MONTEVIDEO. Boston River beats Racing 2-0 after E. Gómez scores a double.
Also, Racing had 2 players sent off: Rodrigo Odriozola (-4′ for a double yellow card) and R. Odriozola (65′ for a double yellow card).
The match was played at the Parque Osvaldo Roberto stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 9:45 am local time. The referee was Daniel Rodríguez assisted by Carlos Barreiro and Javier Irazoqui. The 4th official was Hernán Heras. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.4 degrees Celsius or 74.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- 0 Ball Possession 0
Shots
- 6 Total 10
- 1 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 95 Attack 93
- 61 Dangerous attack 48
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Racing was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. Boston River that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Racing had a more offensive attitude with 61 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Boston River was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Racing shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Boston River shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Racing received 3 yellow cards (Rodrigo Odriozola, Matías Velázquez Maldonado and R. Odriozola). Regarding the opposition, Boston River received 2 yellow cards (E. Gómez and B. Barja).
Racing had 2 players sent off: Rodrigo Odriozola (-4′ for double yellow card) and R. Odriozola (65′ for double yellow card).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Racing stays with 0 points to occupy the 14th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Boston River has 3 points (3rd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Racing will play away against Deportivo Maldonado on the 11th of February with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Boston River will host Cerro on the 12th of February with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Boston River (2 draws).
Racing – Formation
Racing started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Gustavo Hugo Fermani decided to play with the following team: Nicolás Gentilio, Agustín Alaniz, Santiago Mouriño, Franco Paredes, Fabián Píriz, Gilmar Aldair Bolivar Martinez, Jose Varela, Agustin Rodriguez, Matias Velazquez, Matías Benítez and Rodrigo Rey.
The home team had on the bench: Juan Rivero, Rodrigo Odriozola, Diego Sosa, Gastón Bueno, Facundo Ospitaleche, Tomas Veron Lupi, Luis Gorocito, Axel Pérez, Pablo Agustín Pereira Castelnoble, Juan Sebastián Rivero Pin and Manuel Ignacio Núñez Méndez.
Substitutions
Racing made 5 changes: J. Varela for Facundo Ospitaleche (46′), R. Rey for Axel Pérez Etchelar (60′), A. Alaniz for Juan Sebastián Rivero Pin (60′), G. Martínez for Luis Gorocito Resende (72′) and M. Benítez for Tomás Verón Lupi (78′).
Boston River – Formation
Boston River started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Daniel Alejandro Farías Acosta played with: Santiago Silva, Maximiliano Villa, Francisco Barrios, Leonard Costa, Guzmán Rodríguez, Jonathan Urretaviscaya, Mateo Torres, Pedro Silva, Emiliano Gómez, Mathías Acuña and Cristian Olivera.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Bruno Barja, Juan Ignacio Gonzalez, Gian Franco Allala, Joaquín Fernández, Carlos Valdez, Martín Fernández, Agustín Dávila, Leandro Suhr, Santiago Corbo, Bruno Barja and Martín Alejandro Fernández Figueira.
Substitutions
Boston River made 5 changes: M. Torres for Santiago Corbo Fariello (46′), Francisco Barrios Azzini for Martín Fernández Benítez (59′), E. Gómez for Leandro Suhr Avondet (75′), Jonathan Urretaviscaya for Carlos Valdez Suárez (86′) and Jonathan Urretaviscaya for Bruno Gabriel Barja Sampedro (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Cerro Largo – River Plate – 2-1
- Racing – Boston River – 0-2
- Peñarol – Cerro – 2-0