MONTEVIDEO. Defensor Sporting defeats Torque with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Sant’Anna (39′) and a goal from F. Mallo (47′).
The match was played at the Complejo Daniel Marsicano stadium in Montevideo on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22 degrees Celsius or 71.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- 0 Ball Possession 0
Shots
- 4 Total 13
- 3 On Target 7
- 1 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 84 Attack 84
- 64 Dangerous attack 69
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 8
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 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. Torque was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. Defensor Sporting that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Defensor Sporting was more pushing with 69 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Defensor Sporting won the contest.
Torque shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Defensor Sporting shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Torque received 3 yellow cards (F. Catarozzi, M. Rabunal and S. Ribas). On the opposite side, Defensor Sporting received 2 yellow cards (L. de los Santos and A. Sant’Anna).
F. Catarozzi (Torque) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (37′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Torque will play away with River Plate on the 29th of October with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Torque (6 draws).
Defensor Sporting will host Rentistas on the 29th of October with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Defensor Sporting (5 draws).
Torque – Formation
Torque
73'
53'
37'
Torque started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Sebastián Eguren Ledesma decided to play with the following team: Cristopher Fiermarín, Hernán Petrik, Martín Rabuñal, Renzo Orihuela, Gervásio Olivera, Nicolas Palavecino, Diego Arismendi, Darío Pereira, Franco Catarozzi, Tiago Palacios and Sebastián Ribas.
The home team had on the bench: Gastón Guruceaga, Gabriel Chocobar, Agustín Peña, Santiago Cartagena, Juan Bautista Cejas, Lautaro Guzmán, Bruno Morales, Matías Santos, Santiago Nicolas Costa and Franco Nicola.
Substitutions
Torque made 5 changes: D. Pereira for A. Pena (55′), N. Palavecino for M. Santos (55′), M. Rabunal for S. Cartagena (73′), H. Petrik for N. Franco (73′) and G. Olivera for B. Morales (88′).
Defensor Sporting – Formation
Defensor Sporting
39'
Defensor Sporting started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Marcelo Fabián Méndez Russo played with: Nicolás Rossi, Agustin Sant’Anna, Matías Rocha, Facundo Mallo, Emiliano Álvarez, Francisco Barrios, Lucas Paul De los Santos, Fernando Elizari, Matias Abaldo, Adrián Balboa and Agustín Ocampo.
These were the players on the bench: Matías Dufour, Rodrigo Cabrera, Alan Matturro, Yefferson Quintana, Lucas Rodríguez, Facundo Bernal, Gonzalo Freitas, Andrés Ferrari, Alvaro Navarro and Joaquín Valiente.
Substitutions
Defensor Sporting made 4 changes: F. Barrios for F. Bernal (66′), A. Ocampo for J. Valiente (66′), M. Abaldo for A. Ferrari (80′) and A. Balboa for A. Navarro (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
