Necaxa conquers Tijuana after recovering from a 2-1 deficit

TIJUANA. Necaxa succeeded in reverse the score against Tijuana.

By
Luke Meyer
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Necaxa conquers Tijuana after recovering from a 2-1 deficit

TIJUANA. Necaxa managed to reverse the scoreline against Tijuana. Tijuana lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Estadio Caliente stadium in Tijuana on Friday and it started at 9:10 pm local time. The referee was Ismael Rosario Lopez Peñuelas who had the assistance of Leonardo Javier Castillo Rodríguez and Oscar Yahir Barriga Castro. The 4th official was Gustavo Padilla Aguirre. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.63 degrees Celsius or 60.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Tijuana

2 - 3

Team 1

Necaxa

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 13 Total 7
  • 4 On Target 6
  • 5 Off Target 1
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 129 Attack 91
  • 74 Dangerous attack 32
  • 86 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 16 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 7

Ball possession

Tijuana was in firm control of the ball 59% while Necaxa was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tijuana was more pushing with 74 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Necaxa managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Tijuana shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Necaxa shot 7 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Tijuana received 3 yellow cards (Domingo Blanco, Christian Rivera  and N. Díaz). On the opposite side, Necaxa received 3 yellow cards (Jorge Rodríguez, Alán Montes and Diber Cambindo).

Match Timeline

28'
Alán Montes- Yellow
36'
Diber Cambindo- Yellow
38'
Diber Cambindo(goal)José Paradela
41'
Ricardo Monreal- sub ->Diber Cambindo
Carlos González(goal)Efraín Álvarez
45'
83'
Ricardo Monreal(VAR)
62'
Jorge Rodríguez- Yellow
66'
J. Alcántar- sub ->Jorge Rodríguez
Fernando Madrigal- sub ->Kevin Castañeda
67'
66'
Braian Samudio- sub ->Heriberto Jurado
Domingo Blanco- Yellow
72'
N. Díaz- Yellow
72'
Domingo Blanco(goal)Lucas Rodríguez
74'
Christian Rivera - Yellow
78'
José Raúl Zúñiga- sub ->Lucas Rodríguez
79'
85'
José Paradela(penalty)
90'
José Paradela(goal)Braian Samudio
90'
Alejandro Andrade- sub ->José Paradela
90'
Andrés Colorado- sub ->Diego Gómez

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 playing this match, Tijuana stays with 8 points to lose in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Necaxa will has 15 points to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

Tijuana – Formation

Tijuana
G
Antonio Rodríguez 2.Mexico
7.0
D
N. Díaz 4.Chile
6.4
72'
D
Aarón Mejía 18.Mexico
6.1
D
Francisco Contreras 20.Mexico
6.7
D
Kevin Balanta 35.Colombia
6.6
M
Kevin Castañeda 10.Mexico
7.1
67'
M
Lucas Rodríguez 11.Argentina
7.1
79'
M
Christian Rivera  14.Colombia
7.5
78'
M
Efraín Álvarez 26.Mexico
7.0
M
Domingo Blanco 27.Argentina
6.8
72' Goals74'
F
Carlos González 32.Paraguay
7.5
Goals45'
Substitutes
G
Jesús Corona 30.Mexico
D
R. Fernández 3.Mexico
D
Diego Barbosa 15.Mexico
D
Alejandro Gómez 28.Mexico
M
Fernando Madrigal 8.Mexico
6.4
67'
M
Eduardo Armenta 19.Mexico
F
A. Loba 9.Ivory Coast
F
José Raúl Zúñiga 13.Colombia
6.8
79'

Tijuana started with a 4-2-1-3 line-up (4-2-1-3).

The manager Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre decided to play with the following team: Antonio Rodríguez (7.0), Aarón Mejía (6.1), Kevin Balanta (6.6), N. Díaz (6.4), Francisco Contreras (6.7), Christian Rivera  (7.5), Domingo Blanco (6.8), Lucas Rodríguez (7.1), Kevin Castañeda (7.1), Efraín Álvarez (7.0) and Carlos González (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: R. Fernández, Fernando Madrigal (6.4), A. Loba, José Raúl Zúñiga (6.8), Diego Barbosa, Eduardo Armenta, Alejandro Gómez, Jesús Corona, Carlos Galicia and Jaime Alvarez.

Substitutions

Tijuana made 2 changes: Kevin Castañeda for Fernando Madrigal (67′) and Lucas Rodríguez for José Raúl Zúñiga (79′).

Player of the match: Christian Rivera ​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tijuana was Christian Rivera .

His rating is 7.5 with 59 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 13.

Necaxa – Formation

Necaxa
G
Ezequiel Unsain 22.Argentina
6.3
D
Agustín Oliveros 3.Uruguay
6.6
D
Alexis Peña  4.Mexico
7.0
D
Jorge Rodríguez 20.Mexico
7.3
66' 62'
D
Alán Montes 23.Mexico
7.5
28'
M
José Paradela 10.Argentina
8.8
90' Goals85', 90'
M
Heriberto Jurado 11.Mexico
6.7
66'
M
Brayan Garnica 15.Mexico
6.6
M
Diego Gómez 19.Mexico
6.4
90'
M
Fernando Arce 33.United States
6.7
F
Diber Cambindo 27.Colombia
7.1
41' 36' Goals38'
Substitutes
G
Raúl Gudiño 1.Mexico
D
Emilio Martínez 2.Mexico
D
Alejandro Mayorga 5.Mexico
D
J. Alcántar 6.Mexico
6.6
66'
D
Jair Cortés 24.Mexico
M
Alejandro Andrade 13.Mexico
90'
M
Andrés Colorado 25.Colombia
90'
F
Braian Samudio 18.Paraguay
7.5
66'
F
Ricardo Monreal 30.Mexico
7.5
41'

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

Eduardo Fentanes Orozco played with: Ezequiel Unsain (6.3), Alexis Peña  (7.0), Alán Montes (7.5), Agustín Oliveros (6.6), Jorge Rodríguez (7.3), Fernando Arce (6.7), Brayan Garnica (6.6), Diego Gómez (6.4), Heriberto Jurado (6.7), José Paradela (8.8) and Diber Cambindo (7.1).

They had on the bench: Raúl Gudiño, Emilio Martínez, Alejandro Mayorga, J. Alcántar (6.6), Alejandro Andrade, Braian Samudio (7.5), Jair Cortés, Andrés Colorado, Ricardo Monreal (7.5) and César Gerardo López Meza.

Necaxa could not rely on the presence of Ricardo Monreal (injured).

Substitutions

Necaxa made 5 changes: Diber Cambindo for Ricardo Monreal (41′), Heriberto Jurado for Braian Samudio (66′), Jorge Rodríguez for J. Alcántar (66′), José Paradela for Alejandro Andrade (90′) and Diego Gómez for Andrés Colorado (90′).

Player of the match: José Paradela​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Necaxa was José Paradela.

His rating is 8.8 with 2 goals, 33 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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