MELO. Cerro Largo and Boston River draw 1-1. R. Viega scored the first own goal (42′) for Cerro Largo. M. Mancebo equalized (77′). Boston River was definitely better in terms of ball possession (64%)
The match was played at the Estadio Municipal Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla stadium in Melo on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was José Burgos with the assistance of Agustín Berisso and Carlos Morales. The 4th official was Diego Dunajec. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 7 Total 4
- 4 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 48 Attack 54
- 43 Dangerous attack 48
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Boston River had a strong ball possession 64% while Cerro Largo was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Boston River had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Boston River to win the match.
Cerro Largo shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Boston River shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Cerro Largo received 2 yellow cards (A. Max and A. Lima). Talking about the opposition, Boston River received 3 yellow cards (C. Olivera, M. Mancebo and A. Lopez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Cerro Largo will have 12 points to sit in the 14th place. On the other side, Boston River will have 27 points like Deportivo Maldonado to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Cerro Largo will host Peñarol on the 29th of October with a 12-3 head to head stats in favor of Peñarol (4 draws).
Boston River will play away agasint Torque on the 22nd of October with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Torque (1 draw).
Cerro Largo – Formation
The manager Mario Daniel Saralegui Iriarte decided to play with the following team: Lucero Alvarez, Rafael García, Bryan Bentaberry, Lucas Morales, Andrés Romero, Robert Ergas, Nicolás Silva, Marcos Enrique, Augusto Max, Emiliano Villar and Luca Franco.
The home team had on the bench: Joaquin Silva, Martín Gianoli, Lucas Correa, Brian Ferrares, Santiago Martínez, Richard Núñez, Adolfo Lima, Santiago Viera, Borys Barone and Alcides Miranda Moreira.
Substitutions
Cerro Largo made 4 changes: E. Villar for A. Lima (65′), A. Max for S. Martinez (74′), L. Franco for A. Moreira (74′) and N. Silva for S. Viera (82′).
Boston River – Formation
Ignacio Ithurralde Sáez played with: Santiago Silva, Marco Mancebo, Pedro Silva, Facundo Rodríguez, José Alberti, Rodrigo Viega, Alexander Machado, Agustín Rodríguez, Cristian Olivera, Leonard Costa and Rodrigo Perez.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mauro Goicoechea, Carlos Valdez, Martin Fernandez, Martín Fernández, Emiliano Gómez, Álvaro López, Juan Boselli, Furtado Pablo, Mateo Torres and Santiago Corbo.
Substitutions
Boston River made 4 changes: A. Machado for M. Fernandez (58′), R. Viega for A. Lopez (58′), F. Rodriguez for E. Gomez (68′) and L. Costa for S. Corbo (68′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Nacional – Peñarol – 3-1
- Cerro Largo – Boston River – 1-1