YOUTH TOURNAMENT
Defensores de Ensenada
0 - 0Sportivo Río Cuarto
Played on Thursday 29 October at 13:30 GMT at Estadio Ensenada
Possession: 49% - 51%
Match report
Defensores de Ensenada and Sportivo Río Cuarto drew 0-0 in the Youth Tournament. There were no goals.
Form guide
Defensores de EnsenadaLLWWW
Defensores de Ensenada came in with 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Sportivo Río CuartoDWLDL
Sportivo Río Cuarto came in with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Head-to-head
In the last meeting between Defensores de Ensenada and Sportivo Río Cuarto: 1 win for Defensores de Ensenada, 0 draws and 0 for Sportivo Río Cuarto.
Minute-by-minute commentary
1'With the stadium roaring, we're up and running, and it already has that big Saturday, full-house feel to it.
3'Lucho Ibarra slips a delicious through ball to Fabián Berasaluce, who is perfectly set.
4'It fell perfectly for Dylan Segre, who hit it with heart and boot. There's noise all around the ground.
10'The home side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
11'Uriel Vidale goes in hard right in front of the dugouts and the referee gives the foul.
12'Effort from a teammate around the D; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
15'🎯 Gerardo Lorca carries the ball forward...
15'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
15'Gerardo Lorca fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
19'The home side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the away side from side to side.
20'🎯 Fabián Berasaluce runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
20'...hits it with his left foot...
20'The effort from Fabián Berasaluce goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
21'The away side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the home side from side to side.
22'Renzo Toninelli plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
23'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
24'The the home side press bites in behind the holding midfielder; the away side start to lose their clarity.
26'The home side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the away side from side to side.
27'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side.
29'Ciro Sotomayor plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
34'Horacio Zuccarelli accelerates out wide and the counter starts to take shape.
35'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
37'The effort from Horacio Zuccarelli goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
38'The home side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
39'The home side move it about sensibly, with Nicolás Costa as the side's compass.
40'Ciro Sotomayor goes in hard through the middle and the referee gives the foul.
41'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the home side are rushed.
43'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
45'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
46'After a hard-working first half, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
51'Lucho Ibarra cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen. The managers are already taking notes.
52'The home side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
53'Renzo Toninelli goes in hard around the D and the referee gives the foul.
54'Maxi Iglesias goes in hard down the left and the referee gives the foul. The team are in a much better position after that.
55'Horacio Zuccarelli goes in hard in behind the holding midfielder and the referee gives the foul.
56'The home side were trying to thread it through, but Gerardo Lorca closed the door. The small details could decide this.
60'Quick transition: Lucho Ibarra looks up and searches for the right pass.
62'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
64'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
71'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
76'The home side manage the ball with first-time touches, shifting the away side from side to side.
78'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
80'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
81'Lucho Ibarra goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul. The story is only just beginning.
82'The away side were trying to thread it through, but Lucho Ibarra closed the door.
83'The home side put the game to sleep hugging the touchline, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
84'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
85'The the away side press bites around the D; the home side start to lose their clarity.
89'The opponent get compact, check the clock and are happy to suffer in an organised way.
90'With no margin left at all, full-time in a heated atmosphere; the players shake hands and the coaching staff are already thinking about what's next.
About the clubs
Defensores de Ensenada, founded in 1923, from the Ensenada neighbourhood, with 26,003 fans. Home ground: Estadio Ensenada.
Sportivo Río Cuarto, founded in 1923, from the Río Cuarto neighbourhood, with 1,625 fans. Home ground: Estadio Sportivo Río Cuarto.
Coming up
Next match for Defensores de Ensenada: vs su proximo rival — Saturday 31 October at 13:45 GMT
Next match for Sportivo Río Cuarto: vs su proximo rival — Saturday 31 October at 13:15 GMT
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