MAZATLáN. Mazatlán tops Toluca 1-0 after J. Intriago scored just 1 goal (68′). Toluca lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Estadio de Mazatlán (Mazatlán) stadium in Mazatlán on Friday and it started at 6:06 pm local time. The referee was Adonai Escobedo González with the collaboration of Enrique Isaac Bustos Díaz and José de Jesús Baños Caballero. The 4th official was Iván Antonio López Sánchez. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 28.97 degrees Celsius or 84.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Toluca was in firm control of the ball 59% while Mazatlán was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Toluca was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Mazatlán was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Mazatlán shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Toluca shot 8 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Mazatlán didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Toluca received 1 yellow card (Andrés Mosquera).

Standings

After this encounter, Mazatlán will have 22 points like Pachuca to move up in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Toluca will stay with 21 points to climb in the 13th place.

Next matches

Mazatlán – Formation

Mazatlán started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ismael Rescalvo Sánchez decided to play with the following team: Hugo Gonzalez (7.1), Bryan Colula (7.7), Facundo Almada (7.3), Luis Olivas (7.0), Jair Díaz (7.0), Jefferson Intriago (7.5), Sergio Flores (7.0), Yoel Bárcenas (7.0), Andres Montaño (7.0), Josué Colmán (8.1) and Raúl Camacho (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ricardo Gutierrez, Néstor Vidrio, Alan Medina (6.7), José Joaquín Esquivel, Francisco Venegas (7.0), Jorge Padilla, Ventura Alvarado (6.7), José Madueña (6.3), Omar Moreno Villegas and Ramiro Árciga.

Substitutions

Mazatlán made 4 changes: Jair Díaz for Ventura Alvarado (46′), Raúl Camacho for Alan Medina (58′), Yoel Bárcenas for José Madueña (83′) and Andres Montaño for Francisco Venegas (83′).

Best player: Josué Colmán​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Mazatlán was Josué Colmán even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 32 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Toluca – Formation

Toluca started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza played with: Tiago Volpi (7.3), Brian García (7.3), Andrés Mosquera (7.3), Valber Huerta (7.3), Maximiliano Araújo (7.1), Juan Domínguez (7.0), Claudio Baeza (6.8), Tomás Belmonte (7.3), Jean Meneses (6.7), Marcel Ruiz (7.3) and Iván López (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Fernando Piñuelas, Carlos Orrantía (6.4), Pedro Raul (6.4), Jesús Angulo (6.8), Fernando Navarro (7.0), Luis García, Robert Morales (7.0), Abraham Vargas, Isaias Violante and Everardo López.

Substitutions

Toluca made 5 changes: Claudio Baeza for Jesús Angulo (64′), Iván López for Robert Morales (65′), Juan Domínguez for Carlos Orrantía (65′), Jean Meneses for Fernando Navarro (75′) and Marcel Ruiz for Pedro Raul (75′).

Best player: Tiago Volpi​

The most impressive player for Toluca was the goalkeeper: Tiago Volpi. His rating is 7.34. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Atlético San Luis – Santos Laguna – 0-2
• Querétaro – Monterrey – 0-0
• Tijuana – Pachuca – 2-3
• Mazatlán – Toluca – 1-0
• Atlas – Necaxa – 0-0