Sportivo Once Sur beat Reservas Floresta 2-1 in a match that gave nothing away, with both sides managing their spells with caution and without taking any great risks. The home side prevailed in La Matanza with the relative fairness that comes with any win in a tight contest, where the result might have been different had the visitors made better use of their chances in the second half. Each side's 4-4-2 shape sealed a contest without major tactical imbalances, just a matter of efficiency in attack and defensive solidity.
Manuel Belmonte, the 37-year-old goalkeeper from Mendoza, produced a solid performance between the posts for the home side with a rating of 7.5, coming through key moments when Reservas Floresta were pressing. At the back, Kevin Saavedra and Lucio Aranguren formed the centre-back pairing, the former with good reading of the game and the Brazilian anticipating intelligently; Aranguren picked up a booking but stayed in the match. In midfield, Cristian Iturbe, the 20-year-old from Mendoza with his 7.7 rating, was the heart of Once Sur, moving the ball with judgement and winning every ball. Joaco Pollini added energy down the left wing with a constant presence. Lito Ferreyra, the centre-back for Reservas Floresta, pulled one back with a goal that kept the visitors in the contest, but it was not enough for a fair draw that perhaps would have been more even. The home side took all three points on a day when experience and composure proved to be the difference in a division where the details are costly. For Once Sur, picking up points on the seventh matchday keeps them in the qualification places; for Floresta, there is the feeling of a match they could have lost, and did.
Sportivo Once Sur came in with 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Chaco For Ever came in with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
In the last meeting between Sportivo Once Sur and Chaco For Ever: 1 win for Sportivo Once Sur, 0 draws and 0 for Chaco For Ever.
Sportivo Once Sur (4-4-2): Manuel Belmonte, Joaco Pollini, Lucio Aranguren, Kevin Saavedra, Mario Arce, Pichi González, Jorge Bonincontro, Cristian Iturbe, Nilo Rodríguez, Walter Bonaventura, Silvio Merlo.
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.
In Primera L - GBA Oeste, Sportivo Once Sur are in position 3 with 46 points; Chaco For Ever are in position 1 with 62 points. See the full table
Sportivo Once Sur, with 1,783 fans. Home ground: Estadio Sportivo Once Sur.
Chaco For Ever ("El Albinegro"), with 1,805 fans. Home ground: Dylan Brest.
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