Wanderers and Cerro played out a 1:1 draw in the Uruguayan Cup group stage on Wednesday night. The match took place at Wanderers' ground on 23 September and finished with both sides taking a point each. It was the third group stage meeting between the two sides this season.
L. Batista opened the scoring in the twenty-third minute for the home side. Cerro responded before the break with a goal in the forty-fifth minute, though the scorer was not recorded. Batista restored Wanderers' lead early in the second half, striking in the fiftieth minute. By then the match had settled into a pattern where each side would find the net again.
J. Isasmendi levelled for Cerro in the ninetieth minute. The equaliser came as Wanderers pushed for a winner, and then came the late drama. In the ninety-fifth minute a Wanderers player received a red card, reducing the home side to ten men. The away end never stopped pressing after that, though time ran out.
Wanderers dominated possession at 60 per cent and registered 112 attacks compared to Cerro's 94. The home side had five corners to Cerro's six, suggesting the visitors worked their chances down the flanks. Expected goals figures are not available, but the statistics show Wanderers created more opportunities without converting them into a second goal.
Both sides came into the match with recent draws, Wanderers having drawn three of their last five games and Cerro two. The result keeps both teams in contention within the group, though neither side has pulled clear. The red card will give Wanderers something to consider for their next fixture, and the late equaliser means the group stage remains wide open.
