MONTEVIDEO. Boston River tops Fénix with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Costa (61′) and a goal from B. Barja (90′). Boston River was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Parque Capurro stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.5 degrees Celsius or 67.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 11 Total 8
- 3 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 141 Attack 148
- 94 Dangerous attack 66
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Boston River had a superior ball possession 64% while Fénix was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fénix was more pushing with 94 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Boston River found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Fénix shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Boston River shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Fénix received 1 yellow card (A. Schetino). On the opposite side, Boston River didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Fénix will stay with 7 points like Liverpool and Peñarol to remain in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Boston River will have 10 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Fénix will play away with River Plate on the 20th of March with a 13-5 head to head statistic in favor of River Plate (10 draws).
Fénix – Formation
Fénix started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager José Ignacio Pallas Martínez decided to play with the following team: Francisco Casanova, Juan Álvez, Mathias Techera, Adrián Argachá, Rubin Carlos, Andrés Schetino, Roberto Fernández, Ignacio Sosa, Ignacio Pereira, Fabián Estoyanoff and Gonzalo Vega.
The home team had on the bench: Agustín Requena, Luciano Puentes, Jonathan Toledo, Camilo Núñez, Fernando Alfaro, Martin Bueno, Diego Casas, Mariano Nichele, Agustin Amado, Sebastian De Marcos and Sebastian De Marcos.
Substitutions
Fénix made 5 changes: D. Vega for M. Bueno (69′), E. Carlos for C. Nunez (69′), I. Sosa Ospital for A. Amado (69′), A. Argacha for L. Puentes (81′) and F. Estoyanoff for S. de Marco (81′).
Boston River – Formation
Boston River started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Ignacio Ithurralde Sáez played with: Santiago Silva, Carlos Valdez, Marco Mancebo, Guzmán Rodríguez, Rodrigo Viega, José Alberti, Álan Rodríguez, Rodrigo Perez, Pedro Silva, Agustin Rodriguez and Álvaro López.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Felipe Carvalho, Martin Fernandez, Jorge Pedra, Bruno Barja, Bruno Antunez, Santiago Corbo, Leonard Costa, Furtado Pablo, Alexander Machado and Emiliano Rodriguez.
Substitutions
Boston River made 4 changes: M. Mancebo for L. Costa (24′), R. Viega for J. Pedra (78′), A. Rodriguez for B. Barja (87′) and A. Lopez for A. Machado (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.