MONTEVIDEO. Cerro was ultimately too good for Boston River with the goal of N. Cabral (10′), J. Martínez (28′) and M. Abero (48′).
The match was played at the Parque José Nasazzi stadium in Montevideo on Sunday and it started at 9:45 am local time. The referee was Bruno Sacarelo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 35.8 degrees Celsius or 96.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 26%.
Match Statistics
- 0 Ball Possession 0
Shots
- 15 Total 10
- 6 On Target 6
- 9 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 121 Attack 107
- 87 Dangerous attack 61
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 22
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Boston River was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. Cerro that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Boston River had a more offensive attitude with 87 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Cerro was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Boston River shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Cerro shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Boston River received 1 yellow card (Martín Fernández Figueira). Talking about the opposition, Cerro received 5 yellow cards (L. Rodríguez, I. Ojeda, I. Ojeda, J. Martínez and Hugo Magallanes Silveira).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Boston River stays with 3 points to occupy the 10th place in the table. On the opposite side, Cerro has 3 points (9th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Boston River will host Plaza Colonia on the 12th of May with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Plaza Colonia (7 draws).
Cerro will host Racing on the 12th of May with a 11-10 head to head in favor of Cerro (5 draws).
Boston River – Formation

Boston River started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Daniel Alejandro Farías Acosta decided to play with the following team: Santiago Silva, Santiago Corbo, Guzmán Rodríguez, Gian Franco Allala, Joaquín Fernández, Francisco Barrios, Emiliano Sosa, Cristian Olivera, Emiliano Gómez, Mathías Acuña and Agustín Dávila.
The home team had on the bench: Juan Ignacio Gonzalez, Carlos Valdez, Pedro Silva, Martín Fernández, Martin Fernandez, Mateo Torres, Leandro Suhr, Bruno Barja, Alexander Machado and Leonard Costa.
Substitutions
Boston River made 5 changes: Francisco Barrios Azzini for Leonard Costa Martínez (35′), Joaquín Fernández for Pedro Silva Torrejón (46′), A. Dávila for Leandro Suhr Avondet (56′), C. Olivera for Martín Fernández Benítez (56′) and G. Rodríguez for Martín Fernández Figueira (65′).
Cerro – Formation

Cerro started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Luis Danielo Núñez Maciel played with: Darío Denis, Fernando Souza, Hugo Magallanes, Nicolas Cabral, Mathias Abero, Lucas Rodríguez, Hamilton Pereira, Cristhian Tizon, Nahuel Acosta, Nicólas González and Luca Franco.
These were the players on the bench: Gabriel Araújo, Maximiliano Rao, Pablo Lacoste, Ignacio Ojeda Ferreira, Franco Faria, Matías Cabrera, Enzo Lemos, Tabaré Viudez and Joel Martínez Álvarez.
Substitutions
Cerro made 3 changes: H. Pereira for Ignacio Ojeda Ferreira (61′), L. Franco for Jairo Nicolás Coronel Valdéz (61′) and F. Souza for Matías Cabrera (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.