MONTEVIDEO. Defensor Sporting beats Peñarol 1-0 after A. Balboa scored just 1 goal (22′). Peñarol was surely better in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Estadio Campeón del Siglo stadium in Montevideo on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.8 degrees Celsius or 62.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 17 Total 9
- 5 On Target 2
- 12 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 118 Attack 80
- 103 Dangerous attack 35
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Peñarol had a strong ball possession 67% while Defensor Sporting was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Peñarol was more pushing with 103 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Defensor Sporting was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Peñarol shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Defensor Sporting shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Peñarol received 1 yellow card (I. Laquintana). On the opposite side, Defensor Sporting received 3 yellow cards (G. Camargo, F. Bernal and Barrios Francisco).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Peñarol stays with 0 points to occupy the 15th place in the table. On the other side, Defensor Sporting has 3 points (9th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Peñarol will play away against Albion on the 19th of February with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Defensor Sporting will host Torque on the 19th of February with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Torque (2 draws).
Peñarol – Formation
Peñarol
62'
90'
The manager José Mauricio Larriera Dibarboure decided to play with the following team: Neto, Matías Aguirregaray, Ramón Arias, Edgar Elizalde, Juan Ramos, Agustín Álvarez, Agustín Canobbio, Pablo Ceppelini, Walter Gargano, Agustín Álvarez Martínez and Rubén Bentancourt.
The home team had on the bench: Jonathan Lima, Facundo Bonifazi, Agustin Da Silveira Munoa, Hernán Menosse, Ignacio Laquintana, Damián Musto, Bryan Olivera, Rodrigo Saravia, Cristian Olivera and Lucas Viatri.
Substitutions
Peñarol made 5 changes: J. Ramos for F. Bonifazi (62′), A. Alvarez Wallace for I. Laquintana (62′), W. Gargano for R. A. Saravia Salvia (69′), R. Bentancourt for L. Viatri (69′) and P. Ceppelini for B. Olivera (81′).
Defensor Sporting – Formation
Defensor Sporting
22'
Héctor Ignacio Rodríguez Peña played with: Matías Dufour, Gonzalo Camargo, Facundo Mallo, Matías Rocha, Francisco Barrios, Fernando Elizari, Adrián Balboa, Facundo Labandeira, Kevin Méndez, Emiliano Álvarez and Facundo Bernal.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Maximiliano Juambeltz, Lucas Rodríguez, Agustin Sant’Anna, Gonzalo Andrada, Matías Cabrera, Luciano Boggio, Lucas Paul De los Santos, Maximiliano Juambeltz and Joaquín Valiente.
Substitutions
Defensor Sporting made 5 changes: F. Labandeira for L. Boggio (59′), F. Elizari for L. De Los Santos (59′), F. Bernal for G. Andrada (70′), K. Mendez for M. Cabrera (70′) and A. Balboa for M. Abaldo (75′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Boston River – Cerrito – 0-1
- Peñarol – Defensor Sporting – 0-1
- Liverpool – Albion – 4-0
