AGUASCALIENTES. Toluca conquers Necaxa 3-1. Toluca got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from L. Fernandez (3′) and V. Huerta (24′). Necaxa tried to recover with a goal from F. Formiliano (39′). Nonetheless, the encounter was closed by a penalty (69′) scored by C. Sanvezzo for Toluca.
E. Mendez missed a decisive penalty (34′). That would have allowed Necaxa to draw the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes stadium in Aguascalientes on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre with the support of José Martínez and José de Jesús Baños Caballero. The 4th official was Jesus Rafael Lopez Valle. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 28 degrees Celsius or 82.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 28%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Necaxa was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Toluca that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Necaxa was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Toluca found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Necaxa shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Toluca shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Necaxa received 3 yellow cards (A. Araos, E. Mendez and D. Villalpando). Regarding the opposition, Toluca received 3 yellow cards (L. Fernandez, T. Volpi and C. Baeza).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Necaxa stays with 0 points to occupy the 18th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Toluca has 3 points (2nd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Necaxa will play away against Atlas on the 2nd of October with a 9-8 head to head statistic in favor of Atlas (6 draws).
Toluca will host Querétaro on the 2nd of October with a 15-5 head to head statistic in favor of Toluca (8 draws).
Necaxa – Formation
Necaxa
39'
74'
57'
Necaxa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jaime Arturo Lozano Espin decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Necaxa made 4 changes: A. Araos for U. Cardona (57′), M. Gimenez for F. Madrigal (72′), E. Mendez for F. Batista (72′) and B. Garnica for J. Godinez (83′).
Toluca – Formation
Toluca
Toluca started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza played with: .
Substitutions
Toluca made 5 changes: J. A. Rodriguez Hernandez for M. Ruiz (59′), L. Fernandez for B. Angulo (59′), C. Gonzalez for C. Sanvezzo (66′), F. Navarro for A. Rodriguez (87′) and J. Meneses for S. Saucedo (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
