MONTEVIDEO. Wanderers beat Torque to win 2-1. It was Wanderers to strike first with an early goal of Nicolas Fonseca at the 6′. Then Tomás Andrade scored again for Wanderers in the 45′ minute. Eventually, Tiago Palacios reduced the distance for Torque (75′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Torque lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera stadium in Montevideo on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.82 degrees Celsius or 60.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Torque had a strong ball possession 59% while Wanderers was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Torque had a more offensive attitude with 88 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Wanderers was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Wanderers shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Torque shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (Gonzalo Camargo and Nicolas Fonseca). On the opposite side, Torque received 3 yellow cards (Andrew Teuten, Agustín Álvarez and Nicolás Previtali).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Wanderers will have 3 points to drop in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Torque will stay with 16 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Wanderers will play away with Liverpool on the 15th of September with a 18-7 head to head record in favor of Wanderers (12 draws).
Torque will host La Luz on the 15th of September with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Torque (1 draw).
Wanderers – Formation
The manager Sergio Rubén Blanco Soto decided to play with the following team: Mauro Silveira, Juan Manuel Acosta, Emiliano García, Gonzalo Camargo, Mario Risso, Nicolas Fonseca, Bruno Veglio, Nicolás Albarracín, Francisco Cerro, Tomás Andrade and Matias Fonseca.
The home team had on the bench: Ismael García, Leonardo Pais, Facundo Milán, Agustin Albarracin, Fernando Laforia, Kevin Rolón, Sebastián Figueredo, Guillermo Wagner, Ramiro Costa and Tabaré Viudez.
Substitutions
Wanderers made 5 changes: Gonzalo Camargo for Leonardo Pais (67′), Tomás Andrade for Tabaré Viudez (81′), Bruno Veglio for Sebastián Ribas (46′), Nicolás Albarracín for Andrew Teuten (81′) and Matias Fonseca for Maximiliano Villa (56′).
Torque – Formation
Lucas Andres Nardi played with: Gastón Guruceaga, Hernán Petrik, Eduardo Aguero, Juan Pablo Segovia, Franco Pizzichillo, Nicolás Previtali, Agustín Álvarez, Tiago Palacios, José Álvarez, Sebastián Guerrero and Nicolás Siri.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Maximiliano Villa, Santiago Nicolas Costa, Lucas Rodríguez, Sebastián Ribas, Francisco Tinaglini, Andrew Teuten, Franco Catarozzi, Oscar Salomón, Ignacio Pereira and Renzo Orihuela.
Substitutions
Torque made 5 changes: Nicolás Siri for Kevin Rolón (81′), José Álvarez for Santiago Nicolas Costa (84′), Hernán Petrik for Facundo Milán (86′), Nicolás Previtali for Guillermo Wagner (86′) and Eduardo Aguero for Lucas Rodríguez (56′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.