MONTEVIDEO. Liverpool was ultimately too strong for Villa Española with the goal of F. Martinez (42′), S. Fernandez (47′) and F. Martinez (90′).
The match was played at the Estadio Obdulio Varela stadium in Montevideo on Friday and it started at 12:45 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26 degrees Celsius or 78.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 8 Total 14
- 4 On Target 7
- 4 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 73 Attack 80
- 70 Dangerous attack 57
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
- 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Villa Española was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Liverpool that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Villa Española was was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Liverpool succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Villa Española shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Liverpool shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Villa Española received 2 yellow cards (C. Santucho and F. Puente). On the other side, Liverpool received 1 yellow card (S. Fernandez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Villa Española will stay with 5 points to sit in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Liverpool will have 14 points like Rentistas to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Villa Española will host Cerro Largo on the 17th of December with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Cerro Largo (0 draws).
Liverpool will play away agasint Cerrito on the 17th of December with a 6-1 head to head in favor of Liverpool (2 draws).
Villa Española – Formation
Villa Española started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Julio Fabián Mozzo Valdéz decided to play with the following team: Facundo Silva, Gabriel Acevedo, Martín Amuz, Carlos Santucho, Cristhian Tizon, Gabriel Albin, William Machado, Mathías Riquero, Denis Olivera, Pablo Silva and Santiago Tabare Lopez Bruzzese.
The home team had on the bench: Mauro Fernández, Santiago Merlo, Daniel Perez, Robert Flores, Emiliano Ghan, Federico Puente, Jonathan Rios, Santiago Ramirez, Facundo Tancredi, Hernan Espinosa and Hernan Espinosa.
Substitutions
Villa Española made 5 changes: M. Riquero for R. Flores (61′), P. Silva for S. Ramirez (61′), W. Machado for J. D. Rio N. (61′), D. Olivera for F. Tancredi (79′) and G. Acevedo for F. Puente (79′).
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Jorge Rodrigo Bava played with: Sebastián Lentinelly, Santiago Viera, Emiliano García, Ignacio Rodríguez, Mauricio Loffreda, Alan Medina, Fabricio Díaz, Gastón Pérez, Hernán Figueredo, Federico Martinez and Sebastián Fernández.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Sebastian Angel Britos, Gabriel Chocobar, Lucas Lemos, Mathías Pintos, Thomas Chacón, Martín Fernández, Gastón Martirena, Santiago Mederos, Rodrigo Viega and Rodrigo Ferreyra Ocampo.
Substitutions
Liverpool made 5 changes: H. Figueredo for T. Chacon (58′), S. Fernandez for L. Lemos (58′), I. Rodriguez for R. Viega (77′), A. Medina for M. Fernandez (77′) and M. Loffreda Zinula for M. Pintos (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Nacional – Cerrito – 1-0
- Villa Española – Liverpool – 0-3
- Wanderers – Sud América – 4-1
- Fénix – Deportivo Maldonado – 2-1