AGUASCALIENTES. Monterrey managed to turn the tables against Necaxa to win 2-1. It was Necaxa to strike first with a goal of B. Garnica at the 37′. Then it was a goal in the 56′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Gonzalez gave the win to Monterrey in the 77′ minute.

The match was played at the Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes stadium in Aguascalientes on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Guillermo Pacheco Larios who was helped by Andrés Hernández Delgado and César Cerritos García. The 4th official was Edgar Ulises Rangel Araújo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.5 degrees Celsius or 67.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Necaxa

1 - 2

Monterrey

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 14 Total 16
  • 2 On Target 7
  • 12 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 71 Attack 86
  • 23 Dangerous attack 32
  • 60 Ball safe 65
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Necaxa was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Monterrey that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Monterrey was putting more pressure with 32 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Monterrey won the contest.​

Necaxa shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Monterrey shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Necaxa received 2 yellow cards (M. Gimenez and A. Pena). On the opposite side, Monterrey received 2 yellow cards (E. Aguirre and C. Ortiz).

Match Timeline

27'
32'
Érick Aguirre- Yellow
Brayan Garnica(goal)
37'
56'
Rodrigo Aguirre(goal)M. Meza
58'
60'
Jesús Gallardo- sub ->H. Moreno
61'
Jesús Gallardo- sub ->Héctor Moreno
61'
Germán Berterame- sub ->Celso Ortiz
71'
76'
77'
Arturo González(goal)
Ricardo Monreal- sub ->A. Araos
80'
Alexis Peña - Yellow
84'
89'
89'
Diego Gómez- sub ->Brayan Garnica
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Monterrey
40
17
América
34
17
Guadalajara
34
17
Toluca
32
17
Pachuca
31
17
León
30
17
Tigres UANL
25
17
Cruz Azul
24
17
Atlas
21
17
Querétaro
20
17
Puebla
20
17
Atlético San Luis
19
17
Santos Laguna
19
17
Pumas UNAM
18
17
Tijuana
16
17
Juárez
15
17
Necaxa
14
17
Mazatlán
7
17

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Necaxa will play away with Atlas on the 2nd of October with a 9-8 head to head in favor of Atlas (6 draws).

Monterrey will host Pachuca on the 1st of October with a 18-12 head to head in favor of Monterrey (9 draws).

Necaxa – Formation

Necaxa
G
L. Malagón 1.Mexico
6.8
D
Juan Pablo Segovia 6.Argentina
7.4
D
Alexis Peña 4.Mexico
6.2
84'
D
Agustín Oliveros 3.Uruguay
6.7
D
Brian García 17.Mexico
7.1
M
José Esquivel 16.Mexico
6.4
M
Fernando Madrigal 8.Mexico
6.3
89'
M
Á. Araos 12.Chile
6.5
80'
F
Brayan Garnica 18.Mexico
7.6
89' 37'
F
Milton Giménez 9.Argentina
6.8
27'
F
Facundo Batista 11.Uruguay
6.9
Substitutes
G
Hugo González 22.Mexico
D
Daniel Parra 5.Mexico
D
Luis Quintana 20.Mexico
M
Heriberto Jurado 27.Mexico
7.0
M
V. Poggi 25.Uruguay
M
Diego Gómez 196.Mexico
89'
F
Ricardo Monreal 30.Mexico
6.8
80'
F
Rogelio Cortéz 188.Mexico
F
J. Godínez 21.Mexico
89'

Necaxa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jaime Arturo Lozano Espin decided to play with the following team: Luis Malagón (6.8), Brian García (7.1), Alexis Peña (6.2), Juan Pablo Segovia (7.4), Agustín Oliveros (6.7), Ángelo Araos (6.5), José Joaquín Esquivel (6.4), Fernando Madrigal (6.3), Facundo Batista (6.9), Milton Giménez (6.8) and Bryan Garnica (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Waldo Madrid, Daniel Parra, Heriberto De Jesus (7.0), Vicente Poggi, Luis Quintana, Ricardo Monreal (6.8), Hugo Gonzalez, Rogelio Cortéz Pineda, Diego Gómez and José Godínez.

Substitutions

Necaxa made 4 changes: M. Gimenez for H. Jurado (70′), A. Araos for R. Monreal (80′), F. Madrigal for J. Godinez (89′) and B. Garnica for D. Gomez (89′).

Best player: Bryan Garnica​

The most impressive player for Necaxa was Bryan Garnica.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 21 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.

Monterrey – Formation

Monterrey
G
Luis Cárdenas 22.Mexico
7.3
D
Héctor Moreno 15.Mexico
6.2
61'
D
Stefan Medina 33.Colombia
6.3
D
Sebastián Vegas 20.Chile
6.3
D
Érick Aguirre 14.Mexico
6.8
76' 32'
M
Celso Ortiz 16.Paraguay
6.4
61' 58'
M
Arturo González 21.Mexico
8.2
77'
M
Maximiliano Meza 11.Argentina
7.1
M
Luis Romo 27.Mexico
6.9
F
Rogelio Funes Mori 7.Mexico
7.3
F
Rodrigo Aguirre 29.Uruguay
7.5
71' 56'
Substitutes
G
Esteban Andrada 1.Argentina
D
Luis Sánchez 23.Mexico
D
César Montes 3.Mexico
6.3
76'
D
Édson Gutiérrez 6.Mexico
M
Jaziel Martínez 55.Mexico
M
Matías Kranevitter 5.Argentina
M
Rodolfo Pizarro 30.Mexico
6.4
71'
M
Jesús Gallardo 17.Mexico
7.0
61'
F
Germán Berterame 9.Argentina
6.1
61'
F
J. Reyes 54.USA

Monterrey started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas played with: Luis Cárdenas (7.3), Érick Aguirre (6.8), Stefan Medina (6.3), Héctor Moreno (6.2), Sebastián Vegas (6.3), Maximiliano Meza (7.1), Luis Romo (6.9), Celso Ortiz (6.4), Arturo González (8.2), Rodrigo Aguirre (7.5) and Rogelio Funes Mori (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jaziel Martínez, Germán Berterame (6.1), Luis Sánchez, César Montes (6.3), Jacobo Reyes, Matías Kranevitter, Rodolfo Pizarro (6.4), Edson Gutiérrez, Esteban Andrada and Jesús Gallardo (7.0).

Monterrey could not rely on the presence of C. Montes (injured).

Substitutions

Monterrey made 4 changes: H. Moreno for J. Gallardo (60′), C. Ortiz for G. Berterame (60′), R. Aguirre for R. Pizarro (71′) and E. Aguirre for C. Montes (76′).

Best player: Arturo González​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Monterrey was Arturo González.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 24 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.​