TIJUANA. Tijuana and Necaxa draw 1-1. F. Ferreyra scored the first goal (57′) for Tijuana. L. Garcia made it even (69′).
The match was played at the Estadio Caliente stadium in Tijuana on Friday and it started at 7:06 pm local time. The referee was Ismael Rosario Lopez Peñuelas who had the assistance of José Martínez and Mauricio Nieto Torres. The 4th official was Brian Omar González Veles. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.7 degrees Celsius or 56.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Tijuana was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Necaxa that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Necaxa had a more offensive attitude with 72 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Necaxa to win the match.
Tijuana shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Necaxa shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Tijuana received 2 yellow cards (C. Rivera and V. Lorona). On the other side, Necaxa received 2 yellow cards (I. Dominguez and A. Lopez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Tijuana will have 5 points like Monterrey and León to climb in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Necaxa will have 7 points like Guadalajara and Juárez to climb in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Tijuana will play away with Monterrey on the 1st of May with a 9-7 head to head stats in favor of Monterrey (10 draws).
Necaxa will host Guadalajara on the 30th of April with a 11-4 head to head record in favor of Guadalajara (7 draws).
Tijuana – Formation
Tijuana
90'
75'
57'
Tijuana started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Sebastián Ariel Méndez Pardiñas decided to play with the following team: Jonathan Orozco , Vladimir Loroña , Victor Guzmán , Lisandro López , Brayan Angulo , Christian Rivera , José Juan Vázquez , Marcel Ruíz , David Barbona , Facundo Ferreyra and Lucas Rodríguez .
The home team had on the bench: Jonathan Suárez, H. Weckmann, César Castillo, Misael Domínguez , Yonatthan Rak, Christian Castillo, Eduardo Tercero, J. Montecinos, Gil Alcalá and Edgar López .
Substitutions
Tijuana made 4 changes: D. Barbona for J. Montecinos (63′), C. Rivera for E. I. Lopez Rodriguez (74′), M. Ruiz for J. Dominguez (88′) and F. Ferreyra for H. Weckmann (88′).
Best player: Marcel Ruíz
The player that probably impressed the most for Tijuana was Marcel Ruíz.
His rating is with 42 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13.
Necaxa – Formation
Necaxa
Necaxa started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Miguel de Jesús Fuentes Razo played with: L. García, Luis Malagón , Idekel Domínguez , Fabricio Formiliano , Alexis Peña , Brian García , Fernando Madrigal , Fernando González , Alan Medina , Dieter Villalpando and Milton Giménez .
The following players were sitting on the bench: D. Gómez, H. Jurado, Maximiliano Salas , Édgar Hernández , Ángelo Araos, Facundo Batista , Alonso Escoboza, Antonio López , Jesus Alcantar and Alfredo Gutierrez.
Necaxa could not rely on the presence of E. Hernandez (injured) and F. Batista (injured).
Substitutions
Necaxa made 5 changes: F. Madrigal for A. Lopez (67′), A. Medina for H. Jurado (67′), L. Malagon for E. Hernandez (74′), L. Garcia for F. Batista (81′) and M. Gimenez for M. Salas (81′).
Best player: Dieter Villalpando
The most impressive player for Necaxa was Dieter Villalpando.
His rating is with 47 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Querétaro – Mazatlán – 2-0
- Tijuana – Necaxa – 1-1
- Juárez – Santos Laguna – 0-0
- Puebla – Monterrey – 1-0
