Deportivo Madryn 2-1 Los Andes: Primera Nacional 2026 Full Match Score Review and Dramatic Incident Timeline
Deportivo Madryn vs Los Andes delivered the kind of Primera Nacional drama that refuses to fade quietly: an early away goal, a rapid red-card twist, a home revival, a missed penalty, and finally a tense 2-1 victory carved out through nerve, punishment, and one decisive strike from Meli.
Full-Time Score: Deportivo Madryn 2-1 Los Andes
When the final whistle arrived at 90 minutes, Deportivo Madryn stood on the right side of a narrow but emotionally loaded 2-1 scoreline. Los Andes had struck first through S. Ortíz in the 6th minute, but the match tilted violently after M. Asenjo’s early disciplinary collapse. Deportivo Madryn then responded through D. Martinez before Meli became the central figure of the night, converting the penalty that ultimately decided the contest.
This was not a comfortable home win. It was a match of interruptions, warnings, pressure, and psychological swings. Every card seemed to tighten the air. Every substitution looked like a tactical gamble. And every missed chance carried the weight of a season-defining regret.
Explosive Opening: Cards Before Control
The match began with fire rather than rhythm. Inside just two minutes, both sides had already been dragged into the referee’s book. A. Gutiérrez was shown a yellow card for Deportivo Madryn, while M. Asenjo received a yellow for Los Andes almost immediately after kick-off.
That early caution would soon become a disaster for Los Andes. In the 6th minute, S. Ortíz stunned the home crowd by scoring for the visitors, giving Los Andes a 1-0 lead and threatening to turn the match into a defensive survival mission for Deportivo Madryn.
But the night changed again in the 9th minute. M. Asenjo, already booked, was shown a second yellow and sent off. Los Andes had the lead, but now they had to protect it with ten men for more than 80 minutes. The scoreboard favored them; the battlefield did not.
D. Martinez Restores Deportivo Madryn Belief
Deportivo Madryn needed patience, and they needed precision. The breakthrough came in the 22nd minute when D. Martinez finished from a move assisted by F. Giacopuzzi. The goal brought the hosts level at 1-1 and changed the emotional temperature of the stadium.
Los Andes, reduced in number and now under sustained pressure, began to feel the walls closing in. The next phase of the match became increasingly tense, with the visitors collecting cards in quick succession: S. López in the 30th minute, D. Franco in the 31st, and G. Cañete in the 32nd.
It was a sequence that told the story clearly. Los Andes were fighting, but they were also fraying. Deportivo Madryn sensed it.
Meli Steps Up and Becomes the Hero
The defining moment arrived in the 33rd minute. Deportivo Madryn were awarded a penalty, and Meli walked into the pressure. In a match already full of tension, this was the moment that demanded composure above everything else.
Meli converted. Deportivo Madryn led 2-1. The comeback was complete before half-time, and the scorer of the penalty became the figure around whom the entire match would revolve.
It was not just the goal that made Meli the hero. It was the timing. Los Andes had scored early, then lost control through discipline. Deportivo Madryn needed someone to turn momentum into scoreboard authority, and Meli did exactly that.
Los Andes Miss a Golden Chance Before Half-Time
The first half still had one more dramatic act. Deportivo Madryn’s F. Giacopuzzi was booked in the 37th minute, and Y. Bonnin followed with a yellow in the 42nd. Then came a moment that could have rewritten everything.
In the 43rd minute, Los Andes had an in-game penalty through F. Villarreal. With ten men, trailing 2-1, this was the visitors’ chance to drag themselves back from the edge. Villarreal took it — and missed.
That miss was massive. Deportivo Madryn reached half-time leading 2-1, while Los Andes walked in knowing they had let their clearest escape route vanish.
Second Half: Deportivo Madryn Manage the Storm
The second half opened with Deportivo Madryn ahead but far from safe. The hosts had to balance control with caution, especially as their own disciplinary count continued to rise. A. Sosa received a yellow card in the 58th minute, followed by N. Solís in the 60th.
Deportivo Madryn then moved to refresh the side. E. Jara replaced N. Solís in the 62nd minute, and Y. Calleros came on for C. Machado one minute later. These changes helped the hosts stabilize the match at a stage when Los Andes were still searching for one decisive counterpunch.
In the 71st minute, Deportivo Madryn made a double change: Á. Dionisio replaced G. Gudiño, and N. Servetto came on for L. Silba. Los Andes responded in the 72nd minute by sending C. Viganoni on for F. Villarreal, the player who had missed the crucial first-half penalty.
Late Red Card Deepens Los Andes Trouble
Deportivo Madryn’s F. Recalde was booked in the 73rd minute as the match entered its most anxious stretch. Los Andes, still chasing the equalizer, made two more changes in the 82nd minute: M. Gomez replaced A. Chamorro, and T. Díaz came on for M. González.
But hope narrowed again in the 83rd minute when P. I. M. Grance was shown a red card for Los Andes. Already carrying the burden of an early dismissal, the visitors were now reduced further in a match that had punished every lapse in discipline.
J. N. Granados was then booked in the 87th minute, another sign of a side running out of time, numbers, and calm.
Final Minutes: Deportivo Madryn Close the Door
In stoppage time, Deportivo Madryn made one final change as N. Ortíz replaced F. Giacopuzzi in the 90+1st minute. It was a late move designed to protect the advantage and drain the last seconds from a game that had been alive since the opening whistle.
At full-time, the scoreboard confirmed it: Deportivo Madryn 2, Los Andes 1. The hosts had survived the early shock, capitalized on Los Andes’ indiscipline, and relied on Meli’s decisive penalty to secure the result.
Match Hero: Meli Delivers the Decisive Blow
D. Martinez deserves major credit for restoring belief with the equalizer, while F. Giacopuzzi’s assist was an important early contribution before his late substitution. But the hero of the match was Meli.
His 33rd-minute penalty was the winning goal. In a match shaped by pressure and chaos, he provided the coldest moment of execution. Los Andes had chances, including a penalty of their own, but they could not match Meli’s nerve.
Key Match Incidents
6’: S. Ortíz scores for Los Andes to make it 1-0.
9’: M. Asenjo receives a second yellow card and is sent off for Los Andes.
22’: D. Martinez equalizes for Deportivo Madryn, assisted by F. Giacopuzzi.
33’: Meli scores from the penalty spot to put Deportivo Madryn 2-1 ahead.
43’: F. Villarreal misses a penalty for Los Andes before half-time.
83’: P. I. M. Grance is shown a red card for Los Andes.
90’: Deportivo Madryn finish the match as 2-1 winners.
Final Verdict
This Primera Nacional match was a story of discipline, nerve, and punishment. Los Andes began with ambition and struck first, but two red-card moments and a missed penalty left them chasing shadows. Deportivo Madryn, meanwhile, stayed alive long enough to seize control.
And when the game needed a hero, Meli stepped forward. His penalty did not just make it 2-1 — it became the strike that separated composure from collapse.
