Colón left it late, but not enough: 1-1 with Acassuso at La Quema | OneFootball

El Sabalero fell behind straight out of the locker room through a goal by Lucas Rey, but controlled the game, leveled it at the end through Leandro Garate, and returned to Santa Fe with a bitter taste.

In the 23rd round of Primera Nacional’s Zone A, Colón drew 1-1 with Acassuso at La Quema stadium. Despite largely controlling the match and salvaging a point in the closing minutes, the Santa Fe side was left with a bitter feeling after failing to end its winless run.

An early blow

The match began with a cold shower for the visitors. Just two minutes in, Lucas Rey made the most of Acassuso’s first attack to make it 1-0. Colón felt the impact, but far from falling apart, immediately took control of the ball.

With an ever-active Ignacio Lago and Leandro Garate looking dangerous, Ezequiel Medrán’s team began to pin the home side back in front of its own goal. However, the standout player of the first half was Acassuso goalkeeper Mariano Monllor, who with key saves preserved the slim lead before halftime.

Persistence, reward, and frustration

In the second half, the pattern did not change. El Sabalero tilted the field and tried every possible way, while Tobías Kohan’s side chose to sit deep, protect the result, and look for the occasional counterattack. Medrán went to the bench to add more weight in attack, and the reward for that persistence finally came in the 38th minute: Julián Marcioni fired the ball into the box and Garate, redirecting the shot with his back to goal, wrong-footed Monllor to score the long-awaited 1-1.

In the closing stretch, Colón threw everything forward in search of the win and had chances to turn it around, but paid dearly for its lack of finishing in the final third. With this result, El Sabalero shows improvement in footballing terms, but is still left frustrated for not being able to take all three points in its fight to climb the standings.

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