Guadalajara defeats Cruz Azul 1-0 with a goal scored by C. Calderon. HIGHLIGHTS

MEXICO CITY. Guadalajara overcomes Cruz Azul 1-0 after C. Calderon scored just 1 goal (58').

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Guadalajara defeats Cruz Azul 1-0 with a goal scored by C. Calderon. HIGHLIGHTS

MEXICO CITY. Guadalajara conquers Cruz Azul 1-0 after C. Calderon scored just 1 goal (58′). Cruz Azul lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

Guadalajara remained in players after A. Vega received a red card in the 71′. Nonetheless, Guadalajara still managed to win this match competing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán with the help of Karen Janett Díaz Medina and Andrés Hernández Delgado. The 4th official was Alejandro Funk Villafañe. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.9 degrees Celsius or 74.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 27%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Cruz Azul

0 - 1

Team 1

Guadalajara

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 12 Total 13
  • 1 On Target 6
  • 11 Off Target 7
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 109 Attack 58
  • 46 Dangerous attack 29
  • 89 Ball safe 91
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 16
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 7 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Cruz Azul had a superior ball possession 58% while Guadalajara was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cruz Azul was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Guadalajara succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Cruz Azul shot 12 times, 1 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Guadalajara shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Cruz Azul received 3 yellow cards (M. Mayorga, J. Escobar and I. Rivero). Regarding the opposition, Guadalajara received 1 yellow card (R. Alvarado).

Also, Guadalajara didn’t end the match with 11 players after A. Vega (Guadalajara) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (71′).

Match Timeline

46'
46'
54'
57'
Alan Torres- sub ->J. Angulo
58'
64'
64'
66'
71'
Ignacio Rivero- Yellow
73'
82'
86'
86'
90'
Roberto Alvarado- Yellow
90'
Jesús Sánchez- sub ->R. Alvarado

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 this contest, Cruz Azul will stay with 21 points to sit in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Guadalajara will have 17 points like Necaxa and Atlético San Luis to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Cruz Azul will play away against América on the 1st of May with a 16-10 head to head stats in favor of América (15 draws).

Guadalajara will play away agasint Necaxa on the 30th of April with a 11-4 head to head stats in favor of Guadalajara (7 draws).

Cruz Azul – Formation

Cruz Azul
G
Sebastián Jurado 33.Mexico
7.4
D
P. Aguilar 23.Paraguay
6.9
D
Adrián Aldrete  16.Mexico
7.0
D
J. Domínguez 4.Mexico
6.1
64'
D
L. Abram 5.Peru
6.8
46'
M
Rafael Baca 22.Mexico
6.6
64'
M
Ignacio Rivero 15.Uruguay
6.6
82' 73'
M
É. Lira 6.Mexico
7.1
F
Á. Romero 9.Paraguay
7.8
F
I. Morales 20.Chile
6.8
46'
F
Uriel Antuna 7.Mexico
6.8
Substitutes
G
A. Cabañas 181.Mexico
D
Joaquín Martínez 12.Mexico
D
Alejandro Mayorga 2.Mexico
6.8
46' 54'
D
Juan Escobar 24.Paraguay
6.2
64' 66'
M
Cristian Jiménez 206.Mexico
M
R. Otero 10.Venezuela
6.2
82'
F
Santiago Gimenez 29.Mexico
6.8
46'
F
R. Huescas 194.Mexico
F
Christian Tabó 11.Uruguay
6.7
64'

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

The manager Juan Máximo Reynoso Guzmán decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Cruz Azul made 5 changes: L. Abram for M. Mayorga (46′), I. Morales for S. Gimenez (46′), R. Baca for C. Tabo (64′), J. Dominguez for J. Escobar (64′) and I. Rivero for R. Otero (82′).

Guadalajara – Formation

Guadalajara
G
Miguel Jiménez 23.Mexico
6.8
D
Hiram Mier 21.Mexico
7.4
D
Cristian Calderón 26.Mexico
7.1
86' Goals58'
D
G. Sepúlveda 3.Mexico
7.2
D
Jesús Orozco Chiquete 53.Mexico
7.1
D
Carlos Cisneros 33.Mexico
7.1
M
Sergio Flores 30.Mexico
7.0
M
Jesús Angulo 19.Mexico
6.5
57'
M
Roberto Alvarado 25.Mexico
7.1
90' 90'
F
Alexis Vega 10.Mexico
7.1
71'
F
Ángel Zaldívar 9.Mexico
5.8
86'
Substitutes
G
Raúl Gudiño 1.Mexico
D
Luis Olivas 15.Mexico
D
Antonio Briseño 14.Mexico
D
M. Ponce 16.Mexico
6.7
86'
M
Fernando Beltran 20.Mexico
M
Alan Torres 29.Mexico
6.2
57'
M
S. Pérez Bouquet 188.Mexico
F
César Huerta 6.Mexico
6.3
86'
F
Jesús Sánchez 17.Mexico
90'

Guadalajara started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Marcelo Michel Leaño played with: .

Substitutions

Guadalajara made 4 changes: J. Angulo for A. Torres (57′), A. Zaldivar for C. S. Huerta Valera (86′), C. Calderon for M. Ponce (86′) and R. Alvarado for J. Sanchez (90′).

Results of the day

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