Toluca conquers Necaxa 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

TOLUCA DE LERDO. Toluca was eventually too strong for Necaxa.

May 1, 2023

TOLUCA DE LERDO. Toluca was after all too strong for Necaxa with the goal of L. Fernández (31′ pen), Carlos González (52′) and Tiago Volpi (71′ pen). Toluca was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Estadio Nemesio Díez stadium in Toluca de Lerdo on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos who was helped by Marco Antonio Bisguerra Mendiola and Manuel Enrique Martínez Sánchez. The 4th official was Katia Itzel García. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.4 degrees Celsius or 70.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 24%.

Match Statistics

Toluca

3 - 0

Necaxa

! 62 Ball Possession 38

Shots

13 Total 7
4 On Target 3
3 Off Target 3
6 Shots blocked 1

132 Attack 93
41 Dangerous attack 31
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 3
5 Off Sides 1

Fouls

12 Total 17
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Toluca had a superior ball possession 62% while Necaxa was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Toluca was putting more pressure with 41 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Toluca won the match.

Toluca shot 13 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Necaxa shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Toluca received 2 yellow cards (M. Ruiz and Maximiliano Araújo Vilches). On the other side, Necaxa received 4 yellow cards (R. Monreal, Edgar Méndez, Maximiliano Silvera and Maximiliano Silvera).

Match Timeline

31'

33'

Ricardo Monreal- Yellow

46'

M. Ruíz- Yellow

50'

52'

Edgar Méndez- Yellow

59'

Tiago Volpi(penalty)

71'

72'

Rogelio Cortéz- sub ->J. Esquivel

Juan Domínguez- sub ->Brayan Garnica

72'

Isaías Violante Romero- sub ->Fernando Navarro

74'

Iván López- sub ->M. Ruiz

74'

75'

Maximiliano Araújo- Yellow

79'

80'

81'

Everardo López- sub ->Maximiliano Araújo Vilches

82'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Toluca will have 32 points to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Necaxa will stay with 14 points to sit in the 17th place.

Next matches

Toluca – Formation

Toluca

Tiago Volpi 1.Brazil

7.6

71'

Andrés Mosquera 26.Colombia

7.1

Carlos Orrantía 5.Mexico

7.2

Valber Huerta 4.Chile

6.8

Maximiliano Araújo 11.Uruguay

7.2

82'

79'

Fernando Navarro 18.Mexico

7.6

74'

Jean Meneses 16.Chile

7.1

Claudio Baeza 23.Chile

7.2

L. Fernández 10.Uruguay

8.8

75'

31'

M. Ruíz 14.Mexico

7.1

74'

50'

Carlos González 32.Paraguay

7.4

82'

52'

Substitutes

Luis García 22.Mexico

Jorge Rodríguez 20.Mexico

Jorge Torres Nilo 6.Mexico

E. López 204.Mexico

82'

Sebastián Saucedo 8.United States

Jesús Venegas 30.Mexico

6.6

75'

Iván López 19.Mexico

6.8

74'

Camilo Sanvezzo 7.Brazil

6.4

82'

I. Violante 190.Mexico

6.3

74'

Juan Gamboa 28.Mexico

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

The manager Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza decided to play with the following team: Tiago Volpi (7.6), Carlos Orrantia (7.2), Andrés Mosquera (7.1), Valber Huerta (6.8), Maximiliano Araújo (7.2), Claudio Baeza (7.2), Marcel Ruíz (7.1), Jean Meneses (7.1), Fernando Navarro (7.7), Leonardo Fernández (8.8) and Carlos Gonzalez (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Edgar López (6.8), Camilo Sanvezzo, Sebastián Saucedo, Jorge Rodríguez, Jorge Torres, Isaias Violante (6.2), Luis García, Juan Gamboa, Jesus Venegas (6.4) and Everardo López.

Substitutions

Toluca made 5 changes: M. Ruiz for Edgar López Rodríguez (74′), L. Fernández for Jesús Venegas Vergara (75′), Fernando Navarro for Isaías Violante Romero (75′), Maximiliano Araújo Vilches for Everardo López (82′) and Carlos González for Camilo Sanvezzo (82′).

Best player: Leonardo Fernández

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Toluca was Leonardo Fernández.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 36 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 8 crosses.

Necaxa – Formation

Necaxa

Rafael Ramirez 28.Mexico

5.6

Fabricio Formiliano 14.Uruguay

6.4

J. Van Rankin 2.Mexico

5.8

Alexis Peña 4.Mexico

6.2

Agustín Oliveros 3.Uruguay

6.3

José Esquivel 16.Mexico

6.3

72'

Brayan Garnica 18.Mexico

7.0

72'

V. Poggi 25.Uruguay

6.2

46'

Heriberto Jurado 27.Mexico

6.3

Edgar Méndez 7.Spain

6.6

59'

52'

Ricardo Monreal 30.Mexico

6.3

46'

33'

Substitutes

Raúl Gudiño 19.Mexico

Fernando Madrigal 8.Mexico

6.6

46'

Arturo Adolfo Palma Cisneros 15.Mexico

M. Silvera 21.Uruguay

6.5

46'

80'

Damián Batallini 10.Argentina

6.5

59'

Rogelio Cortéz 188.Mexico

6.5

72'

Juan Domínguez 17.Mexico

7.0

72'

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

Andrés Luciano Lillini played with: Rafael Ramirez (5.6), Josecarlos van Rankin (5.8), Alexis Peña (6.2), Fabricio Formiliano (6.4), Agustín Oliveros (6.3), Bryan Garnica (7.0), Vicente Poggi (6.2), José Joaquín Esquivel (6.3), Heriberto De Jesus (6.3), Edgar Méndez (6.6) and Ricardo Monreal (6.3).

They had on the bench: Maximiliano Silvera (6.5), Fernando Madrigal (6.6), Arturo Palma, Jesus Velasco, Damián Batallini (6.5), Raúl Gudiño, Rogelio Cortéz Pineda (6.5), Juan Dominguez (7.0), Angel Chavez and Daniel Márquez.

Substitutions

Necaxa made 4 changes: R. Monreal for Maximiliano Silvera Cabo (46′), V. Poggi for Fernando Madrigal (46′), Edgar Méndez for Damian Batallini (59′) and Brayan Garnica for Juan Pablo Domínguez Chonteco (72′).