YOUTH TOURNAMENT
Def. Parque Centenario Centro3 - 0
FC Emerald
Played on Thursday 29 October at 13:45 GMT at Estadio Def. Parque Centenario Centro
⚽ 16' Noé Berasategui
⚽ 20' Liam Balducci
⚽ 42' Ricardo Battaglia
🟨 23' Alfredo Lizarazo
Possession: 58% - 42%
Match report
Def. Parque Centenario Centro beat FC Emerald 3-0 in the Youth Tournament.
Form guide
Def. Parque Centenario CentroLDDWL
Def. Parque Centenario Centro came in with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
FC EmeraldLLLDD
FC Emerald came in with 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Head-to-head
In the last meeting between Def. Parque Centenario Centro and FC Emerald: 1 win for Def. Parque Centenario Centro, 0 draws and 0 for FC Emerald.
Minute-by-minute commentary
1'On an afternoon of huge anticipation, first whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly with real authority. The opponent have to respond now.
2'Christian Verdi darts in behind and Lucas Zimmermann plays the striker in with a superb ball.
3'Gregorio Porras arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
4'Corner to the away side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
5'🎯 Christian Verdi carries the ball forward...
5'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
5'Christian Verdi tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction. The ball is starting to burn.
11'Edgardo Goldstein slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
12'Oscar Pellegrini cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
16'⚡ Liam Balducci lifts his head in midfield...
16'...plays Noé Berasategui in with a sublime pass...
16'...Noé Berasategui takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
16'...drives it across the keeper...
16'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Noé Berasategui roars with delight, tight to the right-hand post. 1-0.
17'The away side were trying to thread it through, but Marcelo Arratia closed the door.
19'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
20'⚡ Marcelo Arratia plays it short to Liam Balducci...
20'...Liam Balducci returns it first time...
20'...Marcelo Arratia completes the one-two and he's clean through...
20'...Liam Balducci shoots...
20'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Liam Balducci smashes it home. 2-0.
22'The away side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. This one could go either way.
23'Alfredo Lizarazo arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
23'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area. The small details could decide this.
24'🎯 Aaron Mansilla runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
24'...hits it with his left foot...
24'Effort from a teammate from inside their own half; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. There'll be plenty to analyse.
26'The home side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the away side from side to side. The story is only just beginning.
27'The home side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Calleo Aramendia. Nothing is settled yet.
28'...hits it with his left foot...
28'The home side end the move with an effort that demands attention. The crowd get it straight away.
28'🎯 Oscar Pellegrini runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
30'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
31'🎯 Aaron Mansilla runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
31'...hits it with his left foot...
31'Aaron Mansilla unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by.
32'The home side move it about sensibly, with Alfredo Lizarazo as the side's compass. The away side have to respond now.
33'The home side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Marcelo Arratia.
34'Calleo Aramendia hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
38'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
39'🎯 Edgardo Goldstein carries the ball forward...
39'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
39'The effort from Edgardo Goldstein goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
42'⚡ Ricardo Battaglia wins the ball in midfield...
42'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
42'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
42'...hits it with everything he has...
42'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Ricardo Battaglia wheels away in celebration. 3-0.
44'The opponent get compact, check the clock and are happy to suffer in an organised way. The crowd get it straight away.
46'After a hard-working first half, end of the first half: the team and the opponent head in with plenty to fix. The managers are already taking notes.
47'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
48'🎯 Edgardo Goldstein runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
48'...hits it with his left foot...
48'Effort from a teammate out wide; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The margin for error is tiny.
52'Oscar Pellegrini takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
55'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in behind the holding midfielder. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
58'The home side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
59'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
60'🎯 Yair Biagini runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
60'...hits it with his left foot...
60'The effort from Yair Biagini goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
62'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch. The league table is starting to do its sums.
63'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.
72'🎯 Yair Biagini runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
72'...hits it with his left foot...
72'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
73'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in the inside channel.
74'Noé Berasategui takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
75'Venomous through ball from Oscar Pellegrini; the away side were caught cold.
76'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm. There'll be plenty to analyse.
79'The home side move it about sensibly, with Yair Biagini as the side's compass.
80'Christian Verdi goes in hard down the left and the referee gives the foul. Now the ball will do the talking.
81'The away side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
82'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
83'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
84'🎯 Edgardo Goldstein carries the ball forward...
84'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
84'Edgardo Goldstein fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
90'With no margin left at all, full-time in a heated atmosphere; the players shake hands and the coaching staff are already thinking about what's next. The crowd get it straight away.
About the clubs
Def. Parque Centenario Centro, founded in 1952, from the Parque Centenario, La Matanza neighbourhood, with 1,627 fans. Home ground: Estadio Def. Parque Centenario Centro.
FC Emerald, founded in 1962, from the San Martin, GBA Norte neighbourhood, with 2,134 fans. Home ground: Emerald Stadium.
Coming up
Next match for Def. Parque Centenario Centro: vs su proximo rival — Saturday 31 October at 13:45 GMT
Next match for FC Emerald: vs su proximo rival — Saturday 31 October at 13:30 GMT
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