TOLUCA DE LERDO. Toluca found a way to turn the tables against Tijuana. It was Tijuana to score first with a goal from E. I. Lopez Rodriguez. Nevertheless, later Toluca found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with C. Gonzalez (34′), J. Meneses (49′) and C. Sanvezzo (90′). Toluca was definitely better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Nemesio Díez stadium in Toluca de Lerdo on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos assisted by Miguel Ángel Hernández Paredes and Alberto Morín Méndez. The 4th official was Salvador Pérez Villalobos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Toluca had a superior ball possession 62% while Tijuana was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Toluca was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Toluca won the match.
Toluca shot 29 times, 11 on target, 18 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tijuana shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Toluca received 1 yellow card (C. Baeza). Talking about the opposition, Tijuana received 3 yellow cards (N. Diaz, A. Canelo and ).
Also, Tijuana didn’t finish the match with 11 players after N. Diaz (Tijuana) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (74′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Toluca will host Querétaro on the 2nd of October with a 15-5 head to head statistic in favor of Toluca (8 draws).
Tijuana will play away agasint León on the 3rd of October with a 12-9 head to head in favor of León (4 draws).
Toluca – Formation
Toluca
68'
49'
12'
Toluca adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza decided to play with the following team: Tiago Volpi , Andrés Mosquera , Haret Ortega , Valber Huerta , Brayan Angulo , Claudio Baeza , Marcel Ruíz , Leonardo Fernández , Fernando Navarro , Jean Meneses and Carlos Gonzalez .
The home team had on the bench: Isaias Violante, Carlos Guzmán, Aldo Llanas, Daniel Álvarez , Camilo Sanvezzo , Jorge Torres, Raúl López, Sebastián Saucedo , Gustavo Gutiérrez and Jorge Rodríguez.
Substitutions
Toluca made 5 changes: F. Navarro for D. Alvarez (68′), J. Meneses for S. Saucedo (78′), C. Gonzalez for C. Sanvezzo (78′), L. Fernandez for I. Violante (90′) and C. Baeza for A. Llanas (90′).
Best player: Leonardo Fernández
The most impressive player for Toluca was Leonardo Fernández even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 52 passes (86% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 14 crosses.
Tijuana – Formation
Tijuana
74'
Also Tijuana adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ricardo Alfredo Valiño played with: Jonathan Orozco , Ismael Govea , Lisandro López , Victor Guzmán , Nicolás Díaz , José Juan Vázquez , Federico Lértora , Joaquín Montecinos , Lucas Rodríguez , Alexis Canelo and Edgar López .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ruben Hernandez, Christian Castillo, Misael Domínguez, Francisco Contreras, Carlos Higuera, Everardo Rubio, Franco Di Santo , Abraham Flores , Manuel Ivan Carrillo Picazo and Christian Rivera .
Substitutions
Tijuana made 3 changes: F. Lertora for C. Rivera (46′), J. Montecinos for F. Di Santo (68′) and E. I. Lopez Rodriguez for A. Flores (75′).
Best player: Federico Lértora
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tijuana was Federico Lértora.
His rating is with 39 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Pachuca – Tigres UANL – 2-0
- Atlético San Luis – Necaxa – 1-2
- Toluca – Tijuana – 3-1
- Santos Laguna – Cruz Azul – 4-0
- Monterrey – León – 5-1
