Central Espanol

Match report

Central Español and Liverpool Montevideo met in the eighth matchday of the Clausura phase at Parque Palermo, with the visitors claiming a 2-1 win. F. Martinez opened the scoring early on, but Liverpool turned the game after the hosts lost their man in the middle of the half. Barcelo stepped up to convert a penalty and Dellarossa added a late winner to complete the turnaround.

Martinez gave Central the lead in the fourth minute, and the hosts kept their heads despite accumulating bookings. Garayalde picked up two yellows in quick succession, the second of which came as a straight knockout in the thirty-ninth minute. Central had to shuffle their pieces at the break, bringing on three players in one go.

By then Liverpool were back in the contest. The prediction we made before the match — away win at 41 per cent — came good, and it was the middle period that changed everything. Barcelo was on for the penalty in the eighty-fifth minute and did not miss, while Dellarossa sealed it three minutes later.

Central controlled the ball with 59 per cent possession and registered 117 attacks, yet only four shots found the target. Liverpool had 41 per cent, 75 attacks, and three shots on goal. The visitors did not need much — one goal from two shots on target, and the rest was noise.

The result keeps Liverpool in seventh place on 43 points, one above Central who remain eighth on 38. Both sides have played 29 games, so this is the final stretch. Liverpool extended their advantage with a win that matters more than the statistics suggest.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 59 – 41

Shots on target 4 – 3

Shots off target 8 – 1

Attacks 117 – 75

⚽ 4' F. Martinez — Goal 🟨 11' N. Garayalde — Yellow card 🟨 16' G. Gandolfo — Yellow card ⇄ 25' M. Alonso — Substitution 🟨 35' F. Martinez — Yellow card 🟨 39' N. Garayalde — Yellow card 🟥 39' N. Garayalde — Red card ⇄ 46' E. Mereles — Substitution ⇄ 46' G. Gandolfo — Substitution ⇄ 46' T. Brizuela — Substitution ⇄ 61' R. Bentancourt — Substitution ⇄ 61' F. Martinez — Substitution ⇄ 70' M. Montiel — Substitution ⇄ 80' Cesar Nunes — Substitution 🟨 84' A. Villoldo — Yellow card ⚽ 85' F. Barcelo — Penalty ⇄ 87' L. Acosta — Substitution ⚽ 89' J. Dellarossa — Goal ⇄ 90+3' K. Lewis — Substitution

Match events

4' 0:1 Liverpool Montevideo Goal F. Martinez
11' 0:1 Liverpool Montevideo Yellow card N. Garayalde
16' 0:1 Central Espanol Yellow card G. Gandolfo
25' 0:1 Central Espanol Substitution M. Alonso off: F. Sosa
35' 0:1 Liverpool Montevideo Yellow card F. Martinez
39' 0:1 Liverpool Montevideo Yellow card N. Garayalde
39' 0:1 Liverpool Montevideo Red card N. Garayalde
46' 0:1 Central Espanol Substitution E. Mereles off: M. Aguilera
46' 0:1 Central Espanol Substitution G. Gandolfo off: I. Mendez
46' 0:1 Liverpool Montevideo Substitution T. Brizuela off: S. Milano
61' 0:1 Liverpool Montevideo Substitution R. Bentancourt off: F. Barcelo
61' 0:1 Liverpool Montevideo Substitution F. Martinez off: R. M. Degregorio
70' 0:1 Central Espanol Substitution M. Montiel off: J. Dellarossa
80' 0:1 Central Espanol Substitution Cesar Nunes off: F. Montoro
84' 0:1 Central Espanol Yellow card A. Villoldo
85' 0:2 Liverpool Montevideo Penalty F. Barcelo
87' 0:2 Liverpool Montevideo Substitution L. Acosta off: S. Laquidain
89' 1:2 Central Espanol Goal J. Dellarossa
90+3' 1:2 Liverpool Montevideo Substitution K. Lewis off: D. Romero

Statistics

59 Possession, % 41

4 Shots on target 3

8 Shots off target 1

117 Attacks 75

12 Corners 4

11 Free kicks 7

0 Offsides 3

2 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 1

11 Goal kicks 19

30 Throw-ins 16

Match prediction: Central Espanol — Liverpool Montevideo

Win: Liverpool Montevideo

Confidence 41%

Reasoning

Сентраль Эспаньол — 5. place, 24 points after 15 games (7 wins, 3 draws, 5 losses)
Ливерпуль Монтевидео — 9. place, 20 points after 15 games (5 wins, 5 draws, 5 losses)
Сентраль Эспаньол, last 5 games: 1 wins, 3 draws, 1 losses
Ливерпуль Монтевидео, last 5 games: 2 wins, 1 draws, 2 losses
Head-to-head: 2 games, Сентраль Эспаньол — 0, 2 draws, Ливерпуль Монтевидео — 0

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