MEXICO CITY. Atlético San Luis beats Cruz Azul 1-0 after R. Chavez scored just 1 goal (45′). Cruz Azul lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Jesus Rafael Lopez Valle with the assistance of Christian Kiabek Espinosa Zavala and Enedina Caudillo Gómez. The 4th official was Jorge Abraham Camacho Peregrina. The weather was rainy with thunderstorm. The temperature was pleasant at 23.7 degrees Celsius or 74.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 14 Total 7
- 2 On Target 3
- 12 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 112 Attack 73
- 81 Dangerous attack 20
- 52 Ball safe 53
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Cruz Azul had a superior ball possession 58% while Atlético San Luis was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cruz Azul was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Atlético San Luis found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Cruz Azul shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Atlético San Luis shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Cruz Azul received 3 yellow cards (A. Aldrete, J. Dominguez and S. Gimenez). On the other side, Atlético San Luis received 4 yellow cards (R. Chavez, R. Sambueza, F. F. Waller Martiarena and J. Guemez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Cruz Azul will stay with 24 points to sit in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Atlético San Luis will have 23 points like Guadalajara, Monterrey and Necaxa to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Cruz Azul will play away with América on the 1st of May with a 16-10 head to head stats in favor of América (15 draws).
Atlético San Luis will host Santos Laguna on the 1st of May with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Santos Laguna (1 draw).
Cruz Azul – Formation
Cruz Azul
59'
13'
Cruz Azul started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Juan Máximo Reynoso Guzmán decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Cruz Azul made 4 changes: M. Mayorga for S. Gimenez (46′), P. Aguilar for J. Escobar (59′), R. Baca for L. Abram (59′) and A. Romero for I. Morales (59′).
Atlético San Luis – Formation
Atlético San Luis
45'
Atlético San Luis started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
André Soares Jardine played with: .
Substitutions
Atlético San Luis made 4 changes: R. Sambueza for F. F. Waller Martiarena (63′), J. Murillo for J. Castro (78′), J. M. Sanabria for R. Juarez (85′) and G. Berterame for A. Hernandez (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Cruz Azul – Atlético San Luis – 0-1
- Toluca – Atlas – 2-4
- Guadalajara – Pumas UNAM – 3-1
- Tigres UANL – América – 0-2
