MONTEVIDEO. River Plate tops Albion with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. N. (50′) and a goal from M. Montiel (66′).
The match was played at the Estadio Jardines del Hipódromo stadium in Montevideo on Wednesday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Leodán González with the support of Santiago Fernández and Gustavo Márquez Lisboa. The 4th official was Pablo Giménez. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.9 degrees Celsius or 56.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 10 Total 4
- 1 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 129 Attack 135
- 75 Dangerous attack 55
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Albion was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. River Plate that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Albion was more pushing with 75 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, River Plate managed to find the solution to win this match.
Albion shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, River Plate shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Albion received 4 yellow cards (I. Risso, I. Risso, F. Ibanez and F. Platero). On the other side, River Plate received 3 yellow cards (M. Ocampo, T. N. Borbas Silva and R. Cristobal).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Albion will stay with 11 points to hold in the 15th place. On the opposite side, River Plate will have 21 points like Wanderers to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Albion will host Deportivo Maldonado on the 29th of October with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Deportivo Maldonado (1 draw).
River Plate will host Torque on the 29th of October with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Torque (6 draws).
Albion – Formation
Albion
90'
54'
Albion started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Ignacio Risso Thomasset decided to play with the following team: Yonatan Irrazábal, Federico Platero, Emiliano Ancheta, Francisco Ibáñez, Rodrigo Izquierdo, Kevin Lewis, Martin Barrios, Santiago Correa, Alejo Cruz, Delis Vargas and Maximiliano Callorda.
The home team had on the bench: Alberto Eiraldi, Mathías Goyeni, Ousmane N’Dong, Nahuel Acosta, Cristian Barros, Gonzalo Papa, Agustín Pons, José Neris, Federico Rodríguez, Diego Viotti and Santiago Cappi.
Substitutions
Albion made 5 changes: E. Ancheta for N. Acosta (54′), D. Vargas for F. Rodriguez (54′), R. Izquierdo for O. Ndong (71′), M. Callorda Lafont for M. A. Goyeni d. A. (69′) and S. Correa for G. Papa (82′).
River Plate – Formation
River Plate
66'
River Plate started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Gustavo Díaz Domínguez played with: Salvador Ichazo, Maxi Pereira, Santiago Brunelli, Horacio Salaberry, Walter Clar, Marcos Montiel, Matias Alfonso, Matias Ocampo, Pablo López, Chori Castro and Thiago Borbas.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Fabrizio Correa, Ricardo Chopitea, Robert Herrera, Gonzalo Viera, Ramiro Cristobal, Jonathan Urretaviscaya, Tiago Galletto, Joaquín Lavega, Nicolás Sosa and Juan Cruz De los Santos.
Substitutions
River Plate made 5 changes: M. Ocampo for J. C. De Los Santos (46′), M. Alfonso for R. Cristobal (46′), J. Urreta for (71′), R. Cristobal for T. Galletto (71′) and T. N. Borbas Silva for N. Sosa (71′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Rentistas – Torque – 3-0
- Nacional – Boston River – 1-0
- Albion – River Plate – 0-2
