MONTEVIDEO. Defensor Sporting and Plaza Colonia didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the Estadio Luis Franzini stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.8 degrees Celsius or 64.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- 0 Ball Possession 0
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 6 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 115 Attack 109
- 92 Dangerous attack 81
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
The overall ball possession was just identical 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. Defensor Sporting was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. Plaza Colonia that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Defensor Sporting was more pushing with 92 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Defensor Sporting to win the match.
Defensor Sporting shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Plaza Colonia shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Defensor Sporting received 3 yellow cards (L. Boggio, F. Elizari and F. Labandeira). Regarding the opposition, Plaza Colonia received 2 yellow cards (E. F. Rodriguez Garcia and E. Greising).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Defensor Sporting will have 4 points like Nacional and Torque to hold in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Plaza Colonia will have 6 points like Rentistas and Cerrito to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Plaza Colonia will host Albion on the 19th of March with a 0-0 head to head record.
Defensor Sporting – Formation
The manager Marcelo Fabián Méndez Russo decided to play with the following team: N. Rossi, G. Camargo, F. Mallo, E. Álvarez, A. Matturro, F. Elizari, K. Méndez, L. Boggio, L. De los Santos, Á. Navarro and F. Labandeira.
The home team had on the bench: F. Bernal, B. Correa, M. Juambeltz, M. Abaldo, G. Allala, L. Rodríguez, M. Dufour, A. Sant’Anna, G. Andrada and F. Barrios.
Substitutions
Defensor Sporting made 4 changes: F. Elizari for F. Bernal (65′), L. Boggio for B. Correa (65′), K. Mendez for M. Abaldo (77′) and A. Navarro for M. Juambeltz (77′).
Plaza Colonia – Formation
Eduardo Fabián Espinel Porley played with: N. Guirin, E. Zeballos, F. Barrandeguy, A. Heredia, E. Greising, Á. Fernández, E. Rodríguez, Y. Calleros, N. Dibble, L. Suhr and Daniel Bahia.
These were the players on the bench: A. Pérez, D. Mereles, J. Mascia, E. Redín, N. Ayala, A. Samurio, M. Jourdan, F. Pérez, Vitim and F. Gaimarí.
Substitutions
Plaza Colonia made 6 changes: L. Suhr for D. Mereles (78′), A. Fernandez for A. Perez (78′), N. Dibble for J. Mascia (78′), E. Greising for E. Redin (85′), E. Rodríguez for N. Ayala (90′) and E. F. Rodriguez Garcia for J. Ayala (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.