AGUASCALIENTES. Necaxa conquered León to win 2-1. It was Necaxa to strike first with a goal of Johan Rojas at the 16′. Then Diber Cambindo scored again for Necaxa in the 33′ minute. Eventually, Jhonder Cádiz reduced the distance for León (75′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. León was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (71%).
Necaxa remained with 10 players after Alejandro Andrade received a red card in the 26′. Notwithstanding, Necaxa still was able to win this match playing only in players.
The match was played at the Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes stadium in Aguascalientes on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 20,501 spectators. The referee was Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava with the assistance of Michel Ricardo Espinoza Avalos and Oscar Yahir Barriga Castro. The 4th official was Maximiliano Quintero Hernández. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.67 degrees Celsius or 74.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 22%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
León had a strong ball possession 71% while Necaxa was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
León was more pushing with 110 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Even so, Necaxa was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Necaxa shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, León shot 18 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Necaxa received 2 yellow cards (Ezequiel Unsaín and Kevin Rosero). On the other side, León received 2 yellow cards (David Ramírez and Rodrigo Echeverría).
(Necaxa) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (26′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Necaxa has 15 points like Guadalajara to sit in the 11th place. On the other side, León stays with 18 points to remain in the 8th place.
Necaxa – Formation
Necaxa
90'
90'
26'
16'
Necaxa started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
The manager Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón decided to play with the following team: Ezequiel Unsaín , Diego de Buen , Alejandro Andrade , Alejandro Mayorga , Emilio Lara , Kevin Rosero , José Rodríguez , Agustín Palavecino , Johan Rojas , José Paradela and Diber Cambindo .
The home team had on the bench: Alexis Peña , Jesus Alcantar, Tomás Badaloni , Pavel Pérez, Raúl Sandoval , Alan Montes , Ricardo Monreal , Leonardo Becerra, Luis Jimenez and Joshua Palacios.
Substitutions
Necaxa made 5 changes: Diber Cambindo for Tomás Badaloni (65′), Johan Rojas for Ricardo Monreal (51′), Alejandro Mayorga for Alan Montes (90′), Kevin Rosero for Alexis Peña (85′) and José Paradela for Raúl Sandoval (90′).
Player of the match: Johan Rojas
The player that probably impressed the most for Necaxa was Johan Rojas.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
León – Formation
León
León started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Manuel Eduardo Berizzo played with: Óscar Jiménez , Sebastian Santos , Stiven Barreiro , Paul Bellón , Salvador Reyes , Andrés Guardado , Rodrigo Echeverría , Nicolas Fonseca , James Rodríguez , Jhonder Cádiz and Steven Mendoza .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Edgar Guerra, Alfonso Blanco, Mauricio Andre Isais, Iván Moreno , Emiliano Rigoni , Ettson Ayon Calderon , Jesús Hernández, Carlos Cisneros, David Ramírez and Jose Saldamando.
Substitutions
León made 5 changes: Sebastian Santos for Iván Moreno (46′), Paul Bellón for Emiliano Rigoni (46′), Nicolas Fonseca for Ettson Ayon Calderon (79′), Andrés Guardado for David Ramírez (89′) and Salvador Reyes for Carlos Cisneros (89′).
Player of the match: James Rodríguez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for León was James Rodríguez.
His rating is with 68 passes (90% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
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