Goodyear-Cruz 2-1 Chaco For Ever
Goodyear-Cruz took all three points against Chaco For Ever on Saturday evening in the Primera Nacional's 24th round. The hosts opened the scoring through A. Rodriguez in the ninth minute, before M. Pino doubled their advantage fifteen minutes later. М. S. Romero added a third goal for the visitors in the 57th minute, but Goodyear-Cruz held on for a two-one win.
By then the home side had already established control. Rodriguez's strike came early, and Pino's response within six minutes put pressure on Chaco For Ever's back line. The visitors pulled one back through Romero, but the momentum had already shifted.
There were six bookings across the match, with Chaco For Ever picking up four yellows to Goodyear-Cruz's two. Valenzuela went into the referee's book at forty-four minutes, followed by Valdez shortly after the break. Luque and Gil Romero collected cautions in the second half, while Canuto and Viera rounded off the disciplinary tally late on.
Both sides made six substitutions during the contest. Ojeda, Nievas, Guerrero, Poggi, Luque and Schamine all came off the bench at various stages. The home side brought on V. Poggi in the seventy-sixth minute, while Chaco For Ever waited until stoppage time to introduce B. Schamine.
And here's the thing about the statistics — both teams claimed half the possession, but Goodyear-Cruz generated more attacks with one hundred and ten compared to the visitors' one hundred and thirty-six. The hosts registered two shots on target against three for Chaco For Ever, yet converted their opportunities more efficiently.
The result keeps Goodyear-Cruz in fourth place with forty-six points from twenty-eight games. Chaco For Ever remain eleventh on thirty-two points, eight behind the hosts. The home side's recent form shows three wins in five matches, while the visitors have claimed four victories in their last five outings.