MONTEVIDEO. Peñarol defeated Plaza Colonia to win 2-1. A goal from A. Hernández was decisive in the 90min. It was Peñarol to strike first with a goal of R. Saravia at the 35′. Then it was a penalty in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Abel Hernández gave the win to Peñarol in the 90′ minute with a goal. Peñarol made the most of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Parque Federico Omar Saroldi stadium in Montevideo on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.6 degrees Celsius or 65.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 100%.
Match Statistics
- 0 Ball Possession 0
Shots
- 7 Total 16
- 4 On Target 8
- 3 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 92 Attack 153
- 49 Dangerous attack 104
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
Fouls
- 11 Total 14
- 5 Yellow Cards 7
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Peñarol had a strong ball possession 57% while Plaza Colonia was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Peñarol had a more offensive attitude with 104 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Peñarol won the encounter.
Plaza Colonia shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Peñarol shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Plaza Colonia received 6 yellow cards (Carlos Sánchez, Á. Fernández, E. Zeballos, N. Ayala, Mathías Goyeni de Armas and J. Silva). On the other side, Peñarol received 7 yellow cards (R. Saravia, Carlos Sánchez, Bruno Emanuel Betancor Baeza, Brian Mansilla, N. Rossi, T. Cardozo and Abel Hernández).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Plaza Colonia will stay with 13 points to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Peñarol will have 27 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Plaza Colonia will play away with Boston River on the 12th of May with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Plaza Colonia (7 draws).
Peñarol will host Wanderers on the 12th of May with a 19-10 head to head stats in favor of Peñarol (8 draws).
Plaza Colonia – Formation
Plaza Colonia
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88'
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Plaza Colonia started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Nicolás Ignacio Vigneri Cetrullo decided to play with the following team: Joaquin Silva, Emilio Zeballos, Mathías Bogado, Nicolás Olivera, Haibrany Ruiz Diaz, Mathías Goyeni, Yvo Calleros, Álvaro Fernández, Jorge Nicolas Brun Betancur, Bryan Olivera and Osinachi Ebere.
The home team had on the bench: Nicolás Guirín, Edhard Greising, Barrandeguy, Jorge Nicolás Ayala, José Agustin Peréz, Lucas Carrizo, Ezequias Emanuel Redin, Diego Villalba, Ramiro Quintana and Alex Bruno Da Costa Lima.
Substitutions
Plaza Colonia made 6 changes: N. Brun for Diego Sebastián Villalba Martucci (46′), Mathías Goyeni de Armas for Nicolás David Rossi Marachlian (54′), R. Saravia for Sebastián Cristóforo (54′), Á. Fernández for Jorge Ayala Silva (69′), Bryan Olivera for Ramiro Quintana Hernández (76′) and N. Brun for Edhard Alfredo Greising Pellaton (88′).
Peñarol – Formation
Peñarol
Peñarol started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Alfredo Carlos Arias Sánchez played with: Thiago Cardozo, Matías Aguirregaray, Hernán Menosse, Yonatthan Rak, Valentín Rodríguez, Carlos Sánchez, Rodrigo Saravia, Sebastián Rodríguez, Kevin Méndez, Matías Arezo and Bruno Betancor.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jonathan Lima, Pedro Milans, Lucas Hernández, Nahuel Herrera, Sebastián Cristóforo, Matías Ferreira, Brian Mansilla, Nicolás Rossi, Diego Rolán and Abel Hernández.
Substitutions
Peñarol made 4 changes: Bruno Emanuel Betancor Baeza for Abel Hernández (72′), Carlos Sánchez for Brian Mansilla (72′), Sebastián Rodríguez for Matías Agustín Ferreira Correa (86′) and R. Saravia for Ezequias Redín Morales (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
