ELDT CUP
Prov. Barracas0 - 3
MCD
Played on Wednesday 28 October at 00:00 GMT at Estadio Prov. Barracas
⚽ 7' Tadeo Parra
⚽ 80' Alejandro Pessina
⚽ 84' Lito Rinaldi
🟨 74' Rafael Echeverría
Possession: 44% - 56%
1,670 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $2,758,350
1,670 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $2,758,350
Match report
MCD won the match 3-0 away to Prov. Barracas in the ELDT D Cup (Quarter-finals). Goals for MCD: Parra, Rinaldi, Pessina. The player of the match was Tadeo Parra (7.7).
Form guide
Prov. BarracasLDWLD
Prov. Barracas came in with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
MCDWLWWL
MCD came in with 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Line-ups
Prov. Barracas (4-3-3): Pablo Zecchi, Rafael Echeverría, Oscar Avallone, Maxi Verde, Theo Verdi, Maximiliano Granado, Damian Mariño, Octavio Rivero, Maxwell Tellini, Cesar Souto, Enzo Torres.
MCD (4-4-2-DIAMOND): Lorenzo Barba, Yoel Basili, Sandro Velez, Sandro Mira, Tadeo Parra, Nilo Greco, Rubén Villar, Maximiliano Caetani, Walter Ricci, Lito Rinaldi, Alejandro Pessina.
Minute-by-minute commentary
1'With a full-house atmosphere, first whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly with first-time touches.
3'The home side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
6'The away side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the home side from side to side.
7'⚡ Tadeo Parra wins the ball in midfield...
7'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
7'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
7'...hits it with everything he has...
7'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Tadeo Parra pokes it into the net, into the top corner, unstoppable for the keeper. 0-1.
10'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass right in front of the dugouts. The small details could decide this.
11'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
14'Venomous through ball from Cesar Souto; the away side were caught cold. There's noise all around the ground.
15'Tadeo Parra jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
16'Alejandro Pessina slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
18'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
20'The the home side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
29'The home side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
33'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous. You can feel the tension in every yard.
34'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch.
35'Nilo Greco reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt. You can feel the tension in every yard.
37'The away side move it about sensibly, with Walter Ricci as the side's compass. Nobody wants to give anything away.
39'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can.
40'Enzo Torres jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
44'The away side move it about sensibly, with Yoel Basili as the side's compass. There's still a game on here.
45'The the home side press bites in behind the centre-back; the away side start to lose their clarity. It's being played with gritted teeth.
46'With plenty to put right, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
48'Oscar Avallone plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
51'The away side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the home side from side to side. The league table is starting to do its sums.
53'The away side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
55'Tactical foul from Theo Verdi; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
57'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed.
61'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down the right.
64'🎯 Maximiliano Caetani carries the ball forward...
64'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
64'Maximiliano Caetani tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction. The margin for error is tiny.
65'The home side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the away side from side to side. The home side are in a much better position after that.
67'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
70'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
74'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous. The second half promises a different story.
74'🟨 Rafael Echeverría goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
76'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass out wide. Now the ball will do the talking.
77'The away side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The margin for error is tiny.
80'⚡ Walter Ricci plays it short to Alejandro Pessina...
80'...Alejandro Pessina returns it first time...
80'...Walter Ricci completes the one-two and he's clean through...
80'...Alejandro Pessina shoots...
80'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Up pops Alejandro Pessina to score, over the keeper, a delightful chip. 0-2.
83'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
84'⚡ Nilo Greco wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
84'...the counter is lethal, Nilo Greco runs the length of the pitch...
84'...slips in Lito Rinaldi, who has arrived through the middle...
84'...Lito Rinaldi finishes first time...
84'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Lito Rinaldi pokes it into the net. 0-3.
87'Interception by the home side around the D; good pressure and even better reading of the game. The league table is starting to do its sums.
90'With tiredness written all over them, that's the end of the match; now it's down to the table, the dressing room and some self-reflection. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
About the clubs
Prov. Barracas, with 1,698 fans. Home ground: Estadio Prov. Barracas.
MCD, founded in 1947, from the Lanús neighbourhood, with 16,774 fans. Home ground: La Fortaleza.
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