YOUTH TOURNAMENT
Sportivo La Boca
1 - 0
Sportivo Vicente López Norte
Played on Saturday 24 October at 14:15 BST at Estadio La Boca
⚽ 62' Horacio Rotondo
🟥 72' Vidal Vianello🟨 59' Rodrigo Brogli🟨 60' Pipa Zunino🟨 71' Iñaki Avallone
Possession: 56% - 44%
Match report
Sportivo La Boca beat Sportivo Vicente López Norte 1-0 in the League.
Form guide
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Sportivo La Boca came in with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
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Sportivo Vicente López Norte came in with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Head-to-head
In the last meeting between Sportivo La Boca and Sportivo Vicente López Norte: 0 wins for Sportivo La Boca, 1 draw and 0 for Sportivo Vicente López Norte.
Minute-by-minute commentary
1'With the stadium roaring, first whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly patiently. The managers are already taking notes.
3'Corner to the away side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil.
4'🎯 Vidal Vianello runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
4'...hits it with his left foot...
4'Effort from a teammate down the right; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
8'Gabi Szymanski slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
9'The player floats the corner beyond everyone and the defender arrives at the back post.
10'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the home side are rushed.
11'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
13'The home side were trying to thread it through, but Máximo Rubio closed the door.
14'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. Nobody wants to give anything away.
16'Máximo Rubio darts in behind and Pipa Zunino plays the striker in with a superb ball.
17'Inswinging corner from the away side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone.
18'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
19'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
20'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
21'Máximo Rubio went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
23'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
24'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side.
25'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed.
26'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side. There'll be plenty to analyse.
30'The away side put the game to sleep right in front of the dugouts, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
32'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
35'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
38'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box.
39'The the away side press bites in the danger zone; the home side start to lose their clarity.
41'Máximo Rubio takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
46'Whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come.
47'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
48'Corner to the away side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil. The dressing room will have the final say.
49'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
49'🎯 Facundo Peralta carries the ball forward...
49'Effort from a teammate from inside their own half; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The fine details told.
51'The opponent waste time, catch their breath and try to kill the momentum.
53'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
54'The away side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The next one could be decisive.
55'The away side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Pipa Zunino.
56'Máximo Rubio hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
58'Simón Marichal collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
59'Tactical foul from Rodrigo Brogli; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
59'🟨 Rodrigo Brogli earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
60'Pipa Zunino arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
60'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
61'Corner to the home side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil.
62'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
62'...Horacio Rotondo pounces on the gift...
62'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
62'...places it at the far post...
62'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Horacio Rotondo puts it away. 1-0.
63'Néstor Arce cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
65'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows. The away side have to respond now.
68'Pichi Zaccaro thinks a step ahead and finds Gabi Szymanski in the hot zone.
69'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
69'🟨🟥 Second yellow for Pipa Zunino! The referee shows red and sends him for an early bath.
70'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm.
71'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue. The second half promises a different story.
71'🟨 Iñaki Avallone protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
72'Vidal Vianello goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul.
72'🟥 🟥 STRAIGHT RED! Vidal Vianello is sent off for a reckless challenge. His side are down to ten.
73'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
75'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
77'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
78'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass through the middle.
79'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
80'The home side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the away side from side to side.
81'Interception by the away side around the D; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
86'Facundo Peralta plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
89'The home side press high and don't give the away side room to breathe.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, the end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football.
About the clubs
Sportivo La Boca, founded in 1923, from the La Boca neighbourhood, with 4,431 fans. Home ground: Estadio La Boca.
Sportivo Vicente López Norte, founded in 1967, from the Vicente López neighbourhood, with 553 fans. Home ground: Estadio Sportivo Vicente López Norte.
Coming up
Next match for Sportivo La Boca: vs su proximo rival — Saturday 31 October at 13:45 GMT
Next match for Sportivo Vicente López Norte: vs su proximo rival — Saturday 31 October at 13:45 GMT
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