CIUDAD JUáREZ. Juárez manages to recover against Necaxa with a goal on the J. Paradela 31′ and a goal on the E. Méndez 90′. Juárez was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez stadium in Ciudad Juárez on Saturday and it started at 5:06 pm local time. The referee was Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava with the support of Alberto Morín Méndez and Jesús Lorenzo Soto Dávila. The 4th official was Edgar Ulises Rangel Araújo. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 10.51 degrees Celsius or 50.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.​

Match Statistics​

Juárez

2 - 2

Necaxa

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 18 Total 16
  • 6 On Target 7
  • 7 Off Target 6
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 157 Attack 115
  • 78 Dangerous attack 63
  • 65 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 3 Total 5
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Juárez had a strong ball possession 57% while Necaxa was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Juárez was more pushing with 78 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Juárez to win the match​.

Juárez shot 18 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Necaxa shot 16 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Juárez received 2 yellow cards (Sebastián Saucedo and Francisco Calvo). Talking about the opposition, Necaxa received 3 yellow cards (Edgar Méndez, Brayan Garnica and Rogelio Cortéz).

Match Timeline

Michael Santos(goal)Moises Mosquera
6'
31'
José Paradela(goal)Ricardo Monreal
José Juan Manríquez- sub ->Moises Mosquera
46'
51'
Emilio Martínez- sub ->Alán Montes
Michael Santos(goal)Dieter Villalpando
63'
Francisco Calvo- Yellow
67'
Sebastián Saucedo- sub ->Avilés Hurtado
70'
74'
Alejandro Andrade- sub ->Fernando Arce
74'
Heriberto Jurado- sub ->Alejandro Mayorga
74'
Edgar Méndez- sub ->Diego Gómez
76'
Brayan Garnica- Yellow
Sebastián Saucedo- Yellow
80'
85'
Edgar Méndez- Yellow
Diego Campillo- sub ->Andrija Vukcevic
87'
Amaury Escoto- sub ->Michael Santos
87'
Denzell García- sub ->Dieter Villalpando
87'
90'
Rogelio Cortéz- Yellow
90'
Edgar Méndez(goal)Diber Cambindo
90'
Rogelio Cortéz- sub ->Ricardo Monreal

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, Juárez has 2 points like Tijuana to climb in the 15th place. On the other side, Necaxa will has 15 points to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

Juárez – Formation

Juárez
G
Sebastián Jurado 25.Mexico
7.5
D
Arturo Ortiz 2.Mexico
7.3
D
Moisés Mosquera 3.Colombia
7.3
46'
D
Francisco Calvo 16.Costa Rica
7.8
67'
M
José Abella 4.Mexico
7.1
M
Javier Salas 6.Mexico
7.0
M
Diéter Villalpando 10.Mexico
8.1
87'
M
Andrija Vukcevic 19.Montenegro
7.0
87'
F
Michael Santos 9.Uruguay
7.3
87' 6', 63'
F
Avilés Hurtado 18.Colombia
7.5
70'
F
Aitor García 33.Spain
8.5
Substitutes
G
Alfredo Talavera 1.Mexico
D
José Juan Manríquez 26.Mexico
7.0
46'
D
Diego Campillo 27.Mexico
6.7
87'
M
Denzell García 5.Mexico
6.7
87'
M
Manuel Castro 17.Uruguay
M
Jesús Venegas 30.Mexico
F
Diego Chávez 13.Mexico
F
Sebastián Saucedo 23.United States
7.1
70' 80'
F
Ángel Zaldívar 29.Mexico
F
Amaury Escoto 35.Mexico
6.6
87'

Juárez started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Diego Andrei Mejía Campo decided to play with the following team: Sebastián Jurado (7.5), Moises Mosquera (7.3), Arturo Ortiz (7.3), Francisco Calvo (7.8), José Abella (7.1), Dieter Villalpando (8.1), Javier Salas (7.0), Andrija Vukcevic (7.0), Aitor García (8.5), Michael Santos  (7.3) and Avilés Hurtado  (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Alfredo Talavera, Denzell García (6.7), Diego Chávez, Manuel Castro , Sebastián Saucedo (7.1), José Juan Manríquez (7.0), Diego Campillo (6.7), Angel Zaldívar, Jesús Venegas and Amaury Escoto (6.6).

Juárez could not rely on the presence of Sebastián Saucedo (injured).

Substitutions

Juárez made 5 changes: Avilés Hurtado  for Sebastián Saucedo (70′), Moises Mosquera for José Juan Manríquez (46′), Michael Santos  for Amaury Escoto (87′), Dieter Villalpando for Denzell García (87′) and Andrija Vukcevic for Diego Campillo (87′).

Player of the match: Aitor García​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Juárez was Aitor García.

His rating is 8.5 with 58 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.

Necaxa – Formation

Necaxa
G
Ezequiel Unsain 22.Argentina
6.7
D
Agustín Oliveros 3.Uruguay
6.4
D
Alexis Peña 4.Mexico
7.0
D
Alán Montes 23.Mexico
7.3
51'
M
Alejandro Mayorga 5.Mexico
6.4
74'
M
José Paradela 10.Argentina
7.5
31'
M
Brayan Garnica 15.Mexico
7.1
76'
M
Diego Gómez 19.Mexico
6.6
74'
M
Fernando Arce 33.United States
6.4
74'
F
Diber Cambindo 27.Colombia
7.5
F
Ricardo Monreal 30.Mexico
6.8
90'
Substitutes
G
Raúl Gudiño 1.Mexico
D
Emilio Martínez 2.Mexico
6.3
51'
D
J. Alcántar 6.Mexico
D
Jorge Rodríguez 20.Mexico
M
Heriberto Jurado 11.Mexico
7.0
74'
M
Alejandro Andrade 13.Mexico
6.8
74'
M
Rogelio Cortéz 17.Mexico
6.4
90' 90'
M
Andrés Colorado 25.Colombia
F
Edgar Méndez 7.Spain
7.5
74' 85' 90'
F
Braian Samudio 18.Paraguay

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

Eduardo Fentanes Orozco played with: Ezequiel Unsain (6.7), Alexis Peña (7.0), Alán Montes (7.3), Agustín Oliveros (6.4), Brayan Garnica (7.1), Diego Gómez (6.6), Fernando Arce (6.4), Alejandro Mayorga (6.4), José Paradela (7.5), Ricardo Monreal (6.8) and Diber Cambindo (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Raúl Gudiño, Emilio Martínez (6.3), Jesús Alcántar, Edgar Méndez (7.5), Heriberto Jurado (7.0), Alejandro Andrade (6.8), Rogelio Cortéz (6.4), Braian Samudio, Jorge Rodríguez and Andrés Colorado.

Necaxa could not rely on the presence of Emilio Martínez (injured).

Substitutions

Necaxa made 5 changes: Fernando Arce for Alejandro Andrade (74′), Alejandro Mayorga for Heriberto Jurado (74′), Alán Montes for Emilio Martínez (51′), Diego Gómez for Edgar Méndez (74′) and Ricardo Monreal for Rogelio Cortéz (90′).

Player of the match: Edgar Méndez​

The most impressive player for Necaxa was Edgar Méndez.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 5 passes (40% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 7.

His performance was fantastic also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 74′.

Results of the day

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