San Lorenzo win ugly first playoff match

BUENOS AIRES: San Lorenzo beat Tigre 2-1 in the first game of a three-way Argentine championship playoff on Wednesday, the match ending in ugly scenes as the losers protested over a red card.

Play was halted for nearly six minutes in stoppage-time after Tigre goalkeeper Daniel Islas shoved his hand in the face of San Lorenzo midfielder Pablo Barrientos.

Referee Saul Laverni did not see the incident but the linesman flagged and, after several minutes of deliberating and Tigre protests, Islas was sent off.