MEXICO CITY. Cruz Azul tops Tigres UANL 1-0 after D. Reyes scored an own goal 83min. Cruz Azul was much better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Cruz Azul remained in 10 after Willer Ditta received a red card in the 90′. On the other side, also Eduardo Tercero received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Tigres UANL lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Saturday and it started at 9:05 pm local time. The referee was Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava who had the assistance of Leonardo Javier Castillo Rodríguez and Michel Caballero Galicia. The 4th official was Vicente Jassiel Reynoso Arce. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 16.2 degrees Celsius or 61.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 23 Total 6
- 6 On Target 1
- 12 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 112 Attack 63
- 49 Dangerous attack 26
- 88 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Cruz Azul was in firm control of the ball 66% while Tigres UANL was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cruz Azul was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cruz Azul won the match.
Cruz Azul shot 23 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Tigres UANL shot 6 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Cruz Azul received 2 yellow cards (Carlos Rodríguez and Willer Ditta). Talking about the opposition, Tigres UANL received 4 yellow cards (Nahuel Guzmán, Ozziel Herrera, André-Pierre Gignac and Juan Sánchez).
(Cruz Azul) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Also, Tigres UANL didn’t end the match with 11 players after Eduardo Tercero (Tigres UANL) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Cruz Azul has 17 points like Atlas to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Tigres UANL will stays with 14 points like Monterrey and América to climb in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Cruz Azul will play away with León on the 22nd of February with a 13-5 head to head in favor of Cruz Azul (9 draws).
Cruz Azul – Formation
Cruz Azul
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Cruz Azul started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Martin Anselmi decided to play with the following team: Kevin Mier , Willer Ditta , Érik Lira , Gonzalo Piovi , Rodrigo Huescas , Lorenzo Faravelli , Carlos Rodríguez , Carlos Rotondi , Uriel Antuna , Alexis Gutiérrez and Ángel Sepúlveda .
The home team had on the bench: Andrés Gudiño, Rafael Guerrero, Carlos Salcedo , C. Cándido , Ignacio Rivero , Carlos Vargas, Amaury Morales Rosas , Jorge Luis García Rivas, Mauro Zaleta and M. Levy .
Substitutions
Cruz Azul made 3 changes: Lorenzo Faravelli for Ignacio Rivero (79′), Alexis Gutiérrez for Carlos Salcedo (88′) and Carlos Rotondi for C. Cándido (89′).
Player of the match: Gonzalo Piovi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cruz Azul was Gonzalo Piovi even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 92 passes (92% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Tigres UANL – Formation
Tigres UANL
Tigres UANL started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Robert Dante Siboldi Badiola played with: Nahuel Guzmán , Jose Garcia , Samir Caetano , Juan Sánchez , Jesús Angulo , Rafael Carioca , Fernando Gorriarán , Ozziel Herrera , Juan Brunetta , Diego Lainez and André-Pierre Gignac .
These were the players on the bench: Juan Vigón , Nicolás Ibañez, Diego Reyes , Eduardo Tercero , Sebastián Córdova , Marcelo Flores , Carlos Rodríguez, Sebastián Emiliano Fierro González, Fernando Ordonez and Diego Alexander Sánchez Guevara.
Substitutions
Tigres UANL made 5 changes: Juan Brunetta for Sebastián Córdova (62′), Diego Lainez for Marcelo Flores (61′), Fernando Gorriarán for Juan Vigón (62′), Jesús Angulo for Diego Reyes (75′) and Jose Garcia for Eduardo Tercero (80′).
Player of the match: Nahuel Guzmán
The most impressive player for Tigres UANL was the goalkeeper: Nahuel Guzmán. His rating is 8.36. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
