PUEBLA. Puebla beats Toluca 1-0 after C. Tabo scored a penalty (59′). Toluca lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc stadium in Puebla on Saturday and it started at 1:00 am local time. The referee was Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán with the collaboration of José Martínez and Enedina Caudillo Gómez. The 4th official was Juan Andrés Esquivel González. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.9 degrees Celsius or 56.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Toluca was in firm control of the ball 56% while Puebla was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Puebla was was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Puebla won the match.
Puebla shot 13 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Toluca shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Puebla received 3 yellow cards (F. Aristeguieta, G. Martinez and A. Herrera). On the other side, Toluca received 1 yellow card (J. A. Rodriguez Hernandez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Puebla will have 24 points like Toluca to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, Toluca will stay with 24 points like Puebla to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
Puebla – Formation
Puebla
71'
59'
63'
Puebla started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón decided to play with the following team: Antony Silva , Emanuel Gularte , Israel Reyes , Juan Pablo Segovia , Gustavo Ferrareis , Javier Salas , George Corral , Maximiliano Araújo , Christian Tabó , Guillermo Martinez and Pablo Parra .
The home team had on the bench: Diego de Buen, Fernando Aristeguieta , Lucas Maia , Ángel Robles, Daniel Álvarez, Dieter Villalpando, Alberto Herrera , Raúl Castillo, Jesús Rodríguez and Emilio Martínez.
Substitutions
Puebla made 4 changes: G. Corral for A. Herrera (71′), G. Martinez for F. Aristeguieta (71′), P. Parra for Lucas Jaques (78′) and M. Araujo for D. De Buen (90′).
Best player: Gustavo Ferrareis
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Puebla was Gustavo Ferrareis even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 29 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Toluca – Formation
Toluca
Toluca started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Rolando Hernán Cristante Mandarino played with: Gustavo Gutiérrez , Raúl López , Oscar Vanegas , Haret Ortega , Jorge Rodriguez , Claudio Baeza , José Juan Vázquez , Braian Samudio , Kevin Castañeda , Diego Chávez and Ian González Nieto .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Antonio Ríos, Pablo González , Iván Acero, Brandon Sartiaguin, Rubens Sambueza , Alan Rodríguez, Alfredo Saldívar, Michael Estrada , Diego and Juan Gamboa.
Toluca could not rely on the presence of Diego (injured).
Substitutions
Toluca made 4 changes: N. I. Gonzalez for M. Estrada (68′), B. Samudio for R. Sambueza (68′), J. A. Rodriguez Hernandez for Diego (75′) and J. Vazquez for P. Gonzalez (84′).
Best player: Raúl López
The player that probably impressed the most for Toluca was Raúl López.
His rating is with 32 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
