MONTEVIDEO. Albion overcome Cerro Largo to win 2-1. It was Albion to strike first with a goal of G. Papa at the 17′. Then M. Noble scored again for Albion in the 45′ minute. Eventually, A. Max reduced the distance for Cerro Largo (72′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Albion took advantage of its better ball possession (57%).
B. Bentaberry received a red card (43′). This red card was one of the reason why Cerro Largo lost the match.
The match was played at the Parque Federico Omar Saroldi stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20 degrees Celsius or 68.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 8 Total 10
- 4 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 79 Attack 84
- 58 Dangerous attack 66
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 5
Fouls
- 21 Total 21
- 2 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Ball possession
Albion had a strong ball possession 57% while Cerro Largo was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cerro Largo was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Albion was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Albion shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cerro Largo shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Albion received 2 yellow cards (M. Noble and G. Papa). Talking about the opposition, Cerro Largo received 6 yellow cards (C. Tizon, A. Lima, , J. Benguche, J. Ramis and M. G. Gianoli Abellan).
Also, Cerro Largo didn’t end the match with 11 players after B. Bentaberry (Cerro Largo) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (43′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Albion will have 9 points like Torque to remain in the 13th place. On the other side, Cerro Largo will stay with 6 points to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
Albion – Formation
Albion started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Ignacio Risso Thomasset decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Albion made 5 changes: F. Ibanez for M. A. Goyeni d. A. (62′), C. Barros for A. Rodriguez (62′), A. Pons for C. E. Sencion Rodriguez (62′), O. Ndong for D. Viotti (67′) and M. Callorda Lafont for F. Rodriguez (78′).
Cerro Largo – Formation
Cerro Largo started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Luis Danielo Núñez Maciel played with: .
Substitutions
Cerro Largo made 4 changes: C. Tizon for R. Ergas (39′), G. Machado for M. G. Gianoli Abellan (46′), L. Onetto for J. Ramis (51′) and E. Villar for J. Benguche (51′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.