MONTEVIDEO. Peñarol defeats Albion 3-1. Peñarol was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Leonel Jaime (17′), Lucas Ferreira (24′) and Nicolás Fernández (61′). Albion reduced the distance with a penalty (74′) by Álvaro López, but there was not much to do for them. Albion lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Estadio Campeón del Siglo stadium in Montevideo on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Esteban Guerra with the support of Andrés Nievas and Sebastián Schroeder. The 4th official was Eduardo Varela.

Match Statistics​

Peñarol

3 - 1

Albion

• 43 Ball Possession 57

Shots

• 12 Total 8
• 7 On Target 4
• 5 Off Target 4
• 0 Shots blocked 0

• 87 Attack 109
• 46 Dangerous attack 43
• 0 Ball safe 0

• 14 Free Kicks 14
• 0 Penalties 1
• 7 Corners 3

Fouls

• 3 Yellow Cards 1
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Albion had a superior ball possession 57% while Peñarol was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Peñarol was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Peñarol won the match​.

Peñarol shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Albion shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Peñarol received 3 yellow cards (Lucas Ferreira, Washington Aguerre and Matías Arezo). Regarding the opposition, Albion received 1 yellow card (Brandon Llana).

Standings

After this contest, Peñarol has 10 points like Atlético Progreso and Cerro to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Albion stays with 0 points to hold in the 16th place.

Peñarol – Formation

Peñarol

G

Washington Aguerre 29.Uruguay

6.1

74'

D

Rasmus Jansson 2.Argentina

6.5

68'

D

Mauricio Lemos 3.Uruguay

6.3

D

Lucas Ferreira 6.Uruguay

6.4

79' 24'

M

Eric Remedi 5.Argentina

6.8

M

Javier Cabrera 7.Uruguay

6.5

68'

M

Nicolás Fernández 8.Uruguay

6.6

61'

M

Eduardo Darias 13.Uruguay

6.4

76'

M

Leandro Umpiérrez 32.Uruguay

6.4

F

Leonel Jaime 11.Argentina

6.8

85' 17'

F

Matías Arezo 19.Uruguay

6.4

75' 60'

Substitutes

G

Sebastián Britos 1.Uruguay

D

Franco Romero 4.Uruguay

6.3

68'

D

Maximiliano Olivera  15.Uruguay

D

Lucas Hernández 27.Uruguay

6.5

85'

D

I. Alegre 28.Uruguay

6.5

76'

D

Brian Barboza 36.

M

Tomás Olase 16.Uruguay

M

Thiago Espinosa 26.Uruguay

6.4

68'

M

Franco González 80.Uruguay

F

Abel Hernández 99.Uruguay

6.5

75'

Peñarol started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor decided to play with the following team: Washington Aguerre (6.1), Lucas Ferreira (6.4), Mauricio Lemos (6.3), Rasmus Jansson (6.5), Eduardo Darias (6.4), Eric Remedi (6.8), Nicolás Fernández (6.6), Javier Cabrera (6.5), Leandro Umpiérrez (6.4), Leonel Jaime (6.8) and Matías Arezo (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Sebastián Britos, Franco Romero (6.3), Maximiliano Olivera, Tomás Olase, Thiago Espinosa (6.4), Lucas Hernández (6.5), Ignacio Alegre (6.5), Brian Barboza, Franco González and Abel Hernández (6.5).

Substitutions

Peñarol made 5 changes: Javier Cabrera for Thiago Espinosa (68′), Rasmus Jansson for Franco Romero (68′), Matías Arezo for Abel Hernández (75′), Eduardo Darias for I. Alegre (76′) and Leonel Jaime for Lucas Hernández (85′).

Player of the match: Leonel Jaime​

The most impressive player for Peñarol was Leonel Jaime.

His rating is 6.8 with 1 goal, 0 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes.

Albion – Formation

Albion

G

Sebastián Jaume 1.Uruguay

5.7

D

Francisco Couture 2.

5.9

D

José Álvarez 16.Uruguay

5.9

D

Brandon Llana 80.

5.9

65'

M

Francisco Ginella 5.Uruguay

6.2

M

I. Neira 8.Uruguay

6.2

66'

M

Carlos Airala 10.Argentina

6.2

66'

M

Hernán Toledo 11.Argentina

6.2

76'

M

Pablo Alcoba 15.

6.2

M

Santiago Costa 27.Uruguay

6.2

F

Álvaro López 9.Argentina

6.6

76' 74'

Substitutes

G

Santiago Silva 31.Uruguay

D

Pablo Lacoste  13.Uruguay

D

Matías De los Santos 24.Uruguay

D

Federico Puente 29.Uruguay

M

Tomás Moschión 6.Argentina

6.5

66'

M

Briam Acosta 18.Uruguay

M

Agustín Vera 22.Uruguay

6.5

66'

M

Baltasar Barcia 30.Uruguay

F

Iker Zufiaurre 7.

6.5

76'

F

Tobías Figueroa 32.Argentina

6.5

76'

Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Federico Nieves García played with: Sebastián Jaume (5.7), Pablo Alcoba (6.2), Francisco Couture (5.9), Brandon Llana (5.9), José Álvarez (5.9), I. Neira (6.2), Francisco Ginella (6.2), Hernán Toledo (6.2), Santiago Costa (6.2), Carlos Airala (6.2) and Álvaro López (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Tomás Moschión (6.5), Iker Zufiaurre (6.5), Pablo Lacoste, Briam Acosta, Agustín Vera (6.5), Matías De los Santos, Federico Puente, Baltasar Barcia, Santiago Silva and Tobías Figueroa (6.5).

Substitutions

Albion made 4 changes: I. Neira for Tomás Moschión (66′), Carlos Airala for Agustín Vera (66′), Álvaro López for Tobías Figueroa (76′) and Hernán Toledo for Iker Zufiaurre (76′).

Player of the match: Álvaro López​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Albion was Álvaro López.

His rating is 6.6 with 1 goal, 0 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.​

• Atlético Progreso – Cerro – 1-3
• Juventud – Danubio – 1-1
• Peñarol – Albion – 3-1
• Defensor Sporting – Deportivo Maldonado – 1-0