La Gloria de Liniers and Social y Deportivo Villa Soldati shared the points in an evenly balanced encounter that produced no winner on matchday 2 of Primera L GBA Norte. The final 1-1 scoreline summed up what was seen on the pitch: two teams opting for similar approaches without quite finding the necessary penetration to break through the defensive lines.
Isaac Mata opened the scoring for the home side with a goal that reflected the consistent work of the left-back, who at 24 continues to show the solidity that characterises him. His 7.2 Rating was justified by every recovery and every forward run down his flank. At the other end, Fede Miranda levelled for Villa Soldati, demonstrating that although the match remained even, both teams had players capable of creating danger from the wings. Miranda also earned a 7.2 Rating, although he finished the match booked. In midfield, Emiliano Bugliani fulfilled his role in the visitors' central midfield without venturing too far forward, although he also picked up a yellow card for his intensity. The home side's defence included Tomi Paz, just a 17-year-old youngster at centre-back, who looked responsible in his interventions despite his youth.
Mauricio Caetani, Villa Soldati's attacking midfielder with a 7.1 Rating, failed to link the transitions he should have helped facilitate with sufficient fluency. La Gloria had control at times, but Villa Soldati defended well, with Benicio Avanzi, the veteran 37-year-old centre-back, drawing on his experience from Bahia in every fifty-fifty. In the end, the draw was fair in terms of what was shown. La Gloria leave with a point at home but with the feeling that they missed opportunities, while Villa Soldati take a positive result away from home.
In the last meeting between La Gloria de Liniers and Paraná Club: 1 win for La Gloria de Liniers, 0 draws and 0 for Paraná Club.
La Gloria de Liniers (4-4-2): Román Zardini, Isaac Mata, Tomi Paz, Antonio Izquierdo, Polaco Bonincontro, Joaquín Bertola, Maxwell Bettini, Ramon Schwartzman, Yago Villari, Rubén Bollini, Esteban Sanz.
Paraná Club (4-4-2): Hector Szymanski, Gabi Tonon, Zacarías Villar, Benicio Avanzi, Rafael Arrillaga, Fede Miranda, Mauricio Caetani, Emiliano Bugliani, Julian Santini, Iñaki Rinaldi, Ezequiel Moya.
In Primera L - GBA Norte, La Gloria de Liniers are in position 4 with 47 points; Paraná Club are in position 5 with 45 points. See the full table
La Gloria de Liniers, with 1,663 fans. Home ground: Estadio La Gloria de Liniers.
Paraná Club ("El Celeste"), with 1,670 fans. Home ground: Dr. Carlos Federik.
Next match for La Gloria de Liniers: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 01:00 GMT
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