MEXICO CITY. Atlas overcomes Pumas UNAM 1-0 after J. Furch scored just 1 goal (43′).
The match was played at the Estadio Olímpico de Universitario stadium in Mexico City on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo who had the assistance of Marco Antonio Bisguerra Mendiola and José Alfredo López Cruz. The 4th official was Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.5 degrees Celsius or 59.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 10 Total 8
- 2 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 114 Attack 104
- 76 Dangerous attack 67
- 104 Ball safe 92
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Pumas UNAM was in firm control of the ball 55% while Atlas was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Pumas UNAM was has a more offensive attitude with 76 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Atlas managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Pumas UNAM shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Atlas shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Pumas UNAM received 1 yellow card (J. Dinenno). On the opposite side, Atlas received 1 yellow card (A. Santamaria).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Pumas UNAM will stay with 21 points to remain in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Atlas will have 29 points like León to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
Pumas UNAM – Formation
Pumas UNAM
46'
49'
Pumas UNAM started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Andrés Luciano Lillini decided to play with the following team: Alfredo Talavera , Alan Mozo , Arturo Ortiz , Nicolás Freire , Efraín Velarde , Sebastian Saucedo , Erik Lira , Leonel López , Washington Corozo , Favio Álvarez and Juan Dinenno .
The home team had on the bench: Diogo , Amaury Garcia Moreno, Jero Rodríguez, Cristian Battocchio, Alek Álvarez, José Galindo, Marco García, Higor Meritão , Julio González and Rogério .
Substitutions
Pumas UNAM made 3 changes: S. Saucedo for D. de Oliveira Barbosa (46′), W. Corozo for Rogerio (74′) and L. Lopez for H. Meritao (81′).
Best player: Favio Álvarez
The most impressive player for Pumas UNAM was Favio Álvarez.
His rating is with 43 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Atlas – Formation
Atlas
43'
Atlas started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Diego Martín Cocca Pera played with: Camilo Vargas , Diego Barbosa , Anderson Santamaría , Hugo Nervo , Jesús Angulo , Luis Reyes , Jairo Torres , Aldo Rocha , Ángel Márquez , Julio Furch and Julián Quiñones .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Edyairth Ortega, Christopher Trejo , Anibal Chalá, José Hernández, Gaddi Aguirre, Gonzalo Maroni, Jonathan Herrera, Franco Troyansky, José Abella and Edgar Zaldívar .
Substitutions
Atlas made 3 changes: A. Marquez for E. Zaldivar (74′), J. Quinones for C. Trejo (85′) and J. Furch for F. Troyansky (90′).
Best player: Anderson Santamaría
The player that probably impressed the most for Atlas was Anderson Santamaría even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 32 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Pumas UNAM – Atlas – 0-1
