YOUTH TOURNAMENT
Varela FC
3 - 3
Karasuno
Played on Monday 2 November at 14:00 GMT at Estadio La Boca.
⚽ 71' Kevin Zuccarelli
⚽ 83' Jorge Zampedri
⚽ 88' Kevin Zuccarelli
⚽ 61' Emanuel Boni
⚽ 69' José Garrone
⚽ 75' Olivier Caponi
🟨 44' Emanuel Boni
Match report
Varela FC and Karasuno drew 3-3 in the Youth Tournament.
Form guide
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Varela FC came in with 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
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Karasuno came in with 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Minute-by-minute commentary
1'First whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly right on the edge.
4'Kevin Zuccarelli goes in hard on the edge of the box and the referee gives the foul. Nobody wants to give anything away.
7'The away side move it about sensibly, with Rodrigo Lehmann as the side's compass.
12'The home side were caught out of shape and the away side want to make them pay with interest.
14'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
15'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
16'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
18'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
19'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can.
20'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats.
22'Gino Arechavaleta darts in behind and José Garrone plays the striker in with a superb ball. The margin for error is tiny.
23'🎯 Manu Avanzi runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
23'...hits it with his left foot...
23'Manu Avanzi unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by.
24'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
30'Emanuel Del Castillo darts in behind and Elías Aldama plays the striker in with a superb ball.
31'🎯 Yanis Zampedri runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
31'...hits it with his left foot...
31'Scuffed shot from Yanis Zampedri; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
33'The home side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long. The crowd get it straight away.
37'🎯 Valentino Zelaya carries the ball forward...
37'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
37'Effort from a teammate from inside their own half; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
38'The away side put the game to sleep in behind the centre-back, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
41'Olivier Caponi threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the away side. The story is only just beginning.
42'🎯 Gino Arechavaleta carries the ball forward...
42'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
42'Gino Arechavaleta unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by.
43'The home side put the game to sleep in behind the holding midfielder, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
44'Emanuel Boni arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
44'🟨 Emanuel Boni went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
45'Deft touch from Pedro Valsecchi: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
47'Interception by the away side down the right; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
48'The away side move it about sensibly, with Manu Avanzi as the side's compass.
49'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
50'Elías Aldama goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul.
51'The home side press high and don't give the away side room to breathe. The league table is starting to do its sums.
53'The the home side defence is split open by a poor decision.
54'The away side put the game to sleep around the D, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
56'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
59'The away side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the home side from side to side.
60'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
61'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Agustín Moya stands over the ball...
61'...the wall lines up, Agustín Moya eyes up the goal...
61'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
61'...Emanuel Boni appears between the centre-backs...
61'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Emanuel Boni pokes it into the net. 0-1.
63'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
64'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe.
66'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity. The fine details told.
69'⚡ José Garrone picks up the ball a long way from goal...
69'...nobody closes him down...
69'...shapes to shoot...
69'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
69'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Up pops José Garrone to score, under the keeper's body. 0-2.
70'Venomous through ball from Elías Aldama; the away side were caught cold.
71'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
71'...Kevin Zuccarelli pounces on the gift...
71'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
71'...places it at the far post...
71'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Kevin Zuccarelli puts it away, under the keeper's body. 1-2.
75'⚡ Dangerous free kick, José Garrone stands over the ball...
75'...the wall lines up, José Garrone eyes up the goal...
75'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
75'...Olivier Caponi appears between the centre-backs...
75'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Olivier Caponi smashes it home. 1-3.
79'Scuffed shot from Rodrigo Lehmann; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
79'🎯 Rodrigo Lehmann carries the ball forward...
79'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
83'⚡ Sebastián Salim plays it short to Jorge Zampedri...
83'...Jorge Zampedri returns it first time...
83'...Sebastián Salim completes the one-two and he's clean through...
83'...Jorge Zampedri shoots...
83'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Jorge Zampedri wheels away in celebration, into the roof of the net. 2-3.
88'⚡ Kevin Zuccarelli wins the ball in midfield...
88'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
88'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
88'...hits it with everything he has...
88'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Kevin Zuccarelli wheels away in celebration. 3-3.
90'That's the end of the match; now it's down to the table, the dressing room and some self-reflection.
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