Primera B's third round starts with an Alto Verde win | OneFootball

At the Nery Pumpido grounds, Defensores de Alto Verde opened with a win over Arroyo Leyes at the start of the third round of the promotion division. The rest of the schedule will be completed on Saturday.

After the postponement of the entire matchday, the third round of the Primera B Apertura Tournament organized by the Liga Santafesina de Fútbol got underway on Thursday night at the Nery Alberto Pumpido grounds.

At the Nery Pumpido grounds, Defensores de Alto Verde recorded a 3-1 victory over Atlético Arroyo Leyes. The promotion tournament will conclude on Saturday with the bulk of the third round’s fixtures, featuring some attractive matchups.

The third round got underway at the league grounds

At the Pedro Pablo Pasculli field at the Nery Alberto Pumpido grounds, Defensores de Alto Verde beat Atlético Arroyo Leyes 3-1, with Iván Chazarreta as referee. Andy Ocaña opened the scoring for the coastal side, while Mirko Ramírez, Nahuel Pérez, and Joaquín Villaverde scored for the team coached by José Carlos Zeballos. Lechi was shown a red card for the visitors.

The team from the district located on Demetrio Gómez Street claimed its second win in the competition, having previously beaten Los Piratitas 4-1, while in its debut it lost 2-1 to Los Canarios in the Los Troncos neighborhood. Arroyo Leyes, meanwhile, suffered its third straight defeat, having lost 4-1 to Pucará in the Transporte neighborhood in the first two rounds, and then 2-0 to Belgrano de Coronda.

In the next round, Defensores de Alto Verde will visit Banco Provincial, while Atlético Arroyo Leyes will host Los Piratitas.

In the reserve division, Defensores de Alto Verde also beat Atlético Arroyo Leyes 4-1. Rafael García scored three times and Luis Zabala added the other for the home side, while Lucas Soto pulled one back for Arroyo Leyes.

The standings are now as follows: El Cadi, Santa Fe FC, Belgrano de Coronda, Defensores de Alto Verde, and Nuevo Horizonte 6; Vecinal Gálvez, Banco Provincial, Loyola, and San Cristóbal 4; El Pozo, Pucará, and Los Canarios 3; Atenas, Don Salvador, Floresta, and Deportivo Agua 1; Los Piratitas, Los Juveniles, Atlético Arroyo Leyes, and Defensores de Peñaloza 0.

On Saturday, April 11, starting at 4 p.m., the following matches will be played: Los Canarios vs. Los Piratitas (Oscar Loza); Belgrano de Coronda vs. Banco Provincial (Leandro Vivas), Pucará vs. Los Juveniles (Facundo Canalis), San Cristóbal vs. Deportivo Agua (Gabriel Ibarra), Santa Fe FC vs. Defensores de Peñaloza (Maximiliano Moya), Vecinal Gálvez vs. Floresta (Bruno Levatti), El Cadi de Rincón vs. Loyola (Valentín Córdoba), Atenas vs. Nuevo Horizonte (Matías Pereyra), and Don Salvador vs. El Pozo (Facundo Benelli).

Summary: Defensores de Alto Verde 3- Atlético Arroyo Leyes 1

Defensores de Alto Verde: Lucas Marinacci; Mateo Frías, Carlos Pérez, Cristiano Olser, Julián Rodríguez, Axel Cosimanno, Mirko Ramírez, Matías Díaz, Jeremías Oyeras, Nicolás López, and Joaquín Villaverde. Head coach: José Carlos Zeballos.

Substitutes: Diego Romero, Matías Escobar, Lucas Martínez, Rafael Juares, Mirco López, and Brian Arredondo.

Atlético Arroyo Leyes: Matheo Aguiar; Brian Miño, Ramiro Peart, Hernán Lechi, Francisco Pérez, Carlos Maidana, Andy Ocaña, Brandon Valeriano, Jonatan Okseniuk, Taiel Arteriza, and Marcelino Cabaña. Head coach: Diego Aguiar.

Substitutes: Luciano Pereyra, Mauro Peart, Tomás Caito, Walter Rivoira, Carlos Acevedo, Josué Gil, and Mauricio Rovito.

Goals: FH: 26' Andy Ocaña (AL), 36' Mirko Ramírez (AV); SH: 7' Carlos Pérez (AV), 31' Joaquín Villaverde (AV).

Sent off: Hernán Lechi (AL).

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