Match Report


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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Centenario where Peñarol play host to Racing Club de Montevideo. A crowd of 13,981 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Peñarol are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Racing Club de Montevideo appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Diego Ruiz.


0.00
Peñarol kick off and get the match underway!
6.26
Isaac Garcia flicks a high pass forward. Javier Pereyra controls it well on his chest. Javier Pereyra tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
8.46
Juan Ignacio Ayala controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gustavo E. Sosa. Gustavo E. Sosa tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
16.02
Juan Ignacio Ayala threads a neat ball through to Javier Pereyra. Javier Pereyra finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.52
Paolo Galindo flicks a high ball forward to Da Silva Gamez who takes it down. Da Silva Gamez knocks the ball to his team mate, Gustavo E. Sosa. Gustavo E. Sosa knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Isaac Martins who gathers it comfortably.
26.32
Conor Russell flicks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Brown. Pablo Brown knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.21
Juan Ignacio Ayala knocks the ball forward to Gustavo E. Sosa. Gustavo E. Sosa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.48
Bernardo Mendez chips the ball to his team mate, Javier Pereyra. Javier Pereyra lofts in a cross ball towards Gustavo E. Sosa. Gustavo E. Sosa makes a looping header on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.05
Conor Russell flicks a high pass forward. Pablo Brown holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pablo Brown shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
32.53
Conor Russell sees Pablo Brown in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pablo Brown shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.19
Santiago Moreno threads the ball through to Chris Corona. Chris Corona flicks a high pass forward. Andre Da S. Alvaréz controls it well on his chest. Andre Da S. Alvaréz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Enzo Redondo.
34.20
Chris Corona takes a quick corner, playing it short to Ezequiel Banuelos. Ezequiel Banuelos shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it rises well off target!
40.17
Dinis Juarez passes the ball forward to Levi Costa. Levi Costa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.38
Conor Russell takes it forward alone. Conor Russell plays a scrappy one-two with Levi Costa and advances towards the goal... Conor Russell shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Enzo Redondo easily gets down and covers it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Peñarol have changed their lineup with Favio Montano replacing Carlos Barrera. Racing Club de Montevideo appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Racing Club de Montevideo kick off and get the second half underway!
47.16
Maximiliano Alarcón chips the ball to his team mate, Dinis Juarez. Dinis Juarez changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Dinis Juarez lofts in a cross ball towards Levi Costa. Levi Costa whips the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
48.27
Favio Montano sees Conor Russell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Conor Russell threads the ball through to Andre Da S. Alvaréz. Andre Da S. Alvaréz plays a scrappy one-two with Pablo Brown and stumbles forward towards the goal... Andre Da S. Alvaréz shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
51.46
Maximiliano Alarcón flicks a high ball forward to Chris Corona who takes it down. Chris Corona controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Levi Costa. Levi Costa shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
54.00
Thomas Tovar flicks a high pass forward. Da Silva Gamez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Da Silva Gamez takes it forward alone. Da Silva Gamez shoots from long range but somehow Isaac Martins manages to keep it out.
57.49
Ezequiel Banuelos makes a probing pass to Conor Russell. Conor Russell runs straight at the opposition's defence. Conor Russell deftly passes the ball to Pablo Brown, releasing him through on goal. Some silky footwork from Pablo Brown provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Good keeping from Enzo Redondo as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
58.59
Chris Corona takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Enzo Redondo jumps up and plucks the ball out of the air.
59.04
Maximiliano Alarcón makes a probing pass to Conor Russell. Conor Russell knocks the ball forward to Andre Da S. Alvaréz. Andre Da S. Alvaréz shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
60.27
Juan Ignacio Ayala hits a low pass to Gustavo E. Sosa. Gustavo E. Sosa tries a spectacular long range effort but Isaac Martins is on top of it.
63.17
Juan Ignacio Ayala hits a low pass to Javier Pereyra. Javier Pereyra shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
65.29
Isaac Garcia threads the ball through to Gustavo E. Sosa. Gustavo E. Sosa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.22
Maximiliano Alarcón sees Conor Russell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Conor Russell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pablo Brown. Pablo Brown plays a quick one-two with Levi Costa and rushes in on goal... Pablo Brown makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
69.13
Javier Pereyra comes in with a late challenge on Ezequiel Banuelos. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ezequiel Banuelos runs off the knock.
73.39
With vision, Isaac Garcia plays the ball forward to Javier Pereyra. Javier Pereyra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.53
Peñarol have made a substitution with Efren Salazar replacing Andre Da S. Alvaréz .
81.30
Ian Sifuentes takes it forward alone. Ian Sifuentes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gustavo E. Sosa. Gustavo E. Sosa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ezequiel Banuelos.
85.04
Maximiliano Alarcón flicks a high pass forward. Dinis Juarez controls it well on his chest. Dinis Juarez knocks the ball to his team mate, Efren Salazar. Efren Salazar sees Pablo Brown just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Pablo Brown takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.57
Mauricio Felix hits a low pass to Bernardo Mendez. Bernardo Mendez knocks the ball forward to Gustavo E. Sosa. Gustavo E. Sosa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Favio Montano.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
8
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.6%
42.4%
Play Area
30.4%
43.5%
26.1%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Conor Russell of Peñarol

Match Ratings