LA PLATA. Gimnasia La Plata beat Deportivo Riestra to win 2-1. It was Gimnasia La Plata to strike first with a goal of Leonardo Morales at the 39′. Then it was a goal in the 64′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Eric Ramírez gave the win to Gimnasia La Plata in the 73′ minute with a goal. Gimnasia La Plata was much better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo stadium in La Plata on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Carlos Andrés Gariano with the support of Hugo Páez and Andrés Barbieri. The 4th official was Ariel Suárez. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.82 degrees Celsius or 69.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 15 Total 7
- 5 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 97 Attack 84
- 62 Dangerous attack 49
- 75 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Gimnasia La Plata was in firm control of the ball 66% while Deportivo Riestra was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Gimnasia La Plata had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gimnasia La Plata won the match.
Gimnasia La Plata shot 15 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Deportivo Riestra shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Gimnasia La Plata received 1 yellow card (Yonathan Rodríguez). On the other side, Deportivo Riestra received 2 yellow cards (M. Ortiz and M. Céliz).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Gimnasia La Plata has 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to drop in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Deportivo Riestra will stays with 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to go down in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Gimnasia La Plata will play away with Banfield on the 18th of November with a 7-1 head to head statistic in favor of Banfield (2 draws).
Gimnasia La Plata – Formation
Gimnasia La Plata
39'
78'
28'
Gimnasia La Plata started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Leonardo Carol Madelón decided to play with the following team: Nelson Insfrán , Juan Pintado , Leonardo Morales , Felipe Sánchez , Nicolás Colazo , Pablo de Blasis , Yonathan Rodríguez , Lucas Castro , Benjamín Domínguez , Franco Troyansky and Eric Ramírez .
The home team had on the bench: Rodrigo Gallo, Guillermo Enrique, Marcos Ledesma, Agustín Bolívar , Matías Ramírez, Federico Milo , Yonathan Cabral, Lautaro Chávez, Luciano Gómez, David Zalazar , Rodrigo Castillo and Leandro Mamut.
Substitutions
Gimnasia La Plata made 5 changes: Yonathan Rodríguez for David Zalazar (71′), Franco Troyansky for Rodrigo Castillo (71′), Eric Ramírez for Agustín Bolívar (78′), Nicolás Colazo for Federico Milo (78′) and Lucas Castro for Matías Ramírez (90′).
Player of the match: Leonardo Morales
The most impressive player for Gimnasia La Plata was Leonardo Morales .
His rating is with 1 goal, 50 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 13.
Deportivo Riestra – Formation
Deportivo Riestra
Deportivo Riestra started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Cristian Gastón Fabbiani played with: I. Arce , D. Minervino , Y. Murillo , A. Barrionuevo , N. Sansotre , P. Ramírez , J. Goya , M. Céliz , G. Pereira , J. Herrera and N. Benegas .
They had on the bench: N. Dematei, M. Ortiz , J. Dobboletta, S. Portillo, E. Avaro, R. González, G. Benítez, J. Goitía , G. Cañete, M. Rodríguez, L. Landriel and M. Brito.
Substitutions
Deportivo Riestra made 3 changes: D. Minervino for M. Ortiz (55′), J. Herrera for J. Goitía (74′) and G. Pereira for L. Landriel (83′).
Player of the match: D. Minervino
The most impressive player for Deportivo Riestra was D. Minervino.
His rating is with 8 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Talleres Córdoba – Vélez Sarsfield – 1-0
- Gimnasia La Plata – Deportivo Riestra – 2-1
- Sarmiento – Newell’s Old Boys – 0-1
- Independiente – Atlético Tucumán – 1-1
