GUADALUPE. Necaxa snatched a late win Monterrey 1-0 after R. Aguirre scored just 1 goal (90′).
The match was played at the Estadio BBVA Bancomer stadium in Guadalupe on Saturday and it started at 10:06 pm local time. The referee was Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre with the assistance of Marco Antonio Bisguerra Mendiola and Manuel Enrique Martínez Sánchez. The 4th official was Mario Humberto Vargas Mata. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 26.1 degrees Celsius or 78.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Monterrey was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Necaxa that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Necaxa was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Necaxa won the contest.
Monterrey shot 12 times, 1 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Necaxa shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Monterrey received 1 yellow card (E. Gutierrez). On the opposite side, Necaxa received 3 yellow cards (A. Escoboza, A. Oliveros and R. Aguirre).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Monterrey will stay with 20 points to move up in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Necaxa will have 17 points like Atlético San Luis to move down in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Monterrey will play away with Atlético San Luis on the 1st of November with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Monterrey (1 draw).
Necaxa will host Mazatlán on the 30th of October with a 1-1 head to head.
Monterrey – Formation
Monterrey
62'
55'
Monterrey started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Javier Aguirre Onaindía decided to play with the following team: Luis Cárdenas , Edson Gutiérrez , Alan Montes , Héctor Moreno , Daniel Parra , Erick Aguirre , Matías Kranevitter , Joel Campbell , Arturo González , Duván Vergara and José Alvarado .
The home team had on the bench: Neder Hernández , Stefan Medina , Luis Sánchez, Celso Ortiz , Esteban Andrada, Carlos Rodriguez , Jaziel Martínez, Jacobo Reyes , Rogelio Funes Mori and Axel Said Grijalva.
Monterrey could not rely on the presence of J. Reyes (injured).
Substitutions
Monterrey made 6 changes: D. Vergara for J. Reyes (30′), J. Alvarado for R. Funes (53′), D. Parra for C. Rodriguez (53′), E. Gutierrez for J. Medina (62′), M. Kranevitter for C. Ortiz (62′) and J. Campbell for K. Hernandez (84′).
Best player: Alan Montes
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Monterrey was Alan Montes.
His rating is with 36 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 18.
Necaxa – Formation
Necaxa
90'
Necaxa started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Pablo Adrián Guede Barriero played with: Luis Malagón , Brian García , Luis Quintana , Agustín Oliveros , Alonso Escoboza , Alan Medina , Fernando González , Alex Zendejas , Heriberto De Jesus , Rodrigo Aguirre and Maximiliano Salas .
They had on the bench: Facundo Batista , Bryan Roque, Jonathan Gonzalez , Raúl Sandoval, Luis Garcia , Mauro Quiroga, Édgar Hernández, Fernando Arce Jr., Arturo Palma and Julio González.
Necaxa could not rely on the presence of E. Hernandez (injured).
Substitutions
Necaxa made 6 changes: H. Jurado for J. Gonzalez (61′), M. Salas for F. Batista (61′), A. Medina for L. Garcia (80′), L. Malagon for E. Hernandez (90′), A. Zendejas for F. Arce (90′) and R. Aguirre for J. Gonzalez (90′).
Best player: Alonso Escoboza
The most impressive player for Necaxa was Alonso Escoboza even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 37 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
