MAZATLáN. Mazatlán bested Necaxa to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Mazatlán to strike first with a goal of Andres Montaño at the 59′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Gustavo del Prete gave the win to Mazatlán in the 79′ minute with a goal. Mazatlán was much better in terms of ball possession (75%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Eduardo Fentanes Orozco received a red card (31′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Necaxa lost the match.

Diber Cambindo squandered a decisive penalty (45′). That would have allowed Necaxa to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Estadio de Mazatlán (Mazatlán) stadium in Mazatlán on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava with the help of Mauricio Nieto Torres and . The 4th official was . The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 21.8 degrees Celsius or 71.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Mazatlán

2 - 1

Necaxa

  • ! 75 Ball Possession 25
Shots
  • 15 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 116 Attack 72
  • 81 Dangerous attack 30
  • 86 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Mazatlán had a strong ball possession 75% while Necaxa was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Mazatlán was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mazatlán won the match​.

Mazatlán shot 15 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Necaxa shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Mazatlán received 2 yellow cards (Sergio Flores and Andres Montaño). Regarding the opposition, Necaxa received 3 yellow cards (Diber Cambindo, Alán Montes and Fernando Arce).

Also, Necaxa didn’t end the match with 11 players after Eduardo Fentanes Orozco (Necaxa) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (31′).

Match Timeline

Andrés Montaño- Yellow
30'
Josué Colmán- sub ->Luis Amarilla
33'
Sergio Flores- sub ->Jefferson Intriago
35'
36'
Fernando Arce- Yellow
39'
Fernando Arce(yellowredcard)
Sergio Flores- Yellow
38'
40'
Alán Montes- Yellow
45'
Diber Cambindo- missed penaltyDiber Cambindo
Andrés Montaño(goal)
59'
60'
Diber Cambindo(goal)Brayan Garnica
59'
Heriberto Jurado- sub ->Ricardo Monreal
60'
Edgar Méndez- sub ->Emilio Martínez
Alonso Escoboza- sub ->Jair Díaz
71'
Alan Medina- sub ->José Madueña
71'
74'
Alejandro Andrade- sub ->José Paradela
Gustavo del Prete(goal)Josué Colmán
79'
82'
Jorge Rodríguez- sub ->Diego Gómez
83'
Andrés Colorado- sub ->Alán Montes
90'
Diber Cambindo- Yellow

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, Mazatlán has 9 points to drop in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Necaxa will stays with 15 points like Pumas UNAM and Guadalajara to hold in the 18th place.

Next matches

Mazatlán – Formation

Mazatlán
G
Hugo González 13.Mexico
7.3
D
Jair Díaz 4.Mexico
6.8
71'
D
Facundo Almada 5.Argentina
7.0
D
Ventura Alvarado 31.United States
7.0
D
José Madueña 33.Mexico
7.5
71'
M
Brian Rubio 9.Mexico
6.6
M
Yoel Bárcenas 11.Panama
7.7
M
Andrés Montaño 22.Mexico
7.9
30' 59'
M
Gustavo del Prete 32.Argentina
7.8
79'
M
Jefferson Intriago 35.Ecuador
6.8
35'
F
Luis Amarilla 24.Paraguay
7.0
33'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Gutiérrez 1.Mexico
D
Luis Sánchez 3.Mexico
D
Salvador Rodríguez 12.Mexico
D
José Esquivel 16.Mexico
M
Alan Medina 7.Mexico
6.7
71'
M
Josué Colmán 8.Paraguay
7.3
33'
M
Alonso Escoboza 17.Mexico
7.0
71'
M
Sergio Flores 23.Mexico
7.1
35' 38'
F
Stiven Plaza 18.Ecuador

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

The manager Ismael Rescalvo Sánchez decided to play with the following team: Hugo Gonzalez (7.3), José Madueña (7.5), Facundo Almada (7.0), Ventura Alvarado (7.0), Jair Díaz (6.8), Jefferson Intriago (6.8), Andres Montaño (7.9), Brian Rubio (6.6), Gustavo del Prete (7.8), Yoel Bárcenas (7.7) and Luis Amarilla (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Ricardo Gutierrez, Luis Sánchez, Alan Medina (6.7), Josué Colmán (7.3), Salvador Rodriguez, José Joaquín Esquivel, Alonso Escoboza (7.0), Stiven Ricardo Plaza Castillo, Sergio Flores (7.1) and Ramiro Árciga.

Mazatlán could not rely on the presence of Sergio Flores (injured) and Josué Colmán (injured).

Substitutions

Mazatlán made 4 changes: Jefferson Intriago for Sergio Flores (35′), Luis Amarilla for Josué Colmán (33′), José Madueña for Alan Medina (71′) and Jair Díaz for Alonso Escoboza (71′).

Player of the match: Andres Montaño​

The most impressive player for Mazatlán was Andres Montaño.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 73 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Necaxa – Formation

Necaxa
G
Ezequiel Unsain 22.Argentina
7.7
D
Emilio Martínez 2.Mexico
6.6
60'
D
Agustín Oliveros 3.Uruguay
7.1
D
Alexis Peña 4.Mexico
7.0
D
Alán Montes 23.Mexico
6.8
83' 40'
M
José Paradela 10.Argentina
7.3
74'
M
Brayan Garnica 15.Mexico
7.8
M
Diego Gómez 19.Mexico
6.8
82'
M
Ricardo Monreal 30.Mexico
6.3
59'
M
Fernando Arce 33.United States
5.6
36'
F
Diber Cambindo 27.Colombia
6.4
90' 60'
Substitutes
G
Raúl Gudiño 1.Mexico
D
Alejandro Mayorga 5.Mexico
D
Jorge Rodríguez 20.Mexico
6.4
82'
D
Jair Cortés 24.Mexico
M
Heriberto Jurado 11.Mexico
6.6
59'
M
Alejandro Andrade 13.Mexico
6.6
74'
M
Andrés Colorado 25.Colombia
6.8
83'
F
Edgar Méndez 7.Spain
6.6
60'
F
Braian Samudio 18.Paraguay

Necaxa started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Eduardo Fentanes Orozco played with: Ezequiel Unsain (7.7), Emilio Martínez (6.6), Alexis Peña (7.0), Alán Montes (6.8), Agustín Oliveros (7.1), Ricardo Monreal (6.3), Fernando Arce (5.6), Diego Gómez (6.8), Brayan Garnica (7.8), José Paradela (7.3) and Diber Cambindo (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Raúl Gudiño, Alejandro Mayorga, Edgar Méndez (6.6), Heriberto Jurado (6.6), Alejandro Andrade (6.6), Braian Samudio, Jorge Rodríguez (6.4), Jair Cortés, Andrés Colorado (6.8) and Waldo Madrid.

Substitutions

Necaxa made 5 changes: Ricardo Monreal for Heriberto Jurado (59′), Emilio Martínez for Edgar Méndez (60′), José Paradela for Alejandro Andrade (74′), Alán Montes for Andrés Colorado (83′) and Diego Gómez for Jorge Rodríguez (82′).

Player of the match: Brayan Garnica​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Necaxa was Brayan Garnica.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 24 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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