Primera Division Apertura - Newell's Old Boys and Independiente draw 1 – 1: Part 3
Gracián made a good try for Independiente in the 83rd minute but Peratta made a brilliant save once again. In the next minute, Independiente made a substitution as Gracián was replaced by Parra in the middle. Independiente tried to take advantage of the break once again but Mateo got the ball and cleared it efficiently.
The game got rough as the game was about to end. Velázquez was aggressively charged by Fórmica and a foul was given. Schiavi defended one last attempt at bringing a winner by Independiente with the ball reaching Sperdutti. He took a try towards the goal posts but shot-stopper Navarro was standing there to block it once again.
In the 90th minute, striker Luis Rodríguez nearly scored a goal to bring victory for Newell's Old Boys but the ball struck the wood work and jubilation soon turned into despair.
Independiente made a substitution following that by brininging Nicolás Cabrera on to the pitch for Hernan Fredes. In the dying moments of the match, Pacheco committed a reckless foul on Sperdutti that earned him a yellow card. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Overall, it was a balanced game and statistics proved just that.
Newell's Old Boys had 8 attempts on goal out of which 5 were on target. On the contrary, Independiente got 9 chances to score out of which 5 were headed towards goal.
Newell's Old Boys committed 5 fouls while Independiente had 7 to their credit. Though no team was slapped with red cards, 2 Independiente players were given yellow cards.
Newell's Old Boys received 5 corner kicks while Independiente had 4. To the surprise of many, there was only one off-side foul by the Newell's Old Boys in the entire match.
Both teams had the same number of saves. Both goal keepers gave a good performance with 4 saves to their credit each.
Newell's Old Boys played with a lot of poise in the midfield but they improved on that. Their lack of chemistry was apparent on the wings. If they are able to bond better on the flanks, then their game play can certainly improve and they can score more goals.
Independiente lacked players with good finishing abilities. They had many chances in which better players could have cut through defense and score. Although they dribbled smartly from centre midfield to the box, it was meaningless if their long range efforts did not bother the goalkeeper.
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