MONTEVIDEO. River Plate snatched a late win Danubio 1-0 after N. Exzequiel scored just 1 goal (85′).
The match was played at the Estadio Jardines del Hipódromo stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 4 Total 7
- 4 On Target 2
- 1 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 54 Attack 64
- 22 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 8
Fouls
- 5 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. River Plate was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Danubio that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Danubio was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, River Plate was able to find the solution to win this contest.
River Plate shot 4 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Danubio shot 7 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
River Plate received 1 yellow card (Juan Cruz De los Santos). On the other side, Danubio received 1 yellow card (Nicolás Rossi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, River Plate has 6 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Danubio stays with 4 points (9th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Danubio will play away against Deportivo Maldonado on the 6th of November with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Danubio (4 draws).
River Plate – Formation
River Plate started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Ignacio Ithurralde Sáez decided to play with the following team: Yonatan Irrazábal, Norman Exzequiel Rodríguez Olivera, Tiago Galletto, Germán Ramón Barrios Núñez, Facundo Ezequiel González Muslera, Kliver Moreno, Jonathan Barboza, Ramiro Fernandez, Julio Báez, Tiziano Correa and Juan Cruz De los Santos.
The home team had on the bench: Joaquín Lavega, Agustín Bernardo Vera Flores, Augusto Sebastián Scarone Segovia, Nicolás Nahuel Campos Mieres, Jose Valentin Amoroso Guerra, Santiago Diaz, Matias Alfonso, Fabrizio Correa, Gervásio Olivera and Santiago Corbo.
Substitutions
River Plate made 5 changes: Kliver Moreno for Nicolás Nahuel Campos Mieres (60′), Tiziano Correa for Joaquín Lavega (60′), Germán Ramón Barrios Núñez for Gervásio Olivera (60′), Facundo Ezequiel González Muslera for Agustín Bernardo Vera Flores (46′) and Jonathan Barboza for Matias Alfonso (82′).
Danubio – Formation
Danubio started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Mario Daniel Saralegui Iriarte played with: Mauro Goicoechea, Emiliano Ancheta, Lucas Ferreira, Matías Fracchia, Leandro Sosa, Pintos, Santiago Romero, Kevin Lewis, Cristhian Tizon, M. Monzeglio Velázquez and Sebastián Fernández.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Santiago Etchebarne, Juan Andres Millan Santarcieri, Martinez, Nicolás Rossi, Ignacio Ramiro Brazionis Suárez, Richard Núñez, Mateo Gabriel Peralta Píriz, Gonzalo Diego Bueno Bingola, Axel Gastón Montaña Menéndez, Diego Gerardo Píriz Tice and Kevin Alexander Martínez Sanguinetti.
Substitutions
Danubio made 4 changes: Pintos for Nicolás Rossi (46′), Sebastián Fernández for Gonzalo Diego Bueno Bingola (69′), M. Monzeglio Velázquez for Diego Gerardo Píriz Tice (69′) and Cristhian Tizon for Axel Gastón Montaña Menéndez (82′).
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