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Atlas de caseros
1 - 1General Sarmiento de Almagro
Played on Tuesday 27 October at 17:15 GMT at Plaza longo
⚽ 63' Hernán Bastianelli
⚽ 50' Franco Aldecoa
🟨 49' Gianluca Vives
Possession: 47% - 53%
184 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $211,284
184 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $211,284
Match report
Atlas de caseros and General Sarmiento de Almagro drew 1-1 in a friendly. Goals for Atlas de caseros: Bastianelli; for General Sarmiento de Almagro: Aldecoa. The star man was Hernán Bastianelli (7.3).
Form guide
Atlas de caserosDLDDW
Atlas de caseros came in with 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
General Sarmiento de AlmagroLLDDL
General Sarmiento de Almagro came in with 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Line-ups
Atlas de caseros (4-4-2): Faustino Bargnesi, Theo Boccaccio, Joaco De Luca, Esteban Guevara, Gianluca Vives, Diego Lombardi, Raúl Garay, Hernán Bastianelli, Seba Ferreyra, Giuliano González, Gastón Zacchei.
General Sarmiento de Almagro (4-4-2-DIAMOND): Rodrigo Bárcena, Loly Pinto, Milton Vecchi, Mauricio Bertini, Jeremías Mercado, Yair Molina, Maxwell Montoya, Franco Aldecoa, Ismael Hoyos, Kiki Bertolini, Ricardo Bonansea.
Minute-by-minute commentary
1'First whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly right on the edge. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
2'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side. This one could go either way.
3'Effort from a teammate between the lines; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. There'll be plenty to analyse.
4'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can. The next one could be decisive.
5'Joaco De Luca darts in behind and Diego Lombardi plays the striker in with a superb ball. The small details could decide this.
9'The away side put the game to sleep in behind the centre-back, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
10'🎯 Franco Aldecoa carries the ball forward...
10'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
10'Effort from a teammate hugging the touchline; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
11'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass out wide. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
12'The away side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
14'The home side put the game to sleep in behind the holding midfielder, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
15'Esteban Guevara collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
16'Effort from a teammate in the inside channel; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
21'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
22'🎯 Esteban Guevara carries the ball forward...
22'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
22'Esteban Guevara fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
26'🎯 Maxwell Montoya carries the ball forward...
26'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
26'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
29'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side. There'll be plenty to analyse.
34'Franco Aldecoa slips a delicious through ball to Ismael Hoyos, who is perfectly set.
35'🎯 Kiki Bertolini carries the ball forward...
35'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
35'Kiki Bertolini sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
36'Gastón Zacchei plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
39'The away side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
40'🎯 Ismael Hoyos carries the ball forward...
40'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
40'Effort from a teammate down by the corner flag; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The dressing room will have the final say.
46'A tight first half; nobody gave anything away and the game is still wide open.
48'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
49'Tactical foul from Gianluca Vives; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one. Now the ball will do the talking.
49'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
50'⚡ Mauricio Bertini surges down the wing dangerously...
50'...Mauricio Bertini reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
50'...whips the cross into the box...
50'...Franco Aldecoa beats the defender in the air...
50'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Franco Aldecoa smashes it home. 0-1.
51'It's end to end now; great for the neutral, heart-attack stuff for the managers.
52'Gianluca Vives slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. You can feel the tension in every yard.
53'🎯 Esteban Guevara runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
53'...hits it with his left foot...
53'Esteban Guevara tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
54'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
55'Mauricio Bertini slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
56'Yair Molina fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
57'The the home side defence is split open by a poor decision. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
58'A gift at the back from the away side; these are the ones you pay dearly for later. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
59'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
62'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. This game calls for calm heads.
63'⚡ Gianluca Vives surges down the wing dangerously...
63'...Gianluca Vives reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
63'...whips the cross into the box...
63'...Hernán Bastianelli beats the defender in the air...
63'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Up pops Hernán Bastianelli to score. 1-1.
66'The home side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
68'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can. There's noise all around the ground.
70'Giuliano González jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control. The story is only just beginning.
72'The home side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the away side from side to side.
75'🎯 Raúl Garay carries the ball forward...
75'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
75'Raúl Garay sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
81'Mauricio Bertini thinks a step ahead and finds Franco Aldecoa in the hot zone.
82'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
83'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
84'It's end to end now; great for the neutral, heart-attack stuff for the managers.
86'The away side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the home side from side to side.
88'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away. The margin for error is tiny.
90'With tiredness written all over them, the end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football. There'll be plenty to analyse.
About the clubs
Atlas de caseros ("El luchador incansable"), founded in 1962, from the Virrey del Pino neighbourhood, with 1,541 fans. Home ground: Plaza longo.
General Sarmiento de Almagro, with 1,570 fans. Home ground: Estadio General Sarmiento de Almagro.
Coming up
Next match for Atlas de caseros: vs su proximo rival — Saturday 31 October at 00:00 GMT
Next match for General Sarmiento de Almagro: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 01:00 GMT
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