GUADALUPE. Monterrey beat Mazatlán to win 2-1. It was Monterrey to strike first with a goal of S. Medina at the 19′. Then J. Campbell scored again for Monterrey in the 42′ minute. Eventually, M. Sansores reduced the distance for Mazatlán (72′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Mazatlán lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
N. Diaz received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Mazatlán lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio BBVA Bancomer stadium in Guadalupe on Friday and it started at 9:06 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Quintero Huittrón with the collaboration of Enrique Isaac Bustos Díaz and Jéssica Fernanda Morales Morales. The 4th official was Óscar Macías Romo. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Mazatlán had a superior ball possession 60% while Monterrey was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mazatlán was putting more pressure with 35 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Monterrey succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Monterrey shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Mazatlán shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Monterrey received 3 yellow cards (V. Janssen, M. Meza and S. Vegas). On the other side, Mazatlán received 3 yellow cards (N. Diaz, J. Intriago and M. Sansores).
Also, Mazatlán didn’t finish the match with 11 players after N. Diaz (Mazatlán) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Monterrey will have 12 points like Guadalajara to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Mazatlán will stay with 7 points like Atlético San Luis and América to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Monterrey will host Tijuana on the 1st of May with a 9-7 head to head stats in favor of Monterrey (10 draws).
Mazatlán will host Puebla on the 30th of April with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Puebla (0 draws).
Monterrey – Formation
Monterrey started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas decided to play with the following team: Esteban Andrada , Stefan Medina , César Montes , Sebastián Vegas , Erick Aguirre , Luis Romo , Celso Ortiz , Maximiliano Meza , Joel Campbell , Arturo González and Vincent Janssen .
The home team had on the bench: Héctor Moreno, Kaleth Hernández, Matías Kranevitter , José Alvarado, Luis Cárdenas, Juan Machado, Jesús Gallardo , Ángel Zapata, Daniel Parra and Edson Gutiérrez.
Monterrey could not rely on the presence of J. Gallardo (injured).
Substitutions
Monterrey made 4 changes: A. Gonzalez for J. Gallardo (53′), V. Janssen for M. Kranevitter (75′), L. Romo for J. Alvarado (90′) and M. Meza for K. Hernandez (90′).
Best player: Joel Campbell
The player that probably impressed the most for Monterrey was Joel Campbell.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Mazatlán – Formation
Mazatlán started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Beñat San José Gil played with: Nicolás Vikonis , Bryan Colula , Néstor Vidrio , Oswaldo Alanís , Nicolás Díaz , Roberto Meraz , Jefferson Intriago , Andres Montano , Nicolás Benedetti , Miguel Sansores and Gonzalo Sosa .
These were the players on the bench: Alfonso Sánchez , Brian Rubio , Jorge Padilla, Raúl Sandoval, Jorge Zarate, Ricardo Gutierrez, Carlos Vargas, Jesús Zavala, Sagir Arce and Alan Francisco Lopez Rodriguez.
Substitutions
Mazatlán made 3 changes: G. Sosa for B. Rubio (71′), R. Meraz for A. Sanchez (85′) and M. Sansores for S. Arce (90′).
Best player: Néstor Vidrio
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mazatlán was Néstor Vidrio.
His rating is with 64 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.