MAZATLáN. Mazatlán and Tijuana didn’t manage to score any goal on Friday. Tijuana was not able to win even if it was better 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 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Guerrero Ramírez with the collaboration of Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza and José de Jesús Baños Caballero. The 4th official was Jesus Rafael Lopez Valle. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.2 degrees Celsius or 71.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Tijuana was in firm control of the ball 59% while Mazatlán was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mazatlán was more pushing with 0 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Mazatlán to win the match.
Mazatlán shot 11 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tijuana shot 10 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Mazatlán received 2 yellow cards (Y. Nogueira and B. Rubio). Regarding the opposition, Tijuana received 3 yellow cards (E. Tercero, L. Rodriguez and J. Montecinos).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Mazatlán will have 3 points like Atlético San Luis and Necaxa to climb in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Tijuana will have 4 points to move up in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Mazatlán will host Puebla on the 30th of April with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Puebla (0 draws).
Tijuana will play away agasint Monterrey on the 1st of May with a 9-7 head to head statistic in favor of Monterrey (10 draws).
Mazatlán – Formation
Mazatlán
14'
78'
43'
Mazatlán started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Beñat San José Gil decided to play with the following team: Nicolás Vikonis , Jorge Padilla , Néstor Vidrio , Ygor Nogueira , Nicolás Díaz , Jefferson Intriago , Marco Fabián , Eduard Bello , Nicolás Benedetti , Iván Moreno and Gonzalo Sosa .
The home team had on the bench: Jorge Zarate, Jesús Zavala, Oswaldo Alanís, Ricardo Gutierrez, Miguel Sansores , Roberto Meraz , Brian Rubio , Carlos Vargas, Bryan Colula and Raúl Sandoval .
Mazatlán could not rely on the presence of B. Colula (injured).
Substitutions
Mazatlán made 5 changes: E. Bello for B. Colula (50′), N. Benedetti for R. Meraz (72′), I. Moreno for R. Sandoval (72′), G. Sosa for B. Rubio (78′) and M. Fabian for M. Sansores (78′).
Best player: Nicolás Vikonis
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Mazatlán was the goalkeeper: Nicolás Vikonis. His rating is 7.44. He performed 2 saves.
Tijuana – Formation
Tijuana
Tijuana started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Sebastián Ariel Méndez Pardiñas played with: Jonathan Orozco , Eduardo Tercero , Lisandro López , Yonatthan Rak , Brayan Angulo , José Juan Vázquez , David Barbona , Marcel Ruíz , Lucas Rodríguez , Renato Ibarra and Facundo Ferreyra .
These were the players on the bench: Mauro Manotas , Christian Castillo , Gil Alcalá, Misael Domínguez, Joaquín Montecinos , Vladimir Loroña , Edgar López , Victor Guzmán, César Castillo and Christian Rivera.
Substitutions
Tijuana made 5 changes: E. Tercero for V. Lorona (46′), R. Ibarra for M. Manotas (46′), D. Barbona for J. Montecinos (63′), M. Ruiz for C. Castillo (75′) and F. Ferreyra for E. I. Lopez Rodriguez (75′).
Best player: Lisandro López
The player that probably impressed the most for Tijuana was Lisandro López.
His rating is with 56 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Guadalajara – Tigres UANL – 1-3
- Atlético San Luis – Toluca – 0-1
- Puebla – Atlas – 1-1
- Mazatlán – Tijuana – 2-0
