AVELLANEDA. Gimnasia La Plata and Independiente draw 1-1. J. Carbonero scored the first goal (45′) for Gimnasia La Plata. S. Romero settled the score 1-1 (45′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%)
The match was played at the Estadio Libertadores de América stadium in Avellaneda on Monday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Germán Delfino who was helped by Iván Núñez and Gerardo Carretero. The 4th official was Adrián Franklin. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.7 degrees Celsius or 67.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 14 Total 6
- 6 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 141 Attack 81
- 81 Dangerous attack 42
- 105 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 13
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Independiente was in firm control of the ball 67% while Gimnasia La Plata was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Independiente was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Independiente to win the match.
Independiente shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Gimnasia La Plata shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Independiente received 4 yellow cards (S. D. Barreto, A. E. Costa, J. Laso and D. Blanco). On the other side, Gimnasia La Plata received 3 yellow cards (M. Melluso, M. Coronel and E. Cecchini).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Independiente will have 24 points like Vélez Sarsfield and Boca Juniors to move down in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Gimnasia La Plata will have 18 points like Unión Santa Fe to move down in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Independiente will play away against Aldosivi on the 17th of October with a 1-1 head to head record.
Gimnasia La Plata will host Newell’s Old Boys on the 16th of October with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Gimnasia La Plata (1 draw).
Independiente – Formation
Independiente
90'
63'
45'
Independiente adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Julio César Falcioni decided to play with the following team: Sebastián Sosa , Fabricio Bustos , Sergio Barreto , Joaquín Laso , Ayrton Costa , Domingo Blanco , Lucas Romero , Braian Martínez , Alan Soñora , Alan Velasco and Silvio Romero .
The home team had on the bench: Rodrigo Márquez , Thomas Ortega, Tomás Pozzo , Patricio Ostachuk, Juan Zarza, Milton Álvarez, Lucas González , Ángel Sayago, Gastón Togni, Jonathan Herrera, Andrés Roa and Gonzalo Asis.
Substitutions
Independiente made 3 changes: B. Martinez for R. L. Marquez De Meneses (63′), L. Romero for L. Gonzalez (63′) and A. Sonora for T. A. Pozzo (79′).
Best player: Sergio Barreto
The player that probably impressed the most for Independiente was Sergio Barreto.
His rating is with 78 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 18.
Gimnasia La Plata – Formation
Gimnasia La Plata
Also Gimnasia La Plata adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Néstor Raúl Gorosito played with: Rodrigo Rey , Francisco Gerometta , Leonardo Morales , Maximiliano Coronel , Matías Melluso , Carlos Insaurralde , Emanuel Cecchini , Brahian Alemán , Luis Miguel Rodríguez , Johan Carbonero and Nicolás Contín .
They had on the bench: Matías Pérez García , Lucas Licht , Nicolás Colazo, Harrinson Mancilla, Franco Torres, Nery Leyes, Erik Ramírez, Guillermo Fratta, Tomás Durso, Germán Guiffrey, Rodrigo Holgado and Matías Miranda .
Gimnasia La Plata could not rely on the presence of R. Holgado (injured) and L. Licht (injured).
Substitutions
Gimnasia La Plata made 4 changes: N. Contin for R. Holgado (9′), M. Insaurralde for M. Perez Garcia (70′), J. Carbonero for M. Miranda (81′) and M. Melluso for L. Licht (81′).
Best player: Emanuel Cecchini
The player that probably impressed the most for Gimnasia La Plata was Emanuel Cecchini.
His rating is with 33 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Arsenal de Sarandi – Godoy Cruz – 0-0
- San Lorenzo – Colón – 1-2
- Independiente – Gimnasia La Plata – 1-1
