(ESPN.com) — Fénix and Deportivo Maldonado equalized 0-0 this Saturday morning at Parque Capurro at the start of the third date of Intermediate.
The cast directed by Francisco Palladino started better, besieging the local goal, but not being able to overcome the albivioleta goalkeeper Agustín Requena, who had an outstanding performance.
Enzo Borges had two opportunities to make it 1-0 in the first half, but did not show his characteristic effectiveness. Visiting midfielder Lucas Núñez also had a clear chance on goal, but his right foot shot into the box generated a huge save from Requena.
As the minutes went by, Fénix was able to settle in better and move a few meters forward, making the match more even, maintaining parity for the second half.
Likewise, in the complement, Depor once again had the best chances to break the scoreboard in silence. A creeping shot by Maxi Cantera, a header to the crossbar that would have been a goal against defender Jonathan Toledo, a left-footed shot by Borges and a header by Facundo Píriz that went just wide were the opportunities that the Fernandino cast ended up lamenting when listen to the final whistle from referee Diego Riveiro.
Thus, with Depor being clearly superior in the first half and having the most important arrivals throughout the match, the match ended in a goalless draw that marks that neither of the two teams has yet managed to win for the Intermediate Series A: Fénix had lost on the first date against Albion and tied on the second against Liverpool, while Deportivo equalized with Rentistas and lost to Peñarol.
On the next date, Deportivo Maldonado will play on Friday, July 1, against Wanderers at the Domingo Burgueño Miguel stadium at 5:00 p.m. without being able to count on Guillermo Cotugno, who reached his fifth yellow card of the season. For its part, Fénix will visit Peñarol on Sunday the 3rd in the Champion of the Century at six in the afternoon.
MATCH SHEET:
Hour: 10.00 Capurro Park. Referees: Diego Riveiro, Carlos Barreiro, Daiana Fernández and Javier Feres. VAR: Leodan González and Nicolás Vignolo.
PHOENIX: Augustine Requena; Juan Alvez, William Pereira and Jonathan Toledo; Rodrigo Fernandez, Andres Schetino, Camilo Nunez and Santiago Franca (68′ Ignacio Sosa), Fabian Estoyanoff (88′ Augustin Love), Mariano Nichele (68′ Martin Bueno) and Sebastian De Marco (82′ Bruno Scorza). DT: Ignatius Pallas.
SPORTY MALDONADO: William Reyes; William Cotugno, Angel Rodriguez, Joaquin Varela and Martin Ferreira; Eduardo Darias, Facundo Pirez, Lucas Nunez (77th minute) and Matthias Tellechea; Maximilian Quarry and Enzo Borges. DT: Francis Palladino.
YELLOW: 16′ De Marco (F), 28′ Ferreira (DM), 67′ Toledo (F), 70′ Cotugno (DM), 73′ Rodriguez (DM), 74′ Estoyanoff (F), 90′ Varela (DM) , 90′ Gonzalez (DM).
