León recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Mazatlán 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

LEóN DE LOS ALDAMAS. León found a way to reverse the scoreline against Mazatlán to win 2-1.

August 21, 2023

LEóN DE LOS ALDAMAS. León found a way to turn the tables against Mazatlán to win 2-1. It was Mazatlán to strike first with an early goal of Aké Arnaud Loba at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 49′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Federico Viñas gave the win to León in the 61′ minute. León made the most of its superior ball possession (57%).

Bryan Colula received a red card (88′). This red card was one of the reason why Mazatlán lost the match.

Josué Colmán missed a decisive penalty (70′). That would have allowed Mazatlán to draw the match.

The match was played at the Estadio León stadium in León de los Aldamas on Friday and it started at 8:06 pm local time. The referee was Maximiliano Quintero Hernández with the support of Christian Kiabek Espinosa Zavala and Manuel Enrique Martínez Sánchez. The 4th official was Edgar Allan Morales Olvera. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 23.01 degrees Celsius or 73.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.

Match Statistics

León

2 - 1

Mazatlán

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

15 Total 11
4 On Target 5
6 Off Target 5
5 Shots blocked 2

98 Attack 81
68 Dangerous attack 33
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 1
4 Corners 5

Fouls

10 Total 11
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Ball possession

León was in firm control of the ball 57% while Mazatlán was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

León was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why León won the match.

León shot 15 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mazatlán shot 11 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

León received 2 yellow cards (Lucas Romero and Jaine Barreiro). Regarding the opposition, Mazatlán received 3 yellow cards (Lucas Merolla, Nicolás Benedetti and Jefferson Intriago).

Also, Mazatlán didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Bryan Colula (Mazatlán) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (88′).

Match Timeline

22'

Lucas Merolla - sub ->Néstor Vidrio

33'

Alfonso Alvarado- sub ->Osvaldo Rodríguez

46'

Ángel Mena(goal)Iván Moreno

49'

Federico Viñas(goal)Jaine Barreiro

61'

Lucas Merolla - Yellow

Stiven Barreiro- Yellow

67'

58'

Nicolás Benedetti- Yellow

70'

Josué Colmán(VAR)

67'

Josué Colmán(penalty)

65'

70'

Josué Colmán- missed penalty

David Ramírez- sub ->Elías Hernández

73'

Nicolás Benedetti- sub ->Sergio Flores

78'

Eduard Bello- sub ->Alan Medina

78'

Raúl Camacho- sub ->Aké Arnaud Loba

78'

José Esquivel- sub ->Sergio Flores

88'

Bryan Colula- Red

F. Ambríz- sub ->José Rodríguez

87'

71'

Jefferson Intriago - Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, León will have 6 points like Pumas UNAM to soar in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Mazatlán will stay with 2 points like Necaxa and Pachuca to go down in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, León will host Juárez on the 13th of November with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of León (2 draws).

Mazatlán will host Toluca on the 11th of November with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Toluca (2 draws).

León – Formation

León

Alfonso Blanco 1.Mexico

7.5

William Tesillo 6.Colombia

6.7

Elías Hernández 11.Mexico

7.0

73'

Stiven Barreiro 21.Colombia

7.0

67'

Adonis Frías 22.Argentina

7.1

Iván Moreno 7.Mexico

7.3

Iván Rodríguez 8.Mexico

6.7

87'

Osvaldo Rodríguez 24.Mexico

7.0

46'

L. Romero 29.Argentina

7.5

33'

Ángel Mena 13.Ecuador

7.8

87'

49'

Federico Viñas 18.Uruguay

7.9

61'

Substitutes

Rodolfo Cota 30.Mexico

Paul Bellón 25.Mexico

David Ramírez 28.Mexico

6.8

73'

Óscar Villa 34.Mexico

F. Ambríz 5.Mexico

87'

Omar Fernández 16.Colombia

6.3

87'

Borja Sánchez 23.Spain

H. Uribe 195.Mexico

Alfonso Alvarado 20.Mexico

6.8

46'

León started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón decided to play with the following team: Alfonso Blanco (7.5), Jaine Barreiro (7.0), Adonis Frías (7.1), William Tesillo (6.7), Iván Moreno (7.3), José Rodríguez (6.7), Lucas Romero (7.5), Osvaldo Rodríguez (7.0), Ángel Mena (7.8), Federico Viñas (7.9) and Elías Hernández (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Fidel Ambríz, Omar Fernández (6.3), José Alvarado (6.8), Borja Sánchez, Paul Bellón, David Ramírez (6.8), Rodolfo Cota, Oscar Villa, Hector Uribe and Sebastian Santos.

León could not rely on the presence of José Alvarado (injured) and Omar Fernández (injured).

Substitutions

León made 4 changes: Osvaldo Rodríguez for José Alvarado (46′), Elías Hernández for David Ramírez (73′), José Rodríguez for Fidel Ambríz (87′) and Ángel Mena for Omar Fernández (87′).

Best player: Federico Viñas

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for León was Federico Viñas.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 11 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.

Mazatlán – Formation

Mazatlán

Hugo González 13.Mexico

6.4

Luis Olivas 2.Mexico

7.3

Néstor Vidrio 3.Mexico

6.8

22'

Facundo Almada 5.Argentina

7.0

Bryan Colula 15.Mexico

6.8

88'

Alan Medina 7.Mexico

6.8

78'

Josué Colmán 8.Paraguay

7.3

67'

Sergio Flores 23.Mexico

6.8

78'

Jefferson Intriago 35.Ecuador

6.6

71'

A. Loba 9.Ivory Coast

7.9

78'

Substitutes

Daniel Gutiérrez 1.Mexico

Jair Díaz 4.Mexico

José Esquivel 16.Mexico

6.4

78'

Lucas Merolla 19.Argentina

6.4

22'

61'

José Madueña 33.Mexico

Eduard Bello 21.Venezuela

6.4

78'

Andrés Montaño 22.Mexico

Nicolás Benedetti 10.Colombia

6.4

73'

58'

Raúl Camacho 29.Mexico

6.4

78'

Mazatlán started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Ismael Rescalvo Sánchez played with: Hugo Gonzalez (6.4), Bryan Colula (6.8), Facundo Almada (7.0), Néstor Vidrio (6.8), Luis Olivas (7.3), Jefferson Intriago (6.6), Sergio Flores (6.8), Alan Medina (6.8), Josué Colmán (7.3), Ramiro Árciga (7.0) and Aké Arnaud Loba (7.9).

They had on the bench: Ricardo Gutierrez, Jair Díaz, Nicolás Benedetti (6.4), José Joaquín Esquivel (6.4), Lucas Merolla (6.4), Eduard Bello (6.4), Andres Montaño, Raúl Camacho (6.4), José Madueña and Edson Norberto Velázquez Mata.

Mazatlán could not rely on the presence of Lucas Merolla (injured), Eduard Bello (injured) and José Joaquín Esquivel (injured).

Substitutions

Mazatlán made 5 changes: Néstor Vidrio for Lucas Merolla (22′), Sergio Flores for Nicolás Benedetti (73′), Aké Arnaud Loba for Raúl Camacho (78′), Alan Medina for Eduard Bello (78′) and Sergio Flores for José Joaquín Esquivel (78′).