MELO. Cerro Largo beats Fénix 1-0 after E. Villar scored just 1 goal (26′).
The match was played at the Estadio Municipal Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla stadium in Melo on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.8 degrees Celsius or 58.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 7 Total 4
- 2 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 98 Attack 119
- 40 Dangerous attack 38
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 1
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Cerro Largo was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Fénix that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cerro Largo was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cerro Largo won the match.
Cerro Largo shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Fénix shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Cerro Largo received 3 yellow cards (M. Enrique, A. Max and B. Bentaberry). Regarding the opposition, Fénix received 3 yellow cards (A. Barboza, R. Fernandez and C. Nunez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Cerro Largo will have 12 points to hold in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Fénix will stay with 23 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Cerro Largo will host Peñarol on the 29th of October with a 12-3 head to head stats in favor of Peñarol (4 draws).
Fénix will host Liverpool on the 29th of October with a 14-3 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (13 draws).
Cerro Largo – Formation
Cerro Largo
69'
85'
26'
Cerro Largo started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Mario Daniel Saralegui Iriarte decided to play with the following team: Lucero Alvarez, Andrés Romero, Rafael García, Bryan Bentaberry, Robert Ergas, Lucas Morales, Augusto Max, Marcos Enrique, Nicolás Silva, Luca Franco and Emiliano Villar.
The home team had on the bench: Joaquin Silva, Martín Gianoli, Lucas Correa, Richard Núñez, Adolfo Lima, Santiago Viera, Cristhian Tizon, Borys Barone, Alcides Miranda Moreira and Christian Franco.
Substitutions
Cerro Largo made 4 changes: L. Franco for A. Moreira (46′), N. Silva for A. Lima (65′), E. Villar for C. Tizon (75′) and L. Morales for M. Gianoli (85′).
Fénix – Formation
Fénix
Fénix started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
José Ignacio Pallas Martínez played with: Agustín Requena, Rodrigo Cabrera, Andrés Barboza, Juan Álvez, Roberto Fernández, Agustín Alfaro, Camilo Núñez, Agustín Amado, Gonzalo Vega, Mariano Nichele and S Da Silva.
They had on the bench: Sebastián de Marco, Francisco Casanova, Jonathan Toledo, Luciano Puentes, Emanuel Carlos, Santiago Franca, Guillermo Pereira, Germán Triunfo, Rodrigo Amaral and Ignacio Pereira.
Substitutions
Fénix made 4 changes: R. Fernandez for S. de Marco (46′), S. Da Silva for I. Pereira (46′), A. Amado for R. Amaral (57′) and A. Alfaro for L. Puentes (76′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Cerro Largo – Fénix – 1-0
- River Plate – Defensor Sporting – 0-1
- Peñarol – Rentistas – 2-2
