MONTEVIDEO. Cerro Largo snatched a late win Defensor Sporting 1-0 after A. Moreira scored a penalty (90′). Defensor Sporting lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Estadio Luis Franzini stadium in Montevideo on Thursday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was Andrés Matonte assisted by Martín Soppi and Nicolás Taran. The 4th official was Diego Dunajec. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.7 degrees Celsius or 58.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 9 Total 7
- 2 On Target 1
- 7 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 126 Attack 89
- 99 Dangerous attack 37
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 3
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Defensor Sporting was in firm control of the ball 60% while Cerro Largo was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Defensor Sporting was putting more pressure with 99 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Cerro Largo found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Defensor Sporting shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cerro Largo shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Defensor Sporting didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Cerro Largo received 3 yellow cards (R. Garcia, M. Gianoli and L. Alvarez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Defensor Sporting will stay with 20 points to remain in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Cerro Largo will have 12 points to hold in the 14th place.
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 stats in favor of Defensor Sporting (5 draws).
Cerro Largo will host Peñarol on the 29th of October with a 12-3 head to head stats in favor of Peñarol (4 draws).
Defensor Sporting – Formation
Defensor Sporting
71'
The manager Marcelo Fabián Méndez Russo decided to play with the following team: Nicolás Rossi, Alan Matturro, Agustin Sant’Anna, Renzo Rabino, Facundo Mallo, Agustín Ocampo, Fernando Elizari, Gonzalo Freitas, Lucas Paul De los Santos, Adrián Balboa and Matias Abaldo.
The home team had on the bench: Matías Dufour, Lucas Rodríguez, Yefferson Quintana, Juan Sebastian Boselli, Facundo Bernal, Santiago Scotto, Francisco Barrios, Anderson Duarte, Andrés Ferrari and Alvaro Navarro.
Substitutions
Defensor Sporting made 3 changes: L. de los Santos for A. Ferrari (70′), A. Ocampo for A. Duarte (71′) and M. Abaldo for A. Navarro (80′).
Cerro Largo – Formation
Cerro Largo
84'
90'Mario Daniel Saralegui Iriarte played with: Lucero Alvarez, Rafael García, Guillermo Duhalde, Bryan Bentaberry, Lucas Morales, Andrés Romero, Nicolás Silva, Marcos Enrique, Augusto Max, Robert Ergas and Luca Franco.
They had on the bench: Joaquin Pena, Martín Gianoli, Lucas Correa, Cristhian Tizon, Richard Núñez, Adolfo Lima, Santiago Viera, Borys Barone, Jonathan Ramis and Alcides Miranda Moreira.
Substitutions
Cerro Largo made 5 changes: B. Bentaberry for M. Gianoli (44′), N. Silva for C. Tizon (46′), L. Franco for A. Moreira (46′), E. Villar for A. Lima (65′) and A. Moreira for B. Barone (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Liverpool – Peñarol – 0-1
- Defensor Sporting – Cerro Largo – 0-1
- Cerrito – Fénix – 0-2
