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
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
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 started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Ricardo Ferretti decided to play with the following team: Hugo Gonzalez
, Alberto Acosta , Adrián Mora , Ventura Alvarado , Maximiliano Olivera , Cándido Ramírez , Flavio Santos , José Joaquín Esquivel , Matías García , Diego Rolán and Gabriel Fernández .The home team had on the bench: Carlos Rodríguez, Alejandro Arribas
, Jose Garcia, Jaime Gomez , Fernando Arce Jr., Francisco Nevarez and Carlos Rosel .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
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 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Guillermo Alejandro Vázquez Herrera played with: Luis Malagón
, Brian García , Agustín Oliveros , Luis Quintana , Alonso Escoboza , Jorge Valdivia , Fernando González , Alex Zendejas , Alan Medina , Rodrigo Aguirre and Ángelo Araos .These were the players on the bench: Édgar Hernández
, Fabricio Formiliano , Fernando Meza, Jorge Valdivia and Nicolás Castillo .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
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.