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Atlético Golondrinas FC
vsAC Balvanera
Kick-off: Wednesday 4 November at 09:00 GMT at Estadio Jesús Gomez
⚽ 50' Gonzalo Beltza
🟨 7' Patricio Olivera🟨 9' Gonzalo Beltza🟨 16' Mirko Terzi🟨 37' Diogo Romero🟨 66' Chacho Sorbi
Possession: 54% - 46%
Head-to-head
In the last 5 meetings between Atlético Golondrinas FC and AC Balvanera: 3 wins for Atlético Golondrinas FC, 0 draws and 2 for AC Balvanera.
Line-ups
Atlético Golondrinas FC (4-4-2): Ariel Arrizabalaga, Coco Ramos, Leandro Fabián, Roberto Zárate, Mirko Terzi, Joaquín Tagliafico, Gonzalo Beltza, Luis Sosa, Vito Barrera, Leonardo Aguirre, Tomás Silva.
AC Balvanera (4-3-3): Diego Acosta, Adrián Zaghi, Federico Boldini, Ethan Sayago, Diogo Romero, Brian Sandoval, Sasha Retegui, Chacho Sorbi, Julian Gareca, Patricio Olivera, Dylan Montañez.
Minute-by-minute commentary
1'After the final team talk, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass down the left. The next one could be decisive.
2'Sasha Retegui protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
2'🧤 Long-range effort from Leonardo Aguirre; Diego Acosta stretches and pushes it away.
3'Dylan Montañez plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
4'Diogo Romero tries his luck from distance, but it sails over the bar.
7'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
7'🟨 Fair booking: Patricio Olivera was late and left a mark. Time to look forward now.
7'🎯 Free kick just outside the box. Vito Barrera lines it up to go direct.
7'🧱 Free kick from Vito Barrera: it hits the wall and the danger passes.
8'Leonardo Aguirre went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
9'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
9'🟨 Gonzalo Beltza goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
9'Coco Ramos accelerates in the danger zone and the counter starts to take shape.
10'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
11'Venomous through ball from Coco Ramos; the away side were caught cold.
12'Brian Sandoval protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
12'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
13'⛳ Corner. Gonzalo Beltza goes over to take it.
13'Joaquín Tagliafico gets a head to the corner, but it drifts just wide of the post.
16'Mirko Terzi goes in hard through the middle and the referee gives the foul.
16'🟨 Mirko Terzi protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
16'The the home side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
18'The home side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. The weather is playing its part.
19'Gonzalo Beltza tries his luck from distance, but it sails over the bar.
19'⛳ Corner. Gonzalo Beltza goes over to take it.
22'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
23'Joaquín Tagliafico accelerates hugging the touchline and the counter starts to take shape. The fine details told.
24'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
25'Ethan Sayago goes in hard through the middle and the referee gives the foul.
26'The home side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
27'⛳ Corner. Gonzalo Beltza goes over to take it.
28'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look. The next one could be decisive.
28'Joaquín Tagliafico tries his luck from distance, but it sails over the bar.
29'The away side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The margin for error is tiny.
30'Pass between the lines from Chacho Sorbi; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it. This one could go either way.
32'⛳ Corner. Diogo Romero goes over to take it.
33'The home side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
34'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
34'Vito Barrera tries his luck from distance, but it sails over the bar.
36'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass around the D.
37'Diogo Romero goes in hard through the middle and the referee gives the foul.
37'🟨 Fair booking: Diogo Romero was late and left a mark.
37'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
39'The away side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the home side from side to side.
46'Half-time here; the scoreline doesn't tell the whole story. There's still a game on here.
48'Ethan Sayago arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument. Nobody wants to give anything away.
48'Joaquín Tagliafico strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
48'⛳ Corner. Gonzalo Beltza goes over to take it.
49'The home side put the game to sleep around the D, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
50'⚡ Luis Sosa lifts his head in midfield...
50'...plays Gonzalo Beltza in with a sublime pass...
50'...Gonzalo Beltza takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
50'...drives it across the keeper...
50'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Gonzalo Beltza roars with delight, inside the keeper's left-hand post. 1-0.
51'Leandro Fabián goes in hard through the middle and the referee gives the foul.
51'The opponent hang on as best they can; every clearance is cheered like half a goal.
52'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
53'Sasha Retegui unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by.
54'🎯 Diogo Romero runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
54'...hits it with his left foot...
54'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The story is only just beginning.
56'🧤 Long-range effort from Joaquín Tagliafico; Diego Acosta stretches and pushes it away.
56'⛳ Corner. Gonzalo Beltza goes over to take it.
56'Coco Ramos gets a head to the corner, but it drifts just wide of the post.
57'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
60'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
60'The away side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the home side from side to side.
61'Ethan Sayago thinks a step ahead and finds Brian Sandoval in the hot zone.
62'🎯 Diogo Romero runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
62'...hits it with his left foot...
62'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes. There's noise all around the ground.
63'⛳ Corner. Diogo Romero goes over to take it.
65'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue. There's noise all around the ground.
66'Tactical foul from Chacho Sorbi; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
66'🟨 Chacho Sorbi went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
67'🧤 Long-range effort from Gonzalo Beltza; Diego Acosta stretches and pushes it away.
67'⛳ Corner. Gonzalo Beltza goes over to take it.
69'Diogo Romero tries his luck from distance, but it sails over the bar.
70'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive. The weather is playing its part.
72'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. You can feel the tension in every yard.
73'Joaquín Tagliafico goes in hard out wide and the referee gives the foul.
73'Effort from a teammate in behind the holding midfielder; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
73'⛳ Corner. Diogo Romero goes over to take it.
73'Chacho Sorbi gets a head to the corner, but it drifts just wide of the post.
74'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
74'⛳ Corner. Diogo Romero goes over to take it.
75'⛳ Corner. Diogo Romero goes over to take it.
75'Patricio Olivera tries his luck from distance, but it sails over the bar.
76'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
76'The home side put the game to sleep right in front of the dugouts, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
77'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity.
79'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
79'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
80'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
84'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
85'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
86'The opponent waste time, catch their breath and try to kill the momentum. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
87'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue. You can feel the tension in every yard.
88'The home side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Joaquín Tagliafico.
89'🎯 Vito Barrera carries the ball forward...
89'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
89'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
89'⛳ Corner. Gonzalo Beltza goes over to take it.
89'Leonardo Aguirre gets a head to the corner, but it drifts just wide of the post.
About the clubs
Atlético Golondrinas FC ("Golondrina"), founded in 1947, from the Ciudadela neighbourhood, with 4,145 fans. Home ground: Estadio Jesús Gomez.
AC Balvanera, with 1,610 fans. Home ground: Estadio Balvanera.
Coming up
Next match for Atlético Golondrinas FC: vs su proximo rival — Thursday 5 November at 09:00 GMT
Next match for AC Balvanera: vs su proximo rival — Friday 6 November at 02:15 GMT
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