TIJUANA. Tijuana prevails over Atlas with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Rivera (14′) and a goal from K. Castañeda (62′).
The match was played at the Estadio Caliente stadium in Tijuana on Sunday and it started at 8:06 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Quintero Huittrón with the help of Jonathan Maximiliano Gómez Olmos and Jesús Lorenzo Soto Dávila. The 4th official was Vicente Jassiel Reynoso Arce. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 25.22 degrees Celsius or 77.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 7%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Atlas was in firm control of the ball 55% while Tijuana was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Tijuana was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tijuana won the match.
Tijuana shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Atlas shot 12 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Tijuana received 3 yellow cards (Domingo Blanco, Christian Rivera and Kevin Balanta). On the other side, Atlas received 5 yellow cards (Carlos Robles, Eduardo Aguirre, Édgar Zaldívar, Augusto Solari and Juan Zapata).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Tijuana will have 17 points like Santos Laguna to remain in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Atlas will stay with 16 points like Mazatlán, Puebla and Pachuca to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Tijuana will host Pachuca on the 11th of November with a 10-9 head to head record in favor of Pachuca (6 draws).
Atlas will host Necaxa on the 11th of November with a 11-8 head to head statistic in favor of Atlas (6 draws).
Tijuana – Formation
Tijuana
88'
54'
14'
Tijuana started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre decided to play with the following team: Antonio Rodríguez , Diego Barbosa , Kevin Balanta , Nicolás Díaz , Francisco Contreras , Christian Rivera , Domingo Blanco , Fernando Madrigal , Lucas Rodríguez , Silvio Martínez and Carlos Gonzalez .
The home team had on the bench: Rodrigo Parra, Lucas Cavallini , Kevin Castañeda , Aarón Mejía, Eduardo Armenta , Iván Tona, Jesús Vega, Efrain Alvarez , Jesús Corona and Rodrigo Godinez .
Tijuana could not rely on the presence of Efrain Alvarez (injured).
Substitutions
Tijuana made 5 changes: Silvio Martínez for Efrain Alvarez (39′), Carlos Gonzalez for Lucas Cavallini (46′), Fernando Madrigal for Kevin Castañeda (46′), Domingo Blanco for Eduardo Armenta (88′) and Francisco Contreras for Rodrigo Godinez (88′).
Best player: Christian Rivera
The player that probably impressed the most for Tijuana was Christian Rivera.
His rating is with 1 goal, 76 passes (95% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13.
Atlas – Formation
Atlas
Atlas started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Benjamin Mora played with: Camilo Vargas , José Abella , Carlos Robles , Hugo Nervo , Luis Reyes , José Lozano , Augusto Solari , Édgar Zaldívar , Jeremy Márquez , Juan Zapata and Jordy Caicedo .
These were the players on the bench: José Hernández, Anderson Santamaría, Mateo García , Mauro Manotas , Gaddi Aguirre, Christopher Trejo, Eduardo Aguirre , Abraham Bass , Jorge Rodríguez and Israel Alejandro Larios López.
Atlas could not rely on the presence of Mauro Manotas (injured), Eduardo Aguirre (injured) and Abraham Bass (injured).
Substitutions
Atlas made 4 changes: Juan Zapata for Mateo García (46′), Augusto Solari for Mauro Manotas (46′), José Lozano for Eduardo Aguirre (66′) and Mateo García for Abraham Bass Flores (79′).
Best player: Luis Reyes
The most impressive player for Atlas was Luis Reyes.
His rating is with 60 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
