Patronage of Paraná eliminated River 4-3 on penalties, after drawing 2-2 a great match played at the Carlos Augusto Mercado Luna stadium in La Rioja, and thus became the third classified for the semifinals of the Argentine Cup, where the winner between Boca and Quilmes awaits.
Before the end of 10 minutes of play, those led by Marcelo Gallardo opened the account with a goal from Bruno Zuculini, who received the ball with his back to the goal, dominated it, turned and sentenced the goalkeeper with a cross shot that slipped over the right post. The goal was the result of a collective play in which River controlled the movement of the ball against a defense that seemed to be badly stopped and was unable to break the chain of passes.
In the best moment of River, the referee Fernando Espinoza did not collect a very clear hand within the Patronato area –he judged that it was not intentional–; that play ended up being a hinge in the process.
is that the River’s domain was waning and Patronato began to gain a foothold on the court and approaching the Millo area with increasing frequency. Thus the complications began to arrive. The entrerrianos had a very clear chance to equalize the process at 28 minutes, when after a ball from the bottom of the goalkeeper, the ball was left to Giani, who instead of defining preferred to enable Medina, who could not connect the ball well .
Quite a sign of what was going to happen a few minutes later. ANDIt is that River began to show certain defensive flaws. Thus, Facundo Sava’s team once again had a clear chance, but Estigarribia was not correct in the definition. However, there was not much time to complain, because almost immediately, after a defensive error by Maidana, Estigarribia entered the area with the ball under control and shot goalkeeper Ezequiel Centurión in hand-to-handwith a strong shot and high above the near post – as the manuals say – to match the procedure.
The Millo reacted in the last minutes of the first half and went over to Patron, who withstood the pressure. Enzo Pérez, with a tremendous right hand that went just above the crossbar, was the clearest for River to go into the break with an advantage. It couldn’t be, but at least those of Núñez managed to improve their image.
Patronato came out determined to attack. And it took just a minute and a half to get ahead, with a tremendous shot by Herrera after a defensive failure by Pinola. River reacted and after a failed attempt, Juanfer Quintero executed another corner kick with a spectacular shot and got from there 2-2.
From arch to arch, at sheer vertigo, the game became a great show between two teams decided not to go to penalties. The final minutes found River decidedly overturned on Altamariano’s goal and Patronato already withdrawn. Quinteros, Barco, Suárez, Borja, there were several chances for River to ensure victoryhowever, the procedure ran in equality to, finally, be defined in the penalty shootout, which those from Paraná won 4-3.
Quintero, Borja and Barco converted for River; Zuculini missed the second and Altaramirano covered the fifth for Suárez. For the winner, Patronato, Mosevich, Giani and Valdés Chamorro scored; Y Centurión had saved the second from Rodríguez.
