Prov. Almagro
1 - 0
Sportivo Flores Norte
1,404 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $1,786,500
Match report
Prov. Almagro ground out a narrow victory against Sportivo Flores Norte in a match where both sides set out with the same plan, but one carried it out better. The final 1-0 sums up a Primera I matchday in the GBA Norte area where no space was given away, where mistakes were punished, and where patience beat haste. Pocho Becker, the 31-year-old left winger who arrived at the club almost by chance more than a decade ago, was the one who settled the matter. The Rosario-born man scored the goal that buried the visitors' hopes in a tight match where Prov. Almagro knew how to defend with organisation and attack with purpose.
Sportivo Flores Norte were not bad. Axel Aldunate, the left-sided midfielder who had his first opportunities on dirt pitches, kept things tidy in his team’s play. Vidal Filippa, the Comodoro-born right winger, tried to create danger down his flank. Manuel Saavedra, the 20-year-old left-back, did his job. The problem was that Prov. Almagro had the better arguments when it mattered most. Adrián León, the home side’s youngest centre-back, provided an assist in an action where he showed the calm on the ball that has defined him since joining the club. Mateo Friedman, in central midfield, or more precisely Friedman, won the match in the tackling. Mati Pellegrini and Fede Tassinari, the Almagro full-backs, got the job done without alarms. The yellow cards shared between Friedman, Pellegrini and Tassinari speak of a gritty match, full-blooded and physical, one of those duels where nobody gives up territory for free.
For Prov. Almagro, a win that keeps them in the race in the group. For Sportivo Flores Norte, the task remains to keep banking points away from home, where these tight encounters are lost by fine margins. Becker sealed a deserved win on an afternoon where the football was sparing but effective.
Form guide
Prov. Almagro came in with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Sportivo Flores Norte came in with 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Head-to-head
In the last meeting between Prov. Almagro and Sportivo Flores Norte: 0 wins for Prov. Almagro, 0 draws and 1 for Sportivo Flores Norte.
Line-ups
Prov. Almagro (4-4-2): Simón Zarate, Mati Pellegrini, Adrián León, Pichu Feldman, Fede Tassinari, Pocho Becker, Tobías Liebman, Mateo Friedman, Martín Arias, Yago Ortiz, Benjamín Tévez.
Sportivo Flores Norte (4-4-2): Adolfo Bengoetxea, Manuel Saavedra, Ethan Rainoldi, Andrés Falcón, Iván Camargo, Axel Aldunate, Brian Ferrari, Edu Villagra, Vidal Filippa, Valentín Silva, Tito Bettega.
Where they stand
In Primera I - GBA Norte, Prov. Almagro are in position 1 with 62 points; Sportivo Flores Norte are in position 10 with 39 points. See the full table
Other results from matchday 6
About the clubs
Prov. Almagro, with 1,534 fans. Home ground: Estadio Prov. Almagro.
Sportivo Flores Norte, with 1,695 fans. Home ground: Estadio Sportivo Flores Norte.
Coming up
Next match for Prov. Almagro: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 00:30 GMT
Next match for Sportivo Flores Norte: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 00:45 GMT
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