MONTEVIDEO. Defensor Sporting and Nacional draw 1-1. C. Spinelli scored the first goal (26′) for Defensor Sporting. D. Polenta equalized (67′).
The match was played at the Estadio Gran Parque Central stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Gustavo Tejera with the collaboration of Héctor Bergaló and Ernesto Hartwig. The 4th official was Eduardo Varela.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 13 Total 9
- 5 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 125 Attack 96
- 119 Dangerous attack 52
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 3
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Nacional was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Defensor Sporting that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Nacional was putting more pressure with 119 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Nacional to win the match.
Nacional shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Defensor Sporting shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Nacional received 1 yellow card (Diego Polenta). On the opposite side, Defensor Sporting received 3 yellow cards (Kevin Dawson, José Álvarez and Guillermo De Los Santos).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Nacional has 8 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Defensor Sporting will has 2 points to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Nacional will host Deportivo Maldonado on the 23rd of October with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Nacional (2 draws).
Nacional – Formation
The manager Martín Lasarte Arrospide decided to play with the following team: Luis Mejía, Leandro Lozano, Sebastián Coates, Diego Polenta, Gabriel Báez, Christian Oliva, Lucas Sanabria, Lucas Agustín Sanabria Magolé, Galeano, Diego Zabala, Nico López and Rubén Bentancourt.
The home team had on the bench: Emiliano Velázquez, Mateo Antoni, Alexis Castro, Gastón González, Ignacio Suárez, Guillermo Lopez, Federico Santander, Diego Herazo, Rodrigo Chagas and Nicolás Rodríguez.
Substitutions
Nacional made 5 changes: Diego Zabala for Emiliano Velázquez (46′), Galeano for Alexis Castro (46′), Rubén Bentancourt for Federico Santander (69′), Leandro Lozano for G. López (84′) and Lucas Agustín Sanabria Magolé for Nicolás Rodríguez (69′).
Defensor Sporting – Formation
Álvaro Damián Navarro Bica played with: Kevin Dawson, Patricio Pacifico, Guillermo De Los Santos, Juan Viacava, José Álvarez, Francisco Barrios, Agustin Soria, Lucas Agazzi, Joaquín Valiente, Felipe Cadenazzi, Claudio Spinelli.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Matías Dufour, Rodrigo Cabrera, Walter Montoya, Mauricio Amaro, Pablo Viudez, Alfonso Barco, Brian Mansilla, Juan Manuel Jorge, Rodrigo Dudok and Erico Cuello Gutiérrez.
Substitutions
Defensor Sporting made 4 changes: Claudio Spinelli for Brian Mansilla (77′), Joaquín Valiente for Juan Manuel Jorge (77′), Felipe Cadenazzi for Rodrigo Dudok (86′) and Agustin Soria for Erico Cuello Gutiérrez (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Rampla Juniors – Cerro Largo – 2-0
- Racing – Progreso – 1-0
- Nacional – Defensor Sporting – 1-1