PACHUCA DE SOTO. Pachuca was finally too much to handle for Monterrey with the goal of L. Chavez was the key player of the match after he scored in the 17th and 75th minute. L. Chavez (17′), R. de la Rosa (71′) and L. Chavez (75′).
The match was played at the Estadio Hidalgo stadium in Pachuca de Soto on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre with the collaboration of Karen Janett Díaz Medina and Andrés Hernández Delgado. The 4th official was Miguel Ángel Anaya Suárez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.2 degrees Celsius or 68.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Pachuca was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Monterrey that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Pachuca was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pachuca won the match.
Pachuca shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Monterrey shot 13 times, 0 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Pachuca received 2 yellow cards (K. Alvarez and R. Ibarra). On the other side, Monterrey received 2 yellow cards (J. Campbell and M. Meza).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Pachuca will have 38 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Monterrey will stay with 23 points like Guadalajara and Necaxa to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Pachuca will play away with Pumas UNAM on the 1st of May with a 12-10 head to head stats in favor of Pachuca (20 draws).
Monterrey will host Tijuana on the 1st of May with a 9-7 head to head statistic in favor of Monterrey (10 draws).
Pachuca – Formation
Pachuca
45'
17', 75'
71'
Pachuca started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jorge Guillermo Almada Álves decided to play with the following team: .
Pachuca could not rely on the presence of R. de la Rosa (injured).
Substitutions
Pachuca made 5 changes: N. Ibanez for R. de la Rosa (56′), R. Ibarra for Y. Moreno (71′), V. Guzman for Y. Moreno (71′), A. Hurtado for O. B. Gonzalez (77′) and E. Sanchez for J. Trindade (77′).
Monterrey – Formation
Monterrey
Monterrey started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas played with: .
Monterrey could not rely on the presence of J. Campbell (injured).
Substitutions
Monterrey made 5 changes: J. Alvarado for J. Campbell (46′), S. Vegas for S. Medina (46′), L. Romo for M. Meza (46′), J. Gallardo for M. Rodriguez (75′) and V. Janssen for A. Zapata (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
