MONTEVIDEO. Liverpool beats Peñarol with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Vecino (70′) and a goal from R. Bentancourt (81′).
Liverpool remained in 10 after Gonzalo Nápoli received a red card in the 66′. Anyway, Liverpool still managed to win this match competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Estadio Belvedere stadium in Montevideo on Wednesday and it started at 5:00 pm local time.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Liverpool was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Peñarol that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Liverpool was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match.
Liverpool shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Peñarol shot 1 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Liverpool received 5 yellow cards (Marcelo Meli, Rubén Bentancourt, Federico Andueza, Federico Andueza and Mateo Antoni). Talking about the opposition, Peñarol received 2 yellow cards (Sebastián Rodríguez and Maximiliano Olivera).
(Liverpool) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (66′).
Also, Peñarol didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Franco González (Peñarol) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (64′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Liverpool has 23 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Peñarol will stays with 10 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Liverpool will play away against Peñarol on the 16th of December with a 19-11 head to head stats in favor of Peñarol (9 draws).
Peñarol will host Liverpool on the 16th of December with a 19-11 head to head in favor of Peñarol (9 draws).
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool
75'
31'
66'
70'
Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jorge Rodrigo Bava decided to play with the following team: Sebastian Angel Britos, Federico Pereira, Juan Izquierdo, Mateo Antoni, Miguel Samudio, Gonzalo Nápoli, Martin Barrios, Marcelo Meli, Luciano Rodriguez, Thiago Vecino and Alan Medina.
The home team had on the bench: Ignacio Rodríguez, Renzo Machado, Pablo Siles, Agustín Cayetano, Matias Ocampo, Sebastián Lentinelly, Rubén Bentancourt, Lopez and Federico Andueza.
Substitutions
Liverpool made 5 changes: Mateo Antoni for Federico Andueza (75′), Alan Medina for Agustín Cayetano (83′), Luciano Rodriguez for Matias Ocampo (87′), Thiago Vecino for Pablo Siles (75′) and Marcelo Meli for Rubén Bentancourt (46′).
Peñarol – Formation
Peñarol
Peñarol started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor played with: Guillermo De Amores, Maximiliano Olivera, Léo Coelho, Hernán Menosse, Camilo Mayada, Sebastián Rodríguez, Ignacio Sosa, Damián García, Lucas Hernández, Ángel González and Matías Arezo.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Thiago Cardozo, Sebastián Cristóforo, Carlos Sánchez, Franco González, José Neris, Matías Aguirregaray, Yonatthan Rak, Pedro Milans, Santiago Diaz and Santiago Homenchenko.
Substitutions
Peñarol made 5 changes: Damián García for Santiago Homenchenko (83′), Ángel González for Franco González (58′), Ignacio Sosa for Sebastián Cristóforo (59′), Sebastián Rodríguez for José Neris (76′) and Lucas Hernández for Matías Aguirregaray (46′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
