TOLUCA DE LERDO. Toluca obliterates Pachuca 5-0 with goals of Tiago Volpi (26′ pen), Maximiliano Araújo (29′), Juan Domínguez (53′), Pedro Raul (57′) and Pedro Raul (63′). Toluca was decisively better in terms of ball possession (67%) 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 Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava with the support of Jéssica Fernanda Morales Morales and Mario Alberto Ramirez Sanchez. The 4th official was Edgar Ulises Rangel Araújo. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 19.28 degrees Celsius or 66.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Toluca had a superior ball possession 67% while Pachuca was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Toluca was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Toluca won the match.
Toluca shot 14 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Pachuca shot 11 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Toluca received 1 yellow card (Jesús Venegas). On the opposite side, Pachuca received 2 yellow cards (Miguel Rodriguez and Carlos Moreno).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Toluca will have 12 points to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Pachuca will stay with 6 points like Mazatlán to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Toluca will play away against Mazatlán on the 11th of November with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Toluca (2 draws).
Pachuca will play away agasint Tijuana on the 11th of November with a 10-9 head to head record in favor of Pachuca (6 draws).
Toluca – Formation
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 , Brian García , Andrés Mosquera , Valber Huerta , Maximiliano Araújo , Marcel Ruiz , Jesús Venegas , Juan Domínguez , Jesús Angulo , Jean Meneses and Pedro Raul .
The home team had on the bench: Fernando Piñuelas, Tomás Belmonte , Carlos Orrantía, Mauricio Isaís , Iván López , Luis García, Claudio Baeza , Adrián Mora, Robert Morales and Fernando Navarro.
Substitutions
Toluca made 5 changes: Jesús Angulo for Claudio Baeza (65′), Marcel Ruiz for Iván López (65′), Pedro Raul for Robert Morales (66′), Jean Meneses for Tomás Belmonte (79′) and Maximiliano Araújo for Mauricio Isaís (79′).
Best player: Maximiliano Araújo
The player that probably impressed the most for Toluca was Maximiliano Araújo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Pachuca – Formation
Pachuca started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Jorge Guillermo Almada Álves played with: Carlos Moreno , José Castillo , Gustavo Cabral , Sergio Barreto , Luis Sánchez , Daniel Hernández , Érick Sánchez , Elias Montiel , Miguel Rodriguez , David Terans and Roberto de la Rosa .
These were the players on the bench: Byron Castillo , Lucas Di Yorio , Javier Eduardo López , Marino Hinestroza, Celso Ortiz , Antonio Figueroa , Jahaziel Marchand, Illian Hernández, Carlos Eduardo Rodas Ozuna and Jorge Berlanga.
Substitutions
Pachuca made 5 changes: David Terans for Antonio Figueroa (46′), Roberto de la Rosa for Lucas Di Yorio (46′), José Castillo for Byron Castillo (46′), Luis Sánchez for Javier Eduardo López (64′) and Érick Sánchez for Celso Ortiz (71′).
Best player: Javier Eduardo López
The player that probably impressed the most for Pachuca was Javier Eduardo López.
His rating is with 9 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 64′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Toluca – Pachuca – 5-0
- Cruz Azul – América – 2-3
- Tigres UANL – Querétaro – 5-0
- Santos Laguna – Pumas UNAM – 2-1
- Guadalajara – Monterrey – 1-2