Tigres UANL recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat León 2-1 with S. Córdova scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS

LEóN DE LOS ALDAMAS. Tigres UANL managed to find the solution against León to win 2-1. S. Córdova was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals.

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John Ross
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Tigres UANL recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat León 2-1 with S. Córdova scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS

LEóN DE LOS ALDAMAS. Tigres UANL managed to find the solution against León to win 2-1. S. Córdova was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was León to strike first with a goal of Ángel Mena at the 50′. Then it was a goal in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, André-Pierre Gignac gave the win to Tigres UANL in the 77′ minute. Tigres UANL capitalized on its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Estadio León (Nou Camp) (León de los Aldamas) stadium in León de los Aldamas on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Jesus Rafael Lopez Valle with the collaboration of Manuel Enrique Martínez Sánchez and Jair De Jesús Sosa García. The 4th official was Hector Salvador Solorio Arreola.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

León

1 - 2

Team 1

Tigres UANL

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 19 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 10 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 99 Attack 109
  • 54 Dangerous attack 37
  • 58 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 14 Total 4
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Tigres UANL had a superior ball possession 57% while León was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

León was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, Tigres UANL found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

León shot 19 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Tigres UANL shot 12 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

León received 2 yellow cards (Fidel Ambríz and Fidel Ambríz). Regarding the opposition, Tigres UANL received 2 yellow cards (Diego Lainez and Diego Lainez).

Match Timeline

Ángel Mena(goal)Federico Viñas
50'
Federico Viñas(VAR)
53'
F. Ambríz- Yellow
59'
62'
S. Córdova(goal)Juan Brunetta
Gonzalo Nápoli- sub ->Iván Rodríguez
68'
73'
Ozziel Herrera- sub ->Sebastián Córdova
77'
André-Pierre Gignac(goal)Guido Pizarro
Alfonso Alvarado- sub ->Alan Medina
81'
Iván Moreno- sub ->Nicolás López
81'
84'
Nicolás Ibáñez- sub ->André-Pierre Gignac
85'
Diego Reyes- sub ->Jesús Angulo
87'
Juan Pablo Vigón- sub ->Juan Brunetta
Óscar Villa- sub ->Osvaldo Rodríguez
90'
90'
D. Lainez- Yellow
Ángel Mena(goal)Federico Viñas
50'
Federico Viñas(VAR)
53'
F. Ambríz- Yellow
59'
62'
S. Córdova(goal)Juan Brunetta
Gonzalo Nápoli- sub ->Iván Rodríguez
68'
73'
Ozziel Herrera- sub ->Sebastián Córdova
77'
André-Pierre Gignac(goal)Guido Pizarro
Alfonso Alvarado- sub ->Alan Medina
81'
Iván Moreno- sub ->Nicolás López
81'
84'
Nicolás Ibáñez- sub ->André-Pierre Gignac
85'
Diego Reyes- sub ->Jesús Angulo
87'
Juan Pablo Vigón- sub ->Juan Brunetta
Óscar Villa- sub ->Osvaldo Rodríguez
90'
90'
D. Lainez- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
América
35
17
Monterrey
32
17
Tigres UANL
31
17
Guadalajara
31
17
Pumas UNAM
27
17
León
24
17
Pachuca
22
17
Toluca
21
17
Atlético San Luis
16
17
Mazatlán
16
17
Querétaro
19
17
Juárez
18
17
Santos Laguna
15
17
Cruz Azul
17
17
Tijuana
14
17
Atlas
17
17
Necaxa
15
17
Puebla
5
17

After this match, León stays with 0 points like Mazatlán, Juárez, Puebla and Tijuana to remain in the 9th place. On the other side, Tigres UANL will has 3 points like América and Pumas UNAM to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Tigres UANL will host Guadalajara on the 22nd of January with a 15-13 head to head record in favor of Tigres UANL (19 draws).

