Tacuari hosted 12 de Junio in the Intermedia regular season on Monday evening, and the visitors took all three points with a 2:1 win. The fixture reached its 24th round of the campaign, and the result shifted the table in favour of the away side. By then it was clear enough what was at stake.
H. Lezcano opened the scoring in the eighteenth minute, giving Tacuari an early lead. The hosts pressed forward with that cushion, but 12 de Junio stayed compact and looked for the break. And here's the thing — the visitors had more control than the scoreline suggested at that stage.
Everything shifted in the seventy-fifth minute when R. J. Britos received a red card for Tacuari. The home side suddenly had ten men and had nothing to lose, but they also had to defend a lead they could no longer fully command. The game changed shape at that point, and 12 de Junio moved into the space.
M. Nunez equalised in the eighty-second minute, then H. Herrera struck again three minutes later to complete the turnaround. Two goals in four minutes after a man down — punishment from sustained pressure rather than a single moment. The clean-sheet run for 12 de Junio came to an end, but the points held firm.
We had given an away victory as our forecast with 45 per cent confidence, and it came through. The statistics back that call: 12 de Junio registered 6 shots on target compared to 3 for Tacuari, and their 55 per cent possession told you where the game was drifting. Many chances with one goal means the opposition went begging — that was the story here.
12 de Junio sit second with 48 points from 24 games, four behind the leaders and three ahead of third place. Tacuari remain fifteenth on 20 points, with only three wins all season and ten defeats. The gap between them is 28 points, and the visitors are running out of games to close it.
