The goals were converted by the striker Matthew Reteguitop scorer in the championship with 17 goals (the first from a penalty). The visiting goalkeeper, Gonzalo Marinelli, held a penalty against Juan Manuel García and a rebound against the Ecuadorian Reasco, and became the figure of that stage that his team played with one less for the expulsion of midfielder Ezequiel Fernández.
Tigre played better in the first half with his good circulation of the ball between the midfielders, full-backs and forwards and he came a couple of times with overflows and crosses that he did not connect, like one by Castro from the right, at 4 minutes, and a good entry by Retegui from the left, which Ditta closed right at the corner, at 9 minutes.
Newells responded to the visiting supremacy with the speed and skill of Francisco González down the left, but did not generate a single clear arrival.
Until after 35 minutes Colidio made a masterful pass to Armoa in the middle of the area, the Paraguayan controlled it with his right thigh and was shot down from behind by Jacob, in a clear penalty that Retegui changed for a goal, with a dry right hand, down , who entered next to the right post, despite the fact that Morales almost stopped him.
Tigre brought the score to justice just five minutes later when Colidio and Menossi played first through the middle, who exquisitely enabled Retegui, only through the middle of the area, and the tournament’s top scorer touched it softly, at the far post, in the great goal that defined the first half.
The midfielder “xeneize” Ezequiel Fernández, who was cautioned, touched Balzi from behind, at 45 minutes, and was expelled.
The complement was another game because Newell’s dominated the field and the ball with the good play of the entered attacking midfielder Cristian Ferreira and some appearances by Guillermo Balzi.
However, his clear arrivals collided with the hands of the goalkeeper Marinelli, who emerged as the figure of the complement, around 15 minutes, when he flew and headed Garcia, and at 23 minutes, when he saved a one-on-one with Balzi.
Referee Andrés Merlos charged Prieto with an unusual penalty after 40 minutes, when the ball hit him in the right arm when his back was turned and he was running towards the baseline in a struggle with Méndez.
However, Gonzalo Marinelli became the hero of his team by saving Juan Manuel García’s penalty and, in addition, the rebound to Ecuadorian Reasco.
Thus, with a great first half in which he billed with two goals from Mateo Retegui -the tournament’s top scorer- and a second half in which he stood firm with Marinelli’s huge hands, Tigre won well and took a big step towards its classification to the South American Cup, in addition to reaching Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata in the LPF table.
Formations
Newells: Lautaro Morales; Tomás Jacob, Gustavo Velázquez, Willer Ditta and Martín Luciano; Armando Méndez, Marcelo Sponda, Juan Sforza and Guillermo Balzi; Juan Manuel Garcia and Francisco Gonzalez. DT: Adrian Coria.
Tiger: Gonzalo Marinelli; Lucas Blondel, Brian Leizza, Abel Luciatti and Sebastián Prieto; Lucas Menossi, Ezequiel Fernández, Blas Armoa and Facundo Colidio; Alexis Castro and Mateo Retegui. DT: Diego Martinez.
Goals in the first half: 26′ and 31′ Retegui (T), the first from a penalty.
Substitution in the first half: 45′ Agustín Baldi for Armoa (T).
Changes in the second half: At the beginning Cristian Ferreira for Sponda (N); 11′ Diego Sosa for Castro (T) and Martín Ortega for Colidio (T); 14′ Ramiro Sordo for Jacob (N); 25′ Djorkaeff Reasco by Balzi (N); 27′ Cristian Zabala for Menossi (T) and Gonzalo Florez for Retegui (T); and 45+4′ Nazareno Funez by Cristian Ferreira (N).
Incident in the first half: 42′ Ezequiel Fernández (T) sent off.
Incident in the second half: 42′ Marinelli saved a penalty from Juan Manuel García.
Admonished: Velázquez and Sforza (N). Tight (T).
Stadium: Colossus Marcelo Bielsa
Referee: Andres Merlos
Source: Ambito
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