BUENOS AIRES. Boca Juniors beats Central Cordoba SdE with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Merentiel (8′) and a goal from K. Zenón (74′).
The match was played at the Estadio Alberto José Armando stadium in Buenos Aires on Wednesday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Nicolás Lamolina who had the assistance of Ezequiel Brailovsky and Maximiliano Castelli. The 4th official was Edgargo Zamora. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.65 degrees Celsius or 69.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 11 Total 7
- 5 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 107 Attack 121
- 60 Dangerous attack 65
- 97 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Boca Juniors was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Central Cordoba SdE that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Central Cordoba SdE was putting more pressure with 65 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Boca Juniors was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Boca Juniors shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Central Cordoba SdE shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Boca Juniors received 2 yellow cards (Marcelo Saracchi and Ezequiel Bullaude). On the other side, Central Cordoba SdE received 3 yellow cards (Oscar Garrido, Manuel García and Pablo Minissale).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Boca Juniors has 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to lose in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Central Cordoba SdE will stays with 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to go down in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Boca Juniors will play away against Lanús on the 19th of February with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Boca Juniors (2 draws).
Boca Juniors – Formation
Boca Juniors
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74'
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Boca Juniors started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Diego Hernán Martínez decided to play with the following team: Sergio Romero , Luis Advíncula , Cristian Lema , Nicolás Figal , Lautaro Blanco , Jorman Campuzano , Pol Fernández , Kevin Zenón , Ezequiel Bullaude , Lucas Janson and Miguel Merentiel .
The home team had on the bench: Marcelo Saracchi , Darío Benedetto, Javier García, Luca Langoni , Frank Fabra, Juan Ramírez , Norberto Briasco, Aaron Anselmino, Vicente Taborda, Lucas Blondel, Mauricio Benítez and Jabes Saralegui .
Substitutions
Boca Juniors made 5 changes: Lucas Janson for Luca Langoni (68′), Ezequiel Bullaude for Jabes Saralegui (68′), Kevin Zenón for Juan Ramírez (87′), Pol Fernández for Mauricio Leonel Benítez (78′) and Lautaro Blanco for Marcelo Saracchi (78′).
Player of the match: Kevin Zenón
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Boca Juniors was Kevin Zenón.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 10 crosses.
Central Cordoba SdE – Formation
Central Cordoba SdE
Central Cordoba SdE started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Abel Eduardo Balbo played with: Andrés Mehring , Pablo Minissale , Dardo Miloc , Sebastián Valdéz , Oscar Garrido , Enzo Kalinski , Manuel García , Rodrigo Atencio , Santiago Laquidain , Tomás Molina and Florián Gonzalo de Jesús Monzón .
They had on the bench: Gonzalo Álvez, Mateo Sanabria , Sergio Juárez, Harrinson Mancilla, Federico Andueza, Thiago Nuss , Andrés Meli , Kevin Vázquez, Walter Montoya , José Gómez, Camilo Viganoni and Brian Leizza .
Substitutions
Central Cordoba SdE made 4 changes: Manuel García for Thiago Nuss (59′), Enzo Kalinski for Walter Montoya (75′), Rodrigo Atencio for Mateo Sanabria (75′) and Santiago Laquidain for Andrés Meli (46′).
Player of the match: Florián Gonzalo de Jesús Monzón
The most impressive player for Central Cordoba SdE was Florián Gonzalo de Jesús Monzón.
His rating is with 24 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 16.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Godoy Cruz – Unión Santa Fe – 0-0
- Independiente – Rosario Central – 1-0
- Tigre – Defensa y Justicia – 0-1
- Sarmiento – Lanús – 0-1
- Banfield – Barracas Central – 0-0
- Boca Juniors – Central Cordoba SdE – 2-0
