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CJ Aurora de Caballito1 - 1
Soldados Mancos F.C.
Played on Thursday 29 October at 16:30 GMT at Estadio Caballito
⚽ 10' Ronaldo Battaglia
⚽ 56' Simón Arestizabal
🟨 85' Gregorio Castellanos
Possession: 45% - 55%
243 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $495,346
243 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $495,346
Match report
CJ Aurora de Caballito and Soldados Mancos F.C. drew 1-1 in a friendly. Goals for CJ Aurora de Caballito: Battaglia; for Soldados Mancos F.C.: Arestizabal. The man of the match was Ronaldo Battaglia (7.5).
Form guide
CJ Aurora de CaballitoWDWDL
CJ Aurora de Caballito came in with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Soldados Mancos F.C.WWWWW
Soldados Mancos F.C. came in with 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Line-ups
CJ Aurora de Caballito (3-4-3): Ronaldo Marín, Alexis Storti, Santino Barbano, Gregorio Castellanos, Ronaldo Battaglia, Bruno Zilli, Pichu Astiz, Gregorio Vassalli, Mirko Beltrami, Nilo Baldelli, Samuel Guzmán.
Soldados Mancos F.C. (4-3-3-FALSE9): Dante Toninelli, Jeremías Arratia, Xavier Bocchini, Antonio Pereyra, Joaco Bisi, Camilo Doval, Axel Berriozabal, Mirko Pavlovic, Simón Arestizabal, Uriel Saéz, Aaron Colombo.
Minute-by-minute commentary
1'After the final team talk, a lively start: the team press high and the opponent try not to give it away.
2'Pichu Astiz slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. There's a lot riding on this.
3'The home side try to play out from the back, but the away side swarm all over them as a unit. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
4'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently. The managers are already taking notes.
6'Axel Berriozabal threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the away side.
7'The home side press high and don't give the away side room to breathe. Adjustments are on the way.
8'The home side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the away side from side to side.
10'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
10'...Ronaldo Battaglia pounces on the gift...
10'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
10'...places it at the far post...
10'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Up pops Ronaldo Battaglia to score. 1-0.
11'The away side move it about sensibly, with Mirko Pavlovic as the side's compass.
12'The the home side press bites on the edge of the box; the away side start to lose their clarity.
13'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive.
17'🎯 Aaron Colombo carries the ball forward...
17'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
17'Aaron Colombo fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
20'The away side manage the ball with neat short passing, shifting the home side from side to side. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
22'Mistake in the the home side build-up; the away side win it back and have space to hurt them. The dressing room will have the final say.
25'🎯 Joaco Bisi runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
25'...hits it with his left foot...
25'Effort from a teammate out wide; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
27'There's a feeling that the next mistake could prove very costly.
28'The away side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
29'The away side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
36'Xavier Bocchini fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. Nothing is settled yet.
37'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity. The small details could decide this.
39'The away side manage the ball with neat short passing, shifting the home side from side to side.
40'Santino Barbano accelerates down by the corner flag and the counter starts to take shape.
42'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out.
46'After a hard-working first half, the first half comes to an end; a hard-fought game, all fine details and narrow margins.
48'Antonio Pereyra tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
49'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side. The second half promises a different story.
50'Alexis Storti darts in behind and Nilo Baldelli plays the striker in with a superb ball.
51'Camilo Doval jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control. The margin for error is tiny.
52'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. The next one could be decisive.
56'⚡ Mirko Pavlovic plays it short to Simón Arestizabal...
56'...Simón Arestizabal returns it first time...
56'...Mirko Pavlovic completes the one-two and he's clean through...
56'...Simón Arestizabal shoots...
56'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Simón Arestizabal smashes it home, into the top corner, unstoppable for the keeper. 1-1.
57'Pichu Astiz darts in behind and Samuel Guzmán plays the striker in with a superb ball.
58'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
60'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass through the middle. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
67'The away side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
71'🎯 Xavier Bocchini carries the ball forward...
71'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
71'Xavier Bocchini sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
73'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass through the middle.
77'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas.
78'Axel Berriozabal slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
82'The home side move it about sensibly, with Mirko Beltrami as the side's compass.
83'The home side try to play out from the back, but the away side swarm all over them as a unit.
84'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
85'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
85'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
87'Effort from a teammate out wide; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. There's noise all around the ground.
90'After ninety intense minutes, final whistle: the ninety-minute drama is over.
About the clubs
CJ Aurora de Caballito, with 1,570 fans. Home ground: Estadio Caballito.
Soldados Mancos F.C. ("EL VERDUGO DEL ASCENSO"), founded in 1947, from the San Martín neighbourhood, with 33,819 fans. Home ground: EL MANCO STADIUM.
Coming up
Next match for CJ Aurora de Caballito: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 02:15 GMT
Next match for Soldados Mancos F.C.: vs su proximo rival — Friday 30 October at 17:00 GMT
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