PUEBLA. Puebla and Toluca draw 1-1. F. Navarro scored the first goal (23′) for Puebla. R. Morales equalized (45′). Toluca was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc stadium in Puebla on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Iván Antonio López Sánchez with the support of Enedina Caudillo Gómez and . The 4th official was Gustavo Padilla Aguirre. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 22.34 degrees Celsius or 72.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Toluca had a superior ball possession 59% while Puebla was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Toluca was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Toluca to win the match.
Puebla shot 10 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Toluca shot 15 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Puebla received 3 yellow cards (Kevin Velasco, Miguel Sansores and Diego de Buen). Regarding the opposition, Toluca received 3 yellow cards (Federico Pereira, Marcel Ruiz and Claudio Baeza).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Puebla has 1 points like Santos Laguna and Juárez to move up in the 14th place. On the other side, Toluca will has 21 points to soar in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Puebla will play away against Santos Laguna on the 31st of January with a 15-3 head to head statistic in favor of Santos Laguna (17 draws).
Toluca will play away against Guadalajara on the 31st of January with a 15-11 head to head in favor of Toluca (17 draws).
Puebla – Formation
Puebla
89'
23'
54'
Puebla started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Ricardo Carbajal decided to play with the following team: Jesus Rodriguez , Gustavo Ferrareis , Sebastián Olmedo , Gastón Silva , Brayan Angulo , Kevin Velasco , Fernando Navarro , Diego de Buen , Daniel Álvarez , Lucas Cavallini and Miguel Sansores .
The home team had on the bench: Efraín Orona , Pablo González, Gabriel Carabajal , Lucas de los Santos, Alberto Herrera, Luis García , Ángel Robles , Daniel Aguilar, Miguel Fraga and Martín Barragán .
Puebla could not rely on the presence of Luis García (injured) and Efraín Orona (injured).
Substitutions
Puebla made 5 changes: Daniel Álvarez for Luis García (29′), Lucas Cavallini for Martín Barragán (68′), Miguel Sansores for Ángel Robles (68′), Kevin Velasco for Gabriel Carabajal (89′) and Sebastián Olmedo for Efraín Orona (89′).
Player of the match: Sebastián Olmedo
The player that probably impressed the most for Puebla was Sebastián Olmedo.
His rating is with 38 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 8.
Toluca – Formation
Toluca
Toluca started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Renato Manuel Alves Paiva played with: Tiago Volpi , Federico Pereira , Valber Huerta , Adrián Mora , Juan Domínguez , Carlos Orrantía , Claudio Baeza , Marcel Ruiz , Maximiliano Araújo , Jean Meneses and Iván López .
These were the players on the bench: Fernando Piñuelas, Tomás Belmonte , Jesús Angulo , Mauricio Isaís , Brian García , Antonio Figueroa, Luis García, Robert Morales , Abraham Vargas and Víctor Manuel Arteaga Camarena.
Toluca could not rely on the presence of Robert Morales (injured).
Substitutions
Toluca made 5 changes: Adrián Mora for Robert Morales (36′), Marcel Ruiz for Jesús Angulo (81′), Jean Meneses for Tomás Belmonte (81′), Maximiliano Araújo for Mauricio Isaís (68′) and Carlos Orrantía for Brian García (68′).
Player of the match: Federico Pereira
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Toluca was Federico Pereira.
His rating is with 55 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Puebla – Toluca – 1-1
- Tijuana – Guadalajara – 1-1
- Cruz Azul – Mazatlán – 2-1
- León – Santos Laguna – 3-2
