Villa Crespo Este and N. Estrella Flores shared the points in a 1-1 draw that reflected the tactical balance between two squads that opted for caution. Both came out in a 4-4-2 formation and balanced mentality, which led to a match with few real alarms, where the goals were merely sparks in the middle of a controlled contest. Leonardo Gutiérrez opened the scoring for the home side with a goal that put the Villa Crespo Este side in front, but N. Estrella Flores replied through Raúl Retegui, the seventeen-year-old striker who showed an ability to hit back when it was needed most. From that moment on, the match settled into a pattern where neither side managed to seize clear control.
Gutiérrez was the most decisive player on the pitch, showing in his performance that ability to recover possession and distribute the ball that marks him out. The home midfielder, only eighteen years old, once again confirmed why the scouts at his club took him out of the rough-and-tumble local game. For the visitors, Marcelo Zappa tried to create attacking play from the attacking midfield position, though without too much precision. At the back, Thiago Jiménez remained solid in Estrella Flores’s defence, while Ramiro Visini organised the middle from Villa Crespo Este, picking up a yellow card for his intensity. Gianluca Vives, the thirty-two-year-old right-back with plenty of experience, kept things in order without fuss.
The draw was a fair result for a night in which both teams showed tactical maturity but not any risky dribbles. Villa Crespo Este knew how to protect their lead for spells of the match, although they lacked the attacking clarity to kill it off. N. Estrella Flores, with Retegui still only seventeen springs old, had the good sense not to give up. A matchday thirteen without glory, but not without scars either: two points shared in a Primera L where those draws are often weighed like victories.
Club de Villa Crespo Este came in with 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Barrio ferrer came in with 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches.
In the last 2 meetings between Club de Villa Crespo Este and Barrio ferrer: 2 wins for Club de Villa Crespo Este, 0 draws and 0 for Barrio ferrer.
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Club de Villa Crespo Este (4-4-2): Jeremías Lera, Polaco Benítez, Miguel Rossini, Ramon Veronese, Lucio Guzmán, Pichi De Luca, Leonardo Gutiérrez, Ramiro Visini, Nilo Funes, Maxi Sotomayor, Eduardo Ponce.
Barrio ferrer (4-4-2): Yamil Zindato, Edu Zampedri, Thiago Jiménez, Joel Moya, Gianluca Vives, Adrián Haddad, Claudio Altzaga, Enzo Vidoni, Negro Bartoli, Raúl Retegui, Marcelo Zappa.
In Primera L - GBA Oeste, Club de Villa Crespo Este are in position 9 with 42 points; Barrio ferrer are in position 14 with 30 points. See the full table
Club de Villa Crespo Este, with 1,728 fans. Home ground: Estadio Club de Villa Crespo Este.
Barrio ferrer ("Los ratones"), with 1,595 fans. Home ground: Anti policia.
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