YOUTH TOURNAMENT
DEFENSORES DE BELGRANO
0 - 0
Varela FC
Played on Thursday 29 October at 13:45 GMT at JUAN PASQUALE
Possession: 57% - 43%
Match report
DEFENSORES DE BELGRANO and Varela FC drew 0-0 in the Youth Tournament. There were no goals.
Form guide
DEFENSORES DE BELGRANOWDDDL
DEFENSORES DE BELGRANO came in with 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Varela FCDWDWW
Varela FC came in with 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Head-to-head
In the last meeting between DEFENSORES DE BELGRANO and Varela FC: 0 wins for DEFENSORES DE BELGRANO, 0 draws and 1 for Varela FC.
Minute-by-minute commentary
1'With the stadium roaring, and we're off: the team come out with intent, the opponent sit deep and organised, and the story begins to unfold.
2'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
4'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
6'Yanis Zampedri finds exactly the right channel and leaves Elías Aldama staring at goal.
7'Emanuel Del Castillo unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by. The story is only just beginning.
8'The home side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. The weather is playing its part.
11'Kevin Zuccarelli collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
12'Manu Zanetti sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all. You can feel the tension in every yard.
20'Pedro Valsecchi goes in hard down by the corner flag and the referee gives the foul.
21'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
30'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
31'Ricardo Riquelme thinks a step ahead and finds Yanis Zampedri in the hot zone.
32'Sebastián Salim hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
35'Interception by the away side in the danger zone; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
36'Tactical foul from Gael Santoro; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
37'Valentino Zelaya slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
38'The away side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. There's still a game on here.
39'The away side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner.
40'Inswinging corner from the away side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone.
41'Manu Zanetti tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
42'Sebastián Salim goes in hard right in front of the dugouts and the referee gives the foul.
46'Half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
51'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
53'Venomous through ball from Darío Trapani; the away side were caught cold.
60'The away side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
64'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
67'Yanis Zampedri accelerates right in front of the dugouts and the counter starts to take shape.
69'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out.
73'The home side put the game to sleep around the D, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
76'🎯 Gael Santoro runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
76'...hits it with his left foot...
76'Effort from a teammate down the left; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The home side are in a much better position after that.
79'The the home side press bites in behind the centre-back; the away side start to lose their clarity.
81'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass through the middle.
84'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
85'The the home side press bites in behind the holding midfielder; the away side start to lose their clarity.
87'Gael Santoro plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
90'Full-time in a heated atmosphere; the players shake hands and the coaching staff are already thinking about what's next. Adjustments are on the way.
About the clubs
DEFENSORES DE BELGRANO ("EL DRAGÓN DEL BAJO"), founded in 1923, from the Belgrano, Morón neighbourhood, with 2,642 fans. Home ground: JUAN PASQUALE.
Varela FC, founded in 1962, from the Lanus neighbourhood, with 1,457 fans. Home ground: Estadio La Boca..
Coming up
Next match for DEFENSORES DE BELGRANO: vs su proximo rival — Saturday 31 October at 13:15 GMT
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