TIJUANA. Tijuana defeated Toluca to win 2-1. A goal from R. Morales was decisive in the 90min. It was Tijuana to strike first with a goal of Carlos Gonzalez at the 12′. Then Fernando Madrigal scored again for Tijuana in the 18′ minute. Eventually, Robert Morales reduced the distance for Toluca (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Toluca was surely superior in terms of ball possession (64%).​

Jean Meneses received a red card (86′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Toluca lost the match.

The match was played at the Estadio Caliente stadium in Tijuana on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Erick Yair Miranda Galindo with the support of Michel Alejandro Morales Morales and Enedina Caudillo Gómez. The 4th official was Vicente Jassiel Reynoso Arce. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.6 degrees Celsius or 76.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Tijuana

2 - 1

Toluca

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 15 Total 7
  • 7 On Target 2
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 94 Attack 114
  • 43 Dangerous attack 38
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 14 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1

Ball possession

Toluca had a superior ball possession 64% while Tijuana was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tijuana had a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tijuana won the match​.

Tijuana shot 15 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Toluca shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Tijuana received 2 yellow cards (Kevin Balanta and Diego Barbosa). Talking about the opposition, Toluca received 3 yellow cards (Tiago Volpi, Jesús Venegas and Maximiliano Araújo).

Also, Toluca didn’t end the match with 11 players after Jean Meneses (Toluca) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (86′).

Match Timeline

Carlos González(goal)
12'
Fernando Madrigal(goal)Eduardo Armenta
18'
46'
Maximiliano Araújo- sub ->Mauricio Isaís
66'
Robert Morales- sub ->Pedro Raul
67'
Iván López- sub ->Jesús Angulo
67'
67'
Isaías Violante Romero- sub ->Claudio Baeza
Domingo Blanco- sub ->Fernando Madrigal
72'
Iván Tona- sub ->Kevin Castañeda
72'
72'
74'
Maximiliano Araújo- Yellow
Kevin Balanta- Yellow
74'
81'
R. Fernández- sub ->Francisco Contreras
77'
Diego Barbosa- Yellow
83'
85'
Jean Meneses(VAR)
86'
Jean Meneses- Red
Efraín Álvarez- sub ->Eduardo Armenta
89'
90'
Robert Morales(goal)Andrés Mosquera
90'
Tiago Volpi- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
América
35
17
Monterrey
32
17
Tigres UANL
31
17
Guadalajara
31
17
Pumas UNAM
27
17
León
24
17
Pachuca
22
17
Toluca
21
17
Atlético San Luis
16
17
Mazatlán
16
17
Querétaro
19
17
Juárez
18
17
Santos Laguna
15
17
Cruz Azul
17
17
Tijuana
14
17
Atlas
17
17
Necaxa
15
17
Puebla
5
17

After playing this encounter, Tijuana will have 8 points like León to remain in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Toluca will stay with 12 points to go up in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Tijuana will host Pachuca on the 11th of November with a 10-9 head to head statistic in favor of Pachuca (6 draws).

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

Tijuana – Formation

Tijuana
G
Antonio Rodríguez 2.Mexico
6.8
D
N. Díaz 4.Chile
7.0
D
Diego Barbosa 15.Mexico
7.9
83'
D
Francisco Contreras 20.Mexico
6.8
77'
D
Kevin Balanta 35.Colombia
7.0
74'
M
Alejandro Martínez 7.Argentina
7.0
M
Fernando Madrigal 8.Mexico
7.3
72' 18'
M
Kevin Castañeda 10.Mexico
6.6
72'
M
Christian Rivera 14.Colombia
6.7
M
Eduardo Armenta 19.Mexico
7.0
89'
F
Carlos González 32.Paraguay
7.3
72' 12'
Substitutes
G
Jesús Corona 30.Mexico
D
R. Fernández 3.Mexico
6.4
77'
D
Aarón Mejía 18.Mexico
D
Alan Vega 24.Mexico
D
Rodrigo Godínez 33.Mexico
M
Lucas Rodríguez 11.Argentina
M
Iván Tona 23.Mexico
6.4
72'
M
Efraín Álvarez 26.Mexico
6.3
89'
M
Domingo Blanco 27.Argentina
7.0
72'
F
Lucas Cavallini 9.Canada
6.7
72'

