MALDONADO. Deportivo Maldonado bested Defensor Sporting to win 2-1. It was Deportivo Maldonado to strike first with an own goal of Enzo Martínez at the 31′. Then it was a goal in the 41′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Alexander Gonzalez gave the win to Deportivo Maldonado in the 62′ minute with a goal. Defensor Sporting was truly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel stadium in Maldonado on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.51 degrees Celsius or 67.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 6 Total 14
- 3 On Target 9
- 3 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 104 Attack 132
- 58 Dangerous attack 108
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 1 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Defensor Sporting had a superior ball possession 67% while Deportivo Maldonado was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Defensor Sporting was more aggressive with 108 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 9 were on target. Nonetheless, Deportivo Maldonado was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Deportivo Maldonado shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Defensor Sporting shot 14 times, 9 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Deportivo Maldonado received 2 yellow cards (Elías de León and Santiago Cartagena). Talking about the opposition, Defensor Sporting received 1 yellow card (Alvaro Navarro).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Deportivo Maldonado will have 20 points to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Defensor Sporting will stay with 25 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Deportivo Maldonado will play away with Torque on the 29th of November with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Deportivo Maldonado (3 draws).
Defensor Sporting will host River Plate on the 30th of November with a 17-11 head to head in favor of Defensor Sporting (12 draws).
Deportivo Maldonado – Formation
Deportivo Maldonado
80'
54'
62'
Deportivo Maldonado started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Fabián Coito Machado decided to play with the following team: Danilo Lerda, Guillermo Cotugno, Ángel Cayetano, Martín Ferreira, Agustín Alfaro, Hernán Toledo, Santiago Cartagena, Facundo Píriz, Tomás Fernández, Elías de León and Eduardo Darias.
The home team had on the bench: Nicolás Queiroz, Matías Tellechea, Enzo Borges, Máximo Alonso, Robert Herrera, Ángel Rodríguez, Alexander Gonzalez, Nicolás Mezquida, Claudio Spinelli and Guillermo Reyes.
Substitutions
Deportivo Maldonado made 4 changes: Elías de León for Alexander Gonzalez (58′), Hernán Toledo for Máximo Alonso (80′), Tomás Fernández for Ángel Rodríguez (80′) and Santiago Cartagena for Nicolás Queiroz (58′).
Defensor Sporting – Formation
Defensor Sporting
Defensor Sporting started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Marcelo Fabián Méndez Russo played with: Matías Dufour, Guillermo De Los Santos, Enzo Martínez, Juan Pintado, Fernando Elizari, Rodrigo Perez, Facundo Bernal, Nicolás Rodríguez, Lucas Agazzi, Kevin Ramírez and Joaquin Valiente.
They had on the bench: Nicolás Rossi, Rodrigo Cabrera, Anderson Duarte, Augusto Cambon, Yefferson Quintana, Gonzalo Freitas, Hernán Figueredo, Alvaro Navarro, Facundo Bonifazi and Alfonso Barco.
Substitutions
Defensor Sporting made 3 changes: Rodrigo Perez for Augusto Cambon (89′), Nicolás Rodríguez for Alvaro Navarro (79′) and Lucas Agazzi for Anderson Duarte (68′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Peñarol – Plaza Colonia – 0-0
- Racing – Cerro Largo – 1-0
- Danubio – Fénix – 0-0
- Deportivo Maldonado – Defensor Sporting – 2-1
