TOLUCA DE LERDO. Puebla beats Toluca 1-0 after G. Martínez scored a penalty (78′). Toluca lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Estadio Nemesio Díez stadium in Toluca de Lerdo on Tuesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Óscar Macías Romo who had the assistance of Marco Antonio Bisguerra Mendiola and Jesús Lorenzo Soto Dávila. The 4th official was Maximiliano Quintero Hernández. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.88 degrees Celsius or 64.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Toluca had a strong ball possession 57% while Puebla was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Toluca was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Puebla found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Toluca shot 13 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Puebla shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Toluca received 3 yellow cards (Marcel Ruiz, Claudio Baeza and Maximiliano Araújo). On the opposite side, Puebla received 2 yellow cards (Carlos Baltazar and Diego de Buen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Toluca will stay with 21 points to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Puebla will have 19 points to soar in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Toluca will play away against Mazatlán on the 11th of November with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Toluca (2 draws).
Puebla will play away agasint Cruz Azul on the 13th of November with a 12-8 head to head statistic in favor of Cruz Azul (13 draws).
Toluca – Formation
Toluca
79'
31'
Toluca started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza decided to play with the following team: Tiago Volpi , Brian García , Valber Huerta , Andrés Mosquera , Everardo López , Marcel Ruiz , Tomás Belmonte , Juan Domínguez , Jean Meneses , Maximiliano Araújo and Robert Morales .
The home team had on the bench: Fernando Piñuelas, Carlos Orrantía , Pedro Raul , Jesús Angulo , Fernando Navarro, Iván López , Luis García, Claudio Baeza , Jesús Venegas and Isaias Violante.
Substitutions
Toluca made 5 changes: Maximiliano Araújo for Claudio Baeza (55′), Robert Morales for Iván López (55′), Marcel Ruiz for Jesús Angulo (79′), Brian García for Carlos Orrantía (79′) and Tomás Belmonte for Pedro Raul (84′).
Best player: Marcel Ruiz
The player that probably impressed the most for Toluca was Marcel Ruiz.
His rating is with 51 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11.
Puebla – Formation
Puebla
78'
Puebla started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Ricardo Carbajal played with: Jesús Rodríguez , Gustavo Ferrareis , Sebastián Olmedo , Gastón Silva , Brayan Angulo , Kevin Velasco , Pablo González , Diego de Buen , Daniel Álvarez , Guillermo Martínez and Martín Barragán .
These were the players on the bench: Efraín Orona , Gabriel Carabajal, Lucas de los Santos, Alberto Herrera, Luis García , Ángel Robles, Carlos Baltazar , Daniel Aguilar, Miguel Fraga and Miguel Sansores .
Substitutions
Puebla made 4 changes: Gustavo Ferrareis for Efraín Orona (89′), Kevin Velasco for Carlos Baltazar (66′), Martín Barragán for Miguel Sansores (66′) and Daniel Álvarez for Luis García (86′).
Best player: Guillermo Martínez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Puebla was Guillermo Martínez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Monterrey – Necaxa – 3-0
- León – Pumas UNAM – 1-1
- Querétaro – Guadalajara – 1-2
- Toluca – Puebla – 0-1
