TORREóN. Santos Laguna manages to recover against Toluca with a goal on the D. Chavez 56′ and a goal on the A. Canelo 76′. Santos Laguna was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%)
The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Corona stadium in Torreón on Monday and it started at 12:06 am local time. The referee was Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo with the assistance of Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza and Jonathan Maximiliano Gómez Olmos. The 4th official was Juan Andrés Esquivel González. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25 degrees Celsius or 76.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 23 Total 11
- 6 On Target 6
- 17 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 122 Attack 88
- 77 Dangerous attack 18
- 108 Ball safe 103
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 7
Ball possession
Santos Laguna had a superior ball possession 62% while Toluca was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Santos Laguna was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Santos Laguna to win the match.
Santos Laguna shot 23 times, 6 on target, 17 off target. On the other side, Toluca shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Santos Laguna received 2 yellow cards (E. Preciado and A. Da Cruz). On the other side, Toluca received 4 yellow cards (O. L. Vanegas Zuniga, Diego, G. Gutierrez and B. G. Sartiguin Godoy).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Santos Laguna will have 17 points like Atlético San Luis, Necaxa and Pumas UNAM to stay in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Toluca will have 23 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Santos Laguna will play away with Querétaro on the 30th of October with a 17-7 head to head in favor of Santos Laguna (6 draws).
Toluca will host León on the 31st of October with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of León (6 draws).
Santos Laguna – Formation
Santos Laguna started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jorge Guillermo Almada Álves decided to play with the following team: Gibran Lajud
, Jesús Isijara , Félix Torres , Dória , Omar Campos , Alan Cervantes , Fernando Gorriarán , Juan Otero , Alessio Da Cruz , Ayrton Preciado and Eduardo Aguirre .The home team had on the bench: Hugo Rodriguez, Jose Avila
, Andrés Ibargüen , Carlos Orrantia, Joel Garcia, Jesús Ocejo , Ulises Rivas, David Andrade, Ronaldo Prieto and Ismael Govea.Santos Laguna could not rely on the presence of J. A. Ocejo Zazueta (injured).
Substitutions
Santos Laguna made 3 changes: E. Preciado for A. Ibarguen (59′), A. Da Cruz for J. A. Ocejo Zazueta (65′) and J. Isijara for J. Avila (80′).
Best player: Fernando Gorriarán
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Santos Laguna was Fernando Gorriarán.
His rating is
with 79 passes (83% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 11 crosses.Toluca – Formation
Toluca started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the opposite side, Rolando Hernán Cristante Mandarino played with: Gustavo Gutiérrez
, Raúl López , Brandon Sartiaguin , Oscar Vanegas , Jorge Torres , Diego , Braian Samudio , José Juan Vázquez , Claudio Baeza , Alexis Canelo and Ian González Nieto .They had on the bench: Alfredo Saldívar, Kevin Castañeda
, Diego Chávez , Iván Acero, Jorge Rodriguez , Antonio Ríos , Juan Gamboa, Pablo González, Alan Rodríguez and Michael Estrada .Toluca could not rely on the presence of D. Chavez (injured) and A. Rios (injured).
Substitutions
Toluca made 5 changes: B. Samudio for D. Chavez (21′), Diego for K. Castaneda (46′), J. Torres for J. A. Rodriguez Hernandez (46′), C. Baeza for A. Rios (86′) and N. I. Gonzalez for M. Estrada (86′).
Best player: Alexis Canelo
The player that probably impressed the most for Toluca was Alexis Canelo.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 23 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 19.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Santos Laguna – Toluca – 2-2
- Atlético San Luis – Atlas – 2-6
- Pachuca – Juárez – 1-1