ZAPOPAN. Guadalajara snatched a late win Cruz Azul 1-0 after J. Padilla scored just 1 goal (90′).
The match was played at the Estadio AKRON stadium in Zapopan on Saturday and it started at 9:05 pm local time. The referee was Adonai Escobedo González who was helped by Pablo Israel Hernández Luna and Enrique Isaac Bustos Díaz. The 4th official was Abraham de Jesús Quirarte Contreras. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.38 degrees Celsius or 77.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 16%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 14 Total 8
- 3 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 116 Attack 120
- 66 Dangerous attack 34
- 105 Ball safe 130
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 5 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Cruz Azul had a strong ball possession 55% while Guadalajara was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Guadalajara was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Guadalajara won the match.
Guadalajara shot 14 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Cruz Azul shot 8 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Guadalajara received 1 yellow card (Érick Gutiérrez). Regarding the opposition, Cruz Azul received 3 yellow cards (Willer Ditta, Ángel Sepúlveda and Kevin Castaño ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Guadalajara will have 27 points to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Cruz Azul will stay with 17 points like Santos Laguna to gain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Guadalajara will play away against Pumas UNAM on the 12th of November with a 11-7 head to head in favor of Guadalajara (20 draws).
Cruz Azul will host Puebla on the 13th of November with a 12-8 head to head record in favor of Cruz Azul (13 draws).
Guadalajara – Formation
Guadalajara
55'
39'
90'Guadalajara started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Veljko Paunovic decided to play with the following team: Miguel Jiménez , Alan Mozo , Gilberto Sepúlveda , Raúl Martínez , Cristian Calderón , Fernando Beltran , Fernando González , Érick Gutiérrez , Roberto Alvarado , Ronaldo Cisneros and Isaac Brizuela .
The home team had on the bench: Antonio Briseño , Víctor Guzmán , Pavel Pérez , Jesús Sánchez, Hiram Mier, Alan Torres , Óscar Whalley, Leonardo Sepúlveda, Armando Gonzalez Alba and Jonathan Padilla .
Substitutions
Guadalajara made 5 changes: Érick Gutiérrez for Víctor Guzmán (55′), Ronaldo Cisneros for Jonathan Padilla (56′), Isaac Brizuela for Antonio Briseño (90′), Fernando Beltran for Pavel Pérez (90′) and Fernando González for Alan Torres (76′).
Best player: Roberto Alvarado
The player that probably impressed the most for Guadalajara was Roberto Alvarado even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 51 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 7 crosses.
Cruz Azul – Formation
Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Joaquín Moreno Garduño played with: Andrés Gudiño , Carlos Salcedo , Juan Escobar , Willer Ditta , Rodrigo Huescas , Kevin Castaño , Carlos Rodríguez , Ignacio Rivero , Uriel Antuna , Ángel Sepúlveda and Alexis Gutiérrez .
They had on the bench: Jesús Dueñas, Moisés , Alonso Escoboza, Sebastián Jurado, Carlos Vargas, Diber Cambindo , Carlos Rotondi , Rafael Guerrero and Amaury Morales Rosas.
Substitutions
Cruz Azul made 3 changes: Alexis Gutiérrez for Moisés (56′), Rodrigo Huescas for Carlos Rotondi (82′) and Kevin Castaño for Diber Cambindo (78′).
Best player: Willer Ditta
The player that probably impressed the most for Cruz Azul was Willer Ditta.
His rating is with 58 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Necaxa – Mazatlán – 4-0
- Pumas UNAM – Atlas – 3-0
- Pachuca – Monterrey – 0-2
- Guadalajara – Cruz Azul – 1-0
- América – Tijuana – 3-0
