LOMAS DE ZAMORA. Gimnasia La Plata had a surprising win over Banfield with a 2-0 win with a goal from E. Ramirez (9′) and a goal from B. Aleman (43′).
R. Enrique didn’t score a decisive penalty (72′). That would have allowed Banfield to draw the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Florencio Solá stadium in Lomas de Zamora on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Pablo Echavarría who had the assistance of Ezequiel Brailovsky and Lucas Germanotta. The 4th official was Mariano Negrete. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.3 degrees Celsius or 66.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 19%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 18 Total 16
- 4 On Target 2
- 14 Off Target 14
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 96 Attack 114
- 47 Dangerous attack 48
- 85 Ball safe 67
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Banfield was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Gimnasia La Plata that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Gimnasia La Plata had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gimnasia La Plata won the match.
Banfield shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Gimnasia La Plata shot 16 times, 2 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Banfield received 2 yellow cards (A. Quiros and A. R. Maciel). On the opposite side, Gimnasia La Plata received 3 yellow cards (G. Enrique, O. Piris and R. Sosa).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Banfield will stay with 26 points to move up in the 24th place. On the opposite side, Gimnasia La Plata will have 40 points to lose in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Banfield will host Sarmiento on the 22nd of October with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Banfield (3 draws).
Gimnasia La Plata will host Argentinos Juniors on the 18th of October with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Argentinos Juniors (1 draw).
Banfield – Formation
Banfield
57'
46'
Banfield started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Claudio Alejandro Vivas decided to play with the following team: Facundo Cambeses , Luciano Abecasis , Alejandro Maciel , Luis Mago , Aarón Quirós , Julián Palacios , Matías Romero , Ignacio Agustin Rodríguez , Mauricio Cuero , Andrés Chávez and Ramiro Enrique .
The home team had on the bench: Alan Di Pippa , Facundo Sanguinetti, Agustín José Urzi, Julián Eseiza, Nicolás Santiago Bertolo, Mateo Pérez, Juan Manuel Cruz, Jeremias Perales , Maximiliano Cuadra , Gregorio Tanco , José Álvarez and Dany Edjo’o.
Substitutions
Banfield made 5 changes: A. Chavez for A. Perales (38′), A. Quiros for A. Di Pippa (46′), M. Romero for G. J. Tanco (46′), M. Cuero for J. Alvarez (46′) and J. Palacios for M. Cuadra (74′).
Best player: Ignacio Agustin Rodríguez
The player that probably impressed the most for Banfield was Ignacio Agustin Rodríguez.
His rating is with 41 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.
Gimnasia La Plata – Formation
Gimnasia La Plata
43'
Gimnasia La Plata started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Néstor Raúl Gorosito played with: Rodrigo Rey , Guillermo Enrique , Leonardo Morales , Oscar Piris , Nicolás Colazo , Benjamín Domínguez , Agustín Cardozo , Brahian Alemán , Erik Ramírez , Franco Soldano and Ramón Sosa .
These were the players on the bench: Carlos Manuel Insaurralde, Alan Lescano, Tomás Durso, Matías Germán Melluso, Guillermo Fratta Cabrera, Leandro Nicolás Contín, Alexis Andrés Domínguez Ansorena, Gonzalo Gonzalez, Emanuel Cecchini, Tomás Muro, Alexis Steimbach and Nery Leyes.
Substitutions
Gimnasia La Plata made 4 changes: E. Ramirez for A. Steimbach (82′), B. Dominguez for N. Leyes (83′), F. Soldano for A. Dominguez (90′) and B. Aleman for E. Cecchini (90′).
Best player: Brahian Alemán
The player that probably impressed the most for Gimnasia La Plata was Brahian Alemán.
His rating is with 1 goal, 50 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 18. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Talleres Córdoba – Godoy Cruz – 3-1
- Patronato – River Plate – 0-1
- Banfield – Gimnasia La Plata – 0-2
- Boca Juniors – Aldosivi – 2-1
- Tigre – Independiente – 2-1
