Villa Urquiza and Argentinos de Chacarita shared the points in a match that will be remembered for everything that did not happen. A goalless 0-0, with no shades, no goals, no spark to make people rise from their seats. Both sides came in with the same tactical idea: a balanced 4-4-2 that looked more like a non-aggression pact than a battle. The result was predictable before the referee even blew the whistle: a tight match, with no space, where possession became the only entertainment on offer. Villa Urquiza had the comfort of playing at home, but that was not enough to break down an away defence that knew how to shut up shop when needed.
Fede Kowalczyk, the home goalkeeper, twenty-five years old, had barely any trouble in his goal. His 7.1 rating reflects a competent display on an afternoon when Chacarita did not create any real danger. At the other end, Osvaldo Aizpurua, the experienced thirty-eight-year-old striker, tried in vain to lead the away attack; he picked up a yellow card for his impatience, a symptom of the frustration that ran through the Chacarita side. Lautaro Bottura, his attacking partner aged twenty-five, also failed to find the space to hurt them. At the back, Maxi Aizaga did his job at left-back for Villa Urquiza without letting the flank open up.
The goalless draw leaves both teams in a comfort zone but with no real progress in the fight for the top places. For Villa Urquiza, who played at home, it was a missed opportunity. For Argentinos de Chacarita, bringing a point back from enemy territory has something of an achievement about it, but little more. On matchday seven of Primera L de GBA Sur, this kind of match bores more than it relieves.
AD Villa Urquiza came in with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 4 matches.
Argentinos de Chacarita came in with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 3 matches.
In the last 2 meetings between AD Villa Urquiza and Argentinos de Chacarita: 0 wins for AD Villa Urquiza, 1 draw and 1 for Argentinos de Chacarita.
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AD Villa Urquiza (4-4-2): Fede Kowalczyk, Maxi Aizaga, Francisco Adamczyk, Nahue Pedraza, Vicente Friedman, Rodrigo Ughetti, Manuel Bechara, Nicolás Branca, Cayetano Sandoval, Hernán Fischer, Tadeo Calabretta.
Argentinos de Chacarita (4-4-2): Uriel Tellini, Joaco Tassinari, Xavier Visini, Leonardo Fernández, Gregorio Zunino, Camilo Zaffari, Diego Silvera, Rubén Ruiz, Cesar Molina, Osvaldo Aizpurua, Lautaro Bottura.
In Primera L - GBA Sur, AD Villa Urquiza are in position 10 with 38 points; Argentinos de Chacarita are in position 14 with 33 points. See the full table
AD Villa Urquiza, with 1,466 fans. Home ground: Estadio AD Villa Urquiza.
Argentinos de Chacarita, with 1,681 fans. Home ground: Estadio Argentinos de Chacarita.
Next match for AD Villa Urquiza: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 01:00 GMT
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