MEXICO CITY. Cruz Azul was after all too much to handle for Guadalajara with the goal of Lorenzo Faravelli (7′), Uriel Antuna (27′) and Uriel Antuna (33′). Cruz Azul was truly superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Saturday and it started at 7:05 pm local time. The referee was César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos with the assistance of Marco Antonio Bisguerra Mendiola and Jesús Lorenzo Soto Dávila. The 4th official was Yonatan Peinado Aguirre. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.17 degrees Celsius or 75.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 9 Total 7
- 3 On Target 3
- 2 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 87 Attack 91
- 35 Dangerous attack 64
- 109 Ball safe 56
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 7
Fouls
- 9 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 7 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Cruz Azul had a strong ball possession 64% while Guadalajara was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Guadalajara was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Cruz Azul succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Cruz Azul shot 9 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Guadalajara shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Cruz Azul didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Guadalajara received 2 yellow cards (Fernando González and Antonio Briseño).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Cruz Azul has 17 points like Atlas to sit in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Guadalajara will stays with 15 points like Pumas UNAM and Necaxa to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
Cruz Azul – Formation
Cruz Azul
75'
7'
Cruz Azul started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Martin Anselmi decided to play with the following team: Kevin Mier , Ignacio Rivero , 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, Carlos Salcedo , C. Cándido , Carlos Vargas , Raymundo Rubio, Amaury Morales Rosas, Jorge Luis García Rivas, Mauro Zaleta , Bryan Javier Gamboa Galarza and M. Levy .
Cruz Azul could not rely on the presence of Mauro Zaleta (injured).
Substitutions
Cruz Azul made 4 changes: Alexis Gutiérrez for C. Cándido (68′), Rodrigo Huescas for Carlos Salcedo (67′), Carlos Rotondi for Mauro Zaleta (75′) and Gonzalo Piovi for Carlos Vargas (75′).
Player of the match: Uriel Antuna
The most impressive player for Cruz Azul was Uriel Antuna.
His rating is with 2 goals, 33 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Guadalajara – Formation
Guadalajara
81'
Guadalajara started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Fernando Rubén Gago played with: José Rangel , Alan Mozo , Antonio Briseño , Leonardo Sepúlveda , Jesús Orozco Chiquete , Fernando Beltran , Érick Gutiérrez , Víctor Guzmán , Cade Cowell , Ricardo Marín and Roberto Alvarado .
These were the players on the bench: José Juan Macías Guzmán , Isaac Brizuela, Javier Hernández , Jesús Sánchez, Fernando González , Alan Torres , Óscar Whalley, Jonathan Padilla, Mateo Chavez Garcia and Luis Gabriel Rey Mejía.
Substitutions
Guadalajara made 5 changes: Víctor Guzmán for Mateo Chavez Garcia (46′), Érick Gutiérrez for Fernando González (58′), Ricardo Marín for José Juan Macías Guzmán (58′), Fernando Beltran for Alan Torres (58′) and Cade Cowell for Javier Hernández (76′).
Player of the match: Roberto Alvarado
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Guadalajara was Roberto Alvarado.
His rating is with 32 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
