YOUTH TOURNAMENT
El Tradicional de Villa Lugano
0 - 1
Tigre del Bengala
Played on Thursday 29 October at 13:15 GMT at Estadio V.Lugano
⚽ 53' Benicio Simionato
🟨 15' Polaco Souto🟨 54' Tiago Salim🟨 82' Leonardo Maldonado
Possession: 61% - 39%
Match report
Tigre del Bengala won 1-0 away to El Tradicional de Villa Lugano in the Youth Tournament.
Form guide
El Tradicional de Villa LuganoDLDLW
El Tradicional de Villa Lugano came in with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Tigre del BengalaDLLDD
Tigre del Bengala came in with 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Head-to-head
In the last meeting between El Tradicional de Villa Lugano and Tigre del Bengala: 0 wins for El Tradicional de Villa Lugano, 0 draws and 1 for Tigre del Bengala.
Minute-by-minute commentary
1'With everyone fully switched on, the referee gets things going and the ball is rolling; the team want to set the tone. Nothing is settled yet.
3'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
4'The home side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out.
5'The home side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the away side from side to side.
8'Effort from a teammate on the edge of the box; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
9'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out.
11'Venomous through ball from Jeremías Sacchi; the away side were caught cold.
12'Leonardo Maldonado protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
13'Corner to the home side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil.
14'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
15'Polaco Souto went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
15'🟨 Fair booking: Polaco Souto was late and left a mark.
16'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
18'Kevin Abud plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
21'The home side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
23'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
26'The home side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner.
27'🎯 Kevin Abud carries the ball forward...
27'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
27'Scuffed shot from Kevin Abud; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
28'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. The away side are in a much better position after that.
36'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
38'Jeremías Beizama cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
42'Jeremías Sacchi thinks a step ahead and finds Pocho Salim in the hot zone. You can feel the tension from early on.
43'🎯 Polaco Souto runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
43'...hits it with his left foot...
43'Effort from a teammate from inside their own half; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The home side are in a much better position after that.
44'The away side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
49'Jeremías Sacchi slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
50'The away side turn defence into attack in the blink of an eye.
52'Gabi Wieczorek thinks a step ahead and finds Tiago Salim in the hot zone.
53'⚡ Benicio Simionato wins the ball in midfield...
53'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
53'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
53'...hits it with everything he has...
53'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Benicio Simionato puts it away, skimming across the turf. 0-1.
54'Tiago Salim goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul.
54'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
60'Lucca Zacchei plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
61'A teammate darts in behind and the defence is left trailing in the slipstream.
63'The away side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Nahue Vidaurre.
64'Misael Tartaglia arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument. The team are in a much better position after that.
65'🎯 Gabi Wieczorek carries the ball forward...
65'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
65'It fell perfectly for Gabi Wieczorek, who hit it with heart and boot. The fine details told.
66'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
70'Kevin Abud sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
78'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down by the corner flag.
79'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
82'Tactical foul from Leonardo Maldonado; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
82'🟨 Leonardo Maldonado earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
83'Gabi Wieczorek goes in hard right in front of the dugouts and the referee gives the foul.
84'Miguel Aldekoa strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
87'The home side put the game to sleep hugging the touchline, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
88'The home side were trying to thread it through, but Dylan Kaczmarek closed the door.
90'With tiredness written all over them, the end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football.
About the clubs
El Tradicional de Villa Lugano, founded in 1947, from the Villa Lugano neighbourhood, with 1,036 fans. Home ground: Estadio V.Lugano.
Tigre del Bengala, founded in 1947, from the Villa Urquiza neighbourhood, with 655 fans. Home ground: Estadio Tigre del Bengala.
Coming up
Next match for El Tradicional de Villa Lugano: vs su proximo rival — Saturday 31 October at 13:45 GMT
Next match for Tigre del Bengala: vs su proximo rival — Saturday 31 October at 13:30 GMT
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