Luciano Cosentino gave Wanderers the lead in the 9', finishing a move to make it 1-0. Albion’s Tomas Moschion was booked in the 15', followed by Wanderers’ Darlin Mencia in the 26' and Cosentino in the 37'.
A minute later, Nahuel Furtado doubled the home side’s advantage in the 38'. Wanderers reached half-time with a 2-0 lead and a strong platform for the second half.
Albion brought on Matias De los Santos for Brandon Llana at 45'. Wanderers replaced Mencia with Leandro Zazpe in the 57', while Albion sent on Mateo Barcia for Moschion at 61'. At 63', Santiago Ormeno and Renzo Sanchez Veiga replaced Joaquin Zeballos and Facundo Labandeira; Agustin Vera then came on for Iker Zufiaurre at 69'.
Furtado was booked in the 70'. Wanderers made a double change at 76', with Jonathan Urretaviscaya and Gonzalo Freitas replacing Cosentino and Santiago Benitez. Albion’s Ignacio Neira replaced Santiago Nicolas Costa at 79', and Zazpe was booked in the 80'.
Francisco Ginella cut the deficit to 2-1 in the 84'. He was booked in the 87', and Urretaviscaya received a yellow card at 90+6'. Albion had a late goal to chase an equaliser, but Wanderers’ two-goal first-half cushion was enough to secure the victory.
| Metric | Montevideo Wanderers | Albion FC |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 5 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |