Tigres UANL and Toluca draw 2-2 on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS

SAN NICOLáS DE LOS GARZA. Tigres UANL bounces back against Toluca with a goal on the M. Ruiz 44' and a goal on the R. Morales 90'.

Luke Meyer

October 6, 2023

SAN NICOLáS DE LOS GARZA. Tigres UANL finds the way to recover against Toluca with a goal on the M. Ruiz 44′ and a goal on the R. Morales 90′. Tigres UANL was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León stadium in San Nicolás de los Garza on Wednesday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos assisted by Alberto Morín Méndez and Leonardo Javier Castillo Rodríguez. The 4th official was Brian Omar González Veles. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.16 degrees Celsius or 88.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.

Match Statistics

Tigres UANL

2 - 2

Toluca

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

14 Total 10
7 On Target 6
4 Off Target 2
3 Shots blocked 2

167 Attack 80
88 Dangerous attack 28
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 0

Fouls

12 Total 14
4 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Ball possession

Tigres UANL was in firm control of the ball 57% while Toluca was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tigres UANL was putting more pressure with 88 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Tigres UANL to win the match.

Tigres UANL shot 14 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Toluca shot 10 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Tigres UANL received 5 yellow cards (Marcelo Flores, Jesús Angulo, Rafael Carioca, André-Pierre Gignac and Ozziel Herrera). Regarding the opposition, Toluca received 4 yellow cards (Robert Morales, Marcel Ruiz, Mauricio Isaís and Jean Meneses).

Match Timeline

24'

Jean Meneses- Yellow

44'

M. Ruíz(goal)

45'

Jean Meneses(yellowredcard)

Jesús Angulo(goal)Diego Lainez

45'

46'

M. Isaís- sub ->Jesús Angulo

André-Pierre Gignac- Yellow

48'

59'

M. Isaís- Yellow

Rafael Carioca- Yellow

63'

Nicolás Ibáñez- sub ->Diego Lainez

67'

Ozziel Herrera- sub ->Jesús Angulo

74'

Jesús Angulo- Yellow

68'

Samir Caetano- sub ->Fernando Gorriarán

74'

André-Pierre Gignac(goal)

76'

75'

Tomás Belmonte- sub ->Claudio Baeza

75'

Robert Morales- sub ->Iván López

77'

Robert Morales- Yellow

Juan Pablo Vigón- sub ->Sebastián Córdova

82'

83'

André-Pierre Gignac(VAR)

80'

84'

Fernando Piñuelas- sub ->Jesús Venegas

84'

90'

M. Ruíz- Yellow

90'

Robert Morales(goal)Tomás Belmonte

Marcelo Flores- Yellow

90'

Ozziel Herrera- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Tigres UANL will have 21 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Toluca will have 15 points like Juárez, Atlas and Guadalajara to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Tigres UANL will host América on the 12th of November with a 18-16 head to head record in favor of América (15 draws).

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

Tigres UANL – Formation

Tigres UANL

Nahuel Guzmán 1.Argentina

7.3

Diego Reyes 13.Mexico

7.1

Guido Pizarro 19.Argentina

7.7

Javier Aquino 20.Mexico

8.4

Jesús Angulo 27.Mexico

7.5

74'

68'

45'

Rafael Carioca 5.Brazil

6.8

63'

Fernando Gorriarán 8.Uruguay

7.0

74'

D. Lainez 16.Mexico

7.5

67'

S. Córdova 17.Mexico

7.1

82'

Luis Quiñones 23.Colombia

7.0

83'

André-Pierre Gignac 10.France

7.8

48'

76'

Substitutes

Felipe Rodríguez 25.Mexico

Vladímir Loroña 32.Mexico

Samir Caetano 3.Brazil

6.4

74'

Juan Pablo Vigón 6.Mexico

6.8

82'

Jesús Garza 14.Mexico

Eugenio Pizzuto 21.Mexico

R. Fulgencio 22.Mexico

7.0

83'

Marcelo Flores 24.Mexico

90'

Nicolás Ibáñez 9.Argentina

6.4

67'

Ozziel Herrera 29.Mexico

7.0

74'

90'

Tigres UANL started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Robert Dante Siboldi Badiola decided to play with the following team: Nahuel Guzmán (7.3), Javier Aquino (8.4), Guido Pizarro (7.7), Diego Reyes (7.1), Jesús Angulo (7.5), Fernando Gorriarán (7.0), Rafael Carioca (6.8), Diego Lainez (7.5), Luis Quiñones (7.0), Sebastián Córdova (7.1) and André-Pierre Gignac (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Samir Caetano (6.4), Juan Vigón (6.8), Nicolás Ibáñez (6.4), Jose Garcia, Eugenio Pizzuto, Raymundo Fulgencio (7.0), Marcelo Flores, Carlos Rodríguez, Ozziel Herrera (7.0) and Vladimir Loroña.

Substitutions

Tigres UANL made 5 changes: Diego Lainez for Nicolás Ibáñez (67′), Fernando Gorriarán for Samir Caetano (74′), Jesús Angulo for Ozziel Herrera (74′), Sebastián Córdova for Juan Vigón (82′) and Luis Quiñones for Raymundo Fulgencio (83′).

Best player: Javier Aquino

The most impressive player for Tigres UANL was Javier Aquino.

His rating is (8.4) with 82 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 13 crosses.

Toluca – Formation

Toluca

Tiago Volpi 1.Brazil

6.4

Valber Huerta 4.Chile

7.0

Maximiliano Araújo 11.Uruguay

6.4

Brian García 17.Mexico

7.1

Andrés Mosquera 26.Colombia

7.0

84'

Jesús Angulo 10.Mexico

7.3

46'

M. Ruíz 14.Mexico

7.9

90'

44'

Jean Meneses 16.Chile

5.4

24'

Claudio Baeza 23.Chile

7.5

75'

Jesús Venegas 30.Mexico

6.7

84'

Iván López 19.Mexico

6.8

75'

Substitutes

Luis García 22.Mexico

Fernando Piñuelas 3.Mexico

6.4

84'

Carlos Orrantía 8.Mexico

M. Isaís 12.Mexico

6.6

46'

59'

Adrián Mora 27.Mexico

Tomás Belmonte 5.Argentina

7.1

75'

Juan Domínguez 7.Mexico

Pedro Raúl 9.Brazil

6.6

84'

Juan Gamboa 28.Mexico

Robert Morales 31.Paraguay

7.7

75'

77'

90'

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

Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza played with: Tiago Volpi (6.4), Brian García (7.1), Andrés Mosquera (7.0), Valber Huerta (7.0), Maximiliano Araújo (6.4), Claudio Baeza (7.5), Jesús Venegas (6.7), Jesús Angulo (7.3), Marcel Ruiz (7.9), Jean Meneses (5.4) and Iván López (6.8).

They had on the bench: Fernando Piñuelas (6.4), Tomás Belmonte (7.1), Juan Domínguez, Carlos Orrantía, Pedro Raul (6.6), Mauricio Isaís (6.6), Luis García, Adrián Mora, Juan Gamboa and Robert Morales (7.7).

Substitutions

Toluca made 5 changes: Jesús Angulo for Mauricio Isaís (46′), Claudio Baeza for Tomás Belmonte (75′), Iván López for Robert Morales (75′), Jesús Venegas for Fernando Piñuelas (84′) and Andrés Mosquera for Pedro Raul (84′).