MONTEVIDEO. Peñarol was capable to turn the tables against Defensor Sporting to win 2-1. It was Defensor Sporting to strike first with a penalty of Alvaro Navarro at the 29′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Sebastián Rodríguez gave the win to Peñarol in the 67′ minute with a penalty. Peñarol capitalized on its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Estadio Campeón del Siglo stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.22 degrees Celsius or 61.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 8 Total 4
- 5 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 107 Attack 78
- 78 Dangerous attack 45
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Peñarol had a superior ball possession 60% while Defensor Sporting was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Peñarol had a more offensive attitude with 78 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Peñarol won the match.
Peñarol shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Defensor Sporting shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Peñarol received 1 yellow card (Ángel González). Talking about the opposition, Defensor Sporting received 1 yellow card (Juan Pintado).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Peñarol will have 10 points to drop in the 2nd place. On the other side, Defensor Sporting will stay with 5 points like Peñarol, River Plate, La Luz and Cerro Largo to gain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Peñarol will play away with Deportivo Maldonado on the 17th of September with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Peñarol (3 draws).
Defensor Sporting will host Torque on the 17th of September with a 3-3 head to head.
Peñarol – Formation
Peñarol
83'
67'
23'
The manager Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña decided to play with the following team: Guillermo De Amores, Matías Aguirregaray, Léo Coelho, Maximiliano Olivera, Lucas Hernández, Damián García, Carlos Sánchez, Sebastián Rodríguez, Franco González, Ángel González and José Neris.
The home team had on the bench: Thiago Cardozo, Hernán Menosse, Sebastián Cristóforo, Kevin Méndez, Camilo Mayada, Valentín Rodríguez, Pedro Milans, Abel Hernández, Santiago Homenchenko and Bruno Betancor.
Substitutions
Peñarol made 5 changes: Matías Aguirregaray for Sebastián Cristóforo (83′), José Neris for Abel Hernández (83′), Lucas Hernández for Hernán Menosse (77′), Carlos Sánchez for Camilo Mayada (60′) and Ángel González for Valentín Rodríguez (46′).
Defensor Sporting – Formation
Defensor Sporting
Marcelo Fabián Méndez Russo played with: Matías Dufour, Nicolás Rodríguez, Guillermo De Los Santos, Enzo Martínez, Juan Pintado, Alfonso Barco, Gonzalo Freitas, Lucas Agazzi, Joaquin Valiente, Anderson Duarte and Alvaro Navarro.
These were the players on the bench: Nicolás Rossi, Rodrigo Cabrera, Facundo Bernal, Kevin Ramírez, Augusto Cambon, Yefferson Quintana, Rodrigo Perez, Hernán Figueredo, Leandro Barcia and Juan Jorge.
Substitutions
Defensor Sporting made 4 changes: Anderson Duarte for Leandro Barcia (60′), Lucas Agazzi for Kevin Ramírez (74′), Gonzalo Freitas for Facundo Bernal (81′) and Alvaro Navarro for Augusto Cambon (81′).
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
