Colón ran out of ideas, lost to Chaco For Ever and stayed put | OneFootball

Colón de Santa Fe missed a golden opportunity to close the gap at the top of Primera Nacional’s Zone A. In the rescheduled match from the fourth round, El Sabalero fell 1-0 to Chaco For Ever at the Juan Alberto García Stadium. The only goal of the match was scored by red-and-black defender Mauro Peinipil, into his own net. The match was broadcast by Radio Gol 96.7, with play-by-play from Damián Palacios and commentary by Nacho Pettinari.

A promising start that quickly fizzled out

Ezequiel Medrán’s team began the match with just one forced change: Sebastián Olmedo came in for the suspended Pier Barrios. In the opening minutes, Colón showed an ambitious approach and controlled play in the opposition half. Alan Bonansea was troubling the center-backs, while Julián Marcioni caused problems out wide thanks to his understanding with Peinipil.

For its part, Chaco For Ever relied on patience and quick transitions. In fact, the home side raised alarm bells for El Sabalero when Imanol Enríquez managed to slip in behind the defense, although the move was stopped in time.

As the clock ticked on, Colón tilted the field in its favor. Ignacio Lago and Bonansea began to carry more weight in attack. After a warning shot from distance by the home side through Brian Guerra, El Sabalero responded with a dangerous effort from Marcioni that skimmed past the post. Shortly afterward, Ignacio Antonio tested goalkeeper Gastón Canuto, who became the standout player in the closing stretch. However, the early momentum faded, the precision disappeared, and the first half ended in a dull 0-0.

The second half: from apathy to the fatal blow

The second half began with a very poor and lackluster level of play. Despite the weak performance, Medrán chose not to make any changes at halftime. Colón showed alarming limitations, far removed from the strong image it had displayed the previous week against Defensores de Belgrano.

The Santa Fe side hinted at slight improvement thanks to Lago’s individual quality, as he forced Canuto into a flying save with a dangerous shot. Then Bonansea had a chance to open the scoring with an awkward header that went wide.

Just when Colón seemed to be pinning its opponent back, the fatal blow came in the 27th minute. From a set piece, Mauro Peinipil failed to clear the ball and sent it into his own net, handing Chaco For Ever an unexpected 1-0 lead.

Late frustration and lingering doubts away from home

After the goal, Medrán turned to the bench with the introductions of Conrado Ibarra and Máximo Ingravidi, but the footballing response never came. Colón ended the match pushing forward with more determination than ideas against a limited but organized opponent that made the most of the only gift of the game.

Yamil Possi’s final whistle sealed a tough defeat for El Sabalero in Resistencia, once again raising doubts about the team’s performances away from Santa Fe.

Match summary

Chaco For Ever (1): Gastón Canuto; Lucas Mihovilcevich, David Valdez, Ricardo Garay, Mathias Silvera; Juan Cruz Cerrudo, Brian Guerra, Brian Nievas, Andrés Lioi, Agustín Ojeda; Imanol Enríquez. Head coach: Santiago Ojeda.

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