LAS PIEDRAS. Peñarol beats Boston River 1-0 after M. Arezo scored just 1 goal (52′).
The match was played at the Estadio Municipal Parque Artigas stadium in Las Piedras on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 24.34 degrees Celsius or 75.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 7 Total 12
- 0 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 67 Attack 77
- 41 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 13
- 5 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Peñarol had a superior ball possession 55% while Boston River was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Peñarol was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Peñarol won the contest.
Boston River shot 7 times, 0 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Peñarol shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Boston River received 5 yellow cards (José Riasco, Martín Fernández, Brayan Alcocer Narváez, Matías Zunino and Juan Manuel Gutiérrez). Talking about the opposition, Peñarol received 2 yellow cards (Matías Arezo and Ignacio Sosa).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Boston River will stay with 12 points like Fénix to sit in the 13th place. On the other side, Peñarol will have 10 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Boston River will host Deportivo Maldonado on the 15th of September with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Boston River (0 draws).
Peñarol will host Defensor Sporting on the 15th of September with a 16-14 head to head in favor of Peñarol (15 draws).
Boston River – Formation
Boston River started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Alejandro Rubén Apud Varela decided to play with the following team: Santiago Silva, Emanuel Tomas Beltran Bardas, Leonard Costa, Gian Franco Allala, Guzmán Rodríguez, Martín Fernández, Emiliano Sosa, Hernán Novick, Ayrton Cougo, Juan Manuel Gutiérrez and Emiliano Gómez.
The home team had on the bench: Francisco Barrios, Brayan Alcocer Narváez, Juan Ignacio González, Matías Zunino, Leandro Suhr, José Riasco, Leandro Méndez, Mauro Agustín Alfonso Madruga, Facundo Muñoa and Bruno Emilio Abbate Beathyate.
Substitutions
Boston River made 3 changes: Martín Fernández for Santiago Homenchenko (80′), Leonard Costa for Pedro Milans (70′) and Hernán Novick for Hernán Menosse (46′).
Peñarol – Formation
Peñarol started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña played with: Guillermo De Amores, Matías Aguirregaray, Léo Coelho, Maximiliano Olivera, Lucas Hernández, Damián García, Sebastián Rodríguez, Ángel González, Franco González, Valentín Rodríguez and Matías Arezo.
These were the players on the bench: Thiago Cardozo, Hernán Menosse, Sebastián Cristóforo, Carlos Sánchez, Kevin Méndez, José Neris, Camilo Mayada, Pedro Milans, Ignacio Sosa and Santiago Homenchenko.
Substitutions
Peñarol made 5 changes: Lucas Hernández for Brayan Alcocer Narváez (86′), Sebastián Rodríguez for Ignacio Sosa (80′), Franco González for Camilo Mayada (70′), Matías Aguirregaray for Matías Zunino (75′) and Ángel González for José Riasco (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Boston River – Peñarol – 0-1
- Danubio – Cerro Largo – 2-0
- La Luz – Defensor Sporting – 1-1