MAZATLáN. América was capable to reverse the score against Mazatlán to win 2-1. It was Mazatlán to strike first with a goal of Luis Amarilla at the 39′. Then it was a goal in the 54′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Igor Lichnovsky gave the win to América in the 76′ minute. América took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Estadio de Mazatlán (Mazatlán) stadium in Mazatlán on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Óscar Mejía García who was helped by Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza and Enrique Martínez Sandoval. The 4th official was Abraham de Jesús Quirarte Contreras. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was hot at 25.18 degrees Celsius or 77.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
América was in firm control of the ball 56% while Mazatlán was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
América was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why América won the match.
Mazatlán shot 5 times, 2 on target, 0 off target. On the opposite side, América shot 17 times, 9 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Mazatlán received 5 yellow cards (Luis Amarilla, Sergio Flores, José Madueña, Yoel Bárcenas and Josué Colmán). Regarding the opposition, América received 3 yellow cards (Jonathan Rodríguez, Sebastián Cáceres and Igor Lichnovsky).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Mazatlán will stay with 10 points to hold in the 17th place. On the other side, América will have 27 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Mazatlán will host Toluca on the 11th of November with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Toluca (2 draws).
América will play away agasint Tigres UANL on the 12th of November with a 18-16 head to head statistic in favor of América (15 draws).
Mazatlán – Formation
Mazatlán started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ismael Rescalvo Sánchez decided to play with the following team: Hugo Gonzalez , José Madueña , Facundo Almada , Luis Olivas , Francisco Venegas , Sergio Flores , Jefferson Intriago , Yoel Bárcenas , Luis Amarilla , Josué Colmán and Aké Arnaud Loba .
The home team had on the bench: Ricardo Gutierrez, Jair Díaz , José Joaquín Esquivel , Eduard Bello , Jorge Padilla, Raúl Camacho, Ventura Alvarado, Omar Moreno Villegas and Ramiro Árciga .
Substitutions
Mazatlán made 5 changes: Josué Colmán for José Joaquín Esquivel (65′), Luis Amarilla for Jonathan Rodríguez (65′), Francisco Venegas for Eduard Bello (72′), Yoel Bárcenas for Eduard Bello (73′) and José Madueña for Omar Moreno Villegas (79′).
Best player: Hugo Gonzalez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Mazatlán was the goalkeeper: Hugo Gonzalez. His rating is 8.36. He performed 6 saves.
América – Formation
América started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
André Soares Jardine played with: Luis Malagón , Emilio Lara , Sebastián Cáceres , Igor Lichnovsky , Luis Fuentes , Santiago Naveda , Richard Sánchez , Alejandro Zendejas , Diego Valdés , Brian Rodríguez and Julián Quiñones .
These were the players on the bench: Israel Reyes, Kevin Álvarez , Jonathan Dos Santos , Álvaro Fidalgo, Jonathan Rodríguez , Henry Martín , Salvador Reyes, Óscar Jiménez, Ramón Juárez and Leonardo Suárez.
Substitutions
América made 5 changes: Emilio Lara for Kevin Álvarez (60′), Diego Valdés for Henry Martín (60′), Santiago Naveda for Jonathan Dos Santos (60′), Julián Quiñones for Jonathan Rodríguez (68′) and Alejandro Zendejas for Leonardo Suárez (86′).
Best player: Richard Sánchez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for América was Richard Sánchez even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 85 passes (95% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.