MONTEVIDEO. Cerro and Defensor Sporting draw 1-1. C. Tizon scored the first goal (10′) for Cerro. A. Duarte equalized (53′). Defensor Sporting was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Estadio Monumental Luis Tróccoli stadium in Montevideo on Wednesday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 19.54 degrees Celsius or 67.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 4 Total 11
- 3 On Target 4
- 1 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 100 Attack 120
- 61 Dangerous attack 102
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 8
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 15
- 4 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Defensor Sporting had a strong ball possession 56% while Cerro was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Defensor Sporting was more pushing with 102 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Defensor Sporting to win the match.
Cerro shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Defensor Sporting shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Cerro received 4 yellow cards (, Pablo Lacoste, Darío Denis and Luis Enrique Femia Ríos). On the opposite side, Defensor Sporting received 3 yellow cards (Juan Pintado, Fernando Elizari and Kevin Ramírez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Cerro will have 10 points like Peñarol and River Plate to climb in the 8th place. On the other side, Defensor Sporting will have 25 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Cerro will play away with Torque on the 18th of November with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Torque (3 draws).
Cerro – Formation
Cerro
40'
68'
10'
Cerro started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Sergio Damián Santín Francia decided to play with the following team: Darío Denis, Fernando Souza, Nicolás Gómez, Pablo Lacoste, Mathias Abero, Gastón Pérez, Roberto Brum, Mariano Peralta Bauer, Lucas Rodríguez, Cristhian Tizon and Dylan Nandin.
The home team had on the bench: Nicolás Ramos, Emiliano Federico Álvarez Silva, Matías Cabrera, Gabriel Araújo, Sebastián Cáceres, Enrique Femia, Danilo Cóccaro, Jairo Coronel, Nahuel Acosta, José Tancredi and Luis Enrique Femia Ríos.
Substitutions
Cerro made 4 changes: Lucas Rodríguez for Danilo Cóccaro (75′), Roberto Brum for Sebastián Cáceres (68′), Cristhian Tizon for Luis Enrique Femia Ríos (68′) and Gastón Pérez for Matías Cabrera (83′).
Defensor Sporting – Formation
Defensor Sporting
Defensor Sporting started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Marcelo Fabián Méndez Russo played with: Matías Dufour, Juan Pintado, Guillermo De Los Santos, Enzo Martínez, Nicolás Rodríguez, Rodrigo Perez, Facundo Bernal, Fernando Elizari, Lucas Agazzi, Kevin Ramírez and Anderson Duarte.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Nicolás Rossi, Rodrigo Cabrera, Yefferson Quintana, Gonzalo Freitas, Hernán Figueredo, Alvaro Navarro, Joaquin Valiente, Leandro Barcia, Facundo Bonifazi and Alfonso Barco.
Substitutions
Defensor Sporting made 5 changes: Facundo Bernal for Gonzalo Freitas (90′), Lucas Agazzi for Alvaro Navarro (81′), Anderson Duarte for Leandro Barcia (84′), Facundo Bernal for Gonzalo Freitas (90′) and Juan Pintado for Rodrigo Cabrera (46′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Peñarol – Cerro Largo – 1-1
- Cerro – Defensor Sporting – 1-1
- Deportivo Maldonado – Wanderers – 3-0
