Juárez defeats Necaxa 2-1 with D. Rolan scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS

CIUDAD JUáREZ. Juárez overcome Necaxa to win 2-1. D. Rolan was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals.

Juárez defeats Necaxa 2-1 with D. Rolan scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS

CIUDAD JUáREZ. Juárez bested Necaxa to win 2-1. D. Rolan was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Juárez to strike first with an early goal of D. Rolan at the 2′. Then it was an own goal in the 47′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Rolan gave the win to Juárez in the 57′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Necaxa was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).​

L. Malagon received a red card (49′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Necaxa lost the match.

D. Rolan didn’t score a penalty (57′) for Juárez.​

The match was played at the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez stadium in Ciudad Juárez on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre with the help of Enrique Isaac Bustos Díaz and César Cerritos García. The 4th official was Ismael Rosario Lopez Peñuelas. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14 degrees Celsius or 57.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 11 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 8 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 6
  • 91 Attack 119
  • 27 Dangerous attack 41
  • 78 Ball safe 100
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 9
  • 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 22 Total 16
  • 6 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Necaxa had a strong ball possession 64% while Juárez was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Necaxa was putting more pressure with 41 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Juárez succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Juárez shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Necaxa shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Juárez received 6 yellow cards (V. Alvarado, A. Acosta, J. Gomez, J. Esquivel, M. Garcia and M. Olivera). On the other side, Necaxa received 4 yellow cards (A. Zendejas, D. Villalpando, L. Malagon and A. Oliveros).

Also, Necaxa didn’t finish the match with 11 players after L. Malagon (Necaxa) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (49′).

Match Timeline

2'
18'
23'
Diéter Villalpando- Yellow
34'
45'
Jorge Luís Valdivia Toro- sub ->D. Villalpando
46'
46'
47'
48'
49'
56'
57'
57'
57'
62'
75'
80'
80'
83'
88'
90'
90'
90'
90'
Agustín Oliveros- Yellow

Standings

After this encounter, Juárez will have 3 points like Pachuca to soar in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Necaxa will stay with 0 points like Atlas, Cruz Azul, Guadalajara, León, Mazatlán, Monterrey, Pumas UNAM, Querétaro, Santos Laguna, Tigres UANL, Tijuana, Toluca and Atlético San Luis to go down in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Juárez will play away against Querétaro on the 30th of April with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Querétaro (1 draw).

Necaxa will host Guadalajara on the 30th of April with a 11-4 head to head record in favor of Guadalajara (7 draws).

Juárez – Formation

Juárez
G
Hugo González 1.Mexico
6.7
D
Alberto Acosta 26.Mexico
7.3
88' 62'
D
Adrián Mora 2.Mexico
6.8
D
Ventura Alvarado 23.United States
6.3
18'
D
M. Olivera 15.Uruguay
7.1
90'
D
Candido Ramirez 12.Mexico
6.8
46'
M
Flavio Santos 17.Mexico
6.8
46'
M
José Esquivel 16.Mexico
7.1
90'
M
Matías García 32.Argentina
6.7
90'
F
Diego Rolán 9.Uruguay
8.2
75' Goals2', 57'
F
7.4
Substitutes
G
Felipe Rodríguez 33.Mexico
D
6.2
88'
D
D
Jaime Gómez 5.Mexico
6.9
75' 83'
M
Fernando Arce 6.United States
M
Francisco Nevárez 21.Mexico
M
C. Rosel 29.Mexico
6.6
46'
M
J. Velásquez 13.Mexico

Juárez started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Ricardo Ferretti decided to play with the following team: Hugo Gonzalez (6.7), Alberto Acosta (7.3), Adrián Mora (6.8), Ventura Alvarado (6.3), Maximiliano Olivera (7.1), Cándido Ramírez (6.8), Flavio Santos (6.8), José Joaquín Esquivel (7.1), Matías García (6.7), Diego Rolán (8.2) and Gabriel Fernández (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Carlos Rodríguez, Alejandro Arribas (6.2), Jose Garcia, Jaime Gomez (6.9), Fernando Arce Jr., Francisco Nevarez and Carlos Rosel (6.6).

Juárez could not rely on the presence of J. Gomez (injured).

Substitutions

Juárez made 4 changes: C. Ramirez for A. Leite (46′), F. Santos for C. Rosel (46′), D. Rolan for J. Gomez (75′) and A. Acosta for A. Arribas (88′).

Best player: Diego Rolán​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Juárez was Diego Rolán.

His rating is (8.2) with 2 goals, 9 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He hit the woodwork once times.

Necaxa – Formation

Necaxa
G
L. Malagón 1.Mexico
5.0
48' 49'
D
Brian García 17.Mexico
6.6
56'
D
Luis Quintana 20.Mexico
6.5
D
Alonso Escoboza 22.Mexico
6.6
57'
D
Fernando González 24.Mexico
6.6
M
Agustín Oliveros 3.Uruguay
7.0
90'
M
Álex Zendejas 21.Mexico
7.8
23'
M
6.6
45' 34'
F
Alan Medina 7.Mexico
6.9
F
Rodrigo Aguirre 27.Uruguay
6.8
80'
F
Á. Araos 12.Chile
6.2
80'
Substitutes
G
E. Hernández 23.Mexico
7.2
56'
D
Fabricio Formiliano 14.Uruguay
6.6
57'
D
Fernando Meza  30.Argentina
M
J. Valdivia 26.Chile
45'
F
6.5
80'

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

Guillermo Alejandro Vázquez Herrera played with: Luis Malagón (5.0), Brian García (6.6), Agustín Oliveros (7.0), Luis Quintana (6.5), Alonso Escoboza (6.6), Jorge Valdivia (6.6), Fernando González (6.6), Alex Zendejas (7.8), Alan Medina (6.9), Rodrigo Aguirre (6.8) and Ángelo Araos (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Édgar Hernández (7.2), Fabricio Formiliano (6.6), Fernando Meza, Jorge Valdivia and Nicolás Castillo (6.5).

Substitutions

Necaxa made 5 changes: D. Villalpando for Valdivia (45′), B. A. Garcia Caprizo for E. Hernandez (56′), J. Escoboza for F. Formiliano (57′), R. Aguirre for N. Castillo (80′) and A. Araos for M. Aguilar (80′).

Best player: Alex Zendejas​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Necaxa was Alex Zendejas.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 56 passes (71% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 9 crosses.

Results of the day

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