Negro Bartoli scored the goal that could have made the difference in Flores, but Lucio Lima had the nous to level things up in what ended up being a balanced match, with not too many real flashes of excitement. N. Estrella Flores and Def. Caballito Oeste came with similar plans, both in 4-4-2 and balanced mentality, which pointed to a tight, tactical contest with very little space. And so it proved: a 1-1 that neatly reflects the reality of matchday 4 in Primera L in the western side of Greater Buenos Aires, where the teams know each other, give nothing away, and if you want to win you have to earn it through good judgement.
Bartoli, the thirty-year-old right-back, emerged as the least likely man to open the scoring. From defence he struck the goal that forced Caballito Oeste to rethink their strategy, but Lima was not slow to reply. The twenty-six-year-old striker, from Comodoro Rivadavia like several in this part of Argentine football, arrived with opportunism to restore parity. In midfield, Enzo Vidoni tried to steer things from central midfield with the judgement that comes with his thirty-four years, although his performance was below expectations. Samuel Zubeldía, the visitors' twenty-six-year-old centre-back, was involved going forward with an assist that showed Caballito had not come only to stop their opponents. Vidoni was booked for impatience; Lima also saw yellow for asking for more than the referee allowed.
The match left more questions than answers for both sides. N. Estrella Flores had the chance to hold back a visitor who took a valuable point from the pitch. For Caballito Oeste, there was the feeling that they could have won, although they also suffered. In the first round of this group, these tight draws are part of the fare. What comes next is to see whether either side can work out how to start picking up three points at a time.
Barrio ferrer came in with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 3 matches.
Defensores de jardin came in with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 2 matches.
In the last 2 meetings between Barrio ferrer and Defensores de jardin: 0 wins for Barrio ferrer, 0 draws and 2 for Defensores de jardin.
Barrio ferrer (4-4-2): Yamil Zindato, Edu Zampedri, Thiago Jiménez, Joel Moya, Gianluca Vives, Adrián Haddad, Claudio Altzaga, Enzo Vidoni, Negro Bartoli, Raúl Retegui, Marcelo Zappa.
Defensores de jardin (4-4-2): Leonardo Egea, Luis Bartolozzi, Claudio Egea, Samuel Zubeldía, Santiago Lipari, Bautista Borinaga, Jesús Gándara, Joaquín Szymanski, Ronaldo Egea, Lucio Lima, Bauti Rivero.
In Primera L - GBA Oeste, Barrio ferrer are in position 14 with 30 points; Defensores de jardin are in position 6 with 42 points. See the full table
Barrio ferrer ("Los ratones"), with 1,595 fans. Home ground: Anti policia.
Defensores de jardin ("La banda del campo"), with 1,493 fans. Home ground: TOMAS GB.
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