Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Centenario where Peñarol play host to Racing Club de Montevideo. A crowd of 12,708 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 Alvaro Mercado.


0.00
Peñarol kick off the first half!
2.13
Juan Ignacio Ayala flicks a high pass forward. Javier Pereyra easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Javier Pereyra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.32
Santiago Pacheco passes the ball forward to Javier Pereyra. Javier Pereyra controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Isaac Martins is on top of it.
20.29
Seeing a gap ahead, Favio Montano picks a pass forward to Peter Pagan. Peter Pagan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.01
Conor Russell threads a neat ball through to Andre Da S. Alvaréz. Andre Da S. Alvaréz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mauricio Felix.
22.56
Juan Ignacio Ayala knocks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Gutierrez. Paolo Gutierrez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.09
Thomas Tovar hacks Andre Da S. Alvaréz from behind! The referee calls over Thomas Tovar and shows him a yellow card! Andre Da S. Alvaréz runs off the knock.
33.06
Isaac Garcia flicks a high pass forward. Javier Pereyra controls it well on his chest. Javier Pereyra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.20
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
39.51
Da Silva Gamez threads a neat ball through to Paolo Gutierrez. Paolo Gutierrez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.32
Santiago Pacheco comes in with a very late challenge on Conor Russell. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Conor Russell carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
Da Silva Gamez makes a simple pass to Javier Pereyra. Javier Pereyra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Peñarol have changed their lineup with Efren Salazar 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!
47.07
Juan Ignacio Ayala clumsily knocks into Favio Montano. The referee warns Juan Ignacio Ayala to calm down! Favio Montano hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.13
Chris Corona flicks the ball to his team mate, Peter Pagan. Peter Pagan hits a low pass to Andre Da S. Alvaréz. Andre Da S. Alvaréz side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is miles over!
59.53
From the throw-in, Isaac Garcia picks out Paolo Gutierrez. Paolo Gutierrez makes a simple pass to Javier Pereyra. Javier Pereyra knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ezequiel Banuelos.
63.35
Efren Salazar powers a long ball forward. Peter Pagan shoots from outside the area. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
66.43
Peter Marin flicks a high pass forward. Conor Russell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Conor Russell hits a low pass to Levi Costa. Levi Costa rushes past Mauricio Felix! Levi Costa makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
71.43
Favio Montano passes the ball forward to Levi Costa. Levi Costa passes the ball forward to Peter Pagan. Peter Pagan shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Joaquín Robles happens to be in the right place to block it.
72.41
Da Silva Gamez brings the ball forward. Da Silva Gamez lofts in a cross ball towards Javier Pereyra. Javier Pereyra directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
75.52
Conor Russell catches Isaac Garcia on the ankles. The referee warns Conor Russell to calm down! Isaac Garcia hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.06
Peñarol have made a substitution with Diego Serrano replacing Peter Pagan .
83.36
Favio Montano flicks a high pass forward. Diego Serrano controls it well on his chest. Diego Serrano knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Thomas Tovar.
85.55
Joaquín Robles pushes up the pitch. Joaquín Robles surges forward with the ball. Joaquín Robles knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Santiago Moreno.
90.00
Efren Salazar threads a neat ball through to Chris Corona. Chris Corona flicks a high pass forward. Andre Da S. Alvaréz collects the pass. Andre Da S. Alvaréz shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
23.2%
53.6%
23.2%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Levi Costa of Peñarol

Match Ratings
1.Isaac Martins (GK)
6
2.Santiago Moreno (DEF)
6
3.Ezequiel Banuelos (DEF)
6
4.Carlos Barrera (DEF)
6
5.Peter Marin (DEF)
6
6.Conor Russell (MID)
6
7.Chris Corona (MID)
6
8.Favio Montano (MID)
6
9.Levi Costa (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Peter Pagan (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Andre Da S. Alvaréz (ATT)
6
 
12.Efren Salazar (GK)
6
13.Diego Serrano (GK)
6
14.Pablo Brown (ATT)
0