MONTEVIDEO. River Plate topped Fénix to win 2-1. A goal from J. C. was decisive in the 90min. It was River Plate to strike first with a goal of T. N. Borbas Silva at the 13′. Then it was a penalty in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. C. De Los Santos gave the win to River Plate in the 90′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Parque Capurro stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andrés Matonte with the collaboration of Nicolás Taran and Martín Soppi. The 4th official was Nicolás Vignolo. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.5 degrees Celsius or 54.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 8 Total 9
- 4 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 127 Attack 132
- 83 Dangerous attack 83
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Fénix was in firm control of the ball 55% while River Plate was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fénix was more pushing with 83 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, River Plate was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Fénix shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, River Plate shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Fénix received 3 yellow cards (I. Pereira, J. Alvez and A. Schetino). On the other side, River Plate received 2 yellow cards (M. Alfonso and M. Montiel).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Fénix will stay with 23 points to sit in the 7th place. On the other side, River Plate will have 21 points like Wanderers to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Fénix will host Liverpool on the 29th of October with a 14-3 head to head stats in favor of Liverpool (13 draws).
River Plate will host Torque on the 29th of October with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Torque (6 draws).
Fénix – Formation
Fénix
62'
79'
45'
Fénix started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager José Ignacio Pallas Martínez decided to play with the following team: Agustín Requena, Jonathan Toledo, Guillermo Pereira, Juan Álvez, Germán Triunfo, Andrés Schetino, Agustín Amado, Agustín Alfaro, Gonzalo Vega, Sebastián de Marco and Ignacio Pereira.
The home team had on the bench: Francisco Casanova, Emanuel Carlos, Santiago Franca, Luciano Puentes, Fabián Estoyanoff, Camilo Núñez, Ignacio Sosa, Rodrigo Amaral, Gustavo Viera and S Da Silva.
Substitutions
Fénix made 5 changes: S. de Marco for G. Viera (59′), A. Alfaro for F. Estoyanoff (73′), D. Vega for R. Amaral (79′), A. Schetino for C. Nunez (79′) and A. Amado for I. Sosa Ospital (79′).
River Plate – Formation
River Plate
River Plate started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Gustavo Díaz Domínguez played with: Salvador Ichazo, Maxi Pereira, Horacio Salaberry, Santiago Brunelli, Walter Clar, Matias Alfonso, Marcos Montiel, Matias Ocampo, Pablo López, Jonathan Urretaviscaya and Thiago Borbas.
These were the players on the bench: Fabrizio Correa, Gonzalo Viera, Ricardo Chopitea, Tiago Galletto, Ramiro Cristobal, Gonzalo Nápoli, Valentin Nicolas Adamo Reyes, Joaquín Lavega, Nicolás Sosa and Juan Cruz De los Santos.
Substitutions
River Plate made 5 changes: J. Urreta for J. C. De Los Santos (63′), W. Clar for R. Chopitea (68′), P. Lopez for N. Sosa (68′), M. Ocampo for J. Lavega (78′) and M. Alfonso for R. Cristobal (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
