Pumas UNAM beats Puebla 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

MEXICO CITY. Pumas UNAM was in the end too good for Puebla.

By
Mark Hall
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Pumas UNAM beats Puebla 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

MEXICO CITY. Pumas UNAM was ultimately too much to handle for Puebla with the goal of Ali Ávila (77′), Ali Ávila (83′) and Guillermo Martínez (90′).

The match was played at the Estadio Olímpico de Universitario stadium in Mexico City on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Guillermo Pacheco Larios assisted by Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza and Sandra Ramírez. The 4th official was . The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.53 degrees Celsius or 74.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 16%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Pumas UNAM

3 - 0

Team 1

Puebla

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 12 Total 6
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 101 Attack 66
  • 46 Dangerous attack 27
  • 90 Ball safe 108
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 5
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Pumas UNAM was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Puebla that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Pumas UNAM was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pumas UNAM won the match​.

Pumas UNAM shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Puebla shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Pumas UNAM didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Puebla received 2 yellow cards (Kevin Velasco and Gastón Silva).

Also, Puebla didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Brayan Angulo (Puebla) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (85′).

Match Timeline

36'
Kevin Velasco- Yellow
44'
Gastón Silva- Yellow
Leo Suárez- sub ->Rodrigo López
53'
C. Gutiérrez- sub ->Jesús Rivas
63'
64'
Luis García- sub ->Gabriel Carabajal
64'
Daniel Álvarez- sub ->Patrick Villa
A. Ávila- sub ->Robert Ergas
64'
76'
Santiago Ormeño- sub ->Lucas Cavallini
76'
Lucas de los Santos- sub ->Fernando Navarro
A. Ávila(goal)
77'
81'
Martín Barragán- sub ->Kevin Velasco
A. Ávila(goal)Leonardo Suárez
83'
85'
Brayan Angulo- Red
Adrián Aldrete - sub ->Eduardo Salvio
87'
R. Galindo- sub ->Pablo Monroy
87'
Guillermo Martínez(goal)Leonardo Suárez
90'

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 playing this match, Pumas UNAM has 11 points like Guadalajara to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Puebla will stays with 4 points like Mazatlán, León and Santos Laguna to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Pumas UNAM will play away with Atlas on the 15th of February with a 12-7 head to head stats in favor of Pumas UNAM (19 draws).

Pumas UNAM – Formation

Pumas UNAM
G
Julio González 1.Mexico
7.0
D
Lisandro Magallán 4.Argentina
7.7
D
Nathan Silva 6.Brazil
7.9
D
P. Monroy 13.Mexico
7.1
87'
D
Jesús Rivas 189.Mexico
7.0
63'
M
Rodrigo López 7.Mexico
6.7
53'
M
Guillermo Martínez 9.Mexico
8.1
Goals90'
M
Eduardo Salvio 10.Argentina
6.8
87'
M
José Caicedo 18.Colombia
7.3
M
Robert Ergas 22.Uruguay
6.6
64'
M
P. Quispe 27.Peru
7.3
Substitutes
G
Gil Alcalá 33.Mexico
D
Pablo Bennevendo 2.Mexico
D
R. Galindo 3.Mexico
6.4
87'
D
Adrián Aldrete  16.Mexico
6.4
87'
M
C. Gutiérrez 11.Mexico
6.4
63'
M
S. Trigos 20.Mexico
M
Leo Suárez 32.Argentina
8.5
53'
M
M. Carreón 197.Mexico
F
A. Ávila 19.Mexico
8.4
64' Goals77', 83'

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

The manager Gustavo Alberto Lema decided to play with the following team: Julio González (7.0), Jesús Rivas (7.0), Nathan Silva (7.9), Lisandro Magallán (7.7), Pablo Monroy (7.1), Rodrigo López (6.7), José Caicedo (7.3), Eduardo Salvio (6.8), Piero Quispe (7.3), Robert Ergas (6.6) and Guillermo Martínez (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Pablo Bennevendo, José Galindo (6.4), Carlos Gutiérrez (6.4), Adrián Aldrete (6.4), Ali Ávila (8.4), Santiago Trigos, Leonardo Suárez (8.5), Gil Alcalá, Miguel Carreón Medel and Santiago López López.

Pumas UNAM could not rely on the presence of José Galindo (injured).

Substitutions

Pumas UNAM made 5 changes: Rodrigo López for Leonardo Suárez (53′), Jesús Rivas for Carlos Gutiérrez (63′), Robert Ergas for Ali Ávila (64′), Eduardo Salvio for Adrián Aldrete (87′) and Pablo Monroy for José Galindo (87′).

Player of the match: Leonardo Suárez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Pumas UNAM was Leonardo Suárez even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.5 with 16 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was amazing also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 53′.

Puebla – Formation

Puebla
G
Jesús Rodríguez 30.Mexico
7.0
D
Sebastián Olmedo 3.Paraguay
6.3
D
Diego de Buen  5.Mexico
6.7
D
Gastón Silva 21.Uruguay
6.3
44'
D
Brayan Angulo 26.Colombia
6.6
85'
M
Fernando Navarro 1.Mexico
7.0
76'
M
Pablo González 6.Mexico
7.0
M
Gabriel Carabajal 11.Argentina
6.3
64'
M
Kevin Velasco 20.Colombia
6.8
81' 36'
F
Lucas Cavallini 9.Canada
7.0
76'
Substitutes
G
Miguel Fraga 25.Mexico
M
Efraín Orona 4.Mexico
M
Daniel Álvarez 7.Mexico
6.3
64'
M
Lucas de los Santos 14.Uruguay
5.3
76'
M
Carlos Baltazar 22.Mexico
M
Daniel Aguilar 23.Mexico
F
Santiago Ormeño 17.Peru
6.4
76'
F
Luis García 18.Mexico
6.6
64'
F
Miguel Sansores 27.Mexico
F
Martín Barragán 28.Mexico
6.8
81'

Puebla started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Ricardo Carbajal played with: Jesus Rodriguez (7.0), Patrick Villa (7.1), Sebastián Olmedo (6.3), Diego de Buen (6.7), Gastón Silva (6.3), Brayan Angulo (6.6), Kevin Velasco (6.8), Fernando Navarro (7.0), Pablo González (7.0), Gabriel Carabajal (6.3) and Lucas Cavallini (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Efraín Orona, Daniel Álvarez (6.3), Lucas de los Santos (5.3), Santiago Ormeño (6.4), Luis García (6.6), Carlos Baltazar, Daniel Aguilar, Miguel Fraga, Miguel Sansores and Martín Barragán (6.8).

Substitutions

Puebla made 5 changes: Lucas Cavallini for Santiago Ormeño (76′), Fernando Navarro for Lucas de los Santos (76′), Gabriel Carabajal for Luis García (64′), Patrick Villa for Daniel Álvarez (64′) and Kevin Velasco for Martín Barragán (81′).

Player of the match: Patrick Villa​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Puebla was Patrick Villa.

His rating is 7.1 with 14 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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