Uruguayan Maximiliano Freitas scored the goal for Carlos Stein against Binacional and keeps the hopes of promotion alive for José Leonardo Ortiz's team. The striker connected perfectly with a cross from Víctor Salas in the 77th minute. The header from the Uruguayan scorer caught the opposing goalkeeper Michael Sotillo off guard, and he couldn't do anything to prevent the goal.
With Freitas' goal, the Leonardino team equals the series and forces a penalty shootout. The goal was a reward for the Uruguayan forward, who was the one who looked for it the most in the match. In the first leg, Binacional won the game with a goal from Colombian Johan Arango.
How did Stein reach the revalidation match?
Carlos Stein finished in fourth place in the accumulated standings of Liga 2. That allowed them to compete against four other teams for a spot in the revalidation. Along this path, they defeated Deportivo Llacuabamba 2-1 and then Unión Comercio 7-6 in a penalty shootout.
You can see: Carlos Stein returned to the first division! The team from Lambayeque defeated Binacional on penalties.
The last step before the revalidation was against Sport Chavelines. In the match between Lambayeque teams, the team from José Leonardo Ortiz came out victorious. With a final score of 2-1, Jahir Butrón's team earned a spot in the match against Deportivo Binacional.