MONTEVIDEO. Defensor Sporting had a surprising win over Boston River with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Valiente (40′) and a goal from N. Rodríguez (81′).
The match was played at the Estadio Luis Franzini stadium in Montevideo on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.77 degrees Celsius or 78.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 10 Total 4
- 8 On Target 2
- 2 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 113 Attack 114
- 81 Dangerous attack 75
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Defensor Sporting was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Boston River that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Defensor Sporting had a more offensive attitude with 81 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Defensor Sporting won the match.
Defensor Sporting shot 10 times, 8 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Boston River shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Defensor Sporting received 1 yellow card (Kevin Ramírez). On the other side, Boston River received 3 yellow cards (Santiago Silva, Emiliano Sosa and Martín Fernández).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Defensor Sporting will have 18 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Boston River will stay with 12 points like Fénix to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Defensor Sporting will play away against Deportivo Maldonado on the 25th of November with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Deportivo Maldonado (3 draws).
Boston River will host Torque on the 24th of November with a 6-3 head to head in favor of Torque (2 draws).
Defensor Sporting – Formation
Defensor Sporting
81'
72'
45'
Defensor Sporting adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Marcelo Fabián Méndez Russo decided to play with the following team: Matías Dufour, Juan Pintado, Enzo Martínez, Guillermo De Los Santos, Yefferson Quintana, Nicolás Rodríguez, Facundo Bernal, Rodrigo Perez, Joaquin Valiente, Kevin Ramírez and Lucas Agazzi.
The home team had on the bench: Nicolás Rossi, Rodrigo Cabrera, Fernando Elizari, Augusto Cambon, Gonzalo Freitas, Hernán Figueredo, Alvaro Navarro, Facundo Bonifazi, Juan Jorge and Alfonso Barco.
Substitutions
Defensor Sporting made 4 changes: Lucas Agazzi for Fernando Elizari (70′), Facundo Bernal for Gonzalo Freitas (72′), Rodrigo Perez for Alfonso Barco (78′) and Joaquin Valiente for Alvaro Navarro (78′).
Boston River – Formation
Boston River
Also Boston River adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Alejandro Rubén Apud Varela played with: Santiago Silva, Emanuel Tomas Beltran Bardas, Gian Franco Allala, Carlos Valdez, Guzmán Rodríguez, Ayrton Cougo, Agustín Amado, Emiliano Sosa, Martín Fernández, Juan Manuel Gutiérrez and José Riasco.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Leonard Costa, Santiago Corbo, Federico Dafonte, Brayan Alcocer Narváez, Juan Ignacio González, Matías Zunino, Leandro Suhr, Leandro Méndez, Gianni Rodríguez, Fernando Manuel Camarda Rosa, Kevin Johel Rodríguez Cabral and Bruno Emilio Abbate Beathyate.
Substitutions
Boston River made 3 changes: José Riasco for Bruno Emilio Abbate Beathyate (46′), Martín Fernández for Leandro Suhr (46′) and Ayrton Cougo for Leandro Méndez (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Wanderers – River Plate – 2-1
- Fénix – Nacional – 1-1
- Defensor Sporting – Boston River – 2-0
