Vélez Sarsfield and Gimnasia La Plata draw 1-1 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

BUENOS AIRES. Vélez Sarsfield and Gimnasia La Plata draw 1-1. A. Osorio scored the first goal (72') for Vélez Sarsfield. L. Morales made it even (75').

David Brown

August 16, 2022

BUENOS AIRES. Vélez Sarsfield and Gimnasia La Plata draw 1-1. A. Osorio scored the first goal (72′) for Vélez Sarsfield. L. Morales made it even (75′). Vélez Sarsfield was vastly better in terms of ball possession (67%)

The match was played at the Estadio José Amalfitani stadium in Buenos Aires on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Hernán Mastrángelo with the collaboration of Ernesto Javier Uziga and Damián Espinoza. The 4th official was Eduardo Gutiérrez. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.1 degrees Celsius or 69.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.

Match Statistics

Vélez Sarsfield

1 - 1

Gimnasia La Plata

! 67 Ball Possession 33

Shots

16 Total 14
7 On Target 6
9 Off Target 8
1 Shots blocked 3

136 Attack 108
34 Dangerous attack 34
80 Ball safe 77

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 5

Fouls

12 Total 5
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

6 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Vélez Sarsfield had a superior ball possession 67% while Gimnasia La Plata was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vélez Sarsfield had a more offensive attitude with 34 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Vélez Sarsfield to win the match.

Vélez Sarsfield shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Gimnasia La Plata shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Vélez Sarsfield received 5 yellow cards (S. Caseres, N. Garayalde, L. Pratto, M. Perrone and A. Mulet). On the opposite side, Gimnasia La Plata received 1 yellow card (A. Cardozo).

Match Timeline

Santiago Cáseres - Yellow

32'

Abiel Osorio- sub ->S. Caseres

50'

Nicolás Garayalde- Yellow

61'

66'

Tomás Guidara- sub ->L. Jara

66'

Benjamín Domínguez- sub ->T. Muro

67'

Gonzalo González- sub ->G. Enrique

70'

Abiel Osorio(goal)

72'

75'

Leonardo Morales (goal)R. Sosa

78'

81'

82'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Vélez Sarsfield will host Central Cordoba SdE on the 13th of September with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Vélez Sarsfield (1 draw).

Gimnasia La Plata will play away agasint Central Cordoba SdE on the 17th of September with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Gimnasia La Plata (1 draw).

Vélez Sarsfield – Formation

Vélez Sarsfield

Leonardo Burián 22.Uruguay

7.1

Leonardo Jara 29.Argentina

7.4

66'

Matías De los Santos 6.Uruguay

6.8

Francisco Ortega 5.Argentina

7.2

V. Gómez 31.Argentina

7.1

Santiago Cáseres 35.Argentina

6.2

50'

32'

Nicolás Garayalde 36.Argentina

6.5

66'

61'

Maximo Perrone 16.Argentina

6.5

90'

Lucas Pratto 12.Argentina

7.0

78'

Lucas Janson 11.Argentina

6.8

82'

Luca Orellano 10.Argentina

7.6

66'

Substitutes

Lucas Hoyos 30.Argentina

Tomás Guidara 24.Argentina

6.7

66'

Damián Fernández 34.Argentina

Miguel Brizuela 28.Argentina

Emanuel Insúa 3.Argentina

Franco Díaz 8.Argentina

Agustín Mulet 15.Argentina

6.7

66'

90'

Julián Fernández 18.Argentina

6.7

66'

J. Soñora 19.United States

Santiago Castro 21.Argentina

Abiel Osorio 39.Argentina

7.8

50'

72'

Jonathan Menéndez 27.Argentina

6.2

82'

Vélez Sarsfield started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Alexander Jesús Medina Reobasco decided to play with the following team: Leonardo Burián (7.1), Leonardo Jara (7.4), Matías de los Santos (6.8), Diego Gómez (7.1), Francisco Ortega (7.2), Nicolás Garayalde (6.5), Santiago Cáseres (6.2), Maximo Perrone (6.5), Luca Orellano (7.6), Lucas Pratto (7.0) and Lucas Janson (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Franco Díaz, Tomás Guidara (6.7), Santiago Castro, Damián Fernández, Abiel Osorio (7.8), Agustín Mulet (6.7), Miguel Brizuela, Lucas Hoyos, Julián Fernández (6.7), Jonathan Menéndez (6.2), Joel Soñora and Emanuel Insua.

Substitutions

Vélez Sarsfield made 5 changes: S. Caseres for A. Osorio (50′), N. Garayalde for A. Mulet (66′), L. Orellano for J. Fernandez (66′), L. Jara for T. Guidara (66′) and L. Janson for J. Menendez (82′).

Best player: Abiel Osorio

The most impressive player for Vélez Sarsfield was Abiel Osorio.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 13 passes (61% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 50′.

Gimnasia La Plata – Formation

Gimnasia La Plata

Rodrigo Rey 17.Argentina

7.4

Leonardo Morales 4.Argentina

7.6

75'

Germán Guiffrey 24.Argentina

6.8

Guillermo Enrique 6.Argentina

6.6

67'

Nicolás Colazo 18.Argentina

7.1

Agustín Cardozo 30.Argentina

6.8

70'

Manuel Insaurralde 27.Argentina

6.7

81'

R. Sosa 11.Paraguay

7.2

Tomás Muro 28.Argentina

6.2

66'

Brahian Alemán 10.Uruguay

6.8

Franco Soldano 15.Argentina

6.8

Substitutes

Tomás Durso 1.Argentina

Matías Bazzi 31.Argentina

Gonzalo González 41.Argentina

6.1

67'

Matías Miranda 22.Argentina

Alexis Steimbach 38.Argentina

Emanuel Cecchini 5.Argentina

6.2

81'

Lautaro Chávez 21.Argentina

Alan Lescano 20.Argentina

N. Leyes 33.Argentina

Alexis Domínguez 26.Argentina

Nicolás Contin 9.Argentina

Benjamín Domínguez 44.Argentina

6.6

66'

Gimnasia La Plata started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Néstor Raúl Gorosito played with: Rodrigo Rey (7.4), Guillermo Enrique (6.6), Leonardo Morales (7.6), Germán Guiffrey (6.8), Nicolás Colazo (7.1), Tomás Muro (6.2), Carlos Insaurralde (6.7), Agustín Cardozo (6.8), Ramón Sosa (7.2), Franco Soldano (6.8) and Brahian Alemán (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Nery Leyes, Tomás Durso, Gonzalo Gonzalez (6.1), Nicolás Contín, Benjamín Domínguez (6.6), Matías Bazzo, Matías Miranda, Alexis Steimbach, Alexis Domínguez, Emanuel Cecchini (6.2), Lautaro Chávez and Alan Lescano.