GUADALUPE. Monterrey prevailed over Mazatlán to win 2-1. It was Monterrey to strike first with a goal of Gerardo Arteaga at the 18′. Then Germán Berterame scored again for Monterrey in the 38′ minute. Eventually, Luis Amarilla reduced the distance for Mazatlán (59′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Estadio BBVA Bancomer stadium in Guadalupe on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos with the collaboration of Enedina Caudillo Gómez and Oscar Yahir Barriga Castro. The 4th official was Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra Armenta. The weather was mist. The temperature was hot at 26.03 degrees Celsius or 78.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Monterrey was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Mazatlán that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Mazatlán was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Monterrey found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Monterrey shot 10 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mazatlán shot 18 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Monterrey received 3 yellow cards (Esteban Andrada, J. Cortizo and Jordi Cortizo ). On the other side, Mazatlán received 2 yellow cards (Jair Díaz and Ramiro Árciga).

Standings

After this match, Monterrey has 33 points to lose in the 1st place. On the other side, Mazatlán will stays with 9 points to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

Monterrey – Formation

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

The manager Fernando Ortiz decided to play with the following team: Esteban Andrada (8.1), Stefan Medina (7.7), Edson Gutiérrez (7.5), Sebastián Vegas (7.3), Gerardo Arteaga (7.3), Jordi Cortizo  (7.7), Luis Romo (6.7), Sergio Canales (6.4), Jesús Corona (7.0), Brandon Vazquez (7.0) and Germán Berterame (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Omar Govea (6.0), Maximiliano Meza (6.7), Jesús Gallardo (6.6), Arturo González (6.4), Luis Cárdenas, Rodrigo Aguirre, Jorge Rodríguez (6.8), Antonio Leone, Cesar Garza Cantu and F. Valenzuela.

Substitutions

Monterrey made 5 changes: Brandon Vazquez for Omar Govea (46′), Jesús Corona for Maximiliano Meza (46′), Gerardo Arteaga for Jesús Gallardo (63′), Sergio Canales for Arturo González (46′) and Luis Romo for Jorge Rodríguez (63′).

Player of the match: Esteban Andrada​

The player that probably impressed the most for Monterrey was the goalkeeper: Esteban Andrada. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.

Mazatlán – Formation

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

Ismael Rescalvo Sánchez played with: Hugo Gonzalez (7.3), José Madueña (6.8), Facundo Almada (7.0), Ventura Alvarado (6.8), Jair Díaz (6.4), Yoel Bárcenas (6.7), Sergio Flores (6.8), Andres Montaño (7.3), Josué Colmán (7.3), Brian Rubio (6.6) and Gustavo del Prete (6.3).

They had on the bench: Ricardo Gutierrez, Luis Sánchez, Alan Medina (6.4), Salvador Rodriguez, Bryan Colula, José Joaquín Esquivel, Alonso Escoboza (6.7), Stiven Ricardo Plaza Castillo (6.4), Luis Amarilla (7.8) and Ramiro Árciga (7.3).

Mazatlán could not rely on the presence of Luis Amarilla (injured).

Substitutions

Mazatlán made 4 changes: Brian Rubio for Luis Amarilla (36′), Sergio Flores for Alan Medina (82′), Jair Díaz for Alonso Escoboza (82′) and Gustavo del Prete for Stiven Ricardo Plaza Castillo (69′).

Player of the match: Luis Amarilla​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mazatlán was Luis Amarilla.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 22 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9.

His performance was sensational also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 36′.

Results of the day

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

• Monterrey – Mazatlán – 2-1