MAZATLáN. América managed to turn the tables against Mazatlán. It was Mazatlán to score first with a goal from D. Valdes. Nonetheless, later América found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with D. Valdes (39′), H. Martin (45′) and S. Caceres (49′). América capitalized on its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Estadio de Mazatlán (Mazatlán) stadium in Mazatlán on Friday and it started at 8:05 pm local time. The referee was Erick Yair Miranda Galindo who had the assistance of Enrique Isaac Bustos Díaz and Enrique Martínez Sandoval. The 4th official was Edgar Allan Morales Olvera. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 27.2 degrees Celsius or 81.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
América was in firm control of the ball 57% while Mazatlán was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
América was more pushing with 83 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why América won the match.
Mazatlán shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, América shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Mazatlán received 3 yellow cards (C. Vargas, M. Fabian and J. Intriago). On the other side, América received 2 yellow cards (S. Caceres and A. Zendejas).
C. Vargas (Mazatlán) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (58′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Mazatlán will stay with 11 points to sit in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, América will have 22 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Mazatlán will play away with Santos Laguna on the 2nd of October with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Santos Laguna (1 draw).
América will play away agasint Puebla on the 1st of October with a 15-4 head to head stats in favor of América (13 draws).
Mazatlán – Formation
Mazatlán
76'
58'
37'
Mazatlán adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gabriel Esteban Caballero Schiker decided to play with the following team: Nicolás Vikonis , Bryan Colula , Jorge Meré , Oswaldo Alanís , Carlos Vargas , Alfonso Sánchez , Jefferson Intriago , Nicolás Benedetti , Marco Fabián , Yoel Bárcenas and Brian Rubio .
The home team had on the bench: Roberto Meraz , Eduard Bello , Efrain Orona, Néstor Vidrio , Jorge Padilla, Raúl Sandoval , Gonzalo Sosa , Miguel Sansores, Josué Colmán and Ricardo Gutierrez.
Substitutions
Mazatlán made 5 changes: A. Sanchez for R. Meraz (56′), M. Fabian for E. Bello (56′), B. Rubio for G. Sosa (75′), N. Benedetti for R. Sandoval (76′) and A. Oswaldo for N. Vidrio (76′).
Best player: Roberto Meraz
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Mazatlán was Roberto Meraz.
His rating is with 11 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 56′.
América – Formation
América
49'
Also América adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Fernando Ortiz played with: Guillermo Ochoa , Miguel Layún , Bruno Valdez , Sebastián Cáceres , Luis Fuentes , Richard Sánchez , Álvaro Fidalgo , Alejandro Zendejas , Diego Valdés , Jonathan Rodríguez and Henry Martín .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jorge Gomez, Mauricio Reyes, Sergio De Los Ríos, Juan Blanco, Federico Viñas , Jonathan Dos Santos , Salvador Reyes , Pedro Aquino , Román Martínez and Óscar Jiménez.
Substitutions
América made 5 changes: H. Martin for F. Vinas (72′), A. Zendejas for S. Reyes (72′), R. Sanchez for P. Aquino (77′), D. Valdes for A. Martinez (78′) and J. Rodriguez for J. dos Santos (83′).
Best player: Álvaro Fidalgo
The most impressive player for América was Álvaro Fidalgo even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 71 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
