Federación Pompeya and Reservas Floresta shared the points in a match that had everything: goals, pace, and the constant sense that neither side quite believed what it was doing. The 2-2 draw on matchday 4 of Primera L in GBA Oeste reflected that well: two teams with similar setups, both in 4-4-2, who chose not to hide but not to make anything clear either. The home side went in at the break convinced they were on top, but Floresta reminded them at the end that matches last ninety minutes.
Lucas Baragiola scored an important goal for Pompeya, the 24-year-old central midfielder who arrived from Comodoro Rivadavia and who last night had a rating of 7.2 thanks to that strike. Seba Soriano, his partner in defence, also found the net. At the other end, Rodolfo Zito, the experienced 34-year-old central midfielder nicknamed "el Zurdo de Merlo", scored one to keep Floresta alive. Benjamín Arrillaga completed the visitors' tally with another goal that left him on 7.2 in the record. Enrique Puebla and Pocho Arbide were the architects: the right-back provided assists, while the 37-year-old left winger picked up a booking but did his job in defence.
The point works for both, though for different reasons. Pompeya salvaged a result that could have been worse given how their rivals from Floresta had been coming on. Reservas leave the stadium with the feeling that they left points out on the pitch, especially because in amateur football every matchday counts. Two evenly matched teams, two squads with hunger, a match that produced no winner but no clear loser either. That is west zone football this season.
Club A Sac came in with 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 3 matches.
Chaco For Ever came in with 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 3 matches.
In the last meeting between Club A Sac and Chaco For Ever: 0 wins for Club A Sac, 1 draw and 0 for Chaco For Ever.
Club A Sac (4-4-2): Giuliano Bernardini, Ignacio Branca, Gerardo Becker, Samuel Miguens, Seba Soriano, Nene Bartolini, Lucas Baragiola, Zaid Forni, Dylan Milos, Ricardo Bauer, Pocho Tronci.
Chaco For Ever (4-4-2): Felipe Loiacono, Hugo Sartori, Máximo Garay, Lito Ferreyra, Enrique Puebla, Pocho Arbide, Julian Rosati, Rodolfo Zito, Federico Aramberri, Benjamín Arrillaga, Maicol Montenegro.
In Primera L - GBA Oeste, Club A Sac are in position 15 with 28 points; Chaco For Ever are in position 1 with 62 points. See the full table
Club A Sac ("A por ellos"), with 1,994 fans. Home ground: A Sac Stadium.
Chaco For Ever ("El Albinegro"), with 1,805 fans. Home ground: Dylan Brest.
Next match for Club A Sac: vs su proximo rival — Friday 30 October at 19:00 GMT
Next match for Chaco For Ever: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 01:00 GMT
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