The goalless draw with no glory arrived in Villa del Parque as what it was: a fair result between two sides that cancelled each other out. CJ Villa del Parque and El Fortín de Villa Pueyrredón shared the points on an afternoon where both 4-4-2 systems showed one another too much respect, perhaps because they knew any overcommitment could come back to haunt them. Manuel Müller opened the scoring for the home side, but Jonathan Riva levelled matters for the visitors. Two goals that did not alter the course of a day in which both camps' balanced mindset ended up becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Müller, that 36-year-old striker who has spent decades battling defenders, showed that know-how does not fade that easily. His finish proved he still has a touch of opportunism in reserve. Luciano Del Castillo, from the attacking areas, helped with the opening goal through an assist that showed clear-headedness. But El Fortín would not buckle: Riva, the Brazilian midfielder with a 7.2 rating, found the exact chance to equalise and keep the match alive. Facundo Muñoz, the 32-year-old midfield man from Tandil, was a key figure in the visitors' moves and also chipped in with an assist. Liam Leyva in the visitors' back line did his containing job well, although he also picked up a yellow card that reminded him of the limits of physical play. Zaghi, El Fortín's left-back from Mendoza, held his line without any scares. Leonardo Montero, the home side's Patagonian goalkeeper at just 22, produced a few notable interventions but without any major complications.
The result leaves both sides with a sense of what might have been. CJ Villa del Parque did not make the most of home advantage to go for all three points at home, while El Fortín left feeling they had rescued something valuable on the road. Neither side won, but neither lost either. In Primera I de CABA, halfway through the season, that can be good news or a frustration, depending on how you look at it.
Villa del Parque came in with 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
El Fortín de Villa Pueyrredón came in with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
In the last 2 meetings between Villa del Parque and El Fortín de Villa Pueyrredón: 0 wins for Villa del Parque, 1 draw and 1 for El Fortín de Villa Pueyrredón.
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Villa del Parque (4-4-2): Leonardo Montero, Roberto Hartmann, Sergio Huber, Pichu Michel, Thiago Zalla, Sasha Amezaga, Hector Bruschi, Luciano Del Castillo, José Brignoli, Manuel Müller, Zacarías Quintero.
El Fortín de Villa Pueyrredón (4-4-2): Gael Verde, Ricardo Zaghi, Liam Leyva, Horacio Olivares, Tadeo Sifuentes, Cristian Schneider, Jonathan Riva, Facundo Muñoz, Joel Valencia, Tato Aristegui, Quique Serra.
In Primera I - CABA, Villa del Parque are in position 6 with 44 points; El Fortín de Villa Pueyrredón are in position 15 with 34 points. See the full table
Villa del Parque ("parque"), with 1,553 fans. Home ground: Estadio Parque monumental.
El Fortín de Villa Pueyrredón, with 1,556 fans. Home ground: Estadio El Fortín de Villa Pueyrredón.
Next match for Villa del Parque: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 00:45 GMT
Next match for El Fortín de Villa Pueyrredón: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 00:45 GMT
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