CAPITAL FEDERAL. Vélez Sarsfield managed to reverse the scoreline against Deportivo Riestra to win 2-1. It was Deportivo Riestra to strike first with a goal of Mauro Gabriel Ortiz at the 23′. Then it was a goal in the 69′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Lenny Lobato gave the win to Vélez Sarsfield in the 90′ minute. Vélez Sarsfield was definitely better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Guillermo Laza stadium in Capital Federal on Thursday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Nicolás Ramírez who had the assistance of Gerardo Lencina and Andrés Barbieri. The 4th official was Juan Cruz Robledo. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 24.69 degrees Celsius or 76.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 12 Total 14
- 2 On Target 6
- 8 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 106 Attack 101
- 70 Dangerous attack 74
- 77 Ball safe 103
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
Fouls
- 13 Total 6
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Vélez Sarsfield had a superior ball possession 65% while Deportivo Riestra was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Vélez Sarsfield was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vélez Sarsfield won the contest.
Deportivo Riestra shot 12 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Vélez Sarsfield shot 14 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Deportivo Riestra received 5 yellow cards (Jonathan Herrera, Mauro Gabriel Ortiz, Milton Celiz, William Machado and Cristian Fabbiani). Regarding the opposition, Vélez Sarsfield received 2 yellow cards (Valentín Gómez and Elías Gómez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Deportivo Riestra stays with 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to lose in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Vélez Sarsfield will has 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to go up in the 28th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Deportivo Riestra will host Atlético Tucumán on the 19th of February with a 0-0 head to head.
Vélez Sarsfield will host Colón on the 18th of November with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Vélez Sarsfield (2 draws).
Deportivo Riestra – Formation
Deportivo Riestra
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Deportivo Riestra started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Cristian Gastón Fabbiani decided to play with the following team: Ignacio Arce , Pedro David Ramírez , Nahuel Iribarren , Alan Barrionuevo , Nicolas Diego Dematei , Mauro Gabriel Ortiz , Jonatan Esteban Goitía , Jonathan Goya , Milton Celiz , Nicolás Benegas and Jonathan Herrera .
The home team had on the bench: Nicolás Ezequiel Caro Torres, Walter Ruben Acuna , Juan Dobboletta, G. Pereira, Gustavo Martin Fernandez , Ramon Gonzalez Herrero, Gabriel Canete, Gustavo Benítez, William Machado , Máximiliano Rodríguez , Leonardo Landriel, Jose Luis Mendez and Gabriel Cañete.
Deportivo Riestra could not rely on the presence of William Machado (injured) and Máximiliano Rodríguez (injured).
Substitutions
Deportivo Riestra made 4 changes: Jonathan Goya for William Machado (67′), Mauro Gabriel Ortiz for Máximiliano Rodríguez (56′), Milton Celiz for Walter Ruben Acuna (81′) and Nicolás Benegas for Gustavo Martin Fernandez (80′).
Player of the match: Mauro Gabriel Ortiz
The most impressive player for Deportivo Riestra was Mauro Gabriel Ortiz.
His rating is with 1 goal, 7 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.
Vélez Sarsfield – Formation
Vélez Sarsfield
Vélez Sarsfield started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Sebastián Ariel Méndez Pardiñas played with: Tomás Marchiori , Leonardo Jara , Emanuel Mammana , Valentín Gómez , Elías Gómez , Nicolás Garayalde , Francisco Pizzini , Christian Ordóñez , Claudio Aquino , Rodrigo Piñeiro and Braian Romero .
They had on the bench: José Florentín, Sebastián Sosa, Lenny Lobato , Thiago Vecino , Abiel Osorio , Juan Ignacio Méndez, Tomás Guidara , Agustín Bouzat , Thiago Fernández, Damián Fernández, Álvaro Montoro and Tomás Cavanagh.
Substitutions
Vélez Sarsfield made 5 changes: Rodrigo Piñeiro for Agustín Bouzat (66′), Nicolás Garayalde for Abiel Osorio (66′), Leonardo Jara for Tomás Guidara (78′), Francisco Pizzini for Lenny Lobato (87′) and Braian Romero for Thiago Vecino (87′).
Player of the match: Claudio Aquino
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vélez Sarsfield was Claudio Aquino even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 51 passes (78% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Atlético Tucumán – River Plate – 0-0
- Deportivo Riestra – Vélez Sarsfield – 1-2
- Platense – Belgrano – 1-1
