MEXICO CITY. Puebla topped Cruz Azul to win 2-1. It was Puebla to strike first with a goal of Guillermo Martínez at the 20′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Gastón Silva gave the win to Puebla in the 59′ minute with a goal. Cruz Azul lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City. The referee was Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre with the help of Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza and Michel Alejandro Morales Morales. The 4th official was Hector Salvador Solorio Arreola. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.85 degrees Celsius or 65.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Cruz Azul had a superior ball possession 56% while Puebla was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cruz Azul was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. Even so, Puebla was able to find the solution to win this match.
Cruz Azul shot 19 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Puebla shot 11 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Cruz Azul received 2 yellow cards (Uriel Antuna and Rafael Guerrero). Regarding the opposition, Puebla received 4 yellow cards (Miguel Sansores, Alberto Herrera, Lucas de los Santos and Brayan Angulo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Cruz Azul will stay with 17 points like Atlas to remain in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Puebla will have 22 points like Mazatlán and Pachuca to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
Cruz Azul – Formation
Cruz Azul
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67'
67'
Cruz Azul started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Joaquín Moreno Garduño decided to play with the following team: Andrés Gudiño , Rafael Guerrero , Juan Escobar , Willer Ditta , Rodrigo Huescas , Kevin Castaño , Érik Lira , Carlos Rodríguez , Ignacio Rivero , Uriel Antuna and Ángel Sepúlveda .
The home team had on the bench: Carlos Salcedo, Jesús Dueñas, Moisés , Alexis Gutiérrez, Alonso Escoboza , Sebastián Jurado, Carlos Vargas, Diber Cambindo , Carlos Rotondi and Cristian Jiménez.
Cruz Azul could not rely on the presence of Diber Cambindo (injured).
Substitutions
Cruz Azul made 3 changes: Érik Lira for Diber Cambindo (67′), Rafael Guerrero for Moisés (67′) and Rodrigo Huescas for Alonso Escoboza (57′).
Best player: Willer Ditta
The most impressive player for Cruz Azul was Willer Ditta.
His rating is with 1 goal, 47 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Puebla – Formation
Puebla
Puebla started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Ricardo Carbajal played with: Jesús Rodríguez , Luis García , Sebastián Olmedo , Gastón Silva , Brayan Angulo , Kevin Velasco , Pablo González , Diego de Buen , Daniel Álvarez , Guillermo Martínez and Martín Barragán .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Efraín Orona , Gabriel Carabajal, Lucas de los Santos , Alberto Herrera , Ángel Robles, Carlos Baltazar, Daniel Aguilar, Miguel Fraga, Miguel Sansores and Samuel Andani González Naranjo.
Puebla could not rely on the presence of Efraín Orona (injured) and Miguel Sansores (injured).
Substitutions
Puebla made 4 changes: Kevin Velasco for Alberto Herrera (75′), Luis García for Lucas de los Santos (46′), Martín Barragán for Efraín Orona (70′) and Daniel Álvarez for Miguel Sansores (74′).
Best player: Guillermo Martínez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Puebla was Guillermo Martínez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 18.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
