MEXICO CITY. Necaxa managed to reverse the scoreline against Cruz Azul to win 2-1. It was Cruz Azul to strike first with a penalty of J. Escobar at the 34′. Then it was a goal in the 85′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Aguirre gave the win to Necaxa in the 90′ minute.
The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Erick Yair Miranda Galindo assisted by Pablo Israel Hernández Luna and Jéssica Fernanda Morales Morales. The 4th official was Mario Terrazas Chávez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Cruz Azul was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Necaxa that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Necaxa was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Necaxa won the contest.
Cruz Azul shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Necaxa shot 19 times, 8 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Cruz Azul received 1 yellow card (J. Dominguez). Regarding the opposition, Necaxa received 4 yellow cards (I. Dominguez, F. Formiliano, R. Aguirre and A. Araos).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Cruz Azul will stay with 10 points like Tigres UANL to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Necaxa will have 6 points like Juárez to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Cruz Azul will play away with América on the 1st of May with a 16-10 head to head statistic in favor of América (15 draws).
Necaxa will host Guadalajara on the 30th of April with a 11-4 head to head record in favor of Guadalajara (7 draws).
Cruz Azul – Formation
Cruz Azul
76'
74'
34'
Cruz Azul started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Juan Máximo Reynoso Guzmán decided to play with the following team: Jesús Corona , Juan Escobar , Pablo Aguilar , Julio César Domínguez , Alejandro Mayorga , Erik Lira , Rafael Baca , Uriel Antuna , Carlos Rodriguez , José Rivero and Brayan Angulo .
The home team had on the bench: Sebastián Jurado, Ángel Romero , Luis Abram , Rómulo Otero, Joaquín Martínez, Christian Tabó , Santiago Giménez , Iván Morales , Cristian Jiménez and Luis Mendoza.
Substitutions
Cruz Azul made 5 changes: C. Rodriguez for I. Morales (46′), B. Angulo for S. Gimenez (46′), I. Rivero for A. Romero (66′), J. Dominguez for L. Abram (76′) and U. Antuna for C. Tabo (77′).
Best player: Uriel Antuna
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cruz Azul was Uriel Antuna.
His rating is with 23 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Necaxa – Formation
Necaxa
Necaxa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Pablo Adrián Guede Barriero played with: Luis Malagón , Brian García , Alexis Peña , Fabricio Formiliano , Idekel Domínguez , Fernando Madrigal , Fernando González , Dieter Villalpando , Maximiliano Salas , Milton Giménez and Luis Garcia .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Antonio López, Emiliano Perez, Alejandro Andrade, Rodrigo Aguirre , Facundo Batista, Ángelo Araos , Alan Medina , Heriberto De Jesus , Jesus Alcantar and Diego Gómez.
Necaxa could not rely on the presence of Jesus Alcantar (injured).
Substitutions
Necaxa made 5 changes: L. Garcia for A. Medina (62′), A. Pena for Jesus Alcantar (63′), M. Salas for H. Jurado (69′), F. Madrigal for A. Araos (69′) and D. Villalpando for R. Aguirre (78′).
Best player: Milton Giménez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Necaxa was Milton Giménez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (56% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 21.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Pumas UNAM – León – 2-1
- Santos Laguna – América – 2-3
- Cruz Azul – Necaxa – 1-2
