Círculo La Boca1 - 2Sociedad Parque Chacabuco

Sociedad Parque Chacabuco came away with a deserved victory from Círculo La Boca's pitch on an afternoon when both sides showed balance, but the visitors made better use of their moments. On matchday 17 of Primera L — GBA Norte, the match stayed tight from start to finish, with two 4-4-2 shapes looking to control the game through balance. Círculo La Boca's pitch was not the setting for wonder goals but for a contest where efficiency ended up making the difference. Parque Chacabuco left with the three points after a 2-1 win, in a result that fairly reflected what happened on the pitch.

The home side had their chances to take the match. Coco Zanini, the 21-year-old striker who only a few years ago arrived at Círculo La Boca with no contract promises and only because a coach spotted his hunger for goals, scored the goal that put the home side in front. It was a goal that kept the locals' hopes alive for much of the game, but in the end it was not enough. The youngster from Tandil did his attacking job and posted a 7.2 rating, showing up in his side's attacks even if he could not prevent the final defeat.

But Parque Chacabuco responded with changes that allowed them to turn the result around. The visitors' defence, with full-backs Lucio Ulloa and Tadeo Biscardi showing solidity down their flanks, was holding off what it could while chances began to be created up front. Mauro Bardi, the 30-year-old striker who knows the road around the pitches of the north zone well after growing up at Tigre, scored one of the goals that put the visitors ahead. On the pitch was also Kiki Cardozo, the 17-year-old playmaker who at just fourteen changed his life after pulling off a backheel pass in a local friendly, and the two-footed youngster also scored on this afternoon, showing why Parque Chacabuco's scouts keep a close eye on him. Cardozo scored to seal the 2-1 with which his side left the match.

Círculo La Boca's defence tried to hold firm, but the visiting full-backs, especially the experienced Ulloa with his thirty-three years of experience, won ground out wide. Axel Chaile, Parque Chacabuco's 19-year-old centre-back who arrived almost by rebound to the academy, did his job well in the back four. The match had moments when Círculo La Boca might have equalised, but their finishing did not come through in the closing stages. It was a deserved victory for Sociedad Parque Chacabuco, where the experience of some players combined with the youth of others, such as youngster Cardozo, produced just the right balance to take the three points from a pitch that is anything but easy.

In the last meeting between Círculo La Boca and Sociedad Parque Chacabuco: 0 wins for Círculo La Boca, 1 draw and 0 for Sociedad Parque Chacabuco.

• Sociedad Parque Chacabuco 1-1 Círculo La Boca

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Círculo La Boca (4-4-2): Quique Spagnoli, Levi Negrete, Vito Kozlowski, Cristian Cacciatore, Lionel Pratto, Mariano Goñi, Bauti Anchorena, Cataldo Bartolini, Lucho Mazza, Coco Zanini, Pedro Garay.

Sociedad Parque Chacabuco (4-4-2): Víctor Neumann, Tadeo Biscardi, Lalo Ferreira, Axel Chaile, Lucio Ulloa, Loly Baldo, Marcos Bidegain, Pancho Branca, Esteban Aboud, Mauro Bardi, Kiki Cardozo.

In Primera L - GBA Norte, Círculo La Boca are in position 16 with 24 points; Sociedad Parque Chacabuco are in position 2 with 51 points. See the full table

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Círculo La Boca, with 1,463 fans. Home ground: Estadio Círculo La Boca.

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