MONTEVIDEO. Liverpool defeats Cerro Largo 1-0 after G. Rodriguez scored just 1 goal (3′).
The match was played at the Estadio Belvedere stadium in Montevideo on Sunday and it started at 10:30 am local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.3 degrees Celsius or 59.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 9 Total 12
- 4 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 92 Attack 92
- 44 Dangerous attack 50
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
Fouls
- 8 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Liverpool was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Cerro Largo that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cerro Largo had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Liverpool managed to find the solution to win this match.
Liverpool shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cerro Largo shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Liverpool received 8 yellow cards (I. Rodriguez, H. Figueredo, P. M. Gonzalez Maciel, A. Cayetano, F. Pereira, A. Cougo, M. Silva and A. Prado). Talking about the opposition, Cerro Largo received 3 yellow cards (R. Garcia, S. Viera and A. Romero).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Liverpool will have 32 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Cerro Largo will stay with 12 points to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Liverpool will play away against Fénix on the 29th of October with a 14-3 head to head in favor of Liverpool (13 draws).
Cerro Largo will host Peñarol on the 29th of October with a 12-3 head to head in favor of Peñarol (4 draws).
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool
66'
61'
3'
Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jorge Rodrigo Bava decided to play with the following team: Sebastian Angel Britos, Federico Pereira, Ignacio Rodríguez, Nicolas Rodriguez Petrini, Agustín Cayetano, Pablo Maciel, Hernán Figueredo, Ayrton Cougo, Yordi López, Nahuel Soria and Gastón Rodríguez.
The home team had on the bench: Sebastián Lentinelly, Kevin Amaro, Gonzalo Perez, Anthony Poiso, Axel Prado, Fabricio Díaz, Gastón Pérez, Matías Sebastián Silva Figarola, Facundo Trinidad, Thiago Vecino and Matias Silva.
Substitutions
Liverpool made 5 changes: A. Cayetano for M. Silva (66′), P. M. Gonzalez Maciel for F. Trinidad (66′), H. Figueredo for A. Prado (66′), N. Soria for G. Perez (76′) and F. Pereira for K. Amaro (76′).
Cerro Largo – Formation
Cerro Largo
Cerro Largo started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Mario Daniel Saralegui Iriarte played with: Lucero Alvarez, Emanuel Tomas Beltran Bardas, Bryan Bentaberry, Lucas Correa, Rafael García, Lucas Morales, Richard Núñez, Andrés Romero, Cristhian Tizon, Santiago Viera and Emiliano Villar.
These were the players on the bench: Brian Ferrares, Marcos Enrique, Robert Ergas, Adolfo Lima, Augusto Max, Nicolás Silva, Christian Franco, Alcides Miranda Moreira, Jonathan Ramis and Matheus Brandao.
Substitutions
Cerro Largo made 4 changes: R. Nunez for C. Franco (30′), E. Beltran for A. Lima (57′), R. Garcia for A. Moreira (71′) and C. Tizon for N. Silva (71′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Peñarol – River Plate – 1-1
- Liverpool – Cerro Largo – 1-0
- Danubio – Albion – 3-0
