MONTEVIDEO. Defensor Sporting finds the way to recover against Peñarol with a goal on the M. Arezo 42′ and an own goal from N. Rossi 74′. Peñarol was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the Estadio Luis Franzini stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Andrés Matonte who was helped by Andrés Nievas and Gustavo Márquez Lisboa. The 4th official was Pablo Giménez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.6 degrees Celsius or 74.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 15 Total 10
- 10 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 82 Attack 93
- 54 Dangerous attack 63
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 8
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Peñarol had a superior ball possession 57% while Defensor Sporting was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Peñarol was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Peñarol to win the match.
Defensor Sporting shot 15 times, 10 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Peñarol shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Defensor Sporting received 2 yellow cards (A. Ferrari and F. Elizari). On the opposite side, Peñarol received 3 yellow cards (H. Menosse, Carlos Sánchez and Carlos Sánchez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Defensor Sporting will have 5 points like Danubio to move up in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Peñarol will have 10 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Defensor Sporting will play away against Danubio on the 12th of May with a 16-12 head to head stats in favor of Defensor Sporting (12 draws).
Peñarol will host Wanderers on the 12th of May with a 19-10 head to head stats in favor of Peñarol (8 draws).
Defensor Sporting – Formation
The manager Marcelo Fabián Méndez Russo decided to play with the following team: Nicolás Rossi, Matías Rocha, Juan Pintado, Juan Sebastian Boselli, Nicolás Rodríguez, Fernando Elizari, Gonzalo Freitas, Lucas Paul De los Santos, Andrés Ferrari, Matias Abaldo and Adrián Balboa.
The home team had on the bench: Matías Dufour, Yefferson Quintana, Facundo Bonifazi, Guillermo De Los Santos, Santiago Scotto, Lucas Agazzi, Alvaro Navarro, Augusto Cambon and Rodrigo Perez.
Substitutions
Defensor Sporting made 3 changes: A. Ferrari for Augusto Cambón Rosas (62′), L. De los Santos for Lucas Agazzi Galeano (81′) and N. Rodríguez for Álvaro Navarro (90′).
Peñarol – Formation
Alfredo Carlos Arias Sánchez played with: Thiago Cardozo, Matías Aguirregaray, Léo Coelho, Hernán Menosse, Valentín Rodríguez, Sebastián Cristóforo, Sebastián Rodríguez, Ignacio Laquintana, Kevin Méndez, Abel Hernández and Matías Arezo.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jonathan Lima, Pedro Milans, Lucas Hernández, Pablo López, Rodrigo Saravia, Carlos Sánchez, Santiago Homenchenko, Brian Mansilla and Oscar Cruz.
Substitutions
Peñarol made 5 changes: Abel Hernández for Santiago Damián Homenchenko Bianchi (46′), K. Méndez for Nicolás David Rossi Marachlian (46′), V. Rodríguez for Lucas Hernández (69′), M. Aguirregaray for Pedro Milans Carámbula (70′) and I. Laquintana for Carlos Sánchez (70′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Defensor Sporting – Peñarol – 2-2
- River Plate – Cerro – 3-2
- Fénix – Cerro Largo – 0-0