Villa Crespo Este took a win they could celebrate properly at General Güemes de Balvanera's ground, on an afternoon when the visitors carried out their plan with greater sharpness. The final 2-1 reflects a tight match, balanced in approach, but where efficiency ended up being the deciding factor. Both teams came out in a 4-4-2 formation and balanced mentality, which promised a fixture of similar tactics, and that was what was seen on the pitch over the ninety minutes.
The home side had their moment through Tomás Frutos, the central midfielder who scored the consolation goal with a rating of 7.2. Frutos was a constant presence in midfield, although it was not enough to prevent defeat for the Balvanera side. The visitors, meanwhile, found the key to dominating the vital areas in their central-midfield pairing. Ramiro Visini (7.6) and Leonardo Gutiérrez (7.2) were decisive: the eighteen-year-old youngster scored one of the goals that sealed the win, showing the maturity the scout from Villa Crespo Este spotted some time ago at a country pitch in Tandil. Lucio Guzmán too, the twenty-two-year-old right-back with a rating of 7.2, joined the celebrations with the other goal. On the left flank, the young Polaco Benítez (7.7) was a thorn in the side of the home defence, while Maxi Sotomayor completed a forward line that at times looked incisive.
General Güemes de Balvanera did not disappear, but they lacked that attacking extra to take anything positive at home. Villa Crespo Este pick up three vital points in the battle for the upper reaches of Primera L - GBA Oeste, while the Balvanera side will need to regroup quickly if they want to get into the fight.
General Güemes de Balvanera came in with 1 win, 3 draws and 0 defeats in their last 4 matches.
Club de Villa Crespo Este came in with 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 4 matches.
In the last meeting between General Güemes de Balvanera and Club de Villa Crespo Este: 0 wins for General Güemes de Balvanera, 1 draw and 0 for Club de Villa Crespo Este.
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General Güemes de Balvanera (4-4-2): Valentín Zerbi, Román Mejia, Leandro Vidale, Walter Escobar, Xavier Saade, Lucas Yáñez, Octavio Klein, Tomás Frutos, Camilo Arechaga, Máximo Rastelli, Gabriel Berman.
Club de Villa Crespo Este (4-4-2): Jeremías Lera, Polaco Benítez, Miguel Rossini, Ramon Veronese, Lucio Guzmán, Pichi De Luca, Leonardo Gutiérrez, Ramiro Visini, Nilo Funes, Maxi Sotomayor, Eduardo Ponce.
In Primera L - GBA Oeste, General Güemes de Balvanera are in position 11 with 39 points; Club de Villa Crespo Este are in position 9 with 42 points. See the full table
General Güemes de Balvanera, with 1,641 fans. Home ground: Estadio General Güemes de Balvanera.
Club de Villa Crespo Este, with 1,703 fans. Home ground: Estadio Club de Villa Crespo Este.
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