León steals a 2-1 win against Guadalajara. HIGHLIGHTS

ZAPOPAN. León defeated Guadalajara to win 2-1. A penalty from R. Alvarado was decisive in the 90min.

By
Mark Hall
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León steals a 2-1 win against Guadalajara. HIGHLIGHTS

ZAPOPAN. León overcame Guadalajara to win 2-1. A penalty from R. Alvarado was decisive in the 90min. It was León to strike first with a penalty of Federico Viñas at the 33′. Then Alfonso Alvarado scored again for León in the 85′ minute. Eventually, Roberto Alvarado reduced the distance for Guadalajara a penalty (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Guadalajara was vastly better in terms of ball possession (67%).​

León remained in 10 after Jorge Bava received a red card in the 30′. Nevertheless, León still succeeded in win this contest competing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Estadio AKRON stadium in Zapopan on Saturday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Quintero Huittrón assisted by Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza and Jonathan Maximiliano Gómez Olmos. The 4th official was Óscar Mejía García. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.44 degrees Celsius or 86.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 14%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Guadalajara

1 - 2

Team 1

León

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 12 Total 11
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 153 Attack 65
  • 58 Dangerous attack 24
  • 90 Ball safe 78
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 8 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Guadalajara had a strong ball possession 67% while León was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Guadalajara was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, León found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Guadalajara shot 12 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, León shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Guadalajara received 4 yellow cards (Érick Gutiérrez, Víctor Guzmán, Fernando González and Jesús Orozco Chiquete). On the other side, León received 1 yellow card (Iván Moreno).

Also, León didn’t end the match with 11 players after Jorge Bava (León) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (30′).

Match Timeline

Javier Hernández(VAR)
11'
9'
Gonzalo Nápoli- sub ->David Ramírez
Fernando González- Yellow
29'
Jesús Orozco Chiquete- Yellow
31'
33'
Federico Viñas(penalty)
M. Chávez- sub ->Leonardo Sepúlveda
46'
J. Juan Macías- sub ->Fernando González
46'
46'
William Tesillo- sub ->Osvaldo Rodríguez
48'
Iván Moreno- Yellow
Víctor Guzmán- Yellow
51'
Fernando Beltran- sub ->Víctor Guzmán
61'
Ricardo Marín- sub ->Javier Hernández
61'
71'
Alfonso Alvarado- sub ->Elías Hernández
71'
Ángel Mena- sub ->Federico Viñas
Isaac Brizuela- sub ->Cade Cowell
74'
Érick Gutiérrez- Yellow
75'
85'
Alfonso Alvarado(goal)Luís Cervantes
Roberto Alvarado(penalty)
90'

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 this match, Guadalajara stays with 15 points like Necaxa to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, León will has 14 points to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

Guadalajara – Formation

Guadalajara
G
J. Rangel 27.Mexico
7.1
D
Alan Mozo 2.Mexico
6.3
D
Antonio Briseño 4.Mexico
7.0
D
Jesús Orozco Chiquete 13.Mexico
6.8
31'
D
L. Sepúlveda 43.United States
6.3
46'
M
Víctor Guzmán 5.Mexico
7.5
61' 51'
M
Érick Gutiérrez 15.Mexico
7.1
75'
M
Fernando González 28.Mexico
6.7
46' 29'
F
Javier Hernández 14.Mexico
7.0
61'
F
C. Cowell 16.United States
6.4
74'
F
Roberto Alvarado 25.Mexico
7.9
Goals90'
Substitutes
G
Óscar Whalley 30.Spain
D
Jesús Sánchez 17.Mexico
M
Isaac Brizuela 11.Mexico
6.6
74'
M
Fernando Beltran 20.Mexico
6.4
61'
M
Alan Torres 29.Mexico
M
M. Chávez 50.Mexico
6.8
46'
F
J. Juan Macías 9.Mexico
6.6
46'
F
Ricardo Marín 19.Mexico
7.5
61'
F
J. Brígido 32.Mexico

Guadalajara started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Fernando Rubén Gago decided to play with the following team: José Rangel (7.1), Alan Mozo (6.3), Antonio Briseño (7.0), Jesús Orozco Chiquete (6.8), Leonardo Sepúlveda (6.3), Víctor Guzmán (7.5), Fernando González (6.7), Érick Gutiérrez (7.1), Roberto Alvarado (7.9), Javier Hernández (7.0) and Cade Cowell (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: José Juan Macías Guzmán (6.6), Isaac Brizuela (6.6), Jesús Sánchez, Ricardo Marín (7.5), Fernando Beltran (6.4), Alan Torres, Óscar Whalley, Juan Brigido, Mateo Chavez Garcia (6.8) and Luis Gabriel Rey Mejía.

Substitutions

Guadalajara made 5 changes: Leonardo Sepúlveda for Mateo Chavez Garcia (46′), Fernando González for José Juan Macías Guzmán (46′), Víctor Guzmán for Fernando Beltran (61′), Javier Hernández for Ricardo Marín (61′) and Cade Cowell for Isaac Brizuela (74′).

Player of the match: Roberto Alvarado​

The most impressive player for Guadalajara was Roberto Alvarado.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 40 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 17. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

León – Formation

León
G
Rodolfo Cota  30.Mexico
7.0
D
Iván Moreno 7.Mexico
7.5
71' 48'
D
Stiven Barreiro 21.Colombia
6.8
D
Osvaldo Rodríguez 24.Mexico
7.0
46'
D
Paul Bellón 25.Mexico
6.7
M
Elías Hernández 11.Mexico
6.3
71'
M
Edgar Guerra 15.Colombia
6.8
M
Alan Medina 16.Uruguay
7.1
M
Adonis Frías 22.Argentina
6.8
M
David Ramírez 28.Mexico
6.6
9'
F
Federico Viñas 18.Uruguay
8.2
71' Goals33'
Substitutes
G
O. García 212.Mexico
D
William Tesillo 6.Colombia
6.6
46'
D
Óscar Villa 34.Mexico
M
Gonzalo Nápoli 19.Uruguay
7.1
9'
F
Ángel Mena 13.Ecuador
6.7
71'
F
Alfonso Alvarado 20.Mexico
7.7
71' Goals85'

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

Jorge Rodrigo Bava played with: Rodolfo Cota (7.0), Iván Moreno (7.5), Stiven Barreiro (6.8), Paul Bellón (6.7), Osvaldo Rodríguez (7.0), Edgar Guerra (6.8), Adonis Frías (6.8), David Ramírez (6.6), Alan Medina (7.1), Elías Hernández (6.3) and Federico Viñas (8.2).

These were the players on the bench: William Tesillo (6.6), Ángel Mena (6.7), Gonzalo Nápoli (7.1), Alfonso Alvarado (7.7), Óscar Villa, Luís Cervantes (7.1), Óscar Alba, Sebastian Santos and Oscar García.

Substitutions

León made 4 changes: David Ramírez for Gonzalo Nápoli (9′), Elías Hernández for Alfonso Alvarado (71′), Osvaldo Rodríguez for William Tesillo (46′) and Federico Viñas for Ángel Mena (71′).

Player of the match: Federico Viñas​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for León was Federico Viñas.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 11 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

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