León – Formation

León
G
Rodolfo Cota  30.Mexico
6.4
D
Stiven Barreiro 21.Colombia
6.4
D
Adonis Frías 22.Argentina
7.0
D
Osvaldo Rodríguez 24.Mexico
7.0
90'
D
David Ramírez 28.Mexico
7.1
90'
M
F. Ambríz 5.Mexico
7.0
59'
M
Iván Rodríguez 8.Mexico
7.0
68'
M
Alan Medina 16.Uruguay
7.0
81'
F
Nicolás López 10.Uruguay
6.7
81'
F
Ángel Mena 13.Ecuador
8.4
Goals50', 50'
F
Federico Viñas 18.Uruguay
8.2
Substitutes
G
Alfonso Blanco 1.Mexico
D
Iván Moreno 7.Mexico
6.8
81'
D
Paul Bellón 25.Mexico
D
Óscar Villa 34.Mexico
6.6
90'
M
Gonzalo Nápoli 19.Uruguay
6.7
68'
F
Elías Hernández 11.Mexico
F
Alfonso Alvarado 20.Mexico
6.8
81'

León started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jorge Rodrigo Bava decided to play with the following team: Rodolfo Cota (6.4), David Ramírez (7.1), Stiven Barreiro (6.4), Adonis Frías (7.0), Osvaldo Rodríguez (7.0), Alan Medina (7.0), Fidel Ambríz (7.0), Iván Rodríguez (7.0), Ángel Mena (8.4), Federico Viñas (8.2) and Nicolás López (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Alfonso Blanco, Iván Moreno (6.8), Elías Hernández, Gonzalo Nápoli (6.7), Alfonso Alvarado (6.8), Paul Bellón, Óscar Villa (6.6), Luís Cervantes, Sebastian Santos (7.0), Erick Torres and Erick Torres.

Substitutions

León made 8 changes: Iván Rodríguez for Gonzalo Nápoli (68′), Nicolás López for Iván Moreno (81′), Alan Medina for Alfonso Alvarado (81′), Osvaldo Rodríguez for Óscar Villa (90′), Alan Medina for Alfonso Alvarado (81′), Nicolás López for Iván Moreno (81′), Iván Rodríguez for Gonzalo Nápoli (68′) and Osvaldo Rodríguez for Óscar Villa (90′).

Player of the match: Ángel Mena​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for León was Ángel Mena.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 47 passes (87% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses.

Tigres UANL – Formation

Tigres UANL
G
Felipe Rodríguez 25.Mexico
7.7
D
Samir Caetano 3.Brazil
7.3
D
Guido Pizarro  19.Argentina
7.7
D
Javier Aquino 20.Mexico
6.8
D
Jesús Angulo 27.Mexico
6.3
85'
M
Rafael Carioca 5.Brazil
7.1
M
Fernando Gorriarán 8.Uruguay
7.3
M
Juan Brunetta 11.Argentina
7.3
87'
M
D. Lainez 16.Mexico
7.5
90'
M
S. Córdova 17.Mexico
7.3
73' Goals62', 62'
F
André-Pierre Gignac 10.France
7.5
84' Goals77', 77'
Substitutes
G
Miguel Ortega 30.Mexico
D
Diego Reyes 13.Mexico
6.4
85'
D
Eduardo Tercero 15.Mexico
D
Fernando Ordóñez 28.Mexico
M
Jesús Garza 14.Mexico
M
Juan Pablo Vigón 6.Mexico
6.8
87'
M
Jesús Garza 14.Mexico
M
Marcelo Flores 24.Mexico
M
Sebastián Fierro 26.Mexico
F
Nicolás Ibáñez 9.Argentina
6.4
84'
F
Ozziel Herrera 29.Mexico
6.8
73'

Tigres UANL started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Robert Dante Siboldi Badiola played with: Carlos Rodríguez (7.7), Javier Aquino (6.8), Guido Pizarro (7.7), Samir Caetano (7.3), Jesús Angulo (6.3), Rafael Carioca (7.1), Diego Lainez (7.5), Fernando Gorriarán (7.3), Sebastián Córdova (7.3), Juan Brunetta (7.3) and André-Pierre Gignac (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Juan Vigón (6.8), Nicolás Ibañez (6.4), Diego Reyes (6.4), Jose Garcia, Eduardo Tercero, Marcelo Flores, Sebastián Emiliano Fierro González, Fernando Ordonez, Ozziel Herrera (6.8), Miguel Ortega and Jesus Angel Garza Garcia.

Tigres UANL could not rely on the presence of Diego Reyes (injured) and Diego Reyes (injured).

Substitutions

Tigres UANL made 8 changes: Sebastián Córdova for Ozziel Herrera (73′), André-Pierre Gignac for Nicolás Ibañez (84′), Jesús Angulo for Diego Reyes (85′), Juan Brunetta for Juan Vigón (87′), André-Pierre Gignac for Nicolás Ibañez (84′), Sebastián Córdova for Ozziel Herrera (73′), Jesús Angulo for Diego Reyes (85′) and Juan Brunetta for Juan Vigón (87′).

Player of the match: Guido Pizarro​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tigres UANL was Guido Pizarro even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.7 with 81 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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