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

The manager Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre decided to play with the following team: Antonio Rodríguez (6.8), Diego Barbosa (7.9), Kevin Balanta (7.0), Nicolás Díaz (7.0), Francisco Contreras (6.8), Fernando Madrigal (7.3), Christian Rivera (6.7), Eduardo Armenta (7.0), Kevin Castañeda (6.6), Silvio Martínez (7.0) and Carlos Gonzalez (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Rafael Fernández (6.4), Lucas Cavallini (6.7), Lucas Rodríguez, Aarón Mejía, Iván Tona (6.4), Jesús Vega, Efrain Alvarez (6.3), Domingo Blanco (7.0), Jesús Corona and Rodrigo Godinez.

Tijuana could not rely on the presence of Lucas Cavallini (injured).

Substitutions

Tijuana made 5 changes: Kevin Castañeda for Iván Tona (72′), Carlos Gonzalez for Lucas Cavallini (72′), Fernando Madrigal for Domingo Blanco (72′), Eduardo Armenta for Efrain Alvarez (89′) and Francisco Contreras for Rafael Fernández (77′).

Best player: Diego Barbosa​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tijuana was Diego Barbosa even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 41 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 4 crosses.

Toluca – Formation

Toluca
G
Tiago Volpi 1.Brazil
7.7
90'
D
Valber Huerta 4.Chile
7.3
D
M. Isaís 12.Mexico
6.4
46'
D
Brian García 17.Mexico
6.3
D
Andrés Mosquera 26.Colombia
7.3
M
Carlos Orrantía 8.Mexico
6.4
67'
M
Jesús Angulo 10.Mexico
7.0
67'
M
Jean Meneses 16.Chile
6.8
86'
M
Claudio Baeza 23.Chile
6.8
67'
M
Jesús Venegas 30.Mexico
6.8
81'
F
Pedro Raúl 9.Brazil
6.4
66'
Substitutes
G
Ronaldo Beltrán 181.Mexico
D
Fernando Piñuelas 3.Mexico
D
Adrián Mora 27.Mexico
M
Tomás Belmonte 5.Argentina
M
Fernando Navarro 18.Mexico
7.1
67'
F
Maximiliano Araújo 11.Uruguay
7.0
46' 74'
F
Iván López 19.Mexico
6.7
67'
F
Juan Gamboa 28.Mexico
F
Robert Morales 31.Paraguay
7.3
66' 90'
F
I. Violante 190.Mexico
6.4
67'

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

Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza played with: Tiago Volpi (7.7), Brian García (6.3), Andrés Mosquera (7.3), Valber Huerta (7.3), Mauricio Isaís (6.4), Carlos Orrantía (6.4), Jesús Venegas (6.8), Claudio Baeza (6.8), Jean Meneses (6.8), Jesús Angulo (7.0) and Pedro Raul (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Fernando Piñuelas, Tomás Belmonte, Maximiliano Araújo (7.0), Fernando Navarro (7.1), Iván López (6.7), Adrián Mora, Juan Gamboa, Robert Morales (7.3), Ronaldo Beltrán and Isaias Violante (6.4).

Toluca could not rely on the presence of Isaias Violante (injured).

Substitutions

Toluca made 5 changes: Pedro Raul for Robert Morales (66′), Jesús Angulo for Iván López (67′), Mauricio Isaís for Maximiliano Araújo (46′), Carlos Orrantía for Fernando Navarro (67′) and Claudio Baeza for Isaías Violante Romero (67′).

Best player: Tiago Volpi​

The most impressive player for Toluca was the goalkeeper: Tiago Volpi. His rating is 7.65. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.​