Patronatu's opening attack in the second half quickly became a threat.
In the 47th minute, the home team's midfielder Steve Grazley got the ball at the front of the penalty area. Instead of passing the ball out, he tried to smash the ball away from the oncoming Velarde, and then directly broke through the middle.
But Velarde was not fooled. He turned around in time and made a tackle, accurately scooping the ball away from Grezley's feet and neutralizing the opponent's threatening attack.
Although Grezley was brought to the ground and reached out to the referee for a free kick, the referee ignored him and believed that Willard's tackle was accurate and effective.
In the 51st minute, the home team's right midfielder Orfano inserted himself into the right rib of the penalty area, received an inverted triangle pass from his teammate from the wing and then volleyed vigorously.
Other teammates had already been torn apart by Patronato's team's pass and cut, and failed to close the loophole in time, allowing Orfano to complete the shooting action.
Goalkeeper Marcos Dias had already pounced on the near corner, but Orfano's shot did hit the far corner. Once you let the ball go, there's a chance it will be conceded again.
At the critical moment, Villard, who rushed back to defend at high speed and rushed into the penalty area, blocked the ball by flying into the hole of the gun, and then was kicked out of the penalty area by his teammates to clear the ball.
In just 6 minutes after the start of the second half, Velarde completed two key defenses and did not allow Patronato to score and expand the lead.
After two attacks were blocked, Patronatu's offensive slowed down, and then the Hurricane Athletics stabilized their position and began to counterattack.
The effect of Mario Binco, who replaced powerful center Avila, was reflected in the 58th minute.
Hurricane Athletics attacked from the wing in the 58th minute. Giman Mandalino made a pass from the left. Thomson Mira failed to compete with the opponent in the middle, but it also interfered with the opponent's defender. Everyone jumped up. , and called goalkeeper Bertoli.
Avila, who was ambushing at the back point, got stuck in his position and ignored the Patronatu defender Gemignani who was pushing him from the side. The opponent couldn't push him at all.
Avila stuck his position, jumped up and easily shook his head to attack the goal, and then headed the ball into the back post.
Attracted by Thomson Milla, goalkeeper Bertoli, who was standing in the center of the goal line, was unable to save the ball and could only watch the ball go into the net.
Hurricanes Athletic finally equalized the score in the second half.
Both Avila, who scored, and Velarde, who did not participate in the attack, were very excited. They all rushed to the front court and hugged each other to celebrate wildly.
This away game in the rain is indeed quite difficult.
Mario Binco on the sidelines also breathed a sigh of relief.
In this rainy battle, both sides made a lot of mistakes, and it was not easy to score goals. As long as he can equalize the score, he won't panic.
Even if they only get one point in the end, Atletico Hurricanes can still catch up with Santa Fe United in points and rank first with a goal difference.
As a result, Mario Binco was not happy for long before Marcos Dias gave him another big gift.
Not long after the game resumed, in the 64th minute, the Hurricanes made a passing error in their frontcourt attack, and Patronato made a quick counterattack.
Although Velarde tried his best to defend and block the opponent's passing route, Patronato had no intention of confronting Velarde from the beginning. He directly counterattacked quickly from the side and finally passed the ball diagonally. Passed into the penalty area, forward Caprari received the ball and formed a single shot.
The commentators all exclaimed: "Danger!"
It was indeed dangerous. Caprari, who had already formed a single goal, faced the ball passed diagonally from his teammate in the air. He stopped and dialed the ball towards the right rib of the penalty area, avoiding the attacking goalkeeper Marcos Dias.
Then, he prepared to get out of the way of Dias and chase the ball to hit the empty goal.
As a result, Marcos Dias may have been too nervous. When the ball had been taken away and Caprari was about to break through from his side, he still pounced sideways. He didn't pounce on the ball, but instead grabbed it. Knocked down Caprari.
"beep……"
The referee's sharp whistle sounded. Marcos Dias knocked down the opponent's forward Caprari in the penalty area who was about to get a chance to score an empty goal, and was directly shown a red card by the referee.
"Oh, red card!"
"Marcos Dias was directly shown a red card by the referee for knocking down Caprari in the penalty area who was about to have an open goal opportunity."
"The Hurricanes Athletic Team must make substitution adjustments, and they also face the dilemma of playing one less player."
"And he also gave the opponent a penalty kick."
"Marcos Dias was a disaster today."
"No one could have imagined that the main goalkeeper of Hurricanes would perform like this in a game like today."
“A mistake in the first half gave us a goal, and in the second half a red card gave us points.”
"Oh, I feel sorry for Marcos Diaz."
Indeed, Marcos Dias argued with the referee, but it was useless. The referee still firmly punished the penalty with a red card + penalty kick.
When Marcos Dias came off, Mario Binco ignored him.
Atletico Hurricanes replaced central midfielder Lucas Villaruel with substitute goalkeeper Marinelli, and could only fight with 10 men.
Moreover, we have to wait for the opponent to take a penalty kick first.
There was no mistake in the penalty kick, and the forward Caprari who created the penalty easily scored the ball into the lower left corner. Goalkeeper Marinelli even misjudged the direction and could do nothing about it.
Patronatu rewrote the score again and regained the 2-1 lead.
After the game restarted, the Hurricanes Athletic Team, which was lagging behind, naturally stepped up its attack.
This time, Patronato did not attack the Hurricanes again. Instead, two defensive players came up in the next ten minutes to strengthen the defense.
Of course, this does not mean that the home team has given up on offense. After all, they were only ahead by one goal. If we can use the defensive counterattack and score another goal, that will completely seal the victory.
It was originally a rainy battle with many mistakes. Because they were worried about the opponent's counterattack, the Hurricanes did not attack hard and were unable to break through Patronato's defense.
On the contrary, the home team occasionally took advantage of the opportunity to get the ball and launched a quick counterattack, which could shock the Hurricanes into a cold sweat.
In the 78th minute, Patronato almost scored another goal to seal the victory. Fortunately, Velarde, who returned to defense, made another contribution and saved the opponent's midfielder Damian Canuno's kick on the goal line. The shot was blocked.
This was originally a supplementary shot in a chaotic attack, and the goalkeeper was not on point at all. If Velarde had not occupied the position on the goal line in time and blocked the ball on the goal line, Patronato would have completely sealed the victory 3-1.
With only ten players, the Hurricanes Athletic Team would never be able to make a comeback if they fell behind by two goals.
Now that no more goals have been conceded and the score is still 2-1, the Hurricanes still have a chance even until the last moment of the game.
Only one goal is needed to equalize, get a crucial point, and return to the top of the standings with a goal difference advantage.
The Hurricanes Athletics also need offense.
