PACHUCA DE SOTO. Pachuca snatched a late win León 1-0 after I. Luna scored just 1 goal (86′). Pachuca made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).
J. Celestine received a red card (69′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why León lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Hidalgo stadium in Pachuca de Soto on Sunday and it started at 7:05 pm local time. The referee was Ismael Rosario Lopez Peñuelas who had the assistance of Andrés Hernández Delgado and César Cerritos García. The 4th official was Edgar Allan Morales Olvera. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.8 degrees Celsius or 56.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Pachuca had a superior ball possession 56% while León was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Pachuca was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pachuca won the match.
Pachuca shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, León shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Pachuca received 3 yellow cards (K. Alvarez, G. Cabral and M. Hinestroza). On the other side, León received 5 yellow cards (J. Celestine, L. Montes, P. Bellon, B. D. Castillo Segura and R. Cota).
Also, León didn’t end the match with 11 players after J. Celestine (León) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (69′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Pachuca will have 15 points to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, León will stay with 9 points like Guadalajara and Atlas to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Pachuca will play away with Monterrey on the 1st of October with a 18-12 head to head statistic in favor of Monterrey (9 draws).
León will host Tijuana on the 3rd of October with a 12-9 head to head record in favor of León (4 draws).
Pachuca – Formation
Pachuca
37'
62'
86'
Pachuca started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Jorge Guillermo Almada Álves decided to play with the following team: Óscar Ustari , Kevin Álvarez , Gustavo Cabral , Óscar Murillo , Mauricio Andre Isais , Avilés Hurtado , Luis Chávez , Erick Sánchez , Jesús Hernández , Roberto de la Rosa and Nicolás Ibáñez .
The home team had on the bench: Víctor Guzmán, Paulino de la Fuente, Carlos Moreno, Israel Luna , Illian Hernandez, Javier López , José Castillo, Marino Hinestroza , Pedro Pedraza and Miguel Tapias.
Substitutions
Pachuca made 4 changes: J. Hernandez for M. Hinestroza (62′), A. Hurtado for I. Luna (63′), R. de la Rosa for J. Lopez (64′) and N. Ibanez for I. Hernandez (90′).
Best player: Erick Sánchez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Pachuca was Erick Sánchez even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 56 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
León – Formation
León
69'
León started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Renato Manuel Alves Paiva played with: Rodolfo Cota , Fidel Ambríz , Julien Celestine , Paul Bellón , Byron Castillo , Joel Campbell , Luis Montes , José Rodríguez , Osvaldo Rodríguez , Victor Dávila and Federico Martínez .
These were the players on the bench: José Alvarado, Javier Ibarra, Oscar Villa, Jorge Díaz , Jaine Barreiro , Yairo Moreno , Alfonso Blanco, Ángel Mena, Elías Hernández and Lucas Di Yorio .
Substitutions
León made 4 changes: L. Montes for J. Diaz (63′), J. Campbell for L. Di Yorio (63′), V. Davila for S. Barreiro (75′) and F. Martinez for Y. Moreno (76′).
Best player: Rodolfo Cota
The player that probably impressed the most for León was the goalkeeper: Rodolfo Cota. His rating is 7.91. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
