Independiente secured a 2:1 victory away to Guayreña in the Dívisión Intermedia on Saturday, completing a remarkable turnaround in the closing stages of the match. The result moves the visitors up to eighth place in the table, while Guayreña remain in thirteenth position after another disappointing home performance.
Guayreña struck first in the fifteenth minute and appeared to have doubled their advantage shortly after, with R. Espinola adding a second goal in the sixteenth minute. The hosts dominated possession at 53 per cent and created more attacking opportunities, but Independiente's J. Heinze pulled one back in the twenty-eighth minute to keep his side in the contest.
What followed was a dramatic shift in momentum. R. Roa scored twice in consecutive minutes, the first in the seventy-first and the second in the seventy-second, to complete his double and put Independiente ahead. The visitors held a high line throughout, and when Guayreña lost their shape, Roa was there to capitalise.
Statistics told a different story from the final scoreline. Guayreña registered 91 attacks compared to Independiente's 75, and took 8 shots to their opponents' 5. Yet the visitors registered 5 shots on target to Guayreña's 2, and it was that efficiency that ultimately mattered. Possession went to the hosts, but chances went begging.
The result extends Guayreña's poor run of form. They have now lost four of their last five matches, including the 0:1 defeat to Tacuary on Wednesday. Independiente, meanwhile, have accumulated 28 points from 22 games and sit just four points above Guayreña's 22-point tally. The gap could close quickly if the hosts continue to drop points at home.