TIJUANA. Tijuana defeats Pumas UNAM 1-0 after L. Lopez scored just 1 goal (69′). Tijuana capitalized on its better ball possession (56%).
F. Ferreyra missed a penalty (44′) for Tijuana.
The match was played at the Estadio Caliente stadium in Tijuana on Saturday and it started at 7:06 pm local time. The referee was Diego Montaño Robles who was helped by Andrés Hernández Delgado and Eduardo Acosta Orea. The 4th official was Jorge Abraham Camacho Peregrina. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.4 degrees Celsius or 56.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 23%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 24 Total 10
- 9 On Target 2
- 15 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 118 Attack 115
- 58 Dangerous attack 30
- 66 Ball safe 74
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Tijuana had a strong ball possession 56% while Pumas UNAM was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Tijuana was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tijuana won the match.
Tijuana shot 24 times, 9 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Pumas UNAM shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Tijuana didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Pumas UNAM received 3 yellow cards (F. Alvarez, H. Meritao and A. Ortiz).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Tijuana will have 4 points like Guadalajara and Tigres UANL to sit in the 12th place. On the other side, Pumas UNAM will stay with 6 points like Juárez and Toluca to soar in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Tijuana will play away against Monterrey on the 1st of May with a 9-7 head to head stats in favor of Monterrey (10 draws).
Pumas UNAM will host Pachuca on the 1st of May with a 12-10 head to head statistic in favor of Pachuca (20 draws).
Tijuana – Formation
Tijuana started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Sebastián Ariel Méndez Pardiñas decided to play with the following team: Jonathan Orozco
, Eduardo Tercero , Lisandro López , Yonatthan Rak , Brayan Angulo , José Juan Vázquez , Marcel Ruíz , David Barbona , Lucas Rodríguez , Renato Ibarra and Facundo Ferreyra .The home team had on the bench: Mauro Manotas
, Christian Castillo, Misael Domínguez, Christian Rivera , Victor Guzmán , Edgar López, Gil Alcalá, Joaquín Montecinos , Jonathan Suárez and Vladimir Loroña.Tijuana could not rely on the presence of C. Rivera (injured).
Substitutions
Tijuana made 4 changes: F. Ferreyra for M. Manotas (57′), R. Ibarra for J. Montecinos (60′), L. Lopez for V. Guzman (82′) and D. Barbona for C. Rivera (82′).
Best player: David Barbona
The player that probably impressed the most for Tijuana was David Barbona even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 33 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 9 crosses.Pumas UNAM – Formation
Pumas UNAM started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Andrés Luciano Lillini played with: Alfredo Talavera
, Alan Mozo , Arturo Ortiz , Nicolás Freire , Efraín Velarde , Leonel López , Favio Álvarez , Higor Meritão , Diogo , Juan Dinenno and Rogério .They had on the bench: Omar Islas
, José Galindo, Jorge Ruvalcaba , Cristian Battocchio , Jero Rodríguez, Amaury Garcia Moreno, Julio González, Emanuel Montejano, Alek Álvarez and Washington Corozo .Substitutions
Pumas UNAM made 4 changes: D. de Oliveira Barbosa for J. Ruvalcaba (59′), L. Lopez for C. Battocchio (60′), H. Meritao for O. Islas (79′) and J. Dinenno for W. Corozo (79′).
Best player: Alfredo Talavera
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Pumas UNAM was the goalkeeper: Alfredo Talavera. His rating is 8.90. He performed 9 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Querétaro – Puebla – 0-2
- Tijuana – Pumas UNAM – 1-0
- América – Atlético San Luis – 2-3