TOLUCA DE LERDO. Toluca was able to turn the tables against Tigres UANL to win 2-1. It was Tigres UANL to strike first with a goal of Ozziel Herrera at the 35′. Then it was a goal in the 54′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Tiago Volpi gave the win to Toluca in the 71′ minute with a penalty. Toluca was decisively better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Sebastián Córdova received a red card (45′). This red card was one of the reason why Tigres UANL lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Nemesio Díez stadium in Toluca de Lerdo on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Adonai Escobedo González with the support of Manuel Enrique Martínez Sánchez and Jair De Jesús Sosa García. The 4th official was Áxel Meza Méndez. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 20.67 degrees Celsius or 69.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 25%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 23 Total 4
- 7 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 3
- 8 Shots blocked 1
- 120 Attack 46
- 65 Dangerous attack 20
- 85 Ball safe 72
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 6
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Toluca was in firm control of the ball 61% while Tigres UANL was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Toluca was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Toluca won the match.
Toluca shot 23 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tigres UANL shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Toluca received 3 yellow cards (Alexis Vega, Iván López and Iván López). Regarding the opposition, Tigres UANL received 3 yellow cards (Guido Pizarro, Juan Sánchez and Nahuel Guzmán).
Also, Tigres UANL didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Sebastián Córdova (Tigres UANL) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (45′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Toluca has 21 points like América to drop in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Tigres UANL will stays with 18 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
Toluca – Formation
Toluca
71'
46'
52'
Toluca adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Renato Manuel Alves Paiva decided to play with the following team: Tiago Volpi , Carlos Orrantía , Federico Pereira , Juan Escobar , Brian García , Claudio Baeza , Tomás Belmonte , Juan Domínguez , Alexis Vega , Jean Meneses and Marcel Ruiz .
The home team had on the bench: Fernando Piñuelas, Jesús Angulo , Maximiliano Araújo , Mauricio Isaís, Iván López , Antonio Figueroa, Luis García, Isaias Violante, Víctor Manuel Arteaga Camarena and Everardo López.
Substitutions
Toluca made 3 changes: Alexis Vega for Jesús Angulo (80′), Tomás Belmonte for Iván López (41′) and Carlos Orrantía for Maximiliano Araújo (46′).
Player of the match: Alexis Vega
The most impressive player for Toluca was Alexis Vega.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Tigres UANL – Formation
Tigres UANL
45'
Also Tigres UANL adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Robert Dante Siboldi Badiola played with: Nahuel Guzmán , Javier Aquino , Guido Pizarro , Samir Caetano , Jose Garcia , Sebastián Emiliano Fierro González , Fernando Gorriarán , Ozziel Herrera , Sebastián Córdova , Marcelo Flores and Nicolás Ibañez .
These were the players on the bench: Juan Sánchez , Rafael Carioca, Juan Vigón , André-Pierre Gignac, Juan Brunetta , Diego Reyes, Eduardo Tercero, Carlos Rodríguez, Jesús Angulo and Diego Alexander Sánchez Guevara.
Substitutions
Tigres UANL made 4 changes: Fernando Gorriarán for Juan Brunetta (76′), Marcelo Flores for Juan Sánchez (46′), Jose Garcia for Jesús Angulo (65′) and Ozziel Herrera for Juan Vigón (65′).
Player of the match: Nahuel Guzmán
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tigres UANL was the goalkeeper: Nahuel Guzmán. His rating is 7.85. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Querétaro – Santos Laguna – 0-1
- Atlético San Luis – Puebla – 4-0
- Mazatlán – Necaxa – 2-1
- Toluca – Tigres UANL – 2-1
