MONTEVIDEO. Defensor Sporting and Cerro draw 1-1. M. Abaldo scored the first goal (24′) for Defensor Sporting. D. Cóccaro equalized (38′).
The match was played at the Parque Maracaná stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.3 degrees Celsius or 70.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 6 Total 5
- 5 On Target 3
- 1 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 98 Attack 94
- 83 Dangerous attack 66
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 14 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Defensor Sporting had a strong ball possession 55% while Cerro was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Defensor Sporting was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Defensor Sporting to win the match.
Defensor Sporting shot 6 times, 5 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Cerro shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Defensor Sporting received 1 yellow card (S. Boselli). On the opposite side, Cerro received 2 yellow cards (S. Cáceres and Jairo Nicolás Coronel Valdéz).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Defensor Sporting will have 19 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Cerro will have 10 points like Plaza Colonia to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Defensor Sporting will play away with Danubio on the 12th of May with a 16-12 head to head statistic in favor of Defensor Sporting (13 draws).
Cerro will host Racing on the 12th of May with a 11-10 head to head stats in favor of Cerro (5 draws).
Defensor Sporting – Formation
Defensor Sporting
42'
65'
24'
Defensor Sporting adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Marcelo Fabián Méndez Russo decided to play with the following team: Matías Dufour, Juan Pintado, Guillermo De Los Santos, Sebastián Boselli, Nicolás Rodríguez, Rodrigo Perez, Gonzalo Freitas, Fernando Elizari, Leandro Barcia and Adrián Balboa.
The home team had on the bench: Santiago Scotto, Nicolás Rossi, Yefferson Quintana, Facundo Bonifazi, Lucas Agazzi, Santiago Scotto, Erico Cuello, Mauricio Amaro, Juan Manuel Jorge, Andrés Ferrari and Álvaro Navarro.
Substitutions
Defensor Sporting made 2 changes: F. Elizari for Andrés Martín Ferrari Malviera (65′) and Leandro Barcia for Luca Marco Sebastián Franco (71′).
Cerro – Formation
Cerro
Also Cerro adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Gustavo Washington Ferreira Briozzo played with: Darío Denis, Alan Garcia, Hugo Magallanes, Pablo Lacoste, Mathias Abero, Sebastián Cáceres, Gastón Pérez, Lucas Rodríguez, Tabaré Viudez and Danilo Cóccaro, Cristhian Tizon.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Gabriel Araújo, Andrés Lamas, Nicolás Gómez, Roberto Brum, Franco Faria, Hamilton Pereira, Mateo Nicolas Suarez, Matías Cabrera, Luca Franco, Nicolás Evar Gómez Silveira and Simon Bentancur.
Substitutions
Cerro made 4 changes: T. Viudez for Mateo Suárez Álves (46′), D. Cóccaro for Franco Faría (66′), Cristhian Tizón Correa for Álvaro Navarro (78′) and S. Cáceres for Matías Cabrera (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Torque – Racing – 0-2
- Defensor Sporting – Cerro – 1-1
- Fénix – River Plate – 0-0
