Racing de Córdoba beat him 5 a 4 in the definition with penalty kicks against Villa Miter de Bahía Blanca, after equalizing 0 to 0 at the end of the 90 regulation minutes, and won the title of the Federal A soccer tournament, in the final for the only category promotion to the First National for the next season.
The match was played this Sunday afternoon at the La Pedrera stadium, in the city of Villa Mercedes in the province of San Luis, and after an even and changing final, in the penalty shootout, the Racing de Córdoba goalkeeper , Leonardo Rodríguez, contained the fourth shot finished off by Juan Manuel Elordi and Emmanuel Gimenez scored the shot that gave him the victory of “The Academy”.
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Racing went out to the field better prepared and had control of the ball in the first situations, especially in one at the feet of striker Rodrigo Acosta, who could not finish, only in front of goalkeeper Daniel Moyano, who prevented the opening of the scoreboard in great reaction.
After a good time of predominance of “The Academy”, Villa Miter settled on the field and also had a clear action to score, but the goalkeeper Leonardo Rodríguez covered it up from Maximliano Tunessi, so the end of the initial stage with an entertaining encounter and back and forth.
The final part started in a different way, because within parity “El Tricolor” from Bahía Blanca controlled the ball better and was about to score after an accurate header from Antú Hernández, which “Calidad” Rodríguez sent brilliantly to the corner .
Racing momentarily matched the game, but Villa Miter finished better and with control of the actions, but without much danger, so the end was reached with a predictable equality and the definition by penalties.
In the definition from the 12 steps, “Quality” Rodriguez became a hero by saving Villa Miter’s fourth shotdiving to his left post and deflecting Juan Manuel Elordi’s shot, while all his teammates scored to give him victory, the title and promotion to Racing de Córdoba.
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In this way, Racing, which had brilliantly won Zone B of Federal A, was left with the long-awaited promotion, which he had lost the previous year when he fell in the final against Deportivo Madryn de Chubut.
The old team from the Córdoba neighborhood of Nueva Italia, which became runner-up in the National First Division tournament in 1980, returns to the second category of Argentine football after 17 years.
Racing de Córdoba, founded on December 14, 1924, was left with a deserved promotion to celebrate the more than eight thousand partials that came from the Mediterranean province to encourage them.
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Synthesis
Racing: Leonardo Rodriguez; Santiago Rinaudo, Facundo Rivero, Marcio Gomez Pereyra and Gianfranco Ferrero; Franco Garcia, Emmanuel Gimenez, Paul Lopez and Leandro Fernandez; Francisco Aman and Rodrigo Acosta. DT: Charles Bossio.
Villa Miter: Daniel Answer; Fabian Dauwalder, Victor Manchafico, Nicholas Del Grecco and John Manuel Elordi; Ricardo Tapia, Augustine Cocciarini, Enzo Gonzalez Gatica and Antu Hernandez; Alejo Distaulo and Maximilian Tunessi. DT: Charles Maria Mungo.
Definition by penalties: For Villa Mitre, Martin Peralta, Enzo Gonzalez, Nicolas Del Grecco and Antu Hernandez scored; Leonardo Rodriguez scored the shot from Juan Manuel Elordi.
For Racing, Facundo Rivero, Gianfranco Ferrero, Leandro Fernández, Rodrigo Acosta and Emmanuel Giménez scored.
Changes: in the second half, 19m. Martín Peralta by Alejo Distaulo (VM); 24m. Ramiro Formigo for Ricardo Tapía (VM), Emiliano Blanco for Francisco Aman (R) and Axel Oyola for Pablo López (R); 28m. Juan Fernando Alfaro by Franco García (R); 35m. Jonathan López by Maximliano Tunessi (VM); and 46m. Emmanuel Córdoba by Marcio Gómez Pereyra (R).
booked: Emmanuel Gimenez (R), Leandro Fernandez (R), Nicholas Del Grecco (VM), Enzo Gonzalez Gatica (VM), Juan Elordi (VM)
Referee: Nelson Bays
Estadio: La Pedrera (Villa Mercedes).