YOUTH TOURNAMENT
Real Alcoholicos 99
0 - 1
Sportivo Villa Crespo Sur
Played on Saturday 24 October at 14:00 BST at Estadio F. Cristaldo
⚽ 52' Xavier Vidal
🟨 60' Xavier Vidal
Possession: 54% - 46%
Match report
Sportivo Villa Crespo Sur won 1-0 away to Real Alcoholicos 99 in the League.
Form guide
Real Alcoholicos 99WDWLD
Real Alcoholicos 99 came in with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Sportivo Villa Crespo SurWLDLL
Sportivo Villa Crespo Sur came in with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Head-to-head
In the last meeting between Real Alcoholicos 99 and Sportivo Villa Crespo Sur: 0 wins for Real Alcoholicos 99, 0 draws and 1 for Sportivo Villa Crespo Sur.
Minute-by-minute commentary
1'With both benches watching closely, opening seconds: the team keep it short, have a look and refuse to give anything away. The fine details told.
2'There's a feeling that the next mistake could prove very costly.
3'The home side plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
4'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
7'The home side turn defence into attack in the blink of an eye. This one could go either way.
8'The home side plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
11'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
12'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
13'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
14'Pedro Bengoechea fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. Adjustments are on the way.
15'The home side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
17'The home side takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos. The fine details told.
21'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
22'The away side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
26'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
28'The away side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the home side from side to side.
30'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
33'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
34'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
38'Marcos Berasategui went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle. The managers are already taking notes.
43'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
44'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
45'Mistake in the the away side build-up; the home side win it back and have space to hurt them.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, the players head for the dressing room with their heads full of instructions.
47'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
48'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
50'The away side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
52'⚡ Pedro Bengoechea surges down the wing dangerously...
52'...Pedro Bengoechea reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
52'...whips the cross into the box...
52'...Xavier Vidal beats the defender in the air...
52'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Xavier Vidal pokes it into the net, under the keeper's body. 0-1.
53'The away side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
57'Pedro Bengoechea darts in behind and Máximo Barbano plays the striker in with a superb ball. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
60'Xavier Vidal goes in hard on the edge of the box and the referee gives the foul.
60'🟨 Yellow card for Xavier Vidal; the referee draws the line.
67'The away side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
68'🎯 Enzo Gándara runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
68'...hits it with his left foot...
68'Enzo Gándara hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
72'Quick transition: Mati Vitale looks up and searches for the right pass. The away side are in a much better position after that.
74'Pass between the lines from Pedro Bengoechea; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
75'The the home side press bites from inside their own half; the away side start to lose their clarity.
82'The away side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Marcos Berasategui.
85'The home side move it about sensibly, with the home side as the side's compass.
87'Ramiro Benigni reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
88'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
90'With the last ball kicked, the team leave with strong feelings; the opponent will have a few things to look at.
About the clubs
Real Alcoholicos 99 ("El Verdugo de Zona Norte"), founded in 1952, from the San Martin neighbourhood, with 823 fans. Home ground: Estadio F. Cristaldo.
Sportivo Villa Crespo Sur, founded in 1952, from the Villa Crespo neighbourhood, with 664 fans. Home ground: Estadio Deportivo Del Sur.
Coming up
Next match for Real Alcoholicos 99: vs su proximo rival — Saturday 31 October at 13:30 GMT
Next match for Sportivo Villa Crespo Sur: vs su proximo rival — Saturday 31 October at 13:45 GMT
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