MONTEVIDEO. Peñarol bested Defensor Sporting.
The match was played at the Estadio Luis Franzini stadium in Montevideo on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Andrés Matonte assisted by Nicolás Taran and Martín Soppi. The 4th official was Daniel Rodríguez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 0 Ball Possession 0
Shots
- 9 Total 9
- 4 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 130 Attack 142
- 88 Dangerous attack 73
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
The overall ball possession was 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. Defensor Sporting was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. Peñarol that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Defensor Sporting was putting more pressure with 88 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Peñarol was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Defensor Sporting shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Peñarol shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Defensor Sporting received 2 yellow cards (R. Rabino and A. Sant’Anna). Talking about the opposition, Peñarol received 4 yellow cards (R. Arias, J. Ramos, I. Laquintana and L. Viatri).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Defensor Sporting will host Rentistas on the 29th of October with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Defensor Sporting (5 draws).
Peñarol will host Torque on the 24th of September with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Peñarol (2 draws).
Defensor Sporting – Formation
Defensor Sporting
55'
78'
68'
The manager Marcelo Fabián Méndez Russo decided to play with the following team: Nicolás Rossi, Yefferson Quintana, Agustin Sant’Anna, Renzo Rabino, Facundo Mallo, Agustín Ocampo, Fernando Elizari, Lucas Paul De los Santos, Francisco Barrios, Adrián Balboa and Facundo Labandeira.
The home team had on the bench: Matías Dufour, Lucas Rodríguez, Emiliano Álvarez, Gonzalo Freitas, Matias Abaldo, Alvaro Navarro and Joaquín Valiente.
Substitutions
Defensor Sporting made 5 changes: R. Rabino for E. Alvarez (78′), F. Barrios for J. Valiente (79′), F. Elizari for G. Freitas (87′), F. Labandeira for A. Navarro (87′) and A. Ocampo for M. Abaldo (87′).
Peñarol – Formation
Peñarol
Leonardo Alfredo Ramos Giró played with: Kevin Dawson, Yonatthan Rak, Ramón Arias, Juan Ramos, Ezequiel Busquets, Sebastián Cristóforo, Walter Gargano, Ignacio Laquintana, Kevin Méndez, Lucas Viatri and Hernán Rivero.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Thiago Cardozo, Hernán Menosse, Agustin Da Silveira Munoa, Matías Aguirregaray, Facundo Bonifazi, Rodrigo Saravia, Nicolás Milesi, Billy Arce, Rubén Bentancourt and Nicolás Rossi.
Substitutions
Peñarol made 5 changes: H. Rivero for R. A. Saravia Salvia (66′), I. Laquintana for N. Rossi (73′), Y. Rak for H. Menosse (73′), L. Viatri for R. Bentancourt (85′) and W. Gargano for N. Milesi (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Defensor Sporting – Peñarol – 2-3
- Danubio – Deportivo Maldonado – 0-0
- Fénix – Torque – 1-0
