The Andes They achieved promotion to the Primera Nacional by beating Sarmiento de La Banda 1-0 at the Gigante de Alberdi stadium, in Córdoba. Milrayitas recovered from the defeat suffered in the final against Colegiales and achieved the long-awaited promotion thanks to a goal from Matías González.
In this way, Los Andes joins Colegiales and Central Norte as one of the three teams that are promoted to the Primera Nacional. The Lomas de Zamora team will be part of zone A of the competition, which is expected to start in the last week of January.
In the first half, Los Andes clearly dominated the first minutes of the game. Manuel Brondo was close to opening the scoring, but failed to connect with a precise cross from Matías González. Shortly after, González himself sent a cross again that was taken advantage of by Federico Martínez, who connected the ball from the far post, but his shot crashed incredibly against the crossbar, with the goal completely free. Sarmiento reacted through set pieces: first, Risso Patrón forced goalkeeper Sebastián López to intervene with a good save, and then, Rodrigo Herrera missed a volley shot in a kind of “penalty in motion” after a cross from Gabriel Fernandez.
The break of the game came about half an hour into the game, when Gastón Gerzel overflowed on the left wing, He reached the bottom and sent a precise pass to the far post, where Matías “Turro” González appeared with a subtle touch that left goalkeeper Mendonça without reaction. Shortly after, Los Andes was close to expanding the advantage: Federico Martínez had a header opportunity that went wide, and Matías González had a one-on-one that was well resolved by the rival goalkeeper.
Sarmiento responded with a dangerous play: a cross from Speck that, when trying to clear it, Claudio Vega mistakenly deflected near the six-yard box. Almost at the end of the first half, Raúl Chamorro, Sarmiento’s most outstanding player, surprised with an offensive raid and He was about to nail it in the corner with a powerful mid-distance shot.
However, the beginning of the second half showed a turn in the development of the game. Los Andes began to give up space in defense, which allowed Sarmiento to generate three clear scoring chances. The most dangerous was a cross shot by Risso Patrón, which grazed the post. Despite this, Los Andes responded strongly: Sarmiento was left in a bad position at the bottom, and after a cross that found Gerzel completely alone, goalkeeper Mendonça stretched out and avoided the goal, maintaining the 1-0 score.
Shortly after, Gerzel himself had another clear opportunity, entering the area alone, but his shot ended up crashing against the post. The match continued with dangerous arrivals from both teams, but neither managed to achieve the goal. Even though Sarmiento pressured Los Andes against their own goal in the final minutes of the match, the Lomas de Zamora team resisted well, thanks to an outstanding performance by their goalkeeper Sebastián López, who avoided a tie with several key interventions.
Trainings:
Sarmiento de La Banda: Juan Mendonca; Raúl Chamorro, Rodrigo Herrera, Gabriel Fernández, Alan Tevez; Axel Pinto, Nicolás Juárez, Pablo López, Nahuel Speck; Claudio Vega and Brian Risso Patron. DT: Pablo Martel
The Andes: Sebastian Lopez; Lucas Barrientos, Gonzalo Cozzoni, Guido Segalerba, Nazareno Fernández Colombo; Matías González, Gabriel Cañete, Matías Gómez, Gastón Gerzel; Manuel Brondo and Federico Martínez. DT: Leonardo Lemos
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