COLONIA DEL SACRAMENTO. La Luz recovers against River Plate with a penalty kick on the J. Dos 13′ and a goal on the C. Barros 81′.
A. Hernández missed a decisive penalty (58′). That would have allowed La Luz to win the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici stadium in Colonia del Sacramento on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 22 Total 10
- 8 On Target 6
- 10 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 58 Attack 72
- 82 Dangerous attack 54
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 2 Penalties 1
- 14 Corners 1
Fouls
- 6 Total 15
- 4 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. La Luz was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. River Plate that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
La Luz had a more offensive attitude with 82 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough La Luz to win the match.
La Luz shot 22 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, River Plate shot 10 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
La Luz received 6 yellow cards (Santiago Carrera, R. Viera, P. García, Joaquín Trasante Hernández, Á. González and Álvaro González). On the opposite side, River Plate received 5 yellow cards (H. Rivero, S. Brunelli, Ezequiel Busquets, P. García and Bruno Scorza Perdomo).
Also, River Plate didn’t end the match with 11 players after H. Salaberry (River Plate) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, La Luz will have 12 points to sit in the 13th place. On the other side, River Plate will have 16 points like Liverpool to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, La Luz will play away with Fénix on the 12th of May with a 0-0 head to head record.
River Plate will host Liverpool on the 12th of May with a 16-14 head to head in favor of Liverpool (6 draws).
La Luz – Formation
La Luz started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager José Ignacio Pallas Martínez decided to play with the following team: Ramiro Nahuel Méndez Camacho, Rodrigo Nicolás Viera Céspedes, Santiago Nicolás Carrera Sanguinetti, Roberto Carlos Hernández Rodríguez, Pablo Martín Porcile Palacios, Aníbal Gabriel Hernández De Los Santos, Emiliano Ancheta Rosa, Enzo Castillo Sosa, Juan Martín Boselli Duque, Nicolás Javier Schiappacasse Oliva and Bruno Scorza Perdomo.
The home team had on the bench: José Colmán, Pablo Fagúndez, Luciano Puentes, Francisco Martirena, Álvaro González, Cristian Josué Quintero Carvajal, Ignacio Nicolás Neira Borba, Federico Damián Millacet Echevarría, Luis Enrique Machado Mora and Pablo Nicolás Royón Silvera.
Substitutions
La Luz made 5 changes: R. Viera for Ignacio Neira Borba (46′), P. Porcile for Nicolas Royon (46′), Juan Martin Boselli for Federico Millacet Echevarría (53′), Bruno Scorza Perdomo for Cristian Quintero Carvajal (76′) and A. Hernández for Luis Machado Mora (87′).
River Plate – Formation
River Plate started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Gustavo Díaz Domínguez played with: Fabrizio Nicolás Correa González, Ezequiel Busquets Sanguinetti, Gonzalo Viera Davyt, Santiago Brunelli Llorca, Matías Iván Alfonso Colina, Walter Alejandro Gargano Guevara, Pablo Javier García Lafluf, Joaquín Gabriel Trasante Hernández, Gonzalo Castro Irizábal, Hernán Daniel Rivero and Jonathan David Dos Santos Duré, Juan Cruz De los Santos.
These were the players on the bench: Rodrigo Formento, Facundo Kidd, Ricardo Agustín Chopitea Trujillo, Horacio Salaberry, Ramiro Nicolás Cristóbal Calderón, Rodrigo Pintado, Cristian Barros Mirabal, Ihojan Pérez, Inti Lopez, Tiziano Correa, Pablo Nicolás López De León and Ihojan Fabián Pérez Cuadro.
Substitutions
River Plate made 5 changes: Ezequiel Busquets for Ricardo Chopitea Trujillo (63′), H. Rivero for Pablo López (64′), P. García for Cristian Barros Mirabal (78′), W. Gargano for Ramiro Cristóbal (78′) and M. Alfonso for Horacio Salaberry Marrero (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Torque – Boston River – 1-1
- La Luz – River Plate – 2-2
- Defensor Sporting – Deportivo Maldonado – 1-1