MONTEVIDEO. Defensor Sporting defeated Racing to win 2-1. It was Defensor Sporting to strike first with an early goal of Guillermo De Los Santos at the 7′. Then it was a goal in the 35′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Fernando Elizari gave the win to Defensor Sporting in the 65′ minute with a penalty.
The match was played at the Parque Osvaldo Roberto stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 8 Total 9
- 4 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 111 Attack 102
- 55 Dangerous attack 50
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 7
Fouls
- 8 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Racing was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Defensor Sporting that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Racing had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Defensor Sporting was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Racing shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Defensor Sporting shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Racing received 1 yellow card (Lucas Rodríguez). Talking about the opposition, Defensor Sporting received 3 yellow cards (Nicolás Rodríguez, Brian Mansilla and Nicolás Rodríguez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Racing stays with 4 points to occupy the 7th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Defensor Sporting has 6 points (2nd).
Next matches
Racing – Formation
Racing
76'
35'
74'
Racing started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Eduardo Fabián Espinel Porley decided to play with the following team: Renzo Bacchia, Guillermo Cotugno, Hugo Magallanes, Lucas Monzón, Martín Ferreira, Lucas Rodríguez, Gonzalo De Los Santos Olivera, Tomas Veron Lupi, Jose Varela, Juan Rivero and Dylan Nandin.
The home team had on the bench: Gastón Matías Bueno Sciutto, Oscar Esteban Quinonez Mendoza, Luis Gorocito, Axel Alejandro Pérez Etchelar, Jonathan Urretaviscaya, Nicolás Sosa, Rodrigo Teliz Cuello, Rodrigo Odriozola López, Alexander Nahuel Hernández Domínguez and Agustín Pereira.
Substitutions
Racing made 4 changes: Martín Ferreira for Agustín Pereira (76′), Guillermo Cotugno for Oscar Esteban Quinonez Mendoza (76′), Juan Rivero for Nicolás Sosa (67′) and Jose Varela for Jonathan Urretaviscaya (67′).
Defensor Sporting – Formation
Defensor Sporting
Defensor Sporting started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Martín Varini Di Zioli played with: Kevin Dawson, Nicolás Rodríguez, Renzo Giampaoli, Guillermo De Los Santos, José Álvarez, Joaquin Valiente, Facundo Bernal, Fernando Elizari, Anderson Duarte, Octavio Rivero and Brian Mansilla.
They had on the bench: Matías Dufour, Washington Ariel Lima Araujo, Rodrigo Cabrera, Lucas Agazzi, Francisco Barrios, Agustín Nicolas Soría Silvera, Sebastián Guerrero, Nicolás Andrés Wunsch Tomás, Erico Cuello and Alfonso Barco.
Substitutions
Defensor Sporting made 5 changes: Brian Mansilla for Agustín Nicolas Soría Silvera (56′), Facundo Bernal for Alfonso Barco (71′), Anderson Duarte for Washington Ariel Lima Araujo (84′), Fernando Elizari for Sebastián Guerrero (84′) and José Álvarez for Rodrigo Cabrera (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Racing – Defensor Sporting – 1-2
- River Plate – Danubio – 1-0
- Nacional – Wanderers – 3-0
