Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy tied 1 to 1 against Ferro carril Oeste in the debut of the 2023 Primera Nacional Tournament. Brandán from a penalty in a good first half for the local and Palacios for Juan Sara’s men in the complement. Next Friday it will be local again against Aldosivi.
It was not the expected debut for Franco and his boys, Gymnastics tied last night at the stadium August 23 1 to 1 against Ferro leaving two well-marked images in the tournament presentation. Jujeños played a good first half, they came out to put pressure on the rival field, trying to be organized in each line and not letting Villalba have too much contact with the ball.
Lobo’s first approach was a cross from Malagueño that Rebecchi was unable to connect with his head, beyond the intention of standing high up, Lobo had certain inaccuracies when it came to creating volume of play. Barrientos free kick that Miño manages to contain in two periods, the minutes kept passing and except for a low shot from Villalba the opponent was far from Lucchetti’s goal.
Maidana seemed uncomfortable with the position, turned to the left and with a changed leg, he managed to generate little until Franco placed him in the opposite direction, there he saw a better version since he complemented himself with Barrientos and Malagueño.
At 31′ Gimnasia pressed so much that it forced Miño to play a ball badly, the same goalkeeper wanted to resolve and threw himself at Brandan’s legs and the referee Ejerque scored the penalty. Fernando Brandán executed against the left post and unleashed the madness of the stadium, Gimnasia won well 1-0 and a celebration that was exciting.
The complement was very different; Ferro, with the obligation to go looking, went out to play in the rival field and Lobo submitted to the visitor’s strategy, he felt drowned and without spaces; DT Rival sent Palacios to the field and two minutes after his entry the player responded in the arc lobo to score the tie. Major distractions in the play prior to the goal, Retamar beats Cazula’s back and enters the area without any problems, a double shot that contains Lucchetti and one more rebound that the entered Palacios takes, putting the tie.
What came next was agonizing; The visit realized that he could go for more and made a series of changes to renew the oxygen on the field while the local DT did not look at his substitute bench. After 25 minutes, the entire stadium called for a penalty for a handball in the area, but the judge resorted to “go on… go on.” Fagioli was going to be sent off on the visit and the rival was left with 10, a better outlook for Lobo.
After minute 30 Franco searched with Córdoba, González and Rodríguez for the offensive weight he was missing, the answer came with a subtle header from the latter and the ball that hit Miño’s left post, the clearest chance of that period.
The rest was all messy and Gymnastics was imprisoned in despair, the final whistle and a draw that left a bitter taste in the people who responded in a great way.
