YOUTH TOURNAMENT
Defensores de Adrogué
1 - 1
Defensores de Versalles
Played on Saturday 24 October at 14:30 BST at Estadio Adrogué
⚽ 61' Alejandro Goldenberg
⚽ 52' Yair Castellano
🟨 73' Elías Bechara
Possession: 57% - 43%
Match report
Defensores de Adrogué and Defensores de Versalles drew 1-1 in the League.
Form guide
Defensores de AdroguéDLLLD
Defensores de Adrogué came in with 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Defensores de VersallesWLLLL
Defensores de Versalles came in with 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Head-to-head
In the last meeting between Defensores de Adrogué and Defensores de Versalles: 1 win for Defensores de Adrogué, 0 draws and 0 for Defensores de Versalles.
Minute-by-minute commentary
1'We're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim from inside their own half. Adjustments are on the way.
3'The the away side press bites down the right; the home side start to lose their clarity. You can feel the tension in every yard.
4'The away side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the home side from side to side.
5'The home side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
8'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
11'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently. The margin for error is tiny.
12'Cesar Bergman goes in hard through the middle and the referee gives the foul.
13'Luciano Saavedra arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
16'The home side move it about sensibly, with Jesús Quintero as the side's compass.
18'Deft touch from Cesar Bergman: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
21'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in the danger zone.
22'It's end to end now; great for the neutral, heart-attack stuff for the managers.
23'Luciano Saavedra takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos. The next one could be decisive.
24'The home side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Luciano Saavedra.
27'Yair Castellano takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
29'The home side put the game to sleep in behind the centre-back, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
31'The the away side press bites down the left; the home side start to lose their clarity.
34'Máximo Arbeloa cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
35'The home side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the away side from side to side.
37'Ciro Souto goes in hard from inside their own half and the referee gives the foul.
39'The away side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
43'The home side move it about sensibly, with Simón Romá as the side's compass.
44'Alejandro Goldenberg thinks a step ahead and finds Máximo Arbeloa in the hot zone.
46'After a hard-working first half, whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come. There'll be plenty to analyse.
47'Venomous through ball from Tano Bonomi; the away side were caught cold. It's being played with gritted teeth.
48'Inswinging corner from the home side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone.
49'🎯 Galo Buffoli runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
49'...hits it with his left foot...
49'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
50'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
51'Ciro Souto darts in behind and Nahue Kowalczyk plays the striker in with a superb ball.
52'⚡ Yair Castellano wins the ball in midfield...
52'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
52'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
52'...hits it with everything he has...
52'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Yair Castellano smashes it home. 0-1.
55'Elías Bechara thinks a step ahead and finds Jesús Cabrera in the hot zone.
58'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
60'The home side pile bodies into the box; this smells dangerous.
61'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
61'...Alejandro Goldenberg pounces on the gift...
61'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
61'...places it at the far post...
61'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Up pops Alejandro Goldenberg to score, into the top corner, unstoppable for the keeper. 1-1.
63'Deft touch from Yair Castellano: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on. The story is only just beginning.
67'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
73'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
73'🟨 Elías Bechara went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
74'The home side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the away side from side to side.
75'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
80'The opponent waste time, catch their breath and try to kill the momentum.
81'Nahue Kowalczyk takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
84'The home side move it about sensibly, with Tano Bonomi as the side's compass.
85'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
86'🎯 Simón Romá carries the ball forward...
86'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
86'Scuffed shot from Simón Romá; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
87'Yair Castellano plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The dressing room will have the final say.
88'Diogo Barrientos reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
89'The home side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
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 Adrogué, founded in 1923, from the Adrogué neighbourhood, with 1,226 fans. Home ground: Estadio Adrogué.
Defensores de Versalles, founded in 1923, from the Versalles, CABA neighbourhood, with 12,636 fans. Home ground: Estadio Versalles.
Coming up
Next match for Defensores de Adrogué: vs su proximo rival — Friday 30 October at 00:15 GMT
Next match for Defensores de Versalles: vs su proximo rival — Friday 30 October at 00:00 GMT
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