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C.A.Tigre
2 - 0Social y Deportivo Montserrat
Played on Saturday 24 October at 02:45 BST at Estadio Jose Dellagiovanna
⚽ 33' Horacio Bertoldi
⚽ 54' Lisandro Scopelliti
🟨 27' Toto Villa🟨 48' Joaco Goldstein🟨 55' Horacio Bertoldi
Possession: 58% - 42%
503 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $738,063
503 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $738,063
Match report
C.A.Tigre beat Social y Deportivo Montserrat 2-0 in the league. Goals for C.A.Tigre: Scopelliti, Bertoldi. The star man was Lisandro Scopelliti (7.8).
Form guide
C.A.TigreLLLWW
C.A.Tigre came in with 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Social y Deportivo MontserratWDWWL
Social y Deportivo Montserrat came in with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Line-ups
C.A.Tigre (3-4-3): Dylan Terzi, Gianni Pizzi, Mauricio Miguens, Fernando Cazón, Enzo Burrini, Elías Zeni, Toto Villa, Ethan Varese, Horacio Bertoldi, Alfredo Rossini, Lisandro Scopelliti.
Social y Deportivo Montserrat (4-4-2): Silvio Bonacina, Iván Friedman, Maximiliano Lehmann, Misael Tévez, Maxwell Gómez, Joaco Goldstein, Maicol Spinelli, Lucio Zappa, Santino Berman, Chino Renner, David Borinaga.
Minute-by-minute commentary
1'On an afternoon of huge anticipation, opening seconds: the team keep it short, have a look and refuse to give anything away.
4'Effort from a teammate in behind the holding midfielder; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
8'Enzo Burrini accelerates down by the corner flag and the counter starts to take shape.
9'The home side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. The managers are already taking notes.
12'A gift at the back from the away side; these are the ones you pay dearly for later.
14'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
16'Effort from a teammate down the right; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The league table is starting to do its sums.
20'The away side try to play out from the back, but the home side swarm all over them as a unit.
21'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions.
23'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
25'The home side move it about sensibly, with Toto Villa as the side's compass.
26'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one.
27'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
27'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
29'Fernando Cazón reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
30'The home side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the away side from side to side.
33'⚡ Horacio Bertoldi wins the ball in midfield...
33'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
33'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
33'...hits it with everything he has...
33'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Horacio Bertoldi roars with delight. 1-0.
34'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
35'The effort from Maximiliano Lehmann goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
36'Gianni Pizzi plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
38'There's a feeling that the next mistake could prove very costly.
39'Venomous through ball from Ethan Varese; the away side were caught cold. It's being played with gritted teeth.
42'The away side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
44'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed. You can feel the tension in every yard.
46'After a hard-working first half, a tight first half; nobody gave anything away and the game is still wide open.
47'Ethan Varese threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the home side. The small details could decide this.
48'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
48'🟨 Joaco Goldstein earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
50'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
54'⚡ Fernando Cazón wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
54'...the counter is lethal, Fernando Cazón runs the length of the pitch...
54'...slips in Lisandro Scopelliti, who has arrived through the middle...
54'...Lisandro Scopelliti finishes first time...
54'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Up pops Lisandro Scopelliti to score, over the keeper, a delightful chip. 2-0.
55'Horacio Bertoldi goes in hard on the edge of the box and the referee gives the foul.
55'🟨 Horacio Bertoldi earns a booking for stopping a promising move. Time to look forward now.
56'Deft touch from Iván Friedman: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on. There'll be plenty to analyse.
58'A gift at the back from the home side; these are the ones you pay dearly for later.
62'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
64'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side.
65'The home side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the away side from side to side.
66'Tactical foul from Iván Friedman; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
72'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
73'The home side try to play out from the back, but the away side swarm all over them as a unit.
76'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
79'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
80'The home side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner. This game calls for calm heads.
81'Santino Berman protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
82'A set piece could unlock this one: corner to the home side.
83'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
85'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently. The second half promises a different story.
87'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
88'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
90'With no margin left at all, the end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football. The crowd get it straight away.
About the clubs
C.A.Tigre ("El Matador de Victoria"), with 2,720 fans. Home ground: Estadio Jose Dellagiovanna.
Social y Deportivo Montserrat, with 1,847 fans. Home ground: Estadio Social y Deportivo Montserrat.
Coming up
Next match for C.A.Tigre: vs su proximo rival — Friday 30 October at 15:30 GMT
Next match for Social y Deportivo Montserrat: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 01:45 GMT
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