Colón lost to Morón and surrendered top spot in Primera Nacional | OneFootball

Colón suffered a tough defeat at the Nuevo Francisco Urbano, losing 2-0 to Deportivo Morón in Primera Nacional’s Zone A. Ezequiel Medrán’s team played much of the match with one man less after Matías Muñoz was sent off in the first half and could not recover against a direct rival that caught up with them and moved ahead at the top on goal difference.

Colón deservedly lost the match. Morón always controlled the ball, and Tomás Paredes was the standout player before the goals came.

The opener came after 18 minutes. Following a good assist from Berterame, Franco Fagundez finished past Paredes as he came off his line to make it 1-0 for the home side.

Colón were 1-0 down and being outplayed, and in the 35th minute of the first half, Matías Muñoz made things easier for Morón when he struck an opponent in the face while attacking, after already passing the ball to a teammate. From that point on, it already looked difficult for Colón to get anything from the match that afternoon.

The only player to create a clear chance for Colón was Ignacio Antonio, who in one of the final plays of the half struck from mid-range, but Morón goalkeeper Salvá pushed the ball out for a corner. Medrán’s side went into the break 2-0 down, knowing things could hardly have gone worse and perhaps hoping that some changes could alter the course of the game.

Not even 30 seconds had passed in the second half and El Sabalero were already 2-0 behind. In the first dangerous attack, Morón broke down the left, Franco Fagundez delivered a beautiful cross, and David Ezequiel Bulacio only had to stick out a foot to turn it in for the second goal. He had come on at halftime—an impossible-to-better start for Bulacio—and Colón were 2-0 down.

From then on, short on ideas, Colón had two chances to pull one back. The first came from Ignacio Antonio, who nearly brought El Sabalero back into the game. It was a shot from distance, and Salvá, living up to his surname, kept his goal untouched. The other chance came in the final minutes when Beltrán (who was not at Peinipil’s level) broke free down the right, combined with Sarmiento in a one-two, and the full-back sent in a cross that a home defender almost turned into his own net. Once again, Salvá prevented Colón from scoring. Tomás Paredes also came up big again to stop a third goal on a counterattack. Medrán’s side lost both the match and top spot, with Morón ahead by two goals on goal difference.

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