AGUASCALIENTES. Tijuana and Necaxa draw 1-1. J. Pablo scored the first own goal (1′) for Tijuana. A. Oliveros made it even (71′).

The match was played at the Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes stadium in Aguascalientes on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos who had the assistance of Leonardo Javier Castillo Rodríguez and Enedina Caudillo Gómez. The 4th official was Jesus Rafael Lopez Valle. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.​

Match Statistics​

Necaxa

1 - 1

Tijuana

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 15 Total 14
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 9
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 118 Attack 124
  • 64 Dangerous attack 34
  • 62 Ball safe 72
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 18 Total 16
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Necaxa was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Tijuana that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Necaxa was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Necaxa to win the match​.

Necaxa shot 15 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Tijuana shot 14 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Necaxa received 3 yellow cards (Edgar Méndez, Josecarlos van Rankin and J. Esquivel). Regarding the opposition, Tijuana received 4 yellow cards (J. Díaz, Antonio Rodríguez, Rodrigo Godínez and Federico Lértora).

Also, Tijuana didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Federico Lértora (Tijuana) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Match Timeline

1'
14'
29'
31'
Antonio Rodríguez- Yellow
Edgar Méndez- Yellow
33'
36'
Luis Félix Ontiveros- sub ->J. Díaz
45'
Rodrigo Godínez- Yellow
46'
Ricardo Monreal- sub ->Maximiliano Silvera
46'
Diego Gómez- sub ->Fernando Madrigal
57'
Brayan Garnica- sub ->Edgar Méndez
57'
69'
Carlos Valenzuela- sub ->Braian Romero
69'
Agustín Oliveros(goal)
71'
73'
78'
81'
85'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Monterrey
40
17
América
34
17
Guadalajara
34
17
Toluca
32
17
Pachuca
31
17
León
30
17
Tigres UANL
25
17
Cruz Azul
24
17
Atlas
21
17
Querétaro
20
17
Puebla
20
17
Atlético San Luis
19
17
Santos Laguna
19
17
Pumas UNAM
18
17
Tijuana
16
17
Juárez
15
17
Necaxa
14
17
Mazatlán
7
17

After this match, Necaxa will have 4 points like León, Tijuana and Puebla to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Tijuana will have 4 points like Necaxa, León and Puebla to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Necaxa will play away against Toluca on the 30th of April with a 10-4 head to head record in favor of Toluca (9 draws).

Tijuana will play away agasint Puebla on the 29th of April with a 9-7 head to head statistic in favor of Tijuana (7 draws).

Necaxa – Formation

Necaxa
G
Hugo González 22.Mexico
6.7
D
Juan Pablo Segovia 6.Argentina
6.5
D
J. Van Rankin 2.Mexico
7.0
81'
D
Alexis Peña 4.Mexico
6.8
D
Agustín Oliveros 3.Uruguay
7.4
71'
M
Fernando Madrigal 8.Mexico
6.7
57'
M
V. Poggi 25.Uruguay
6.8
46'
M
Heriberto Jurado 27.Mexico
6.8
73'
M
Edgar Méndez 7.Spain
6.5
57' 33'
F
Facundo Batista 11.Uruguay
6.7
F
M. Silvera 21.Uruguay
6.6
46'
Substitutes
G
Rafael Ramirez 28.Mexico
D
José Esquivel 16.Mexico
7.3
46' 85'
M
Diego Gómez 196.Mexico
6.2
57'
M
Arturo Adolfo Palma Cisneros 15.Mexico
M
Á. Araos 12.Chile
M
Brayan Garnica 18.Mexico
7.2
57'
F
Ricardo Monreal 30.Mexico
6.6
46'
F
Milton Giménez 9.Argentina
6.4
73'
F
Edson Partida Almaráz 5.Mexico
F
Juan Domínguez 17.Mexico

Necaxa started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Andrés Luciano Lillini decided to play with the following team: Hugo Gonzalez (6.7), Josecarlos van Rankin (7.0), Alexis Peña (6.8), Juan Pablo Segovia (6.5), Agustín Oliveros (7.4), Edgar Méndez (6.5), Vicente Poggi (6.8), Fernando Madrigal (6.7), Heriberto De Jesus (6.8), Facundo Batista (6.7) and Maximiliano Silvera (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Diego Gómez (6.2), Rafael Ramirez, José Joaquín Esquivel (7.3), Arturo Palma, Ricardo Monreal (6.6), Milton Giménez (6.4), Ángelo Araos, Bryan Garnica (7.2), Edson Partida and Juan Dominguez.

Substitutions

Necaxa made 5 changes: V. Poggi for Joaquin Esquivel (46′), Maximiliano Silvera for Ricardo Monreal Morales (46′), Fernando Madrigal for Diego Gómez (57′), Edgar Méndez for Bryan Garnica (57′) and Heriberto Jurado for Milton Giménez (73′).

Best player: Agustín Oliveros​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Necaxa was Agustín Oliveros.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 37 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Tijuana – Formation

Tijuana
G
Antonio Rodríguez 2.Mexico
7.3
31'
D
L. López 4.Argentina
7.2
D
Rodrigo Godínez 33.Mexico
7.0
45'
D
Jair Díaz 27.Mexico
6.1
36' 14'
D
N. Díaz 6.Chile
7.1
M
Federico Lértora 14.Argentina
7.4
90'
M
Kevin Castañeda 8.Mexico
6.7
29'
M
Eduardo Armenta 19.Mexico
7.3
69'
F
Alexis Canelo 25.Argentina
6.7
F
Braian Romero 31.Argentina
6.4
69'
F
Lucas Rodríguez 11.Argentina
7.3
Substitutes
G
Ricardo Díaz 12.Mexico
D
Luis Félix Ontiveros 13.Mexico
6.6
36'
D
I. Govea 3.Mexico
M
Misael Domínguez 20.Mexico
M
Carlos Valenzuela 22.Argentina
6.8
69'
M
Francisco Contreras 21.Mexico
M
Leonel López 17.Mexico
7.1
29'
M
José Juan Vázquez 23.Mexico
6.7
69'
M
Alejandro Martínez 16.Argentina
F
Joaquín Montecinos 10.Chile

Tijuana started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Ricardo Alfredo Valiño played with: Antonio Rodríguez (7.3), Rodrigo Godinez (7.0), Lisandro López (7.2), Nicolás Díaz (7.1), Jair Díaz (6.1), Eduardo Armenta (7.3), Federico Lértora (7.4), Kevin Castañeda (6.7), Lucas Rodríguez (7.3), Braian Romero (6.4) and Alexis Canelo (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Misael Domínguez, Fernando Valenzuela (6.8), Francisco Contreras, Luis Félix (6.6), Ricardo Díaz, Joaquín Montecinos, Leonel López (7.1), Ismael Govea, José Juan Vázquez (6.7) and Silvio Martínez.

Tijuana could not rely on the presence of Luis Félix (injured).

Substitutions

Tijuana made 4 changes: Kevin Castañeda for Leonel López (29′), J. Díaz for Luis Félix Ontiveros (36′), Braian Romero for Carlos Valenzuela (69′) and E. Armenta for José Juan Vázquez (69′).

Best player: Federico Lértora​

The player that probably impressed the most for Tijuana was Federico Lértora.

His rating is (7.4) with 45 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.​