Pachuca tops León 1-0 with a goal scored by J. López. HIGHLIGHTS

LEóN DE LOS ALDAMAS. Pachuca conquers León 1-0 after J. López scored just 1 goal (28').

Pachuca tops León 1-0 with a goal scored by J. López. HIGHLIGHTS

LEóN DE LOS ALDAMAS. Pachuca overcomes León 1-0 after J. López scored just 1 goal (28′).

Pachuca remained in players after Érick Sánchez received a red card in the 68′. Notwithstanding, Pachuca still was capable to win this encounter playing only in 10​. On the other side, also Joel Campbell received a red card (45′)​. This red card was one of the reason why León lost the match.

The match was played at the Estadio León stadium in León de los Aldamas on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Guillermo Pacheco Larios with the support of Christian Kiabek Espinosa Zavala and César Cerritos García. The 4th official was César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos.

Match Statistics​

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 18 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 12 Off Target 10
  • 0 Shots blocked 2
  • 115 Attack 92
  • 68 Dangerous attack 47
  • 66 Ball safe 69
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. León was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Pachuca that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

León was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Pachuca managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

León shot 18 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Pachuca shot 13 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

León received 2 yellow cards (Avilés Hurtado and Lucas Romero). Regarding the opposition, Pachuca received 2 yellow cards (Gustavo Cabral and Illian Hernández).

(León) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (45′).

Also, Pachuca didn’t end the match with 11 players after Érick Sánchez (Pachuca) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (68′).

Match Timeline

28'
Javier Eduardo López(goal)Avilés Hurtado
44'
45'
45'
47'
Gustavo Cabral- Yellow
54'
61'
63'
63'
Israel Luna- sub ->R. de La Rosa
66'
68'
Érick Sánchez- Red
70'
Érick Sánchez(var)
73'
Bryan González- sub ->Javier López
73'
Alfonso Alvarado- sub ->Yairo Moreno
78'
78'
Adonis Frías- sub ->F. Ambríz
79'
80'
Óscar Villa- sub ->Osvaldo Rodríguez
85'

Standings

After this match, León will stay with 4 points like Necaxa, Tijuana and Puebla to hold in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Pachuca will have 12 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, León will host Tigres UANL on the 1st of May with a 11-8 head to head statistic in favor of Tigres UANL (9 draws).

Pachuca will play away agasint Querétaro on the 30th of April with a 13-10 head to head in favor of Pachuca (8 draws).

León – Formation

León
G
Rodolfo Cota 30.Mexico
6.3
D
Stiven Barreiro 21.Colombia
7.2
D
Osvaldo Rodríguez 24.Mexico
6.2
85'
D
Iván Moreno 3.Mexico
7.3
D
Fidel Ambríz 26.Mexico
6.4
79'
M
Lucas Romero 29.Argentina
7.3
66'
M
Yairo Moreno 19.Colombia
6.4
78'
M
Iván Rodríguez 8.Mexico
7.8
78'
M
Ángel Mena 13.Ecuador
6.9
61'
F
Joel Campbell 12.Costa Rica
6.6
45'
F
V. Dávila 7.Chile
7.1
Substitutes
G
O. García 200.Mexico
D
Óscar Villa 34.Mexico
85'
D
Adonis Frías 22.Argentina
7.1
79'
M
H. Uribe 196.Mexico
M
Jorge Díaz 17.Mexico
M
Jesús Angulo 27.Mexico
6.5
78'
M
S. Zamora 187.Mexico
F
Brian Rubio 15.Mexico
6.7
61'
F
Alfonso Alvarado 20.Mexico
6.5
78'

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

The manager Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón decided to play with the following team: Rodolfo Cota (6.3), Iván Moreno (7.3), Jaine Barreiro (7.2), Fidel Ambríz (6.4), Osvaldo Rodríguez (6.2), Ángel Mena (6.9), Lucas Romero (7.3), José Rodríguez (7.8), Yairo Moreno (6.4), Victor Dávila (7.1) and Joel Campbell (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Sebastian Santos, Brian Rubio (6.7), Hector Uribe, Jorge Díaz, Oscar García, Oscar Villa, Adonis Frías (7.1), Jesús Ricardo Angulo (6.5), José Alvarado (6.5) and Saúl Zamora.

Substitutions

León made 5 changes: Ángel Mena for Brian Rubio (61′), Yairo Moreno for José Alvarado Pérez (78′), Iván Rodríguez for Jesús Ricardo Angulo (78′), F. Ambríz for Adonis Frías (79′) and Osvaldo Rodríguez for Oscar Eduardo Villa Domínguez (85′).

Best player: José Rodríguez​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for León was José Rodríguez.

His rating is (7.8) with 36 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Pachuca – Formation

Pachuca
G
Oscar Ustari 5.Argentina
7.0
D
Gustavo Cabral 22.Argentina
7.0
47'
D
Kevin Álvarez 2.Mexico
6.5
D
José Castillo 14.Mexico
7.1
D
Mauricio Isaís 12.Mexico
6.3
73'
M
Daniel Hernández 28.Mexico
6.4
54'
M
7.1
73' Goals28'
M
Luis Chávez 24.Mexico
7.2
M
Avilés Hurtado  11.Colombia
7.5
63'
M
Érick Sánchez 10.Mexico
7.0
68'
F
6.2
63'
Substitutes
G
Carlos Moreno 25.Mexico
D
Miguel Herrera 15.Mexico
D
Óscar Murillo 23.Colombia
7.1
73'
M
L. Calzadilla 13.Mexico
M
Marino Hinestroza 18.Colombia
6.6
54'
M
Israel Luna 100.Mexico
6.7
63'
M
Antonio Figueroa 21.Mexico
M
Jahaziel Marchand 26.Mexico
M
Bryan González 35.Mexico
6.2
73'
F
Illian Hernández 29.Mexico
6.3
63' 80'

Pachuca started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jorge Guillermo Almada Álves played with: Óscar Ustari (7.0), Kevin Álvarez (6.5), José Castillo (7.1), Gustavo Cabral (7.0), Mauricio Andre Isais (6.3), Erick Sánchez (7.0), Luis Chávez (7.2), Avilés Hurtado (7.5), Javier López (7.1), Jesús Hernández (6.4) and Roberto de la Rosa (6.2).

They had on the bench: Luis Calzadilla, Marino Hinestroza (6.6), Miguel Herrera, Illian Hernandez (6.3), Israel Luna (6.7), Francisco Figueroa, Óscar Murillo (7.1), Jahaziel Marchand, Bryan González (6.2) and Carlos Moreno.

Substitutions

Pachuca made 5 changes: D. Hernández for Marino Hinestroza Angulo (54′), Avilés Hurtado for Illian Hernandez Vargas (63′), R. de La Rosa for Israel Luna López (63′), Javier López for Bryan González (73′) and Mauricio Isaís for Óscar Murillo (73′).

Best player: Avilés Hurtado​

The most impressive player for Pachuca was Avilés Hurtado even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 30 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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