YOUTH TOURNAMENT
Defensores de Munro
3 - 2
Sportivo Nuñez
Played on Saturday 24 October at 14:30 BST at Estadio Duncan Munro
⚽ 34' Ricardo Bonaccorsi
⚽ 79' Maximiliano Ballarini
⚽ 87' Yair Varisco
⚽ 50' Maxwell Zacarías
⚽ 62' Francisco Trevisan
🟨 12' Ramiro Ayub🟨 31' Mateo Toledo🟨 49' Yair Varisco🟨 54' Gerónimo Arana🟨 61' Diogo Arnaldi🟨 82' Gerardo Meneses
Possession: 55% - 45%
Match report
Defensores de Munro beat Sportivo Nuñez 3-2 in the League.
Form guide
Defensores de MunroDWDWW
Defensores de Munro came in with 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Sportivo NuñezLWWWD
Sportivo Nuñez came in with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Head-to-head
In the last meeting between Defensores de Munro and Sportivo Nuñez: 0 wins for Defensores de Munro, 0 draws and 1 for Sportivo Nuñez.
Minute-by-minute commentary
1'A lively start: the team press high and the opponent try not to give it away. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
6'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
12'Ramiro Ayub goes in hard around the D and the referee gives the foul. There's still a game on here.
12'🟨 Ramiro Ayub protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
13'The player floats the corner beyond everyone and the defender arrives at the back post.
14'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can.
15'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
19'The home side press high and don't give the away side room to breathe. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
23'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
25'Yair Varisco slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. Nothing is settled yet.
26'Tobías Jankowski fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
30'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
31'Mateo Toledo goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul.
31'🟨 Mateo Toledo earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
34'⚡ Ricardo Bonaccorsi picks up the ball a long way from goal...
34'...nobody closes him down...
34'...shapes to shoot...
34'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
34'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Ricardo Bonaccorsi makes no mistake. 1-0.
37'Diogo Arnaldi cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
40'Ángel Zanetti jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control. The away side are in a much better position after that.
41'Lautaro Mazza slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
43'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats.
46'A tight first half; nobody gave anything away and the game is still wide open.
47'Kiki Lara goes in hard in behind the centre-back and the referee gives the foul.
49'Yair Varisco goes in hard down the left and the referee gives the foul.
49'🟨 Yair Varisco goes into the book; the next one could prove costly. The second half promises a different story.
50'⚡ Gerónimo Arana surges down the wing dangerously...
50'...Gerónimo Arana reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
50'...whips the cross into the box...
50'...Maxwell Zacarías beats the defender in the air...
50'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Maxwell Zacarías smashes it home. 1-1.
53'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side.
54'Gerónimo Arana goes in hard in the final third and the referee gives the foul.
54'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
55'🎯 Maximiliano Ballarini carries the ball forward...
55'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
55'Maximiliano Ballarini unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
56'Mistake in the the away side build-up; the home side win it back and have space to hurt them.
59'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
60'The away side move it about sensibly, with Lucio González as the side's compass.
61'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous. The fine details told.
61'🟨 Diogo Arnaldi earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
62'⚡ Francisco Trevisan wins the ball in midfield...
62'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
62'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
62'...hits it with everything he has...
62'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Francisco Trevisan roars with delight, right in the top bins. 1-2.
64'🎯 Ricardo Bonaccorsi carries the ball forward...
64'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
64'Scuffed shot from Ricardo Bonaccorsi; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
65'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side. The away side are in a much better position after that.
66'The away side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the home side from side to side.
67'The away side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner.
68'The effort from Ramiro Ayub goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate. The opponent have to respond now.
69'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
71'🎯 Mariano Bonomi carries the ball forward...
71'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
71'Effort from a teammate in the inside channel; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
72'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
75'The home side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
76'Diogo Arnaldi takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos. The league table is starting to do its sums.
78'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side. The story is only just beginning.
79'⚡ Yair Varisco wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
79'...the counter is lethal, Yair Varisco runs the length of the pitch...
79'...slips in Maximiliano Ballarini, who has arrived through the middle...
79'...Maximiliano Ballarini finishes first time...
79'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Maximiliano Ballarini smashes it home. 2-2.
81'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long. You can feel the tension from early on.
82'Gerardo Meneses arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
82'🟨 Gerardo Meneses goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
83'Pocho Vivanco fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. The small details could decide this.
87'⚡ Gabi Turi lifts his head in midfield...
87'...plays Yair Varisco in with a sublime pass...
87'...Yair Varisco takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
87'...drives it across the keeper...
87'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Up pops Yair Varisco to score. 3-2.
89'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
90'With the last ball kicked, the referee brings it to a close and the ground responds with applause mixed with murmurs.
About the clubs
Defensores de Munro, founded in 1924, from the Munro neighbourhood, with 1,401 fans. Home ground: Estadio Duncan Munro.
Sportivo Nuñez, founded in 1923, from the Nuñez neighbourhood, with 16,220 fans. Home ground: Estadio Nuñez.
Coming up
Next match for Defensores de Munro: vs su proximo rival — Saturday 31 October at 13:30 GMT
Next match for Sportivo Nuñez: vs su proximo rival — Saturday 31 October at 13:15 GMT
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