Drills lose their sharpness as Chickens edge past them - http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 Primera Clausura recap
Argentina Primera Clausura continued as the two teams, the River Plate and the Banfield, locked their heads on Sunday, 10 April at Antonio Vespucio Liberti. The current leaders edged past the Banfield in a hard fought contest.
The home side went in with a standard 4-4-2 formation. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jorge-Achucarro-c19121
and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Enrique-Bologna-c12630 started in goal.
The River Plate were regarded as one of the favourites to win the encounter based on their current form and standings but seemed out of form in the early part of the half. El Millio were really scrappy and never got the penetration they were looking for.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Banfield-c38595 seemed reluctant to press forward and as a result, they stayed back and decided to defend everything.
El Taladro effort’s to sit back and defend was not so much appreciated by the home fans as they started to boo upon the tactics of the visitors. Due to a pretty hesitant approach towards the game especially by the visiting team, no clear cut chances were
created and both sides went into the tunnel, 0-0 at half time.
The River Plate came out with some flare in the second half and were looking a far different side as compared to the first half. Pavone went forward on quite a few occasions but was continuously being blocked by the strong central defence. Dos Santos Mauro
and Victor Ruben Lopez were on their toes right from the start and did not allow the Millionaires to breakthrough.
Home side though, were looking good to score in the second half and on the 70th minute mark, Pavone netted his shot past Bologna to earn a vital lead for the home side. Banfield started pressing forward in search of an equaliser but were continuously
denied by the steady Chickens’ defence. Banfield’s woes continued as defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-Bustamante-c23569 was shown a straight red card after a committing a dangerous tackle just inches outside his own box. The River Plate got better of ten men Banfield as the home
side registered their fifth win of the season to stay at the top.
With this win, the River Plate goes to the top spot with 18 points from nine games while the Banfield are 12th with as many points from nine games. The Chickens will take on the Nacional on Sunday, the 17 April and the Banfield will host the Arsenal
S. on Tuesday, the 19 April in their next games.
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