FRIENDLY
Roja Directa FC
2 - 1Club San Telmo
Played on Saturday 24 October at 20:00 BST at Estadio Roja Directa FC
⚽ 21' Seba Tello
⚽ 65' Julian Bardi
⚽ 81' Lautaro Andueza
🟨 20' Marcos Zorzi🟨 32' Noé Chamorro🟨 35' Nicolás Arena🟨 43' Gonzalo Mariño🟨 59' Javier Arrizabalaga🟨 84' Lautaro Andueza
Possession: 56% - 44%
191 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $392,025
191 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $392,025
Match report
Roja Directa FC beat Club San Telmo 2-1 in a friendly. Goals for Roja Directa FC: Tello, Bardi; for Club San Telmo: Andueza. The player of the match was Seba Tello (7.7).
Form guide
Roja Directa FCDLWLD
Roja Directa FC came in with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Club San TelmoLDLLW
Club San Telmo came in with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Line-ups
Roja Directa FC (4-4-2): Javier Arrizabalaga, Tito Zanardi, Nicolás Arena, Adriano Veronese, Ethan Garay, Seba Tello, Julian Bardi, Toto Salazar, Tadeo Ledesma, Bauti Sironi, Oliverio Aguilar.
Club San Telmo (4-3-3): Ramiro Quiroz, Rafael Valenzano, Federico Toledo, Silvio Tannous, Maxwell Álvarez, Lautaro Andueza, Bruno Ballarini, Agus Peñalva, Noé Chamorro, Marcos Zorzi, Gonzalo Mariño.
Minute-by-minute commentary
1'With a full-house atmosphere, first whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly with no messing about.
2'Pass between the lines from Rafael Valenzano; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
3'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
5'Bauti Sironi slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
9'The away side manage the ball patiently, shifting the home side from side to side. Adjustments are on the way.
13'Tito Zanardi cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
15'Interception by the away side down by the corner flag; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
16'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out.
19'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can. This one could go either way.
20'Marcos Zorzi went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
20'🟨 Marcos Zorzi goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
21'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Tadeo Ledesma stands over the ball...
21'...the wall lines up, Tadeo Ledesma eyes up the goal...
21'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
21'...Seba Tello appears between the centre-backs...
21'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Seba Tello makes no mistake, high, under the crossbar. 1-0.
22'The home side turn defence into attack in the blink of an eye.
23'The home side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the away side from side to side.
25'Marcos Zorzi goes in hard on the edge of the box and the referee gives the foul.
25'🟨🟥 Second yellow for Marcos Zorzi! The referee shows red and sends him for an early bath.
26'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
27'Federico Toledo plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
32'Noé Chamorro goes in hard in the final third and the referee gives the foul.
32'🟨 Noé Chamorro earns a booking for stopping a promising move. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
33'The the away side press bites from inside their own half; the home side start to lose their clarity.
35'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look. There's noise all around the ground.
35'🟨 Nicolás Arena protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
38'The away side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
43'Gonzalo Mariño went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
43'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
44'The home side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner. This one could go either way.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, end of the first half: the team and the opponent head in with plenty to fix.
48'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm.
49'🎯 Nicolás Arena carries the ball forward...
49'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
49'Nicolás Arena sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
52'The home side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
53'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
54'The home side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
57'The away side put the game to sleep right in front of the dugouts, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
59'Javier Arrizabalaga goes in hard through the middle and the referee gives the foul. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
59'🟨 Javier Arrizabalaga went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
60'Tadeo Ledesma goes in hard down the right and the referee gives the foul.
65'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
65'...Julian Bardi pounces on the gift...
65'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
65'...places it at the far post...
65'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Julian Bardi wheels away in celebration, low, along the ground. 2-0.
67'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
68'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. The crowd get it straight away.
69'The home side manage the ball with good sense, shifting the away side from side to side. The weather is playing its part.
70'The home side try to play out from the back, but the away side swarm all over them as a unit.
72'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass on the edge of the box.
74'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side.
78'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
81'⚡ Gonzalo Mariño plays it short to Lautaro Andueza...
81'...Lautaro Andueza returns it first time...
81'...Gonzalo Mariño completes the one-two and he's clean through...
81'...Lautaro Andueza shoots...
81'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Lautaro Andueza makes no mistake. 2-1.
84'Lautaro Andueza goes in hard between the lines and the referee gives the foul. The managers are already taking notes.
84'🟨 Lautaro Andueza earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others. The weather is playing its part.
About the clubs
Roja Directa FC, founded in 1952, from the Lanus neighbourhood, with 851 fans. Home ground: Estadio Roja Directa FC.
Club San Telmo, with 1,533 fans. Home ground: Estadio Club San Telmo.
Coming up
Next match for Roja Directa FC: vs su proximo rival — Saturday 31 October at 13:45 GMT
Next match for Club San Telmo: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 01:45 GMT
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