SANTIAGO DE QUERéTARO. Querétaro defeats Mazatlán with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Escamilla (59′) and a goal from A. Sepulveda (90′). Querétaro capitalized on its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Estadio La Corregidora stadium in Santiago de Querétaro on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre who was helped by Karen Janett Díaz Medina and Erick Durón Martínez. The 4th official was Edgar Allan Morales Olvera. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.5 degrees Celsius or 72.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Querétaro was in firm control of the ball 58% while Mazatlán was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Querétaro was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Querétaro won the match​.

Querétaro shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Mazatlán shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Querétaro received 2 yellow cards (J. Hernandez and A. Sepulveda). Talking about the opposition, Mazatlán received 3 yellow cards (R. Meraz, Y. Nogueira and N. Benedetti).

Standings

After this contest, Querétaro will have 6 points like Mazatlán to move down in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Mazatlán will stay with 6 points to move up in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Querétaro will host Juárez on the 30th of April with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Querétaro (1 draw).

Mazatlán will host Puebla on the 30th of April with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Puebla (0 draws).

Querétaro – Formation

Querétaro started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Rolando Hernán Cristante Mandarino decided to play with the following team: Washington Aguerre (7.6), Omar Mendoza (7.4), Maximiliano Perg (7.3), Enzo Martínez (7.9), Erik Vera (7.4), Leonardo Sequeira (6.2), Kevin Escamilla (7.6), Jorge Hernández (6.7), Pablo Barrera (7.0), Ángel Sepúlveda (7.7) and Jose Enrique Angulo (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jonathan Gonzalez, David Cabrera, Francisco Figueroa, Daniel Cervantes, Jefferson Montero (6.2), José Godínez, Antonio Rodríguez, Juan Romagnoli (6.4), Raúl Torres and Areli Betsiel Hernandez (6.4).

Querétaro could not rely on the presence of J. Montero (injured) and A. Hernandez (injured).

Substitutions

Querétaro made 5 changes: L. Sequeira for J. Montero (44′), J. Angulo for J. Gonzalez (61′), K. Escamilla for J. Romagnoli (61′), E. Vera for A. Hernandez (87′) and J. Montero for R. D. Torres Rodriguez (87′).

Best player: Enzo Martínez​

The most impressive player for Querétaro was Enzo Martínez even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 48 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12.

Mazatlán – Formation

Mazatlán started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Beñat San José Gil played with: Nicolás Vikonis (6.2), Iván Moreno (6.1), Néstor Vidrio (7.6), Ygor Nogueira (6.2), Carlos Vargas (7.0), Nicolás Díaz (6.9), Roberto Meraz (6.4), Jefferson Intriago (6.8), Nicolás Benedetti (6.4), Miguel Sansores (6.6) and Gonzalo Sosa (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Marco Fabián (6.6), Raúl Sandoval (6.6), Bryan Colula (6.6), Alfonso Sánchez, Gonzalo Freitas, Oswaldo Alanís, Jesús Zavala, Ricardo Gutierrez, Jorge Zarate (6.8) and Brian Rubio (6.2).

Substitutions

Mazatlán made 5 changes: M. Sansores for M. Fabian (46′), N. Benedetti for B. Colula (61′), C. Vargas for B. Rubio (74′), N. Diaz for R. Sandoval (74′) and R. Meraz for J. Zarate (74′).

Best player: Néstor Vidrio​

The most impressive player for Mazatlán was Néstor Vidrio.

His rating is (7.6) with 39 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 6.

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