on target and seven off target, while Huracán Las Eras could only muster five shots on target and five wide. And here's the thing — despite the away side's superior possession and ten corners, Villa Mitre's efficiency proved decisive.
The result lifts Villa Mitre further into fourth place on nine points from six games, with two wins, three draws and one defeat. Huracán Las Eras remain in eighth on just three points from five matches, having managed only a single victory and four losses. The gap between the sides has now widened to six points.
For Villa Mitre, this extends a run of recent resilience after a string of draws and narrow defeats. The clean sheet adds weight to their campaign as they push for a stronger position before the stage concludes. Huracán Las Eras must regroup quickly, as three losses in their last four games threaten to derail their ambitions entirely.
