Sportivo Río Cuarto1 - 1
Belgrano Villa Crespo
Played on Friday 30 October at 00:45 GMT at Estadio Sportivo Río Cuarto
⚽ 10' Lorenzo Loza
⚽ 56' Santino Riva
🟨 3' Dylan Bertoletti🟨 19' Calleo Pinto🟨 55' Lorenzo Loza
Possession: 51% - 49%
1,685 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $2,872,300
1,685 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $2,872,300
Match report
Sportivo Río Cuarto and Belgrano Villa Crespo drew 1-1 on matchday 11 of Primera I - GBA Norte. Goals for Sportivo Río Cuarto: Loza; for Belgrano Villa Crespo: Riva. The star performer was Benjamín Peralta (7.1).
Form guide
Sportivo Río CuartoDDWLD
Sportivo Río Cuarto came in with 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Belgrano Villa CrespoLLDDW
Belgrano Villa Crespo came in with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Line-ups
Sportivo Río Cuarto (4-4-2): Andrés Benítez, Geremías Macías, Tomi Vázquez, Emiliano Vivanco, Calleo Pinto, Bastian Altzaga, Julián Saavedra, Benjamín Peralta, Lorenzo Loza, Cesar Saliba, Daniel Gordillo.
Belgrano Villa Crespo (4-3-3): Pocho Ibarra, Bastian Zacarías, Álvaro Aizpurua, Eric Escobar, Dylan Bertoletti, Samuel Zumpano, Sergio Benítez, Gonzalo Simoni, Santino Riva, Darío Zaccaro, Eduardo Granado.
Minute-by-minute commentary
1'First whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly with real authority. The second half promises a different story.
3'Dylan Bertoletti protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
3'🟨 Yellow card for Dylan Bertoletti; the referee draws the line. The weather is playing its part.
4'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
6'The opponent hang on as best they can; every clearance is cheered like half a goal.
8'The home side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the away side from side to side.
10'⚡ Benjamín Peralta wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
10'...the counter is lethal, Benjamín Peralta runs the length of the pitch...
10'...slips in Lorenzo Loza, who has arrived through the middle...
10'...Lorenzo Loza finishes first time...
10'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Up pops Lorenzo Loza to score. 1-0.
13'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
14'🎯 Bastian Altzaga carries the ball forward...
14'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
14'Bastian Altzaga strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
17'The away side turn defence into attack in the blink of an eye.
19'Tactical foul from Calleo Pinto; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
19'🟨 Fair booking: Calleo Pinto was late and left a mark. The managers are already taking notes.
23'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
24'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
25'The the home side press bites hugging the touchline; the away side start to lose their clarity. Time to look forward now.
27'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
28'Deft touch from Geremías Macías: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
29'A set piece could unlock this one: corner to the home side.
30'🎯 Cesar Saliba carries the ball forward...
30'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
30'Effort from a teammate down the right; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. There'll be plenty to analyse.
31'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
32'Venomous through ball from Sergio Benítez; the home side were caught cold.
33'🎯 Santino Riva carries the ball forward...
33'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
33'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
39'A gift at the back from the away side; these are the ones you pay dearly for later. The dressing room will have the final say.
42'🎯 Geremías Macías carries the ball forward...
42'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
42'It fell perfectly for Geremías Macías, who hit it with heart and boot.
43'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area. Nobody wants to give anything away.
44'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
46'With plenty to put right, a tight first half; nobody gave anything away and the game is still wide open. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
55'Lorenzo Loza went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
55'🟨 Lorenzo Loza went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
56'⚡ Santino Riva picks up the ball a long way from goal...
56'...nobody closes him down...
56'...shapes to shoot...
56'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
56'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Santino Riva pokes it into the net. 1-1.
57'Eduardo Granado nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate.
58'The away side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
60'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats.
64'Gonzalo Simoni takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
66'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
67'The home side were trying to thread it through, but Eduardo Granado closed the door.
68'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look. The dressing room will have the final say.
69'Bastian Zacarías plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The small details could decide this.
70'Calleo Pinto reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
74'The opponent hang on as best they can; every clearance is cheered like half a goal.
78'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm. The second half promises a different story.
79'Scuffed shot from Tomi Vázquez; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
80'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can. Nothing is settled yet.
84'Calleo Pinto takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
85'Lorenzo Loza darts in behind and Calleo Pinto plays the striker in with a superb ball.
86'The home side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner.
87'🎯 Tomi Vázquez runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
87'...hits it with his left foot...
87'Tomi Vázquez sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all. You can feel the tension in every yard.
89'The away side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the home side from side to side.
90'With tiredness written all over them, that's the end of the match; now it's down to the table, the dressing room and some self-reflection.
Where they stand
In Primera I - GBA Norte, Sportivo Río Cuarto are in position 8 with 15 points; Belgrano Villa Crespo are in position 12 with 12 points. See the full table
Other results from matchday 11
- Ferro Constitución 1-1 Federación Mataderos
- Mutual Abasto 1-0 Liniers
- N. Estrella Boedo 1-2 Real San Cristóbal Reservas
- Patriotas Pompeya 0-0 Club Deportivo Veteranos de Malvinas
- Unión Once 6-0 Chacarita Juniors de Cordoba
- Sportivo Flores Norte 2-0 Círculo Parque Chacabuco
- Atletico Paratero 2-1 Def. Retiro Oeste
About the clubs
Sportivo Río Cuarto, founded in 1923, from the Río Cuarto neighbourhood, with 1,625 fans. Home ground: Estadio Sportivo Río Cuarto.
Belgrano Villa Crespo, with 1,696 fans. Home ground: Estadio Belgrano Villa Crespo.
Coming up
Next match for Sportivo Río Cuarto: vs su proximo rival — Saturday 31 October at 13:15 GMT
Next match for Belgrano Villa Crespo: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 00:45 GMT
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