MONTEVIDEO. Defensor Sporting prevails over Academia Puerto Cabello 1-0 after B. Mansilla scored just 1 goal (45′). Defensor Sporting was vastly better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Complejo Daniel Marsicano stadium in Montevideo on Tuesday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Carlos Benitez with the collaboration of Eduardo Cardozo and Eduardo Britos. The 4th official was Giancarlo Juliadoza.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 25 Total 2
- 10 On Target 0
- 9 Off Target 1
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 150 Attack 85
- 64 Dangerous attack 15
- 81 Ball safe 95
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 1
Fouls
- 5 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Defensor Sporting was in firm control of the ball 61% while Academia Puerto Cabello was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Defensor Sporting was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Defensor Sporting won the match.
Defensor Sporting shot 25 times, 10 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Academia Puerto Cabello shot 2 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Defensor Sporting received 3 yellow cards (Guillermo De Los Santos, Nicolás Andrés Wunsch Tomás and Facundo Bernal). On the other side, Academia Puerto Cabello received 5 yellow cards (Noel Sanvicente Bethelmy, Facundo Cobos, Richard Celis, Miku Fedor and Edwin Peraza).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this match, Defensor Sporting has points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Academia Puerto Cabello stays with points (0th).
Next matches
Defensor Sporting – Formation
Defensor Sporting
76'
64'
45'
Defensor Sporting started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Martín Varini Di Zioli decided to play with the following team: Kevin Dawson , Nicolás Rodríguez , Renzo Giampaoli , Guillermo De Los Santos , José Álvarez , Fernando Elizari , Facundo Bernal , Joaquin Valiente , Anderson Duarte , Brian Mansilla and Octavio Rivero .
The home team had on the bench: Matías Dufour, Rodrigo Cabrera, Mauricio Federico Amaro Viega, Lucas Agazzi , Augusto Cambon, Juan Bautista Viacava Caviglia, Francisco Barrios, Agustín Nicolas Soría Silvera, Sebastián Guerrero , Nicolás Andrés Wunsch Tomás , Erico Cuello and Alfonso Barco.
Defensor Sporting could not rely on the presence of Nicolás Andrés Wunsch Tomás (injured).
Substitutions
Defensor Sporting made 3 changes: Anderson Duarte for Sebastián Guerrero (64′), Joaquin Valiente for Lucas Agazzi (82′) and Brian Mansilla for Nicolás Andrés Wunsch Tomás (75′).
Player of the match: Nicolás Rodríguez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Defensor Sporting was Nicolás Rodríguez even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 55 passes (73% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 16 crosses.
Academia Puerto Cabello – Formation
Academia Puerto Cabello
Academia Puerto Cabello started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Noel Sanvicente Bethelmy played with: Giancarlo Schiavone , Kendrys Jesús Silva Guzmán , Carlos Rivero , Chirstian Moreno , Edwin Peraza , Facundo Cobos , Richard Celis , Federico Bravo , Jimmy Congo , Antonio Romero and Miku Fedor .
They had on the bench: Óscar Ivan Conde Chourio, Junior Cedeno, Williams Lugo , Rubén Emir Rojas Ordosgoitti , Abraham Bahachille, Raudy Guerrero, Carlos Eduardo Cermeño Uzcátegui , Michael Covea , Wilmar González Aguinaga, Luis Enrique Romero Duran, Sandro Notaroberto Peci and Stevy Okitokandjo .
Substitutions
Academia Puerto Cabello made 5 changes: Kendrys Jesús Silva Guzmán for Michael Covea (46′), Antonio Romero for Stevy Okitokandjo (46′), Jimmy Congo for Carlos Eduardo Cermeño Uzcátegui (75′), Miku Fedor for Williams Lugo (83′) and Richard Celis for Rubén Emir Rojas Ordosgoitti (53′).
Player of the match: Giancarlo Schiavone
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Academia Puerto Cabello was the goalkeeper: Giancarlo Schiavone. His rating is 8.36. He performed 9 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Copa Libertadores.
