YOUTH TOURNAMENT
Defensores de Floresta
1 - 0
Morón Fútbol Club
Played on Thursday 29 October at 13:45 GMT at Estadio Floresta
⚽ 52' Franco Puebla
🟨 56' Vito Khouri🟨 67' Constantino Baldo
Possession: 58% - 42%
Match report
Defensores de Floresta beat Morón Fútbol Club 1-0 in the Youth Tournament.
Form guide
Defensores de FlorestaDDDWW
Defensores de Floresta came in with 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Morón Fútbol ClubWDWWD
Morón Fútbol Club 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 Floresta and Morón Fútbol Club: 0 wins for Defensores de Floresta, 0 draws and 1 for Morón Fútbol Club.
Minute-by-minute commentary
1'After the final team talk, we're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim in behind the centre-back.
2'The away side put the game to sleep around the D, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
3'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm.
4'Inswinging corner from the away side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone. You can feel the tension from early on.
7'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
8'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side.
9'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
11'Julián Téllez darts in behind and Dante Iturbe plays the striker in with a superb ball.
12'The the home side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too. The margin for error is tiny.
13'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
14'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way. Nothing is settled yet.
15'The home side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the away side from side to side.
21'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side.
22'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
24'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. The managers are already taking notes.
28'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
33'The team end the move with an effort that demands attention.
39'Néstor Recalde drives forward into open space and a teammate bursts down the side. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
46'With plenty to put right, whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come.
49'The home side move it about sensibly, with Rubén Bazán as the side's compass.
51'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
52'⚡ Quique Granado lifts his head in midfield...
52'...plays Franco Puebla in with a sublime pass...
52'...Franco Puebla takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
52'...drives it across the keeper...
52'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Franco Puebla pokes it into the net. 1-0.
53'The home side break at full speed; the away side were left wide open like a barn door. Now the ball will do the talking.
54'The home side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
56'Vito Khouri goes in hard through the middle and the referee gives the foul.
56'🟨 Yellow card for Vito Khouri; the referee draws the line. The team are in a much better position after that.
57'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
59'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in the final third.
60'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side.
62'It fell perfectly for Oscar Núñez, who hit it with heart and boot.
64'Interception by the home side down by the corner flag; good pressure and even better reading of the game. The next one could be decisive.
66'Deft touch from Rubén Bazán: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
67'Constantino Baldo goes in hard from inside their own half and the referee gives the foul. There's a lot riding on this.
67'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
69'Oliverio Rebollo protests, but the foul was pretty clear. The story is only just beginning.
73'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas.
77'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive. The second half promises a different story.
78'The home side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. There's a lot riding on this.
79'The home side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
80'Wilfredo Núñez jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
81'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
83'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
84'The home side move it about sensibly, with Sandro Ayub as the side's compass.
85'Rubén Bazán plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
86'The away side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out.
88'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, the team leave with strong feelings; the opponent will have a few things to look at.
About the clubs
Defensores de Floresta, founded in 1923, from the Floresta neighbourhood, with 8,660 fans. Home ground: Estadio Floresta.
Morón Fútbol Club ("El Gallo"), founded in 1923, from the San Cristobal neighbourhood, with 4,431 fans. Home ground: Barrio Morón.
Coming up
Next match for Defensores de Floresta: vs su proximo rival — Saturday 31 October at 13:00 GMT
Next match for Morón Fútbol Club: vs su proximo rival — Saturday 31 October at 13:30 GMT
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