FRIENDLY
Los Garrafas
2 - 1Club Deportivo Parque Centenario
Played on Saturday 24 October at 21:30 BST at Estadio Florencio Sola
⚽ 27' Maximiliano Kovaleski
⚽ 63' Cris Pacheco
⚽ 36' Tito Vallejo
🟨 32' Isaac Carballo🟨 48' Darío Visentini🟨 89' Tadeo Ricci
Possession: 62% - 38%
975 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $903,608
975 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $903,608
Match report
Los Garrafas beat Club Deportivo Parque Centenario 2-1 in a friendly. Goals for Los Garrafas: Kovaleski, Pacheco; for Club Deportivo Parque Centenario: Vallejo. The player of the match was Maximiliano Kovaleski (7.9).
Form guide
Los GarrafasLWWLL
Los Garrafas came in with 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Club Deportivo Parque CentenarioDLLWL
Club Deportivo Parque Centenario came in with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Line-ups
Los Garrafas (4-2-3-1): Saúl Paván, Faustino Portillo, Jorge Bianchi, Federico Costa, Negro Bartoli, Darío Visentini, Marcos Michel, Jorge Caleffi, Maximiliano Kovaleski, Cris Pacheco, Rodolfo Olivares.
Club Deportivo Parque Centenario (4-4-2-DIAMOND): Rodrigo Bono, Raúl Bastianelli, Brian Montes, Joaquín Tassinari, Augusto Arnaldi, Luis Amezaga, Tadeo Ricci, Tito Vallejo, Diogo Retegui, Rodrigo Argento, Isaac Carballo.
Minute-by-minute commentary
1'With both benches watching closely, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass in the danger zone.
2'Maximiliano Kovaleski drives forward into open space and a teammate bursts down the side.
5'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas.
8'🎯 Jorge Caleffi runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
8'...hits it with his left foot...
8'Jorge Caleffi fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. The margin for error is tiny.
9'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently. There's a lot riding on this.
12'🎯 Rodrigo Argento carries the ball forward...
12'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
12'Scuffed shot from Rodrigo Argento; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
13'Maximiliano Kovaleski takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
15'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch.
16'Deft touch from Cris Pacheco: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
17'Effort from a teammate around the D; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The dressing room will have the final say.
18'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in behind the centre-back. Time to look forward now.
21'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass through the middle.
22'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in the danger zone.
24'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
27'⚡ Maximiliano Kovaleski picks up the ball a long way from goal...
27'...nobody closes him down...
27'...shapes to shoot...
27'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
27'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Maximiliano Kovaleski pokes it into the net. 1-0.
30'The home side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
32'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
32'🟨 Isaac Carballo went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
33'🎯 Marcos Michel carries the ball forward...
33'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
33'Scuffed shot from Marcos Michel; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
36'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Rodrigo Argento stands over the ball...
36'...the wall lines up, Rodrigo Argento eyes up the goal...
36'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
36'...Tito Vallejo appears between the centre-backs...
36'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Up pops Tito Vallejo to score. 1-1.
38'The player floats the corner beyond everyone and the defender arrives at the back post. The margin for error is tiny.
39'🎯 Maximiliano Kovaleski carries the ball forward...
39'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
39'Scuffed shot from Maximiliano Kovaleski; not pretty, but it still caused problems. The dressing room will have the final say.
40'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
41'The away side put the game to sleep in behind the holding midfielder, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
42'Effort from a teammate on the edge of the box; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. Nobody wants to give anything away.
45'🎯 Maximiliano Kovaleski carries the ball forward...
45'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
45'Maximiliano Kovaleski fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. The story is only just beginning.
46'As the heart rates come down, the first half comes to an end; a hard-fought game, all fine details and narrow margins.
48'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
48'🟨 Darío Visentini earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
49'The the home side press bites through the middle; the away side start to lose their clarity.
52'🎯 Cris Pacheco runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
52'...hits it with his left foot...
52'Cris Pacheco fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
55'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side. Nothing is settled yet.
56'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
57'The effort from Rodolfo Olivares goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
60'Faustino Portillo accelerates in behind the centre-back and the counter starts to take shape.
61'Federico Costa plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
63'⚡ Jorge Caleffi lifts his head in midfield...
63'...plays Cris Pacheco in with a sublime pass...
63'...Cris Pacheco takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
63'...drives it across the keeper...
63'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Up pops Cris Pacheco to score. 2-1.
65'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity. There's noise all around the ground.
66'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
69'🎯 Faustino Portillo runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
69'...hits it with his left foot...
69'Effort from a teammate down by the corner flag; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
70'Cris Pacheco goes in hard between the lines and the referee gives the foul.
71'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows. This game calls for calm heads.
74'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed.
76'Joaquín Tassinari goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul. The team are in a much better position after that.
77'The opponent hang on as best they can; every clearance is cheered like half a goal.
81'The home side pile bodies into the box; this smells dangerous. The managers are already taking notes.
82'Jorge Bianchi fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
85'The home side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
88'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm.
89'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
89'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
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.
About the clubs
Los Garrafas, founded in 1947, from the Wilde neighbourhood, with 11,380 fans. Home ground: Estadio Florencio Sola.
Club Deportivo Parque Centenario, with 1,545 fans. Home ground: Estadio Cid Campeador.
Coming up
Next match for Los Garrafas: vs su proximo rival — Friday 30 October at 09:00 GMT
Next match for Club Deportivo Parque Centenario: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 00:45 GMT
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