MELO. Cerro Largo snatched a late win Fénix 1-0 after M. Brasil scored just 1 goal (90′). Cerro Largo capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Estadio Municipal Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla stadium in Melo on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.88 degrees Celsius or 69.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 9 Total 3
- 2 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 120 Attack 115
- 48 Dangerous attack 61
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Cerro Largo had a superior ball possession 59% while Fénix was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fénix was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 3 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Cerro Largo managed to find the solution to win this match.
Cerro Largo shot 9 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fénix shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Cerro Largo received 2 yellow cards (Martin Alaniz and Brian Nicolás González Fernández). On the other side, Fénix received 5 yellow cards (S. Scotto, Ángelo Gabrielli, Nicolas Bertocchi, Camilo Núñez and Maicol Ferreira).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Cerro Largo will have 5 points like Defensor Sporting, Peñarol, River Plate and La Luz to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Fénix will stay with 12 points like Boston River to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Cerro Largo will play away against Wanderers on the 15th of September with a 14-4 head to head record in favor of Wanderers (5 draws).
Fénix will play away agasint Boston River on the 20th of October with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Fénix (5 draws).
Cerro Largo – Formation
Cerro Largo
90'
85'
64'
Cerro Largo started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager José Ignacio Batlle Ordoñez De Los Campos decided to play with the following team: Tomer Haran, Santiago Viera, Mauro Brasil, Tiago Galletto, Lucas Leonel Correa Sebben, Renzo Rabino, Brian Nicolás González Fernández, Matias Mir, Martin Alaniz, Adolfo Justino Lima Camejo and Emiliano Agustín Villar Vidal.
The home team had on the bench: Brian Ferrares, Alfonso de Luca Ibargoyen, Joel Ortíz, Facundo Da Costa, Hamilton Pereira, Ezequiel Olivera, Joaquín Fernández Benítez, Diego Abella, Facundo Martín Palavecino, Matheus Brandão and Diego Abella Calleja.
Substitutions
Cerro Largo made 4 changes: Brian Nicolás González Fernández for Facundo Da Costa (66′), Adolfo Justino Lima Camejo for Joaquín Fernández Benítez (73′), Tiago Galletto for Brian Ferrares (85′) and Tiago Galletto for Hamilton Pereira (85′).
Fénix – Formation
Fénix
Fénix started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Leonel Rocco Herrera played with: Andrés Mehring, Juan Álvez, Ángelo Gabrielli, Diego Arismendi, Adrián Argachá, Ignacio Nicolás Velázquez Quintana, S. Scotto, Diego Sebastián Vicente Pereyra, Camilo Núñez, Maicol Ferreira and Maximiliano Juambeltz.
These were the players on the bench: Aarón Soria, Sebastian Diana, Gustavo Alles Vila, Fabián Estoyanoff, Braulio Guisolfo, Nicolas Bertocchi, Sebastián de Marco, Sebastián da Silva, Emanuel Carlos, Breno Caetano and Breno Caetano.
Substitutions
Fénix made 4 changes: Diego Sebastián Vicente Pereyra for Nicolas Bertocchi (25′), S. Scotto for Breno Caetano (46′), Maicol Ferreira for Sebastián da Silva (46′) and Maximiliano Juambeltz for Gustavo Alles Vila (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Peñarol – Defensor Sporting – 2-1
- Liverpool – Wanderers – 2-1
- Cerro Largo – Fénix – 1-0
