Primera Division: Defensor Sporting tops Albion 2-0 on Saturday
MONTEVIDEO. Defensor Sporting overcomes Albion with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Matturro (39') and a goal from A. Ocampo (75').
MONTEVIDEO. Defensor Sporting conquers Albion with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Matturro (39′) and a goal from A. Ocampo (75′).
The match was played at the Estadio Luis Franzini stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 14.7 degrees Celsius or 58.51 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Defensor Sporting was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Albion that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Defensor Sporting was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Defensor Sporting won the match.
Defensor Sporting shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Albion shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Defensor Sporting received 1 yellow card (L. de los Santos). On the other side, Albion received 3 yellow cards (S. Correa, O. Ndong and A. Pizzorno).
After this contest, Defensor Sporting will have 20 points to stay in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Albion will stay with 11 points to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
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28'28'
L. de los Santos
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38'38'
M. A. Goyeni d. A.
K. Lewis
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39'39'
A. Matturro Romero
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49'49'
S. Correa
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65'65'
O. Ndong
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70'70'
R. Izquierdo
O. Ndong
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75'75'
A. Ocampo
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76'76'
N. Acosta
E. Ancheta
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76'76'
G. Papa
S. Correa
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81'81'
F. Bernal
F. Elizari
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85'85'
A. Ferrari
M. Abaldo
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86'86'
A. Pizzorno
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88'88'
F. Barrios
L. de los Santos
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88'88'
S. Scotto
A. Ocampo
Next match
In the upcoming Primera Division match, Defensor Sporting will play away with Nacional on the 8th of October with a 23-11 head to head record in favor of Nacional (13 draws).
Albion will play away with Cerrito on the 7th of October with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Defensor Sporting: Formation and Lineups
The manager Marcelo Fabián Méndez Russo chose to play with the following team: Nicolás Rossi, Agustin Sant’Anna, Facundo Mallo, Alan Matturro, Gonzalo Camargo, Lucas Paul De los Santos, Gonzalo Freitas, Fernando Elizari, Agustín Ocampo, Matias Abaldo and Adrián Balboa.
Substitutes
Defensor Sporting made 4 changes: F. Elizari for F. Bernal (81′), M. Abaldo for A. Ferrari (85′), L. de los Santos for F. Barrios (88′) and A. Ocampo for S. Scotto (88′).
Albion: Formation and Lineups
On the opposite side, Ignacio Risso Thomasset played with: Yonatan Irrazábal, Francisco Ibáñez, Ousmane N’Dong, Ángelo Pizzorno, Emiliano Ancheta, Kevin Lewis, Martin Barrios, Santiago Correa, Alejo Cruz, José Neris and Maximiliano Callorda.
Substitutes
Albion made 4 changes: K. Lewis for M. A. Goyeni d. A. (38′), O. Ndong for R. Izquierdo (70′), E. Ancheta for N. Acosta (76′) and S. Correa for G. Papa (76′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division
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