Necaxa overcomes Puebla 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Gimenez. HIGHLIGHTS

PUEBLA. Necaxa overcomes Puebla 1-0 after M. Gimenez scored just 1 goal (54').

April 25, 2022

PUEBLA. Necaxa tops Puebla 1-0 after M. Gimenez scored just 1 goal (54′). Puebla was vastly better in terms of ball possession (61%).

The match was played at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc stadium in Puebla on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Ismael Rosario Lopez Peñuelas who had the assistance of Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza and José de Jesús Baños Caballero. The 4th official was Daniel Quintero Huittrón. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.2 degrees Celsius or 61.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.

Match Statistics

Puebla

0 - 1

Necaxa

! 61 Ball Possession 39

Shots

19 Total 10
0 On Target 1
19 Off Target 9
1 Shots blocked 1

103 Attack 96
50 Dangerous attack 22
61 Ball safe 56

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 1
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

10 Total 13
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Puebla had a superior ball possession 61% while Necaxa was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Puebla was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 0 were on target. Nonetheless, Necaxa was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.

Puebla shot 19 times, 0 on target, 19 off target. On the other side, Necaxa shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Puebla received 4 yellow cards (F. Mancuello, A. Herrera, E. Gularte and J. Segovia). Talking about the opposition, Necaxa received 4 yellow cards (B. A. Garcia Caprizo, R. Aguirre, F. Formiliano and F. Batista).

Match Timeline

23'

Alberto Herrera- sub ->F. Mancuello

25'

Alberto Herrera- Yellow

53'

54'

59'

64'

Daniel Aguilar- sub ->D. Zago

64'

Martín Barragán- sub ->A. Herrera

64'

66'

78'

84'

86'

87'

88'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Puebla will stay with 26 points like Atlas to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Necaxa will have 23 points like Guadalajara and Monterrey to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

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

Necaxa will host Guadalajara on the 30th of April with a 11-4 head to head statistic in favor of Guadalajara (7 draws).

Puebla – Formation

Puebla

A. Silva 1.Paraguay

5.8

Juan Pablo Segovia 16.Argentina

7.3

87'

86'

Emanuel Gularte 17.Uruguay

6.8

59'

Diego de Buen 5.Mexico

7.3

Gustavo Ferrareis 2.Brazil

7.4

Maximiliano Araújo 20.Uruguay

6.1

Federico Mancuello 10.Argentina

6.6

25'

23'

Pablo Parra 14.Chile

7.1

Jordi Cortizo 22.Mexico

7.1

Diego Zago 197.Mexico

6.4

64'

Fernando Aristeguieta 9.Venezuela

7.2

Substitutes

Jesús Rodríguez 30.Mexico

Ivo Vázquez 26.Mexico

Emilio Martínez 204.Mexico

Raúl Castillo González 24.Mexico

Daniel Aguilar 23.Mexico

7.1

64'

Alberto Herrera 198.Mexico

6.2

25'

53'

Ángel Robles 19.Mexico

Martín Barragán 28.Mexico

6.7

64'

Guillermo Martínez 15.Mexico

6.6

87'

Puebla started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón decided to play with the following team: .

Puebla could not rely on the presence of A. Herrera (injured).

Substitutions

Puebla made 4 changes: F. Mancuello for A. Herrera (25′), D. Zago for D. Aguilar (64′), A. Herrera for M. Barragan (64′) and J. Segovia for G. Martinez (87′).