LEóN DE LOS ALDAMAS. Puebla tops León 1-0 after F. Aristeguieta scored just 1 goal (43′). Puebla was vastly better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Puebla remained in 9 people redcard P. Parra (77′ for a double yellow card) and I. Vazquez (90′ for a double yellow card) were sent off. On the other side, also P. Hernandez received a red card (3′). This red card was one of the reason why León lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio León stadium in León de los Aldamas on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Eduardo Galván Basulto with the help of Alberto Morín Méndez and Manuel Enrique Martínez Sánchez. The 4th official was Iván Antonio López Sánchez.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Puebla had a strong ball possession 61% while León was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Puebla was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Puebla won the match.
León shot 15 times, 0 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Puebla shot 24 times, 8 on target, 16 off target.
Cards
León received 3 yellow cards (W. Tesillo, S. Barreiro and S. Colombatto). On the opposite side, Puebla received 9 yellow cards (J. Salas, J. Segovia, A. Herrera, I. Reyes, F. Aristeguieta, P. Parra, , and ).
(León) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (3′).
Also, Puebla didn’t end the match with 11 players after
Puebla had 2 players sent off: P. Parra (77′ for double yellow card) and I. Vazquez (90′ for double yellow card).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, León will stay with 19 points like América to remain in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Puebla will have 26 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, León will host Toluca on the 2nd of May with a 10-5 head to head in favor of León (7 draws).
Puebla will play away agasint Mazatlán on the 30th of April with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Puebla (0 draws).
León – Formation
León started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ariel Enrique Holan decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
León made 4 changes: F. Ambriz for A. Mosquera (46′), O. Fernandez for F. Martinez (70′), S. Colombatto for J. Rodriguez (71′) and D. Ramirez for J. Diaz (89′).
Puebla – Formation
Puebla started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón played with: .
Puebla could not rely on the presence of A. M. Robles Guerrero (injured).
Substitutions
Puebla made 4 changes: G. Corral for M. Barragan (29′), I. Vazquez for A. Herrera (46′), F. Aristeguieta for G. Martinez (78′) and M. Araujo for A. M. Robles Guerrero (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.