MONTEVIDEO. River Plate and Peñarol draw 1-1. R. Cristobal scored the first goal (13′) for River Plate. R. Bentancourt equalized (64′) with a penalty. Peñarol was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Estadio Campeón del Siglo stadium in Montevideo on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Andrés Matonte with the support of Nicolás Taran and Sebastián Silvera. The 4th official was Yimmy Álvarez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.7 degrees Celsius or 58.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 18 Total 7
- 9 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 122 Attack 112
- 87 Dangerous attack 54
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Peñarol was in firm control of the ball 59% while River Plate was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Peñarol was putting more pressure with 87 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Peñarol to win the match.
Peñarol shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, River Plate shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Peñarol received 1 yellow card (R. A. Saravia Salvia). On the opposite side, River Plate received 4 yellow cards (M. Pereira, T. Galletto, H. Salaberry and R. Cristobal).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Peñarol will have 26 points to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, River Plate will have 21 points like Wanderers to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Peñarol will play away with Cerro Largo on the 29th of October with a 12-3 head to head in favor of Peñarol (4 draws).
River Plate will host Torque on the 29th of October with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Torque (6 draws).
Peñarol – Formation
Peñarol
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67'
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Peñarol adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Leonardo Alfredo Ramos Giró decided to play with the following team: Kevin Dawson, Pedro Milans, Yonatthan Rak, Agustin Da Silveira Munoa, Facundo Bonifazi, Brian Mansilla, Rodrigo Saravia, Agustín Álvarez, Nicolás Rossi, Ignacio Laquintana and Rubén Bentancourt.
The home team had on the bench: Thiago Cardozo, Hernán Menosse, Matías Aguirregaray, Ezequiel Busquets, Nicolás Milesi, Walter Gargano, Brian Lozano, Kevin Méndez, Sergio Núñez and Lucas Viatri.
Substitutions
Peñarol made 3 changes: B. Mansilla for B. Lozano (57′), A. Alvarez Wallace for N. Milesi (67′) and R. Bentancourt for L. Viatri (88′).
River Plate – Formation
River Plate
Also River Plate adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Gustavo Díaz Domínguez played with: Salvador Ichazo, Maxi Pereira, Horacio Salaberry, Santiago Brunelli, Walter Clar, Matias Ocampo, Ramiro Cristobal, Matias Alfonso, Jonathan Urretaviscaya, Pablo López and Thiago Borbas.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Fabrizio Correa, Gonzalo Viera, Ricardo Chopitea, Robert Herrera, Tiago Galletto, Gonzalo Nápoli, Valentin Nicolas Adamo Reyes, Joaquín Lavega, Nicolás Sosa and Juan Cruz De los Santos.
Substitutions
River Plate made 5 changes: P. Lopez for N. Sosa (68′), J. Urreta for J. C. De Los Santos (68′), M. Ocampo for J. Lavega (79′), M. Alfonso for T. Galletto (79′) and W. Clar for R. Chopitea (80′).
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
