Cabrera’s stoppage-time brace lifts San Martin T. over Midland
SAN MIGUEL DE TUCUMÁN (Interstat) — Bruno Cabrera scored in the 85th minute and again in second-half stoppage time as San Martin T. erased a two-goal deficit and beat Midland 3-2 on Sunday. Cabrera’s second goal came in the 90th minute plus two after Matias Garcia pulled San Martin T. within a goal in the 78th. The comeback gave San Martin T. a home win and left Midland with a late loss after it had led by two. San Martin T. is now two wins, one loss and one draw in the competition and across all competitions. Midland is one win, two losses and one draw in the competition and across all competitions.
Midland had taken a two-goal lead with goals on either side of halftime. Genaro Cepeda doubled Midland’s advantage in the 57th minute after Isaias Andrada scored in the 31st. Marcos Roseti recorded an assist for Midland, while Andrada played 89 minutes before being replaced. Cepeda finished with one goal, and Andrada also scored once. Midland could not add a third goal, and San Martin T. began to push more players forward as the second half moved past the 75th minute. The goals came in the 31st, 57th, 78th, 85th and 90th plus two. Midland held a 2-0 lead after Cepeda’s goal, but San Martin T. scored three times over the final 12 minutes of regulation and stoppage time.
San Martin T.’s rally began when Garcia, who played 29 minutes, scored in the 78th. Cabrera then leveled in the 85th and won it in the 90th minute plus two. Cabrera was shown a yellow card in the 90th minute plus four. Garcia also assisted once, and Alvaro Veliez, who played 60 minutes, recorded an assist. San Martin T. made substitutions in the 10th, 30th and 61st minutes, including a triple change in the 61st. Midland made changes in the 66th, 74th and 89th minutes. San Martin T. also received yellow cards to Graneros A. in the 35th, Salazar V. in the 76th and Arfaras L. in the 90th minute plus six. The yellow card to Cabrera came after his winner, and Arfaras L. was booked in the 90th minute plus six, the final caution of the match.
San Martin T. used Veron M. in the 10th minute, Cisnero A. in the 30th and Brinone S., Carabajal G. and Graneros A. in the 61st. Midland introduced Perales J. and Luna R. in the 66th, Camano J. in the 74th and Bulacio D. in the 89th while Andrada came off in the 89th. Midland had entered the match after a 4-0 win over Atl. Rafaela and had also drawn 0-0 with Agropecuario and lost to Tristan Suarez. San Martin T. had lost at Atletico Atlanta, beaten Gimnasia y Tiro and drawn at Gimnasia Jujuy. Cabrera’s two late goals came after Garcia’s strike, and San Martin T. completed the comeback despite four bookings. Midland did not receive a yellow card.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Midland 1, San Martin T. 0, and Interstat’s ELO system had projected Midland with a 60.2 percent probability to win. San Martin T. had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 5 went under the over/under line of 1.5.