TOLUCA DE LERDO. Toluca conquers Santos Laguna 1-0 after T. Volpi scored a penalty (75′).
The match was played at the Estadio Nemesio Díez stadium in Toluca de Lerdo on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Abraham de Jesús Quirarte Contreras with the assistance of Enrique Martínez Sandoval and Oscar Yahir Barriga Castro. The 4th official was Gustavo Padilla Aguirre. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 21.75 degrees Celsius or 71.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 6 Total 7
- 1 On Target 0
- 3 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 132 Attack 85
- 38 Dangerous attack 25
- 67 Ball safe 94
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 18 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Toluca was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Santos Laguna that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Toluca had a more offensive attitude with 38 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Toluca won the match.
Toluca shot 6 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Santos Laguna shot 7 times, 0 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Toluca received 3 yellow cards (Federico Pereira, Marcel Ruiz and Claudio Baeza). On the opposite side, Santos Laguna received 2 yellow cards (Bruno Amione and Pedro Aquino).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Toluca has 21 points to move down in the 8th place. On the other side, Santos Laguna will stays with 4 points like Tijuana and Puebla to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Toluca will host Tijuana on the 25th of February with a 12-12 head to head statistic.
Toluca – Formation
Toluca
75'
61'
35'
Toluca started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Renato Manuel Alves Paiva decided to play with the following team: Tiago Volpi , Brian García , Federico Pereira , Juan Escobar , Maximiliano Araújo , Claudio Baeza , Tomás Belmonte , Marcel Ruiz , Alexis Vega , Jean Meneses and Iván López .
The home team had on the bench: Fernando Piñuelas, Valber Huerta, Juan Domínguez , Carlos Orrantía , Jesús Angulo , Mauricio Isaís, Antonio Figueroa, Luis García, Isaias Violante and Víctor Manuel Arteaga Camarena.
Toluca could not rely on the presence of Carlos Orrantía (injured).
Substitutions
Toluca made 4 changes: Maximiliano Araújo for Carlos Orrantía (35′), Tomás Belmonte for Jesús Angulo (70′), Iván López for Isaías Violante Romero (70′) and Jean Meneses for Juan Domínguez (46′).
Player of the match: Tiago Volpi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Toluca was the goalkeeper: Tiago Volpi. His rating is 7.65. He scored 1 goal.
Santos Laguna – Formation
Santos Laguna
Santos Laguna started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza played with: Carlos Acevedo , Ismael Govea , Santiago Núñez , Dória , Bruno Amione , Emmanuel Ricardo Echeverría Mata , Diego Medina , Alan Cervantes , Pedro Aquino , Jordan Carrillo Rodríguez and Santiago Muñoz .
They had on the bench: Franco Fagúndez , Duván Vergara , Jesús Ocejo , Jair Gonzalez , Hugo Rodríguez , Ronaldo Prieto, Raúl López, Gibran Lajud, Salvador Mariscal and S. Carrillo.
Substitutions
Santos Laguna made 5 changes: Santiago Muñoz for Jesús Ocejo (46′), Alan Cervantes for Franco Fagúndez (81′), Diego Medina for Jair Gonzalez (82′), Santiago Núñez for Hugo Rodríguez (82′) and Emmanuel Ricardo Echeverría Mata for Duván Vergara (82′).
Player of the match: Bruno Amione
The player that probably impressed the most for Santos Laguna was Bruno Amione.
His rating is with 56 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
