La Gloria de Boedo
2 - 1Chaco For Ever
1,407 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $1,777,500
Match report
La Gloria de Boedo came out on top in Boedo against Reservas Floresta with a 2-1 that neatly reflects the character of the match: tight, even, with few flashes of brilliance but enough for the home side to take the three points on matchday 10 in Primera L of the GBA Oeste. Both balanced set-ups produced a back-and-forth contest where individual errors carried more weight than any virtues. Bastian Brignoli opened the scoring for the home side with a goal that allowed La Gloria to breathe in a first half where the dominance was slight but steady. Lucho Pereyra wrapped up the lead in the second half, playing with the calm that marks out midfielders who know their trade well: at 28, in his prime, the man from Mendoza showed the experience he earned the hard way on the local pitches of his youth.
Reservas Floresta were no lesser opponent. Benjamín Arrillaga, at 27 and forged by a career in the south, pulled one back in the final bunker of the match when the game could still have turned. His goal was a sign that the visitors were still in it, but it came too late. La Gloria's defence, with Santino Vaccari at the heart of it at 25, consolidating his role, held firm long enough. Daniel Colombo, the Tucumán youngster of just 17, picked up a yellow card in the middle of that final chaos but got through without faltering in midfield.
For La Gloria, three points that give the campaign some breathing room. For Floresta, the 1-2 leaves the bitter taste of a match that was there to be won but slipped away in the details. The football of the suburban pitches is sometimes summed up in this: precarious balance, efficiency over beauty, and the home side's ability to close out what they opened in the first half.
Form guide
La Gloria de Boedo came in with 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Chaco For Ever came in with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Head-to-head
In the last meeting between La Gloria de Boedo and Chaco For Ever: 0 wins for La Gloria de Boedo, 0 draws and 1 for Chaco For Ever.
Line-ups
La Gloria de Boedo (4-4-2): Walter Hoffmann, Chino Negrete, Santino Vaccari, Omar Zorzi, José Ruffini, Bastian Brignoli, Daniel Colombo, Ramon Tévez, Xavier Aronica, Lucho Pereyra, León Bottura.
Chaco For Ever (4-4-2): Felipe Loiacono, Hugo Sartori, Máximo Garay, Lito Ferreyra, Enrique Puebla, Pocho Arbide, Julian Rosati, Rodolfo Zito, Federico Aramberri, Benjamín Arrillaga, Maicol Montenegro.
Where they stand
In Primera L - GBA Oeste, La Gloria de Boedo are in position 13 with 37 points; Chaco For Ever are in position 1 with 62 points. See the full table
Other results from matchday 10
About the clubs
La Gloria de Boedo, with 1,668 fans. Home ground: Estadio La Gloria de Boedo.
Chaco For Ever ("El Albinegro"), with 1,805 fans. Home ground: Dylan Brest.
Coming up
Next match for La Gloria de Boedo: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 01:00 GMT
Next match for Chaco For Ever: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 01:00 GMT
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