Mazatlán and Cruz Azul draw 1-1 on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS

MAZATLáN. Mazatlán and Cruz Azul draw 1-1. R. Meraz scored the first goal (39') for Mazatlán. A. Romero made it even (46').

Mazatlán and Cruz Azul draw 1-1 on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS

MAZATLáN. Mazatlán and Cruz Azul draw 1-1. R. Meraz scored the first goal (39′) for Mazatlán. A. Romero made it even (46′).

The match was played at the Estadio de Mazatlán (Mazatlán) stadium in Mazatlán on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Erick Yair Miranda Galindo assisted by Miguel Ángel Hernández Paredes and Eduardo Acosta Orea. The 4th official was Mario Terrazas Chávez. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.7 degrees Celsius or 72.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 17 Total 14
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 13 Off Target 11
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 101 Attack 94
  • 45 Dangerous attack 32
  • 92 Ball safe 110
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 13 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 7

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Mazatlán was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Cruz Azul that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Mazatlán was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Mazatlán to win the match​.

Mazatlán shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cruz Azul shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Mazatlán received 3 yellow cards (J. Intriago, R. Meraz and M. Fabian). On the opposite side, Cruz Azul received 5 yellow cards (R. Baca, R. Otero, I. Morales, J. Martinez and C. Tabo).

Match Timeline

15'
Jefferson Intriago - Yellow
26'
32'
Ignacio Rivero- sub ->C. Rodriguez
Roberto Meraz(goal)
39'
42'
45'
45'
Uriel Antuna- sub ->B. Hernandez
46'
50'
62'
69'
69'
69'
É. Lira- sub ->M. Mayorga
Roberto Meraz- Yellow
76'
83'
83'
Andrés Montaño- sub ->I. Moreno
84'
84'
Carlos Vargas- sub ->N. Diaz
Eduard Bello- sub ->J. Intriago
88'
Brian Rubio- sub ->N. Benedetti
88'

Standings

After this contest, Mazatlán will have 9 points to sit in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Cruz Azul will have 21 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Mazatlán will host Puebla on the 30th of April with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Puebla (0 draws).

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

Mazatlán – Formation

Mazatlán
G
Nicolás Vikonis 27.Uruguay
7.1
D
Bryan Colula 15.Mexico
6.8
D
Néstor Vidrio 3.Mexico
6.9
D
Oswaldo Alanís 14.Mexico
7.2
D
N. Díaz 4.Chile
7.0
84'
M
Marco Fabián 11.Mexico
7.6
83'
M
6.5
88' 26'
M
Roberto Meraz 6.Mexico
7.0
76' Goals39'
M
Iván Moreno 7.Mexico
7.1
84'
F
Nicolás Benedetti 10.Colombia
7.0
88'
F
Gonzalo Sosa 9.Argentina
6.8
69'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Gutiérrez 33.Mexico
D
Jorge Padilla 28.Mexico
D
Carlos Vargas 5.Mexico
6.8
84'
M
J. Zárate 20.Mexico
M
Eduard Bello 21.Venezuela
88'
M
J. Zavala 17.Mexico
M
Andrés Montaño 199.Mexico
6.6
84'
F
Alfonso Sanchez 16.Mexico
F
Miguel Sansores 25.Mexico
7.1
69'
F
Brian Rubio 23.Mexico
88'

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

The manager Gabriel Esteban Caballero Schiker decided to play with the following team: .

Mazatlán could not rely on the presence of C. Vargas (injured).

Substitutions

Mazatlán made 5 changes: G. Sosa for M. Sansores (69′), I. Moreno for A. Montano (84′), N. Diaz for C. Vargas (84′), N. Benedetti for B. Rubio (89′) and J. Intriago for E. Bello (89′).

Cruz Azul – Formation

Cruz Azul
G
Sebastián Jurado 33.Mexico
6.6
D
Joaquín Martínez 12.Mexico
6.4
62'
D
J. Domínguez 4.Mexico
7.1
D
L. Abram 5.Peru
7.0
D
6.2
69'
M
Carlos Rodríguez 19.Mexico
6.8
32'
M
Rafael Baca 22.Mexico
6.2
15'
M
R. Huescas 194.Mexico
7.1
M
Á. Romero 9.Paraguay
7.4
Goals46'
F
I. Morales 20.Chile
7.4
69' 50'
F
R. Otero 10.Venezuela
6.6
45' 42'
Substitutes
G
A. Cabañas 181.Mexico
D
Adrián Aldrete  16.Mexico
D
P. Aguilar 23.Paraguay
M
É. Lira 6.Mexico
6.8
69'
M
Ignacio Rivero 15.Uruguay
6.6
32'
F
Christian Tabó 11.Uruguay
6.2
45' 83'
F
Santiago Gimenez 29.Mexico
7.0
69'
F
Uriel Antuna 7.Mexico
6.2
45'
F
L. Mendoza 8.Mexico

Cruz Azul started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Juan Máximo Reynoso Guzmán played with: .

Cruz Azul could not rely on the presence of I. Rivero (injured).

Substitutions

Cruz Azul made 5 changes: C. Rodriguez for I. Rivero (32′), B. Hernandez for U. Antuna (46′), R. Otero for C. Tabo (46′), M. Mayorga for E. Lira (70′) and I. Morales for S. Gimenez (70′).

Results of the day

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