MONTEVIDEO. River Plate tops La Luz 1-0 after C. Barros scored just 1 goal (83′). River Plate capitalized on its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Parque Federico Omar Saroldi stadium in Montevideo on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.53 degrees Celsius or 74.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 5 Total 9
- 2 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 111 Attack 95
- 81 Dangerous attack 81
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
River Plate had a strong ball possession 60% while La Luz was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
River Plate was putting more pressure with 81 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why River Plate won the match.
River Plate shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, La Luz shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
River Plate received 3 yellow cards (Rodrigo Formento, Ricardo Chopitea and Walter Gargano). Talking about the opposition, La Luz received 6 yellow cards (Martin Gonzalez, Richard Martín González Lamas, Rodrigo Viera, Enzo Castillo, Anibal Hernández and Facundo Agustín Barreto Medina).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, River Plate will have 16 points like Plaza Colonia to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, La Luz will stay with 13 points to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, River Plate will play away against Defensor Sporting on the 30th of November with a 17-11 head to head statistic in favor of Defensor Sporting (12 draws).
La Luz will host Nacional on the 30th of November with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Nacional (0 draws).
River Plate – Formation
River Plate
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83'
River Plate started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Ignacio Ithurralde Sáez decided to play with the following team: Rodrigo Formento, Ricardo Chopitea, Santiago Brunelli, Horacio Salaberry, Gervásio Olivera, Cristian Barros, Jonathan Barboza, Ramiro Cristobal, Agustín Bernardo Vera Flores, Jonathan Dos Santos and Tiziano Correa.
The home team had on the bench: Yonatan Irrazábal, Fabricio Vidal, Pablo García, Gonzalo Viera, Ezequiel Busquets, Facundo Kidd, Deivis Faustino Barone Mora, Joaquín Lavega, Matias Alfonso and Walter Gargano.
Substitutions
River Plate made 5 changes: Cristian Barros for Fabricio Vidal (89′), Jonathan Dos Santos for Deivis Faustino Barone Mora (89′), Gervásio Olivera for Pablo García (58′), Ramiro Cristobal for Matias Alfonso (81′) and Tiziano Correa for Joaquín Lavega (81′).
La Luz – Formation
La Luz
La Luz started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Marcelo Sebastián Russo López played with: Ramiro Méndez, Juan Ignacio Quintana Silva, Rodrigo Viera, Marcos Andrés Paolini Banchero, Enzo Castillo, Anibal Hernández, Martín Rabuñal, Facundo Agustín Barreto Medina, Diego Gonzalez.
They had on the bench: Guillermo Padula, Bruno Scorza, Emiliano Ancheta, Álvaro González, Pablo Fagúndez and Luis Machado.
Substitutions
La Luz made 5 changes: Martín Rabuñal for Emiliano Ancheta (46′), Rodrigo Viera for Luis Machado (85′), Facundo Agustín Barreto Medina for Álvaro González (67′), Juan Román Pucheta for Brian Federico Ferreira (78′) and Anibal Hernández for Bryan Gabriel Osores Molinelli (67′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
