MEXICO CITY. Puebla overcomes Pumas UNAM 4-2. Puebla took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Estadio Olímpico de Universitario stadium in Mexico City on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos with the assistance of Enrique Isaac Bustos Díaz and Jonathan Maximiliano Gómez Olmos. The 4th official was Vicente Jassiel Reynoso Arce. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 25.9 degrees Celsius or 78.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 22%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 15 Total 20
- 5 On Target 9
- 8 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 102 Attack 94
- 25 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 5 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Puebla had a strong ball possession 58% while Pumas UNAM was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Puebla was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Puebla won the encounter.
Pumas UNAM shot 14 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Puebla shot 20 times, 9 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Pumas UNAM received 1 yellow card (Sebastián Sosa). Regarding the opposition, Puebla received 2 yellow cards (George Corral and Emilio Martínez González).
(Pumas UNAM) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (20′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Pumas UNAM will stay with 11 points like Tijuana and Juárez to hold in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Puebla will have 10 points like Cruz Azul to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Pumas UNAM will play away with Monterrey on the 30th of April with a 16-15 head to head in favor of Monterrey (8 draws).
Puebla will host Tijuana on the 29th of April with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of Tijuana (7 draws).
Pumas UNAM – Formation
Pumas UNAM
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Pumas UNAM started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Rafael Puente del Río decided to play with the following team: Sebastián Sosa , Pablo Monroy , Arturo Ortiz , Nicolás Freire , Hector Ramirez , Eduardo Salvio , Ulises Rivas , Jesús Molina , Cesar Huerta , Gustavo del Prete and Juan Dinenno .
The home team had on the bench: Alek Álvarez , Carlos Gutiérrez, Jonathan Sanchez, Jorge Ruvalcaba, José Galindo, Santiago Trigos , Gael Rodriguez, Julio González, Marco García and Diogo .
Substitutions
Pumas UNAM made 4 changes: César Huerta for Alek Álvarez Bermúdez (46′), Gustavo del Prete for D. de Oliveira Barbosa (46′), Jesús Molina for Santiago Trigos Nava (69′) and Ulises Rivas for José Galindo Gutiérrez (87′).
Best player: Gustavo del Prete
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Pumas UNAM was Gustavo del Prete.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.
Puebla – Formation
Puebla
Puebla started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Eduardo Arce Peña played with: Antony Silva , Emilio Martínez , Emanuel Gularte , Diego de Buen , Gastón Silva , Gustavo Ferrareis , Ángel Robles , Federico Mancuello , George Corral , Omar Fernández and Guillermo Martínez .
They had on the bench: Alberto Herrera, Ivo Vázquez , Martín Barragán , Lucas Maia, Carlos Baltazar, Kevin Ramírez, Fernando Arce Jr., Luis Garcia, Jesús Rodríguez and Pablo González .
Substitutions
Puebla made 4 changes: George Corral for Pablo González (46′), Emilio Martínez González for Ivo Vazquez (61′), Guillermo Martínez for Martín Barragán (62′) and Gustavo Ferrareis for Luis García Bañuelos (82′).
Best player: Ángel Robles
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Puebla was Ángel Robles.
His rating is with 2 goals, 10 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Pumas UNAM – Puebla – 2-4
- Guadalajara – Santos Laguna – 2-0
- América – Pachuca – 0-3
- Monterrey – Juárez – 3-0
