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Atlético ALAMAULA FC
1 - 0Cooperativa Belén de Escobar
Played on Wednesday 28 October at 09:00 GMT at Estadio ALAMAULA FC
⚽ 58' Toño Salas
🟨 23' Manuel Castelli🟨 78' Turco Bagnoli🟨 83' Gabi Bazán
Possession: 54% - 46%
365 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $529,711
365 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $529,711
Match report
Atlético ALAMAULA FC beat Cooperativa Belén de Escobar 1-0 in a friendly. Goals for Atlético ALAMAULA FC: Salas. The star performer was Toño Salas (7.7).
Form guide
Atlético ALAMAULA FCLDLDL
Atlético ALAMAULA FC came in with 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Cooperativa Belén de EscobarLDDLD
Cooperativa Belén de Escobar came in with 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Line-ups
Atlético ALAMAULA FC (4-3-3-FALSE9): Jeremías Aranzazu, Polaco Liendo, Oscar Briganti, Yair Villari, Lucio Zurita, Nene Bazán, Ian Scopelliti, Emanuel Izquierdo, Toño Salas, Yoel Loza, Turco Bagnoli.
Cooperativa Belén de Escobar (4-3-3): Daniel Oliveros, Ivo Koch, Uriel Tavola, Gabi Bazán, Ariel Vivenzio, Ignacio Vargas, Misael Cardozo, Bauti Espinosa, Kiki Buratti, Manuel Castelli, Benicio Beltrame.
Minute-by-minute commentary
1'The ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass down the right.
3'Kiki Buratti thinks a step ahead and finds Manuel Castelli in the hot zone. The crowd get it straight away.
7'Manuel Castelli nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate. The crowd get it straight away.
8'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side.
9'Bauti Espinosa thinks a step ahead and finds Manuel Castelli in the hot zone. The second half promises a different story.
10'🎯 Uriel Tavola carries the ball forward...
10'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
10'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. Now the ball will do the talking.
14'The the away side press bites in the danger zone; the home side start to lose their clarity.
15'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
16'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
17'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out.
18'The opponent get compact, check the clock and are happy to suffer in an organised way. The crowd get it straight away.
23'Manuel Castelli goes in hard around the D and the referee gives the foul. The fine details told.
23'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
24'Gabi Bazán jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
25'Mistake in the the away side build-up; the home side win it back and have space to hurt them.
27'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass between the lines. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
29'Pass between the lines from Manuel Castelli; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
30'🎯 Ariel Vivenzio carries the ball forward...
30'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
30'Ariel Vivenzio tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
32'Benicio Beltrame cuts the passing lane and starves the the home side attack of oxygen. You can feel the tension in every yard.
33'The away side put the game to sleep in behind the holding midfielder, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. This one could go either way.
35'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
38'The home side try to play out from the back, but the away side swarm all over them as a unit. The league table is starting to do its sums.
40'Deadly counter from the home side: few touches, lots of space and a whiff of danger.
42'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
43'The home side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the away side from side to side.
46'After a hard-working first half, the players head for the dressing room with their heads full of instructions.
47'Ivo Koch darts in behind and Kiki Buratti plays the striker in with a superb ball.
49'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
50'The away side move it about sensibly, with Ignacio Vargas as the side's compass. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
52'The home side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
55'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
58'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
58'...Toño Salas pounces on the gift...
58'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
58'...places it at the far post...
58'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Toño Salas pokes it into the net, dinking it over the keeper. 1-0.
60'Uriel Tavola fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
61'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
63'The home side were trying to thread it through, but Bauti Espinosa closed the door.
66'It's end to end now; great for the neutral, heart-attack stuff for the managers.
69'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats.
74'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper. This game calls for calm heads.
75'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side.
78'Turco Bagnoli protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
78'🟨 Turco Bagnoli goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
79'The the away side defence is split open by a poor decision.
80'The home side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
81'Pass between the lines from Oscar Briganti; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
82'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
83'Gabi Bazán goes in hard down the right and the referee gives the foul.
83'🟨 Gabi Bazán earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
85'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
86'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
87'Interception by the away side hugging the touchline; good pressure and even better reading of the game. There's a lot riding on this.
88'Benicio Beltrame plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
89'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
90'After ninety intense minutes, final whistle: the ninety-minute drama is over. Now the ball will do the talking.
About the clubs
Atlético ALAMAULA FC ("CLASIFICADOS GRATIS"), with 1,686 fans. Home ground: Estadio ALAMAULA FC.
Cooperativa Belén de Escobar, with 1,570 fans. Home ground: Estadio Escobar.
Coming up
Next match for Atlético ALAMAULA FC: vs su proximo rival — Saturday 31 October at 09:00 GMT
Next match for Cooperativa Belén de Escobar: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 02:15 GMT
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