Institute and another false step that complicates it in the Professional League

2023-07-10 11:30:00

With anger And a lot. This is how the whole Institute left on Sunday from the Monumental de Alta Córdoba after the 0-1 with Tigre. Anger because they lost three gold points within the framework of a match that they could well have won. Also because it was not played well. And above all because in the last play of the game the referee Fernando Echenique charged at the request of the VAR a controversial foul by Fernando Alarcón on the goalkeeper Gonzalo Marinelli. That action ended in a goal by Adrián Martínez and would have given some justice to a result that did not reflect what ended up happening on the pitch.

But the truth is that Gloria once again took a wrong step in front of her people and was once again very close to the much feared direct relegation zone. They added just one point out of the last six possible and won just one game out of the last eight.

Going back to Sunday, two important things should be noted: Instituto didn’t play well but it didn’t deserve to lose either.

DT Dabove opted for the rotation of some players after the match with Argentinos and the play did not go well for him. In addition, he gambled for a scheme with a double five that did not work for him either. In the end, the Institute was not clear and did not know how to solve the final meters.

Accompanied by his people, the white-haired man sought to take the reins of the game from the start and from time to time he succeeded. Hand in hand with a quick-moving Franco Watson he became the owner of the ball but the “10″ never found an enlightened partner.

And it was the hook itself that had the first chance for Institute, although his shot went over the crossbar. And from a cross of his came a header from Santiago Rodríguez that Adrián Martínez later changed for a goal, but the play was later invalidated due to offside.

Thus, the cry was choked and the issue worsened minutes later. At 24 Tigre took the lead after Mateo Retegui defined well in a one-on-one with Roffo. The play began with a mistake by Bay and continued with a great assist from Aaro Molinas for the Italian team striker, who did not forgive.

Later, little by little, the Institute tried to rebuild itself. He returned to play in a rival field and turned a confident Marinelli into a figure. Without deserving it, Dabove’s team went 0-1 at halftime.

Institute, locked in its labyrinth

Prisoner of its lack of clarity, Instituto paid dearly in the second half for its errors in the final meters each time it initiated a risky action.

The team went and went, but had no ideas to convert against a Tigre that closed well to hold its advantage. And that his goalkeeper was one of the main people responsible for the victory.

Because when Gloria found the spaces to arrive clearly, she ran into a sure Marinelli. And when she put it back, the VAR took away hope from an Institute that had made the merits not to be left empty-handed.

There was very little left to play when after a corner kick “Maravilla” Martínez had made it 1 to 1 for the red-and-white. Echenique scored the goal and while some 25,000 glorious people were letting off steam, the VAR call came to warn of a previous foul by Alarcón on Marinelli.

Thus, the referee decided to review the play and annulled the goal of an Institute that no longer had time to reverse the story. Defeat hurts and we will have to get up quickly. They have no choice if they want to finish the tournament outside the relegation zone.