Plaza Colonia moved up to second place in the Second Division with a 4-1 victory over Phoenix at the 14th stage of the second phase. By then, the visitors had already established a pattern that would define the afternoon — they didn't need the ball to hurt their hosts. The result extends an unbeaten run that has seen three wins and three draws across six matches.
Fernandez opened the scoring for Phoenix in the fifteenth minute, and for a while it looked like the home side might control proceedings. But Amoroso equalised in the twenty-first, and Vergara put the visitors ahead in the thirty-third. And here's the thing about football — possession doesn't always translate to control. Gonzalez added a fourth just before the break in the forty-fifth minute plus one, and Carrizo made it 4-1 in the sixty-sixth.
To be fair, the statistics tell a story that isn't immediately obvious from the scoreline. Phoenix had 64 per cent possession and 115 attacks compared to the visitors' 87, but they couldn't find the net after that first goal. Twelve shots went off target while the away side hit the frame four times and missed nothing else. That's the kind of efficiency that separates teams in this division.
The standings now show Plaza Colonia two points clear of Phoenix, though the gap feels wider after this result. The visitors remain unbeaten with twelve points from six games, while the home side stay on eleven. This wasn't the kind of match where Phoenix could build momentum — the wheels came off too quickly once the away team took control.
What sticks with you isn't the possession figures or the attack counts. It's how quickly a match can change when you stop forcing the issue. Phoenix worked the ball around, but the away side waited for their moments and took them. That's how you win away from home.