Primera Division: Deportivo Maldonado recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Cerrito 2-1
MONTEVIDEO. Deportivo Maldonado managed to turn the table against Cerrito to win 2-1.
MONTEVIDEO. Deportivo Maldonado found a way to turn the table against Cerrito to win 2-1. It was Cerrito to strike first with a goal of B. Correa at the 22′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Cantera gave the win to Deportivo Maldonado in the 76′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Parque Capurro stadium in Montevideo on Thursday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 16 degrees Celsius or 60.82 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 55%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Deportivo Maldonado was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Cerrito that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Cerrito was more aggressive with 98 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Deportivo Maldonado succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Deportivo Maldonado shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Cerrito shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Deportivo Maldonado received 4 yellow cards (M. Cantera, M. Mir, M. Tellechea and ). On the other side, Cerrito received 2 yellow cards (C. Pimienta and J. Perujo).
After playing this encounter, Deportivo Maldonado will have 27 points like Boston River to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Cerrito will stay with 8 points to stay in the 16th place.
Match Events
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22'22'
B. Correa
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35'35'
M. Cantera
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37'37'
M. Mir
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45'45'
G. Cotugno
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45'45'
C. Pimienta
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46'46'
J. Perujo
F. Vega
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46'46'
M. Mir
E. Borges
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55'55'
V. Amoroso
J. Zeballos
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60'60'
A. Leites
F. N. Martinez Brazeiro
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60'60'
N. Garcia
F. Scarone
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63'63'
M. Camarda
A. Silva
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66'66'
J. Gravi
B. Correa
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76'76'
M. Cantera
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86'86'
B. Perea
W. Klingender
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87'87'
J. Perujo
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88'88'
M. Cantera
M. Belloso
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90'90'
M. Tellechea
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90'90'
M. Belloso
Next match
In the upcoming Primera Division match, Deportivo Maldonado will host Peñarol on the 17th of August with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Peñarol (2 draws).
Cerrito will host Cerro Largo on the 16th of August with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Cerro Largo (3 draws).
Deportivo Maldonado: Formation and Lineups
Deportivo Maldonado started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Francisco Ricardo Palladino Soba chose to play with the following team: Guillermo Reyes, Guillermo Cotugno, Ángel Cayetano, Diego Romero, Martín Ferreira, Lucas Núñez, Facundo Píriz, Matias Mir, Maximiliano Cantera, Matías Tellechea and Marcos Camarda.
Substitutes
Deportivo Maldonado made 4 changes: M. Mir for E. Borges (46′), V. Amoroso for J. Zeballos (55′), M. Camarda for A. Silva (63′) and M. Cantera for M. Belloso (88′).
Cerrito: Formation and Lineups
Cerrito started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
On the opposite side, Walter Gerardo Pandiani Urquiza played with: Nicolás Gentilio, Facundo Vega, Carlos Pimienta, Rodrigo Canosa, Alejandro Villoldo, Franco Martínez, William Klingender, Flavio Scarone, Anthony Sosa, Ignacio Panzariello and Martín Correa.
Substitutes
Cerrito made 5 changes: F. Vega for J. Perujo (46′), F. N. Martinez Brazeiro for A. Leites (60′), F. Scarone for N. Garcia (60′), B. Correa for J. Gravi (66′) and W. Klingender for B. Perea (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division
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