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Defensor Sporting fell 1-0 to Boston River within the framework of the sixth date of the Closing Tournament with an early goal by Agustín Rodríguez with a header 4 minutes into the game.
The violet, who has six units, had the opportunity to match the Nacional line (9) and be an escort for River Plate, the leader (12), but Méndez’s men were unable to tie the duel. On the side of El Sastre, who suffered the loss of his captain and figure, Alan Rodríguez, the victory reassures and those from Ithurralde climb to fourth place in the standings. In addition, he climbed in the Annual and surpassed Peñarol (one game less).
The match
The players had not yet finished warming up when, 4 minutes into the game, Agustín Rodríguez was left alone in the small area following his teammates took the mark and he headed in early to get up early on the header.
The violet did not wake up from the shock of the early goal and at 13 minutes Boston came once more through Machado, who beat the local side back, but his shot ended in goalkeeper Rossi’s post.
Meanwhile El Sastre kept pressing, but at 17 he lost his trainer Ignacio Ithurralde. Ferreyra expelled him for stopping the ball on his chest and hiding the ball from the player, to which he replied that he wanted to give him the ball.
Only at minute 28 would the clearest Defensor appear, following Abaldo assisted Ocampo, who got into the middle, and he finished off a powerful shot that Santiago Silva cleared without problems.
The second half unfolded in a similar way, except when at 70′ Defensor tried and wanted to, he executed three shots, two from Abaldo, one with each leg, and one from Camargo, but fortunately for Silva, the shot went over the top of the crossbar
It was the most intense of the violet during the duel, until the weather turned hot and a push and disputes between players ended in two more expulsions. Mancebo got a cramp, Defensor came out to play quickly, Martín Fernández Benítez jumped on Camargo and leaned on his back, which generated a tense atmosphere and following a between the players, Abaldo and Fernández saw the red.
