Gastón Martínez and the try that defined a new edition of the La Plata classic in favor of Los Tilos

It was not just another Saturday Working Neighborhoodsince a new edition of the La Plata classic was played within the framework of the second date of the URBA Top 14 Macro Cup presenttada by Zurich. Before a large audience of both parties, The Linden Trees and The Silver They provided an intense spectacle that ended up being defined in the final minutes, in particular, thanks to the conquest of the local wing Gaston Martinez.

Not only the players on the field and the fans leaving everything in the stands were the protagonists, but the weather factor was a third predominant asset, even more so during the first half. There the Canary gained an advantage of 13-3which slowly became smaller as the minutes passed in the complement.

In this frame, the clock showed 29 minutes of the second half, with the hosts dominating and playing much of the time in the rival field. Thus he pondered the power of his pack, which gained meter after meter and seemed to get into the visitor’s ingoal, but with the last breath the defense managed to repel the local clean and jerk.

The effort ended up being in vain, since the oval was in the possession of the most experienced player with the longest career on the field, Joaquin Tuculetwho had raised his head and had already decided what to do in advance: a powerful pass, almost twenty meters, was the difference between one and the other. With the skip, he left alone Martinezwho ended up becoming the hero of the day.

In this way, one of the protagonists of the previous season, who was close to the playoff zone, recovered quickly after the hard fall in the debut against Hinduachieving his first victory of the year against his longtime rival.