AGUASCALIENTES. América snatched a late win Necaxa 1-0 after D. Valdes scored just 1 goal (90′).

The match was played at the Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes stadium in Aguascalientes on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Quintero Huittrón with the help of Enrique Isaac Bustos Díaz and Enrique Martínez Sandoval. The 4th official was Martín Molina Astorga. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.2 degrees Celsius or 71.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 8%.​

Match Statistics​

Necaxa

0 - 1

América

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 6 Total 14
  • 2 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 11
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 100 Attack 98
  • 32 Dangerous attack 49
  • 101 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 19 Total 10
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Necaxa had a strong ball possession 55% while América was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

América was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why América won the match.​

Necaxa shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, América shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Necaxa received 4 yellow cards (I. Dominguez, L. Malagon, A. Pena and B. A. Garcia Caprizo). Talking about the opposition, América received 2 yellow cards (B. Valdez and J. Mere).

Match Timeline

44'
45'
48'
63'
L. Malagón- Yellow
66'
Alexis Peña - Yellow
72'
73'
73'
80'
80'
79'
M. Laínez- sub ->A. Zendejas
81'
87'
89'
90'
Diego Valdés(goal)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Pachuca
38
17
Tigres UANL
33
17
Atlas
27
17
América
26
17
Puebla
26
17
Guadalajara
26
17
Monterrey
26
17
Cruz Azul
25
17
Necaxa
23
17
Atlético San Luis
23
17
Pumas UNAM
22
17
Mazatlán
21
17
León
21
17
Santos Laguna
20
17
Toluca
19
17
Querétaro
17
17
Tijuana
17
17
Juárez
11
17

After playing this encounter, Necaxa will stay with 14 points like Tijuana to go up in the 11th place. On the other side, América will have 13 points like Guadalajara and Atlético San Luis to go up in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Necaxa will host Guadalajara on the 30th of April with a 11-4 head to head stats in favor of Guadalajara (7 draws).

América will host Cruz Azul on the 1st of May with a 16-10 head to head statistic in favor of América (15 draws).

Necaxa – Formation

Necaxa
G
L. Malagón 1.Mexico
6.8
63'
D
Alexis Peña 4.Mexico
6.8
72'
D
Idekel Domínguez 2.Mexico
7.0
48'
D
Fernando González 24.Mexico
6.8
D
Brian García 17.Mexico
6.4
89'
M
Fabricio Formiliano 14.Uruguay
6.4
M
Fernando Madrigal 6.Mexico
6.8
73'
M
Diéter Villalpando 11.Mexico
6.8
80'
M
Alan Medina 7.Mexico
6.2
73'
M
Heriberto Jurado 207.Mexico
87'
F
Rodrigo Aguirre 27.Uruguay
6.8
80'
Substitutes
G
E. Hernández 23.Mexico
D
Fernando Meza 30.Argentina
D
Agustín Oliveros 3.Uruguay
D
Luis Quintana 20.Mexico
M
Antonio López 19.Guatemala
6.6
73'
M
Á. Araos 12.Chile
6.2
80'
M
Luis García 28.Mexico
73'
F
Milton Giménez 9.Argentina
6.4
80'
F
Maximiliano Salas 10.Argentina
87'
F
Facundo Batista 8.Uruguay

Necaxa adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Jaime Arturo Lozano Espin decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Necaxa made 5 changes: F. Madrigal for A. Lopez (73′), A. Medina for L. Garcia (73′), D. Villalpando for A. Araos (78′), R. Aguirre for M. Gimenez (79′) and H. Jurado for M. Salas (87′).

América – Formation

América
G
Guillermo Ochoa 13.Mexico
7.2
D
Luis Fuentes 2.Mexico
D
B. Valdez 18.Paraguay
6.4
45' 44'
D
J. Sánchez 3.Mexico
6.5
D
Álvaro Fidalgo 8.Spain
6.8
M
Sebastián Cáceres 4.Uruguay
7.3
M
Diego Valdés 10.Chile
8.2
90'
M
R. Sánchez 20.Paraguay
6.9
M
Roger Martínez 9.Colombia
7.0
M
Álex Zendejas 17.Mexico
6.2
79'
F
Henry Martín 21.Mexico
6.7
66'
Substitutes
Iker Moreno 245.Mexico
G
Óscar Jiménez 27.Mexico
D
Miguel Layún 29.Mexico
D
J. Silva 25.Mexico
D
Jorge Meré 22.Spain
7.1
45' 81'
M
Santiago Naveda 34.Mexico
M
M. Laínez 28.Mexico
7.1
79'
M
S. Reyes 26.Mexico
M
Jonathan dos Santos 7.Mexico
F
Federico Viñas 24.Uruguay
6.8
66'

Also América adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Fernando Ortiz played with: .

América could not rely on the presence of J. Mere (injured).

Substitutions

América made 3 changes: B. Valdez for J. Mere (45′), H. Martin for F. Vinas (66′) and A. Zendejas for M. Lainez (79′).

Results of the day

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