ZAPOPAN. Guadalajara beats Pumas UNAM 3-1. Guadalajara got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Cade Cowell (53′) and Antonio Briseño (68′). Pumas UNAM tried to recover with a goal from Eduardo Salvio (74′). Nonetheless, the encounter was closed by a goal (80′) scored by Víctor Guzmán for Guadalajara.
The match was played at the Estadio AKRON stadium in Zapopan on Saturday and it started at 7:05 pm local time. The referee was Óscar Macías Romo with the collaboration of Michel Ricardo Espinoza Avalos and Oscar Yahir Barriga Castro. The 4th official was Hector Salvador Solorio Arreola. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.33 degrees Celsius or 86.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 20%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 17 Total 14
- 5 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 8
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 106 Attack 89
- 48 Dangerous attack 29
- 90 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 6
Fouls
- 4 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 7
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Guadalajara was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Pumas UNAM that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Guadalajara was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Guadalajara won the match.
Guadalajara shot 17 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Pumas UNAM shot 14 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Guadalajara didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Pumas UNAM received 1 yellow card (Nathan Silva).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Guadalajara has 15 points like Pumas UNAM, Tigres UANL and Necaxa to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Pumas UNAM will stays with 15 points like Tigres UANL, Guadalajara and Necaxa to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
Guadalajara – Formation
Guadalajara started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Fernando Rubén Gago decided to play with the following team: José Rangel
, Alan Mozo , Antonio Briseño , Leonardo Sepúlveda , Jesús Orozco Chiquete , Fernando Beltran , Érick Gutiérrez , Víctor Guzmán , Roberto Alvarado , Ricardo Marín and Cade Cowell .The home team had on the bench: José Juan Macías Guzmán, Isaac Brizuela, Javier Hernández, Jesús Sánchez, Fernando González, Alan Torres, Óscar Whalley, Juan Brigido, Mateo Chavez Garcia and Alejandro Organista.
Substitutions
Guadalajara made 2 changes: Cade Cowell for Mateo Chavez Garcia (88′) and Fernando Beltran for Javier Hernández (88′).
Player of the match: Víctor Guzmán
The player that probably impressed the most for Guadalajara was Víctor Guzmán.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 30 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.Pumas UNAM – Formation
Pumas UNAM started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Gustavo Alberto Lema played with: Julio González
, Jesús Rivas , Nathan Silva , José Galindo , Pablo Monroy , Leonardo Suárez , Piero Quispe , Rodrigo López , Ulises Rivas , Eduardo Salvio and Guillermo Martínez .The following players were sitting on the bench: Pablo Bennevendo, Christian Tabó
, Carlos Gutiérrez , César Huerta , Adrián Aldrete , Ali Ávila, Santiago Trigos, Robert Ergas , Gil Alcalá and Miguel Carreón Medel.Pumas UNAM could not rely on the presence of Adrián Aldrete (injured).
Substitutions
Pumas UNAM made 5 changes: Piero Quispe for César Huerta (46′), Pablo Monroy for Robert Ergas (63′), Rodrigo López for Christian Tabó (74′), José Galindo for Adrián Aldrete (63′) and Jesús Rivas for Carlos Gutiérrez (75′).
Player of the match: Eduardo Salvio
The player that probably impressed the most for Pumas UNAM was Eduardo Salvio.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 45 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Tigres UANL – Atlas – 1-1
- Guadalajara – Pumas UNAM – 3-1
- América – Cruz Azul – 1-0
- Toluca – Tijuana – 2-0