Toluca tops Puebla 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

PUEBLA. Toluca topped Puebla to win 2-1.

April 9, 2023

PUEBLA. Toluca conquered Puebla to win 2-1. It was Toluca to strike first with an early goal of Iván López at the 8′. Then Tiago Volpi scored again for Toluca in the 15′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, Facundo Waller reduced the distance for Puebla (75′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc stadium in Puebla on Friday and it started at 8:05 pm local time. The referee was Ismael Rosario Lopez Peñuelas who had the assistance of Leonardo Javier Castillo Rodríguez and Enedina Caudillo Gómez. The 4th official was Mario Terrazas Chávez. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.2 degrees Celsius or 66.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.

Match Statistics

Puebla

1 - 2

Toluca

46 Ball Possession 54

Shots

21 Total 10
9 On Target 4
10 Off Target 5
2 Shots blocked 1

106 Attack 106
50 Dangerous attack 37
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 1
3 Corners 4
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

11 Total 10
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Puebla was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Toluca that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Puebla had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 9 were on target. Nonetheless, Toluca found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Puebla shot 21 times, 9 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Toluca shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Puebla received 4 yellow cards (Eduardo Arce, Pablo González, Facundo Waller and Luis García). Talking about the opposition, Toluca received 4 yellow cards (Claudio Baeza, Carlos González, Tiago Volpi and Jean Meneses).

Match Timeline

Iván López(goal)

13'

Maximiliano Araújo(var)

13'

Claudio Baeza- Yellow

15'

Tiago Volpi(penalty)

Pablo González- Yellow

23'

42'

Facundo Waller - Yellow

45'

Luis García- Yellow

45'

Luis García(var)

45'

Alberto Herrera- sub ->George Corral

66'

Daniel Álvarez- sub ->Pablo González

66'

Facundo Waller (goal)

75'

77'

Carlos Orrantía- sub ->Iván López

78'

Tiago Volpi- Yellow

78'

Ángel Robles- sub ->Martín Barragán

78'

82'

Jean Meneses- Yellow

88'

Jorge Torres Nilo- sub ->Jean Meneses

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Puebla will stay with 16 points like Querétaro and Santos Laguna to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Toluca will have 28 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Puebla will host Tijuana on the 29th of April with a 9-7 head to head statistic in favor of Tijuana (7 draws).

Toluca will host Necaxa on the 30th of April with a 10-4 head to head statistic in favor of Toluca (9 draws).

Puebla – Formation

Puebla

A. Silva 1.Paraguay

6.1

George Corral 4.Mexico

6.6

66'

Gastón Silva 21.Uruguay

6.8

Diego de Buen 5.Mexico

6.2

Federico Mancuello 10.Argentina

7.1

Pablo González 6.Mexico

6.2

66'

23'

Luis García 18.Mexico

6.4

78'

45'

Gustavo Ferrareis 2.Brazil

6.5

Omar Fernández 25.Colombia

6.8

90'

Facundo Waller 12.Uruguay

7.7

45'

75'

Martín Barragán 28.Mexico

6.4

78'

Substitutes

Jesús Rodríguez 30.Mexico

Ivo Vázquez 26.Mexico

Emanuel Gularte 17.Uruguay

Ángel Robles 19.Mexico

7.1

78'

Daniel Álvarez 7.Mexico

7.0

66'

Alberto Herrera 16.Mexico

6.4

66'

Fernando Arce 8.United States

Guillermo Martínez 15.Mexico

6.8

78'

Kevin Ramírez 11.Uruguay

90'

Puebla started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Eduardo Arce Peña decided to play with the following team: Antony Silva (6.1), George Corral (6.6), Diego de Buen (6.2), Gastón Silva (6.8), Gustavo Ferrareis (6.5), Federico Mancuello (7.1), Pablo González (6.2), Luis Garcia (6.4), Facundo Waller (7.7), Martín Barragán (6.4) and Omar Fernández (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ivo Saúl Vázquez Serrano, Ángel Robles (7.1), Jesús Iván Rodríguez Trujillo, Guillermo Martínez (6.8), Kevin Federik Ramírez Dutra, Patrick Villa, Daniel Álvarez (7.0), Emanuel Gularte Méndez, Alberto Herrera (6.4) and Fernando David Arce Juárez.

Substitutions

Puebla made 5 changes: George Corral for Alberto Herrera Rodríguez (66′), Pablo González for Daniel Alvarez (66′), Luis García for Guillermo Martinez Ayala (78′), Martín Barragán for Ángel Robles Guerrero (78′) and Omar Fernández for Kevin Ramírez (90′).

Best player: Facundo Waller

The most impressive player for Puebla was Facundo Waller.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 32 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He hit the woodwork once times.

Toluca – Formation

Toluca

Tiago Volpi 1.Brazil

7.4

78'

15'

Brayan Angulo 21.Colombia

7.2

Andrés Mosquera 26.Colombia

6.6

Valber Huerta 4.Chile

6.8

Brian García 17.Mexico

7.2

Jean Meneses 16.Chile

6.4

88'

82'

Claudio Baeza 23.Chile

7.0

88'

13'

Maximiliano Araújo 11.Uruguay

7.2

M. Ruíz 14.Mexico

7.8

Carlos González 32.Paraguay

6.6

42'

Iván López 19.Mexico

7.3

77'

Substitutes

Luis García 22.Mexico

Jorge Torres Nilo 6.Mexico

88'

Carlos Orrantía 5.Mexico

6.8

77'

Fernando Navarro 18.Mexico

L. Fernández 10.Uruguay

Jesús Venegas 30.Mexico

88'

Camilo Sanvezzo 7.Brazil

Sebastián Saucedo 8.United States

Juan Gamboa 28.Mexico

I. Violante 190.Mexico

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

Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza played with: Tiago Volpi (7.4), Brian García (7.2), Andrés Mosquera (6.6), Valber Huerta (6.8), Brayan Angulo (7.2), Jean Meneses (6.4), Claudio Baeza (7.0), Marcel Ruíz (7.8), Maximiliano Araújo (7.2), Edgar López (7.3) and Carlos Gonzalez (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Fernando Navarro Morán, Leonardo Cecilio Fernández López, Camilo Da Silva Sanvezzo, Jesus Venegas, Sebastián Saucedo Mondragón, Jorge Torres, Carlos Orrantia (6.8), Luis Manuel García Palomera, Juan De Dios Gamboa Sánchez and Isaías Violante Romero.