Atlético Tucumán vs Defensa y Justicia, Superliga Argentina 2017-18
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Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Attempt missed. Nicolás Fernández (Defensa y Justicia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Barboza.
- 3': Attempt missed. Leonel Miranda (Defensa y Justicia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Almeida.
- 4': Attempt missed. Luis Rodríguez (Atlético Tucumán) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 4': Attempt saved. Nicolás Fernández (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonel Miranda.
- 7': Attempt missed. Fernando Márquez (Defensa y Justicia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Almeida with a cross.
- 9': Delay in match Luis Unsain (Defensa y Justicia) because of an injury.
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Ciro Rius (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Foul by Nicolás Romat (Atlético Tucumán).
- 15': Foul by Guillermo Acosta (Atlético Tucumán).
- 15': Nicolás Fernández (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Corner, Defensa y Justicia. Conceded by Javier Toledo.
- 16': Foul by Alexander Barboza (Defensa y Justicia).
- 16': Gonzalo Freitas (Atlético Tucumán) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Luis Rodríguez (Atlético Tucumán) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Favio Álvarez.
- 20': Offside, Atlético Tucumán. Javier Toledo tries a through ball, but Luis Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 22': Foul by Gonzalo Freitas (Atlético Tucumán).
- 22': Tomás Pochettino (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Alexander Barboza (Defensa y Justicia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 27': Favio Álvarez (Atlético Tucumán) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Tomás Pochettino (Defensa y Justicia).
- 29': Attempt saved. Luis Rodríguez (Atlético Tucumán) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 29': Alexander Barboza (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Javier Toledo (Atlético Tucumán).
- 29': Javier Toledo (Atlético Tucumán) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Delay in match (Defensa y Justicia).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Corner, Defensa y Justicia. Conceded by Rafael García.
- 33': Offside, Defensa y Justicia. Fernando Márquez tries a through ball, but Ciro Rius is caught offside.
- 38': Offside, Defensa y Justicia. Nahuel Molina tries a through ball, but Ciro Rius is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt saved. Tomás Pochettino (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Almeida.
- 40': Corner, Defensa y Justicia. Conceded by Augusto Batalla.
- 41': Attempt missed. Nicolás Fernández (Defensa y Justicia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 41': Corner, Defensa y Justicia. Conceded by Andrés Lamas.
- 42': Offside, Atlético Tucumán. Rafael García tries a through ball, but Guillermo Acosta is caught offside.
- 44': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Aliendro (Atlético Tucumán) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Favio Álvarez with a cross.
- 45': Offside, Defensa y Justicia. Christian Almeida tries a through ball, but Nicolás Fernández is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Corner, Defensa y Justicia. Conceded by Nicolás Romat.
- 45'+2': Andrés Lamas (Atlético Tucumán) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Dylan Gissi (Defensa y Justicia).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Atlético Tucumán 0, Defensa y Justicia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atlético Tucumán 0, Defensa y Justicia 0.
- 45': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Horacio Tijanovich replaces Nicolás Fernández.
- 46': Offside, Defensa y Justicia. Leonel Miranda tries a through ball, but Horacio Tijanovich is caught offside.
- 47': Hand ball by Guillermo Acosta (Atlético Tucumán).
- 48': Foul by David Barbona (Atlético Tucumán).
- 48': Lisandro Martínez (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Hand ball by Christian Almeida (Defensa y Justicia).
- 55': Attempt missed. Guillermo Acosta (Atlético Tucumán) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 56': Corner, Atlético Tucumán. Conceded by Luis Unsain.
- 57': Hand ball by Lisandro Martínez (Defensa y Justicia).
- 58': Attempt saved. Leonel Miranda (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Horacio Tijanovich.
- 61': Corner, Defensa y Justicia. Conceded by Andrés Lamas.
- 61': (Atlético Tucumán) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Dylan Gissi (Defensa y Justicia).
- 63': Attempt missed. Javier Toledo (Atlético Tucumán) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gonzalo Freitas with a cross.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Fernando Márquez (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciro Rius.
- 63': Corner, Defensa y Justicia. Conceded by Andrés Lamas.
- 64': Attempt missed. Alexander Barboza (Defensa y Justicia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Pochettino with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Attempt missed. Fernando Márquez (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ciro Rius with a cross.
- 66': Ciro Rius (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Nicolás Romat (Atlético Tucumán).
- 67': Substitution, Atlético Tucumán. Alejandro Melo replaces Gonzalo Freitas.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Leonel Miranda (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciro Rius.
- 68': Corner, Defensa y Justicia. Conceded by Alejandro Melo.
- 70': Foul by Tomás Pochettino (Defensa y Justicia).
- 70': Rodrigo Aliendro (Atlético Tucumán) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt saved. Fernando Márquez (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomás Pochettino.
- 70': Goal! Atlético Tucumán 0, Defensa y Justicia 1. Ciro Rius (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Horacio Tijanovich.
- 72': David Barbona (Atlético Tucumán) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Defensa y Justicia).
- 72': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Aliendro (Atlético Tucumán) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73': Delay in match Luis Rodríguez (Atlético Tucumán) because of an injury.
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Alexander Barboza (Defensa y Justicia) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Foul by Ciro Rius (Defensa y Justicia).
- 78': Nicolás Romat (Atlético Tucumán) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Atlético Tucumán. Mauricio Affonso replaces Luis Rodríguez.
- 81': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Luis Jérez Silva replaces Tomás Pochettino.
- 81': Substitution, Atlético Tucumán. Gervasio Núñez replaces Rodrigo Aliendro.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Melo (Atlético Tucumán) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Hand ball by Luis Jérez Silva (Defensa y Justicia).
- 85': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Defensa y Justicia).
- 85': Mauricio Affonso (Atlético Tucumán) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Ciro Rius (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Gervasio Núñez (Atlético Tucumán).
- 87': Gervasio Núñez (Atlético Tucumán) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Mariano Bareiro replaces Fernando Márquez.
- 88': Attempt missed. Dylan Gissi (Defensa y Justicia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christian Almeida with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 88': Delay in match Dylan Gissi (Defensa y Justicia) because of an injury.
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Foul by Horacio Tijanovich (Defensa y Justicia).
- 90'+1': Rafael García (Atlético Tucumán) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Atlético Tucumán 0, Defensa y Justicia 1.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Atlético Tucumán 0, Defensa y Justicia 1.
Game Information
Venue: Monumental Presidente José Fierro
Location: Tucuman, Argentina
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| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vélez Sarsfield | 12 | +5 | 22 |
| 2 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 12 | +8 | 21 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 12 | +7 | 20 |
| 4 | Unión (Santa Fe) | 12 | +6 | 19 |
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